Avery County, NC Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 12,655 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 13,200 | 4.3 | 545 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 13,500 | 2.3 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 13,600 | 0.7 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 14,100 | 3.7 | 500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 14,200 | 0.7 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 14,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 14,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 14,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 14,300 | 0.7 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 14,409 | 0.8 | 109 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 14,529 | 0.8 | 120 |
240 | 142 | - | - |
| 1982 | 14,572 | 0.3 | 43 |
198 | 128 | - | - |
| 1983 | 14,644 | 0.5 | 72 |
196 | 132 | - | - |
| 1984 | 14,760 | 0.8 | 116 |
184 | 120 | - | - |
| 1985 | 14,723 | -0.3 | -37 |
190 | 120 | - | - |
| 1986 | 14,687 | -0.2 | -36 |
193 | 125 | - | - |
| 1987 | 14,809 | 0.8 | 122 |
190 | 128 | - | - |
| 1988 | 14,828 | 0.1 | 19 |
194 | 144 | - | - |
| 1989 | 14,868 | 0.3 | 40 |
193 | 159 | - | - |
| 1990 | 14,867 | 0.0 | -1 |
140 | 122 | - | - |
| 1991 | 15,024 | 1.1 | 157 |
243 | 173 | 12 | 5 |
| 1992 | 15,162 | 0.9 | 138 |
199 | 146 | 14 | 11 |
| 1993 | 15,377 | 1.4 | 215 |
208 | 156 | 6 | 111 |
| 1994 | 15,472 | 0.6 | 95 |
210 | 167 | 17 | -20 |
| 1995 | 15,665 | 1.2 | 193 |
179 | 169 | 8 | 121 |
| 1996 | 15,931 | 1.7 | 266 |
177 | 179 | 8 | 195 |
| 1997 | 16,123 | 1.2 | 192 |
172 | 196 | 10 | 141 |
| 1998 | 16,255 | 0.8 | 132 |
169 | 177 | 7 | 73 |
| 1999 | 17,040 | 4.8 | 785 |
182 | 204 | 14 | 141 |
| 2000 | 17,167 | 0.7 | 127 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 17,671 | 2.9 | 504 |
241 | 216 | 28 | 467 |
| 2002 | 17,755 | 0.5 | 84 |
163 | 197 | 23 | 108 |
| 2003 | 17,749 | 0.0 | -6 |
186 | 188 | 17 | 4 |
| 2004 | 17,806 | 0.3 | 57 |
157 | 201 | 19 | 97 |
| 2005 | 17,787 | -0.1 | -19 |
151 | 210 | 17 | 38 |
| 2006 | 17,979 | 1.1 | 192 |
183 | 188 | 19 | 187 |
| 2007 | 17,842 | -0.8 | -137 |
190 | 177 | 15 | -171 |
| 2008 | 17,884 | 0.2 | 42 |
183 | 191 | 17 | 27 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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