Polk 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 | 11,735 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 12,000 | 2.3 | 265 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 12,300 | 2.5 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 12,500 | 1.6 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 12,600 | 0.8 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 12,600 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 12,500 | -0.8 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 12,700 | 1.6 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 12,500 | -1.6 | -200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 12,700 | 1.6 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 12,984 | 2.2 | 284 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 13,509 | 4.0 | 525 |
160 | 199 | - | - |
| 1982 | 13,799 | 2.1 | 290 |
143 | 174 | - | - |
| 1983 | 13,734 | -0.5 | -65 |
137 | 176 | - | - |
| 1984 | 14,019 | 2.1 | 285 |
125 | 177 | - | - |
| 1985 | 14,025 | 0.0 | 6 |
126 | 181 | - | - |
| 1986 | 13,997 | -0.2 | -28 |
121 | 177 | - | - |
| 1987 | 14,062 | 0.5 | 65 |
126 | 185 | - | - |
| 1988 | 14,118 | 0.4 | 56 |
146 | 192 | - | - |
| 1989 | 14,290 | 1.2 | 172 |
155 | 195 | - | - |
| 1990 | 14,458 | 1.2 | 168 |
119 | 145 | - | - |
| 1991 | 14,764 | 2.1 | 306 |
207 | 284 | 7 | 255 |
| 1992 | 15,290 | 3.6 | 526 |
157 | 216 | -1 | 479 |
| 1993 | 15,652 | 2.4 | 362 |
159 | 235 | -1 | 347 |
| 1994 | 16,014 | 2.3 | 362 |
160 | 216 | 1 | 309 |
| 1995 | 16,544 | 3.3 | 530 |
155 | 210 | 9 | 469 |
| 1996 | 17,070 | 3.2 | 526 |
159 | 239 | 5 | 489 |
| 1997 | 17,570 | 2.9 | 500 |
165 | 218 | 18 | 402 |
| 1998 | 17,726 | 0.9 | 156 |
169 | 230 | 7 | 92 |
| 1999 | 18,024 | 1.7 | 298 |
175 | 224 | 8 | 205 |
| 2000 | 18,324 | 1.7 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 18,556 | 1.3 | 232 |
217 | 344 | 47 | 332 |
| 2002 | 18,664 | 0.6 | 108 |
188 | 263 | 36 | 159 |
| 2003 | 18,647 | -0.1 | -17 |
146 | 278 | 31 | 112 |
| 2004 | 18,765 | 0.6 | 118 |
166 | 299 | 25 | 242 |
| 2005 | 18,849 | 0.4 | 84 |
190 | 278 | 28 | 161 |
| 2006 | 18,955 | 0.6 | 106 |
151 | 265 | 29 | 199 |
| 2007 | 19,036 | 0.4 | 81 |
161 | 267 | 29 | 153 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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