Pocahontas County, WV Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 8,870 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 8,900 | 0.3 | 30 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 8,800 | -1.1 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 8,700 | -1.1 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 8,600 | -1.1 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 8,900 | 3.5 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 9,000 | 1.1 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 9,200 | 2.2 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 9,600 | 4.3 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 9,900 | 3.1 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 9,919 | 0.2 | 19 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 9,826 | -0.9 | -93 |
163 | 144 | - | - |
| 1982 | 9,618 | -2.1 | -208 |
118 | 119 | - | - |
| 1983 | 9,815 | 2.0 | 197 |
118 | 116 | - | - |
| 1984 | 9,906 | 0.9 | 91 |
121 | 111 | - | - |
| 1985 | 9,736 | -1.7 | -170 |
124 | 126 | - | - |
| 1986 | 9,491 | -2.5 | -245 |
111 | 135 | - | - |
| 1987 | 9,263 | -2.4 | -228 |
109 | 131 | - | - |
| 1988 | 9,172 | -1.0 | -91 |
111 | 121 | - | - |
| 1989 | 9,141 | -0.3 | -31 |
108 | 121 | - | - |
| 1990 | 9,008 | -1.5 | -133 |
83 | 93 | - | - |
| 1991 | 8,920 | -1.0 | -88 |
148 | 147 | 0 | -75 |
| 1992 | 9,029 | 1.2 | 109 |
94 | 113 | 3 | 137 |
| 1993 | 8,988 | -0.5 | -41 |
94 | 140 | 1 | 16 |
| 1994 | 9,118 | 1.4 | 130 |
103 | 126 | 1 | 112 |
| 1995 | 9,145 | 0.3 | 27 |
114 | 119 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 9,141 | 0.0 | -4 |
90 | 115 | 0 | -41 |
| 1997 | 9,162 | 0.2 | 21 |
103 | 114 | 0 | 30 |
| 1998 | 9,211 | 0.5 | 49 |
93 | 101 | 0 | 72 |
| 1999 | 9,176 | -0.4 | -35 |
100 | 104 | 0 | -21 |
| 2000 | 9,131 | -0.5 | -45 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 8,929 | -2.2 | -202 |
100 | 141 | 1 | -156 |
| 2002 | 8,942 | 0.1 | 13 |
87 | 116 | 1 | 47 |
| 2003 | 8,927 | -0.2 | -15 |
83 | 116 | 1 | 26 |
| 2004 | 8,940 | 0.1 | 13 |
95 | 136 | 0 | 63 |
| 2005 | 8,796 | -1.6 | -144 |
83 | 135 | 1 | -87 |
| 2006 | 8,700 | -1.1 | -96 |
80 | 113 | 0 | -61 |
| 2007 | 8,571 | -1.5 | -129 |
80 | 111 | 1 | -95 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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