Ritchie 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 | 10,145 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 10,500 | 3.5 | 355 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 10,600 | 1.0 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 10,700 | 0.9 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 10,800 | 0.9 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 10,900 | 0.9 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 11,200 | 2.8 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 11,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 11,500 | 2.7 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 11,500 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 11,442 | -0.5 | -58 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 11,503 | 0.5 | 61 |
209 | 181 | - | - |
| 1982 | 11,410 | -0.8 | -93 |
162 | 145 | - | - |
| 1983 | 11,266 | -1.3 | -144 |
152 | 131 | - | - |
| 1984 | 11,279 | 0.1 | 13 |
138 | 123 | - | - |
| 1985 | 11,082 | -1.7 | -197 |
135 | 126 | - | - |
| 1986 | 10,975 | -1.0 | -107 |
131 | 131 | - | - |
| 1987 | 10,685 | -2.6 | -290 |
118 | 131 | - | - |
| 1988 | 10,403 | -2.6 | -282 |
112 | 128 | - | - |
| 1989 | 10,369 | -0.3 | -34 |
110 | 137 | - | - |
| 1990 | 10,233 | -1.3 | -136 |
82 | 109 | - | - |
| 1991 | 10,178 | -0.5 | -55 |
153 | 149 | 6 | -41 |
| 1992 | 10,123 | -0.5 | -55 |
122 | 150 | 0 | -9 |
| 1993 | 10,150 | 0.3 | 27 |
100 | 132 | 2 | 77 |
| 1994 | 10,207 | 0.6 | 57 |
128 | 153 | -1 | 102 |
| 1995 | 10,137 | -0.7 | -70 |
109 | 130 | 4 | -37 |
| 1996 | 10,143 | 0.1 | 6 |
119 | 143 | -1 | 47 |
| 1997 | 10,136 | -0.1 | -7 |
104 | 149 | 0 | 52 |
| 1998 | 10,270 | 1.3 | 134 |
99 | 129 | 1 | 178 |
| 1999 | 10,351 | 0.8 | 81 |
101 | 136 | -1 | 133 |
| 2000 | 10,343 | -0.1 | -8 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 10,295 | -0.5 | -48 |
127 | 157 | 1 | -11 |
| 2002 | 10,304 | 0.1 | 9 |
133 | 114 | 1 | -2 |
| 2003 | 10,326 | 0.2 | 22 |
120 | 122 | 1 | 38 |
| 2004 | 10,275 | -0.5 | -51 |
121 | 142 | 0 | -24 |
| 2005 | 10,328 | 0.5 | 53 |
127 | 123 | 1 | 56 |
| 2006 | 10,396 | 0.7 | 68 |
112 | 123 | 0 | 82 |
| 2007 | 10,371 | -0.2 | -25 |
127 | 121 | 1 | -35 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
|