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North Carolina Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 5,084,411-- ----
1971 5,201,0002.3116,589 ----
1972 5,296,0001.895,000 ----
1973 5,382,0001.686,000 ----
1974 5,461,0001.579,000 ----
1975 5,535,0001.474,000 ----
1976 5,593,0001.058,000 ----
1977 5,668,0001.375,000 ----
1978 5,739,0001.371,000 ----
1979 5,802,0001.163,000 ----
1980 5,880,0961.378,096 ----
1981 5,956,6531.376,557 105,24460,939--
1982 6,019,1081.062,455 84,85548,899--
1983 6,077,0591.057,951 84,91049,387--
1984 6,164,0041.486,945 84,94350,623--
1985 6,253,9571.589,953 87,71052,041--
1986 6,321,5761.167,619 89,82653,823--
1987 6,403,6931.382,117 91,87854,978--
1988 6,480,5911.276,898 95,54156,498--
1989 6,565,4621.384,871 99,85257,555--
1990 6,632,4481.066,986 76,58243,090--
1991 6,784,2802.3151,832 129,61571,5904,84454,114
1992 6,897,2141.7112,934 103,44159,6665,20925,722
1993 7,042,8182.1145,604 102,13261,6236,26163,000
1994 7,187,3982.1144,580 101,24462,7195,79865,893
1995 7,344,6742.2157,276 101,65864,0565,90178,462
1996 7,500,6702.1155,996 102,46765,8286,66180,010
1997 7,656,8252.1156,155 105,34365,9147,22770,304
1998 7,809,1212.0152,296 109,76666,8947,96063,957
1999 7,949,3611.8140,240 111,72068,0648,26152,806
2000 8,049,3131.399,952 ----
2001 8,199,9131.9150,600 148,54588,55338,29357,292
2002 8,311,2631.4111,350 118,07471,16223,03143,785
2003 8,409,6601.298,397 117,44372,2449,25647,499
2004 8,523,1991.4113,539 119,02773,68528,94144,338
2005 8,661,0611.6137,862 121,61474,54123,34273,418
2006 8,845,3432.1184,282 124,80173,78726,620110,632
2007 9,041,5942.2196,251 131,91573,55220,114116,245
2008 9,222,4142.0180,820 133,64674,63522,50298,074
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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