Lincoln County, MT Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 18,063 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 18,100 | 0.2 | 37 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 18,000 | -0.6 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 17,700 | -1.7 | -300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 16,900 | -4.5 | -800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 16,700 | -1.2 | -200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 16,800 | 0.6 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 17,000 | 1.2 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 17,500 | 2.9 | 500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 17,900 | 2.3 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 17,752 | -0.8 | -148 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 17,854 | 0.6 | 102 |
411 | 149 | - | - |
| 1982 | 17,967 | 0.6 | 113 |
325 | 120 | - | - |
| 1983 | 18,285 | 1.8 | 318 |
352 | 130 | - | - |
| 1984 | 18,712 | 2.3 | 427 |
331 | 131 | - | - |
| 1985 | 18,634 | -0.4 | -78 |
296 | 139 | - | - |
| 1986 | 18,277 | -1.9 | -357 |
279 | 144 | - | - |
| 1987 | 18,019 | -1.4 | -258 |
263 | 136 | - | - |
| 1988 | 17,834 | -1.0 | -185 |
257 | 128 | - | - |
| 1989 | 17,569 | -1.5 | -265 |
236 | 140 | - | - |
| 1990 | 17,481 | -0.5 | -88 |
167 | 118 | - | - |
| 1991 | 17,561 | 0.5 | 80 |
313 | 169 | 6 | -69 |
| 1992 | 17,631 | 0.4 | 70 |
232 | 140 | -1 | -22 |
| 1993 | 18,279 | 3.7 | 648 |
221 | 161 | 2 | 587 |
| 1994 | 18,429 | 0.8 | 150 |
222 | 166 | 13 | 79 |
| 1995 | 18,726 | 1.6 | 297 |
188 | 158 | 11 | 257 |
| 1996 | 18,818 | 0.5 | 92 |
212 | 188 | 3 | 73 |
| 1997 | 18,792 | -0.1 | -26 |
192 | 188 | 4 | -41 |
| 1998 | 18,773 | -0.1 | -19 |
182 | 177 | 10 | -19 |
| 1999 | 18,837 | 0.3 | 64 |
191 | 194 | 5 | 103 |
| 2000 | 18,837 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 18,551 | -1.5 | -286 |
237 | 237 | 4 | -281 |
| 2002 | 18,489 | -0.3 | -62 |
186 | 186 | 3 | -53 |
| 2003 | 18,581 | 0.5 | 92 |
204 | 188 | 2 | 96 |
| 2004 | 18,618 | 0.2 | 37 |
157 | 208 | 5 | 95 |
| 2005 | 18,704 | 0.5 | 86 |
160 | 195 | 4 | 132 |
| 2006 | 18,661 | -0.2 | -43 |
183 | 189 | 4 | -36 |
| 2007 | 18,885 | 1.2 | 224 |
183 | 205 | 3 | 238 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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