McDowell 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 | 30,648 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 30,900 | 0.8 | 252 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 31,500 | 1.9 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 32,200 | 2.2 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 32,500 | 0.9 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 33,200 | 2.2 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 33,400 | 0.6 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 33,500 | 0.3 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 33,900 | 1.2 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 34,200 | 0.9 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 35,135 | 2.7 | 935 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 35,675 | 1.5 | 540 |
528 | 342 | - | - |
| 1982 | 35,838 | 0.5 | 163 |
477 | 292 | - | - |
| 1983 | 35,745 | -0.3 | -93 |
445 | 283 | - | - |
| 1984 | 35,899 | 0.4 | 154 |
406 | 287 | - | - |
| 1985 | 35,824 | -0.2 | -75 |
430 | 300 | - | - |
| 1986 | 35,612 | -0.6 | -212 |
440 | 341 | - | - |
| 1987 | 35,618 | 0.0 | 6 |
444 | 341 | - | - |
| 1988 | 35,553 | -0.2 | -65 |
462 | 358 | - | - |
| 1989 | 35,661 | 0.3 | 108 |
482 | 378 | - | - |
| 1990 | 35,681 | 0.1 | 20 |
375 | 269 | - | - |
| 1991 | 36,188 | 1.4 | 507 |
599 | 456 | 3 | 224 |
| 1992 | 36,473 | 0.8 | 285 |
465 | 367 | 19 | 53 |
| 1993 | 36,982 | 1.4 | 509 |
468 | 353 | 16 | 252 |
| 1994 | 37,620 | 1.7 | 638 |
439 | 384 | 13 | 439 |
| 1995 | 38,171 | 1.5 | 551 |
445 | 364 | 14 | 321 |
| 1996 | 39,384 | 3.2 | 1,213 |
476 | 386 | 13 | 961 |
| 1997 | 40,480 | 2.8 | 1,096 |
477 | 365 | 12 | 804 |
| 1998 | 41,229 | 1.9 | 749 |
505 | 395 | 13 | 486 |
| 1999 | 41,874 | 1.6 | 645 |
504 | 382 | 11 | 374 |
| 2000 | 42,151 | 0.7 | 277 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 42,621 | 1.1 | 470 |
684 | 525 | 105 | 302 |
| 2002 | 42,618 | 0.0 | -3 |
494 | 479 | 84 | -67 |
| 2003 | 42,806 | 0.4 | 188 |
512 | 393 | 76 | 49 |
| 2004 | 42,875 | 0.2 | 69 |
493 | 440 | 66 | -26 |
| 2005 | 43,051 | 0.4 | 176 |
514 | 440 | 67 | 70 |
| 2006 | 43,196 | 0.3 | 145 |
536 | 435 | 69 | -10 |
| 2007 | 43,537 | 0.8 | 341 |
524 | 413 | 67 | 168 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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