Mercer County, ND Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 6,175 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 6,200 | 0.4 | 25 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 6,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 6,200 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 6,300 | 1.6 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 6,500 | 3.2 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 6,800 | 4.6 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 8,000 | 17.6 | 1,200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 7,400 | -7.5 | -600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 8,500 | 14.9 | 1,100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 9,404 | 10.6 | 904 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 9,614 | 2.2 | 210 |
248 | 86 | - | - |
| 1982 | 10,162 | 5.7 | 548 |
212 | 67 | - | - |
| 1983 | 11,654 | 14.7 | 1,492 |
241 | 67 | - | - |
| 1984 | 12,290 | 5.5 | 636 |
252 | 71 | - | - |
| 1985 | 12,050 | -2.0 | -240 |
245 | 73 | - | - |
| 1986 | 11,263 | -6.5 | -787 |
223 | 63 | - | - |
| 1987 | 10,737 | -4.7 | -526 |
207 | 53 | - | - |
| 1988 | 10,490 | -2.3 | -247 |
191 | 69 | - | - |
| 1989 | 10,101 | -3.7 | -389 |
156 | 75 | - | - |
| 1990 | 9,808 | -2.9 | -293 |
104 | 47 | - | - |
| 1991 | 9,636 | -1.8 | -172 |
195 | 82 | 0 | -222 |
| 1992 | 9,360 | -2.9 | -276 |
115 | 80 | 0 | -257 |
| 1993 | 9,281 | -0.8 | -79 |
106 | 71 | 0 | -65 |
| 1994 | 9,204 | -0.8 | -77 |
103 | 57 | 0 | -72 |
| 1995 | 9,197 | -0.1 | -7 |
91 | 68 | 6 | 14 |
| 1996 | 9,219 | 0.2 | 22 |
105 | 83 | 1 | 48 |
| 1997 | 9,151 | -0.7 | -68 |
89 | 63 | 1 | -52 |
| 1998 | 9,014 | -1.5 | -137 |
78 | 68 | -2 | -95 |
| 1999 | 8,794 | -2.4 | -220 |
83 | 62 | -3 | -213 |
| 2000 | 8,644 | -1.7 | -150 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 8,488 | -1.8 | -156 |
115 | 99 | 7 | -174 |
| 2002 | 8,432 | -0.7 | -56 |
61 | 91 | 5 | -23 |
| 2003 | 8,341 | -1.1 | -91 |
71 | 65 | 4 | -95 |
| 2004 | 8,229 | -1.3 | -112 |
74 | 87 | 5 | -97 |
| 2005 | 8,111 | -1.4 | -118 |
66 | 71 | 4 | -112 |
| 2006 | 8,001 | -1.4 | -110 |
83 | 68 | 4 | -127 |
| 2007 | 7,972 | -0.4 | -29 |
82 | 71 | 4 | -42 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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