Lewis 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 | 17,847 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 18,300 | 2.5 | 453 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 18,600 | 1.6 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 18,500 | -0.5 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 18,400 | -0.5 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 18,800 | 2.2 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 19,100 | 1.6 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 19,200 | 0.5 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 19,100 | -0.5 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 19,300 | 1.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 18,813 | -2.5 | -487 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 18,940 | 0.7 | 127 |
342 | 282 | - | - |
| 1982 | 18,886 | -0.3 | -54 |
278 | 225 | - | - |
| 1983 | 18,929 | 0.2 | 43 |
261 | 228 | - | - |
| 1984 | 19,010 | 0.4 | 81 |
235 | 229 | - | - |
| 1985 | 18,866 | -0.8 | -144 |
233 | 224 | - | - |
| 1986 | 18,578 | -1.5 | -288 |
237 | 224 | - | - |
| 1987 | 18,068 | -2.7 | -510 |
221 | 216 | - | - |
| 1988 | 17,673 | -2.2 | -395 |
208 | 204 | - | - |
| 1989 | 17,416 | -1.5 | -257 |
204 | 218 | - | - |
| 1990 | 17,223 | -1.1 | -193 |
151 | 173 | - | - |
| 1991 | 17,078 | -0.8 | -145 |
244 | 282 | 2 | -31 |
| 1992 | 17,228 | 0.9 | 150 |
221 | 241 | 4 | 233 |
| 1993 | 17,197 | -0.2 | -31 |
226 | 203 | 4 | 5 |
| 1994 | 17,206 | 0.1 | 9 |
218 | 198 | 3 | 53 |
| 1995 | 17,287 | 0.5 | 81 |
210 | 224 | 4 | 152 |
| 1996 | 17,182 | -0.6 | -105 |
177 | 253 | 2 | 38 |
| 1997 | 17,086 | -0.6 | -96 |
168 | 215 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 17,149 | 0.4 | 63 |
186 | 202 | 4 | 126 |
| 1999 | 16,980 | -1.0 | -169 |
163 | 197 | 6 | -117 |
| 2000 | 16,919 | -0.4 | -61 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 16,941 | 0.1 | 22 |
251 | 274 | 1 | 60 |
| 2002 | 16,925 | -0.1 | -16 |
181 | 206 | -1 | 26 |
| 2003 | 17,084 | 0.9 | 159 |
191 | 238 | -3 | 215 |
| 2004 | 17,065 | -0.1 | -19 |
171 | 243 | 4 | 59 |
| 2005 | 17,136 | 0.4 | 71 |
193 | 218 | 1 | 109 |
| 2006 | 17,123 | -0.1 | -13 |
217 | 227 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17,145 | 0.1 | 22 |
197 | 232 | 1 | 49 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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