Kent County vs. Texas
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Kent County vs. Texas
Kent County:
2022 Population = 740
2022 Percent of State = 0.00%
Texas:
2022 Population = 30,029,572
2022 Percent of U.S. = 9.01%
Attracting and retaining people to live, work, raise a family, and retire underlies the economic vitality of any region. Population growth is both a cause--and a consequence--of economic growth. Patterns of population growth and change reflect differences among regions to attract and retain people both as producers and consumers in their economy.
The following graphs offer a broad overview of trends in the pattern of population growth and change of Kent County with comparisons to Texas and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Kent County vs. Texas' population growth over 1969-2022. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Population, 1969-2022
Population, 1969-2022
Figure 1.
Figure 1 tracks Kent County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Kent County's population dropped from 1,554 in 1969 to 740 in 2022, for a net loss of -814, or -52.38%.
NOTE: The county and state population totals reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are from the Bureau of Census midyear (July 1) estimates. These estimates may differ from those prepared independently in some states by various agencies and/or universities.
Population, 1969-2022
Population, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 tracks Texas' annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Texas' population rose from 11,045,000 in 1969 to 30,029,572 in 2022, for a net gain of 18,984,572, or 171.88%.
NOTE: The county and state population totals reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are from the Bureau of Census midyear (July 1) estimates. These estimates may differ from those prepared independently in some states by various agencies and/or universities.
Population Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Population Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays Kent County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Texas, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's population in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the populations in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in population growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Kent County's overall population growth was -52.38% over 1969-2022 trailed Texas' increase of 171.88%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Texas Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Texas Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the population growth of Kent County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Texas' statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Texas' population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Kent County's population comprised 0.01% of Texas' population, while in 2022 it totaled 0.00% thereby yielding a -0.01% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.01%
=
0.00%
-
0.01%
 
   
Kent County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Kent County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Kent County's population growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also traced on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Kent County's population contracted at an annual rate of -1.31% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1972 (10.02%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1973 (-12.43%). In 2022, Kent County's population declined by -0.80%
Kent County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Kent County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again illustrates the annual percent change in Kent County's population since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Kent County's annual population growth rate averaged -1.71%. It averaged -2.27% during the 1980s, -1.31% in the 1990s, -1.01% during the 2000s, -0.72% during the 2010s, 0.30% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Kent County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Texas and the nation. As the chart reveals, Kent County's average annual population growth posted below Texas' average during the 1970s (-1.71% vs. 2.32%), posted below Texas' average in the 1980s (-2.27% vs. 1.93%), posted below Texas' average during the 1990s (-1.31% vs. 2.04%), lagged Texas' average throughout the 2000s (-1.01% vs. 1.89%), fell below Texas' average throughout the 2010s (-0.72% vs. 1.53%), and fell below Texas' average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.30% vs. 1.34%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Kent County trailed the nation in the 1970s (-1.71% vs. 1.10%), lagged the nation over the 1980s (-2.27% vs. 0.95%), trailed the nation over the 1990s (-1.31% vs. 1.23%), fell under the nation in the 2000s (-1.01% vs. 0.95%), fell below the nation in the 2010s (-0.72% vs. 0.74%), and fell below the nation over 2020-2022 (0.30% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
-1.31
-1.71
-2.27
-1.31
-1.01
-0.72
0.30
-0.80
 
1.91
2.32
1.93
2.04
1.89
1.53
1.34
1.59
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Kent County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
1,554
100.0
N
0.01
1970
 
1,426
91.8
-8.24
0.01
1971
 
1,397
89.9
-2.03
0.01
1972
 
1,537
98.9
10.02
0.01
1973
 
1,346
86.6
-12.43
0.01
1974
 
1,318
84.8
-2.08
0.01
1975
 
1,290
83.0
-2.12
0.01
1976
 
1,248
80.3
-3.26
0.01
1977
 
1,268
81.6
1.60
0.01
1978
 
1,325
85.3
4.50
0.01
1979
 
1,284
82.6
-3.09
0.01
1980
 
1,141
73.4
-11.14
0.01
1981
 
1,125
72.4
-1.40
0.01
1982
 
1,177
75.7
4.62
0.01
1983
 
1,114
71.7
-5.35
0.01
1984
 
1,210
77.9
8.62
0.01
1985
 
1,133
72.9
-6.36
0.01
1986
 
1,097
70.6
-3.18
0.01
1987
 
1,091
70.2
-0.55
0.01
1988
 
1,036
66.7
-5.04
0.01
1989
 
1,006
64.7
-2.90
0.01
1990
 
1,009
64.9
0.30
0.01
1991
 
992
63.8
-1.68
0.01
1992
 
978
62.9
-1.41
0.01
1993
 
965
62.1
-1.33
0.01
1994
 
957
61.6
-0.83
0.01
1995
 
904
58.2
-5.54
0.00
1996
 
881
56.7
-2.54
0.00
1997
 
891
57.3
1.14
0.00
1998
 
902
58.0
1.23
0.00
1999
 
880
56.6
-2.44
0.00
2000
 
833
53.6
-5.34
0.00
2001
 
808
52.0
-3.00
0.00
2002
 
815
52.4
0.87
0.00
2003
 
795
51.2
-2.45
0.00
2004
 
791
50.9
-0.50
0.00
2005
 
784
50.5
-0.88
0.00
2006
 
770
49.5
-1.79
0.00
2007
 
788
50.7
2.34
0.00
2008
 
787
50.6
-0.13
0.00
2009
 
793
51.0
0.76
0.00
2010
 
811
52.2
2.27
0.00
2011
 
810
52.1
-0.12
0.00
2012
 
819
52.7
1.11
0.00
2013
 
773
49.7
-5.62
0.00
2014
 
736
47.4
-4.79
0.00
2015
 
733
47.2
-0.41
0.00
2016
 
732
47.1
-0.14
0.00
2017
 
739
47.6
0.96
0.00
2018
 
704
45.3
-4.74
0.00
2019
 
734
47.2
4.26
0.00
2020
 
761
49.0
3.68
0.00
2021
 
746
48.0
-1.97
0.00
2022
 
740
47.6
-0.80
0.00
Source: Calculations by the Texas Regional Economic Analysis Project (TX-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Texas:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
11,045,000
100.0
N
5.49
1970
 
11,236,772
101.7
1.74
5.51
1971
 
11,509,640
104.2
2.43
5.57
1972
 
11,758,760
106.5
2.16
5.62
1973
 
12,018,970
108.8
2.21
5.69
1974
 
12,267,865
111.1
2.07
5.75
1975
 
12,568,182
113.8
2.45
5.83
1976
 
12,903,268
116.8
2.67
5.93
1977
 
13,191,790
119.4
2.24
6.00
1978
 
13,497,726
122.2
2.32
6.08
1979
 
13,887,312
125.7
2.89
6.18
1980
 
14,338,208
129.8
3.25
6.31
1981
 
14,746,318
133.5
2.85
6.43
1982
 
15,331,408
138.8
3.97
6.62
1983
 
15,751,674
142.6
2.74
6.74
1984
 
16,007,088
144.9
1.62
6.79
1985
 
16,272,722
147.3
1.66
6.84
1986
 
16,561,103
149.9
1.77
6.90
1987
 
16,621,767
150.5
0.37
6.86
1988
 
16,667,040
150.9
0.27
6.82
1989
 
16,806,729
152.2
0.84
6.81
1990
 
17,056,755
154.4
1.49
6.83
1991
 
17,398,005
157.5
2.00
6.88
1992
 
17,759,738
160.8
2.08
6.92
1993
 
18,161,612
164.4
2.26
6.99
1994
 
18,564,062
168.1
2.22
7.06
1995
 
18,958,751
171.7
2.13
7.12
1996
 
19,340,342
175.1
2.01
7.18
1997
 
19,740,317
178.7
2.07
7.24
1998
 
20,157,531
182.5
2.11
7.31
1999
 
20,558,220
186.1
1.99
7.37
2000
 
20,944,499
189.6
1.88
7.42
2001
 
21,319,622
193.0
1.79
7.48
2002
 
21,690,325
196.4
1.74
7.54
2003
 
22,030,931
199.5
1.57
7.59
2004
 
22,394,023
202.8
1.65
7.65
2005
 
22,778,123
206.2
1.72
7.71
2006
 
23,359,580
211.5
2.55
7.83
2007
 
23,831,983
215.8
2.02
7.91
2008
 
24,309,039
220.1
2.00
7.99
2009
 
24,801,761
224.6
2.03
8.08
2010
 
25,238,863
228.5
1.76
8.16
2011
 
25,630,063
232.1
1.55
8.22
2012
 
26,055,816
235.9
1.66
8.29
2013
 
26,438,164
239.4
1.47
8.35
2014
 
26,907,878
243.6
1.78
8.43
2015
 
27,399,070
248.1
1.83
8.51
2016
 
27,830,020
252.0
1.57
8.58
2017
 
28,192,251
255.2
1.30
8.63
2018
 
28,510,878
258.1
1.13
8.68
2019
 
28,857,754
261.3
1.22
8.74
2020
 
29,232,474
264.7
1.30
8.82
2021
 
29,558,864
267.6
1.12
8.90
2022
 
30,029,572
271.9
1.59
9.01
Source: Calculations by the Texas Regional Economic Analysis Project (TX-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
201,298,000
100.0
N
1970
 
203,798,722
101.2
1.24
1971
 
206,817,509
102.7
1.48
1972
 
209,274,882
104.0
1.19
1973
 
211,349,205
105.0
0.99
1974
 
213,333,635
106.0
0.94
1975
 
215,456,585
107.0
1.00
1976
 
217,553,859
108.1
0.97
1977
 
219,760,875
109.2
1.01
1978
 
222,098,244
110.3
1.06
1979
 
224,568,579
111.6
1.11
1980
 
227,224,719
112.9
1.18
1981
 
229,465,744
114.0
0.99
1982
 
231,664,432
115.1
0.96
1983
 
233,792,014
116.1
0.92
1984
 
235,824,907
117.2
0.87
1985
 
237,923,734
118.2
0.89
1986
 
240,132,831
119.3
0.93
1987
 
242,288,936
120.4
0.90
1988
 
244,499,004
121.5
0.91
1989
 
246,819,222
122.6
0.95
1990
 
249,622,814
124.0
1.14
1991
 
252,980,941
125.7
1.35
1992
 
256,514,224
127.4
1.40
1993
 
259,918,588
129.1
1.33
1994
 
263,125,821
130.7
1.23
1995
 
266,278,393
132.3
1.20
1996
 
269,394,284
133.8
1.17
1997
 
272,646,925
135.4
1.21
1998
 
275,854,104
137.0
1.18
1999
 
279,040,168
138.6
1.15
2000
 
282,162,411
140.2
1.12
2001
 
284,968,955
141.6
0.99
2002
 
287,625,193
142.9
0.93
2003
 
290,107,933
144.1
0.86
2004
 
292,805,298
145.5
0.93
2005
 
295,516,599
146.8
0.93
2006
 
298,379,912
148.2
0.97
2007
 
301,231,207
149.6
0.96
2008
 
304,093,966
151.1
0.95
2009
 
306,771,529
152.4
0.88
2010
 
309,378,433
153.7
0.85
2011
 
311,841,632
154.9
0.80
2012
 
314,344,331
156.2
0.80
2013
 
316,735,375
157.3
0.76
2014
 
319,270,047
158.6
0.80
2015
 
321,829,327
159.9
0.80
2016
 
324,367,742
161.1
0.79
2017
 
326,623,063
162.3
0.70
2018
 
328,542,157
163.2
0.59
2019
 
330,233,102
164.1
0.51
2020
 
331,511,512
164.7
0.39
2021
 
332,031,554
164.9
0.16
2022
 
333,287,557
165.6
0.38
Source: Calculations by the Texas Regional Economic Analysis Project (TX-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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