Graham County vs. Arizona
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Graham County vs. Arizona
Graham County:
2022 Population = 38,779
2022 Percent of State = 0.53%
Arizona:
2022 Population = 7,359,197
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.21%
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 Graham County with comparisons to Arizona and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Graham County vs. Arizona's 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 traces Graham County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Graham County's population rose from 16,200 in 1969 to 38,779 in 2022, for a net gain of 22,579, or 139.38%.
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 traces Arizona's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Arizona's population rose from 1,737,000 in 1969 to 7,359,197 in 2022, for a net gain of 5,622,197, or 323.67%.
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 Graham County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Arizona, 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.
Graham County's overall population growth was 139.38% over 1969-2022 trailed Arizona's increase of 323.67%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Arizona Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Arizona Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Graham County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Arizona's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Arizona's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Graham County's population totaled 0.93% of Arizona's population, while in 2022 it totaled 0.53% thereby yielding a -0.41% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.41%
=
0.53%
-
0.93%
 
   
Graham County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Graham County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Graham 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 illustrated 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, Graham County's population grew at an annual rate of 1.68% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1980 (7.85%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1978 (-1.76%). In 2022, Graham County's population declined by -0.26%
Graham County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Graham 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 Graham County's population since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Graham County's annual population growth rate averaged 2.79%. It averaged 2.15% in the 1980s, 2.42% throughout the 1990s, 1.23% throughout the 2000s, 0.22% during the 2010s, 0.40% 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 Graham County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Arizona and the nation. As the chart reveals, Graham County's average annual population growth fell below Arizona's average during the 1970s (2.79% vs. 4.28%), recorded under Arizona's average in the 1980s (2.15% vs. 3.22%), lagged Arizona's average throughout the 1990s (2.42% vs. 3.33%), recorded under Arizona's average during the 2000s (1.23% vs. 2.36%), fell below Arizona's average throughout the 2010s (0.22% vs. 1.09%), and lagged Arizona's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.40% vs. 1.34%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Graham County topped the nation during the 1970s (2.79% vs. 1.10%), registered above the nation over the 1980s (2.15% vs. 0.95%), outpaced the nation during the 1990s (2.42% vs. 1.23%), surpassed the nation in the 2000s (1.23% vs. 0.95%), fell under the nation over the 2010s (0.22% vs. 0.74%), and topped the nation over 2020-2022 (0.40% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.68
2.79
2.15
2.42
1.23
0.22
0.40
-0.26
 
2.77
4.28
3.22
3.33
2.36
1.09
1.34
1.30
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Graham County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
16,200
100.0
N
0.93
1970
 
16,722
103.2
3.22
0.93
1971
 
17,452
107.7
4.37
0.92
1972
 
17,577
108.5
0.72
0.87
1973
 
18,682
115.3
6.29
0.88
1974
 
19,959
123.2
6.84
0.90
1975
 
19,721
121.7
-1.19
0.86
1976
 
20,897
129.0
5.96
0.89
1977
 
21,045
129.9
0.71
0.87
1978
 
20,675
127.6
-1.76
0.82
1979
 
21,251
131.2
2.79
0.81
1980
 
22,920
141.5
7.85
0.84
1981
 
23,133
142.8
0.93
0.82
1982
 
23,830
147.1
3.01
0.82
1983
 
23,943
147.8
0.47
0.81
1984
 
24,536
151.5
2.48
0.80
1985
 
24,574
151.7
0.15
0.77
1986
 
24,415
150.7
-0.65
0.74
1987
 
25,204
155.6
3.23
0.73
1988
 
25,612
158.1
1.62
0.72
1989
 
26,213
161.8
2.35
0.72
1990
 
26,611
164.3
1.52
0.72
1991
 
27,339
168.8
2.74
0.72
1992
 
27,972
172.7
2.32
0.71
1993
 
28,966
178.8
3.55
0.71
1994
 
29,657
183.1
2.39
0.70
1995
 
30,587
188.8
3.14
0.69
1996
 
31,503
194.5
2.99
0.69
1997
 
32,203
198.8
2.22
0.68
1998
 
32,795
202.4
1.84
0.67
1999
 
33,279
205.4
1.48
0.66
2000
 
33,511
206.9
0.70
0.65
2001
 
33,356
205.9
-0.46
0.63
2002
 
33,224
205.1
-0.40
0.62
2003
 
32,985
203.6
-0.72
0.60
2004
 
32,703
201.9
-0.85
0.58
2005
 
32,964
203.5
0.80
0.56
2006
 
33,701
208.0
2.24
0.56
2007
 
35,175
217.1
4.37
0.57
2008
 
36,639
226.2
4.16
0.58
2009
 
37,525
231.6
2.42
0.59
2010
 
37,139
229.3
-1.03
0.58
2011
 
37,055
228.7
-0.23
0.57
2012
 
36,892
227.7
-0.44
0.57
2013
 
37,259
230.0
0.99
0.57
2014
 
37,862
233.7
1.62
0.57
2015
 
37,569
231.9
-0.77
0.56
2016
 
37,480
231.4
-0.24
0.55
2017
 
37,097
229.0
-1.02
0.54
2018
 
37,535
231.7
1.18
0.54
2019
 
38,323
236.6
2.10
0.54
2020
 
38,638
238.5
0.82
0.54
2021
 
38,882
240.0
0.63
0.54
2022
 
38,779
239.4
-0.26
0.53
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Arizona:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
1,737,000
100.0
N
0.86
1970
 
1,794,912
103.3
3.33
0.88
1971
 
1,896,108
109.2
5.64
0.92
1972
 
2,008,847
115.7
5.95
0.96
1973
 
2,125,281
122.4
5.80
1.01
1974
 
2,224,342
128.1
4.66
1.04
1975
 
2,286,348
131.6
2.79
1.06
1976
 
2,347,976
135.2
2.70
1.08
1977
 
2,427,310
139.7
3.38
1.10
1978
 
2,517,852
145.0
3.73
1.13
1979
 
2,638,582
151.9
4.79
1.17
1980
 
2,737,774
157.6
3.76
1.20
1981
 
2,810,108
161.8
2.64
1.22
1982
 
2,889,860
166.4
2.84
1.25
1983
 
2,968,924
170.9
2.74
1.27
1984
 
3,067,134
176.6
3.31
1.30
1985
 
3,183,539
183.3
3.80
1.34
1986
 
3,308,261
190.5
3.92
1.38
1987
 
3,437,103
197.9
3.89
1.42
1988
 
3,535,183
203.5
2.85
1.45
1989
 
3,622,184
208.5
2.46
1.47
1990
 
3,684,097
212.1
1.71
1.48
1991
 
3,788,576
218.1
2.84
1.50
1992
 
3,915,740
225.4
3.36
1.53
1993
 
4,065,440
234.0
3.82
1.56
1994
 
4,245,089
244.4
4.42
1.61
1995
 
4,432,499
255.2
4.41
1.66
1996
 
4,586,940
264.1
3.48
1.70
1997
 
4,736,990
272.7
3.27
1.74
1998
 
4,883,342
281.1
3.09
1.77
1999
 
5,023,823
289.2
2.88
1.80
2000
 
5,160,586
297.1
2.72
1.83
2001
 
5,273,477
303.6
2.19
1.85
2002
 
5,396,255
310.7
2.33
1.88
2003
 
5,510,364
317.2
2.11
1.90
2004
 
5,652,404
325.4
2.58
1.93
2005
 
5,839,077
336.2
3.30
1.98
2006
 
6,029,141
347.1
3.26
2.02
2007
 
6,167,681
355.1
2.30
2.05
2008
 
6,280,362
361.6
1.83
2.07
2009
 
6,343,154
365.2
1.00
2.07
2010
 
6,402,024
368.6
0.93
2.07
2011
 
6,446,537
371.1
0.70
2.07
2012
 
6,507,351
374.6
0.94
2.07
2013
 
6,563,216
377.8
0.86
2.07
2014
 
6,638,196
382.2
1.14
2.08
2015
 
6,714,328
386.5
1.15
2.09
2016
 
6,801,591
391.6
1.30
2.10
2017
 
6,879,830
396.1
1.15
2.11
2018
 
6,969,944
401.3
1.31
2.12
2019
 
7,070,511
407.1
1.44
2.14
2020
 
7,179,943
413.4
1.55
2.17
2021
 
7,264,877
418.2
1.18
2.19
2022
 
7,359,197
423.7
1.30
2.21
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-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 Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_100_PN
 
   
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