| 2000 vs. 2016 Population Growth and Change Christian County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 51.94% Rank = #1 Holt County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = -16.73% Rank = #115 Daviess County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 3.96% Rank = #45 With a spotlight on Daviess County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Missouri's 115 counties over the period 2000-2016. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2016 population grew in sixty-one Missouri counties while declining in fifty-four.
- Population growth in twenty-seven counties outpaced the statewide average (8.67%), while growth in eighty-eight counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Christian County posted the highest growth of population (51.94%), while Holt County placed last by logging a -16.73% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Christian County, 51.94%) and lowest (Holt County, -16.73%) over 2000-2016 equated to 68.67% ( = 51.94% − -16.73%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Missouri, St. Louis County's net population growth over 2000-2016 of -12,260 made up -2.52% of the total net growth statewide (486,064):
St. Louis County: Percent Share of Missouri's Population Growth, 2000-2016:-2.52% = (-12,260 / 486,064) x 100 Daviess County Snippets:- Over 2000-2016, Daviess County posted a 3.96% net gain in population.
- Daviess County was joined by eighty-seven other counties whose population growth over 2000-2016 registered below the statewide average (8.67%).
- Ranked #45 among Missouri's 115 counties, Daviess County's population growth (3.96%) trailed the statewide average of 8.67% by a 4.70% margin.
- Daviess County's net population growth (3.96%, #45) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Dallas County (3.80%, #46) and just below that of Crawford County (4.37%, #44).
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division. Regional Definitions. 2023. Web. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2016 | More than 20% | 20% to 15% | 15% to 10% | 10% to 5% | 5% to 0% | 0% to -5% | -5% to -10% | -10% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2016 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 115 | | | | | | St. Louis County 2016 Population = 1,003,918 Percent of State = 16.48% Rank = #1 Worth County 2016 Population = 2,015 Percent of State = 0.03% Rank = #115 Daviess County 2016 Population = 8,315 Percent of State = 0.14% Rank = #98 Again highlighting Daviess County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 population statewide (6,093,349). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, St. Louis County's 2016 population totaled 1,003,918, equating to 16.48% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#115), Worth County's population of 2,015 in 2016 comprised just 0.03% of the total statewide. Worth County's population in 2016 equates to less than .01% to that of St. Louis County's.
- St. Louis County's 2016 population (1,003,918) exceeded the combined population (1,000,356) of Missouri's seventy-five smallest counties.
Daviess County Snippets:- Daviess County's population in 2016 ranked #98, amounting to 0.14% of the statewide total.
- Daviess County's population of 8,315 placed below that of Harrison County's (8,483, #97), and just above that of Dade County's (7,610, #99).
- Daviess County's population of 8,315 exceeds the combined total (5,643) of Missouri's two smallest counties.
| | | | County Distribution of Population, 2016 | More than 250,000 | 250,000 to 200,000 | 200,000 to 150,000 | 150,000 to 100,000 | 100,000 to 50,000 | 50,000 or Below | Total | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 93 | 115 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Missouri by County: 2000 vs. 2016 | 2000 | | 2016 | | 2000 - 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,956 | 0.45 | | 25,223 | 0.41 | | 1.07 | 267 | 0.05 | | | 16,522 | 0.29 | | 17,650 | 0.29 | | 6.83 | 1,128 | 0.23 | | | 6,389 | 0.11 | | 5,425 | 0.09 | | -15.09 | -964 | -0.20 | | | 25,862 | 0.46 | | 25,923 | 0.43 | | 0.24 | 61 | 0.01 | | | 33,971 | 0.61 | | 34,437 | 0.57 | | 1.37 | 466 | 0.10 | | | 12,542 | 0.22 | | 11,849 | 0.19 | | -5.53 | -693 | -0.14 | | | 16,700 | 0.30 | | 16,222 | 0.27 | | -2.86 | -478 | -0.10 | | | 17,202 | 0.31 | | 18,821 | 0.31 | | 9.41 | 1,619 | 0.33 | | | 12,047 | 0.21 | | 11,205 | 0.18 | | -6.99 | -842 | -0.17 | | | 135,940 | 2.42 | | 177,134 | 2.91 | | 30.30 | 41,194 | 8.48 | | | 86,192 | 1.54 | | 87,877 | 1.44 | | 1.95 | 1,685 | 0.35 | | | 40,826 | 0.73 | | 42,704 | 0.70 | | 4.60 | 1,878 | 0.39 | | | 8,975 | 0.16 | | 8,894 | 0.15 | | -0.90 | -81 | -0.02 | | | 40,927 | 0.73 | | 44,720 | 0.73 | | 9.27 | 3,793 | 0.78 | | | 37,053 | 0.66 | | 42,806 | 0.70 | | 15.53 | 5,753 | 1.18 | | | 68,796 | 1.23 | | 79,914 | 1.31 | | 16.16 | 11,118 | 2.29 | | | 10,267 | 0.18 | | 8,791 | 0.14 | | -14.38 | -1,476 | -0.30 | | | 5,974 | 0.11 | | 5,702 | 0.09 | | -4.55 | -272 | -0.06 | | | 82,592 | 1.47 | | 103,423 | 1.70 | | 25.22 | 20,831 | 4.29 | | | 13,720 | 0.24 | | 13,813 | 0.23 | | 0.68 | 93 | 0.02 | | | 8,411 | 0.15 | | 7,525 | 0.12 | | -10.53 | -886 | -0.18 | | | 54,936 | 0.98 | | 83,468 | 1.37 | | 51.94 | 28,532 | 5.87 | | | 7,387 | 0.13 | | 6,615 | 0.11 | | -10.45 | -772 | -0.16 | | | 184,703 | 3.29 | | 239,133 | 3.92 | | 29.47 | 54,430 | 11.20 | | | 19,046 | 0.34 | | 20,932 | 0.34 | | 9.90 | 1,886 | 0.39 | | | 71,485 | 1.27 | | 77,375 | 1.27 | | 8.24 | 5,890 | 1.21 | | | 16,764 | 0.30 | | 17,691 | 0.29 | | 5.53 | 927 | 0.19 | | | 22,828 | 0.41 | | 23,825 | 0.39 | | 4.37 | 997 | 0.21 | | | 7,915 | 0.14 | | 7,610 | 0.12 | | -3.85 | -305 | -0.06 | | | 15,751 | 0.28 | | 16,350 | 0.27 | | 3.80 | 599 | 0.12 | | | 7,998 | 0.14 | | 8,315 | 0.14 | | 3.96 | 317 | 0.07 | | | 13,137 | 0.23 | | 12,571 | 0.21 | | -4.31 | -566 | -0.12 | | | 14,947 | 0.27 | | 14,803 | 0.24 | | -0.96 | -144 | -0.03 | | | 13,097 | 0.23 | | 12,271 | 0.20 | | -6.31 | -826 | -0.17 | | | 33,148 | 0.59 | | 30,171 | 0.50 | | -8.98 | -2,977 | -0.61 | | | 94,050 | 1.68 | | 102,952 | 1.69 | | 9.47 | 8,902 | 1.83 | | | 15,374 | 0.27 | | 14,863 | 0.24 | | -3.32 | -511 | -0.11 | | | 6,873 | 0.12 | | 6,392 | 0.10 | | -7.00 | -481 | -0.10 | | | 241,015 | 4.30 | | 290,566 | 4.77 | | 20.56 | 49,551 | 10.19 | | | 10,513 | 0.19 | | 10,194 | 0.17 | | -3.03 | -319 | -0.07 | | | 8,873 | 0.16 | | 8,483 | 0.14 | | -4.40 | -390 | -0.08 | | | 22,108 | 0.39 | | 21,561 | 0.35 | | -2.47 | -547 | -0.11 | | | 8,940 | 0.16 | | 8,582 | 0.14 | | -4.00 | -358 | -0.07 | | | 5,326 | 0.09 | | 4,435 | 0.07 | | -16.73 | -891 | -0.18 | | | 10,182 | 0.18 | | 10,121 | 0.17 | | -0.60 | -61 | -0.01 | | | 37,285 | 0.66 | | 39,824 | 0.65 | | 6.81 | 2,539 | 0.52 | | | 10,628 | 0.19 | | 9,767 | 0.16 | | -8.10 | -861 | -0.18 | | | 655,709 | 11.69 | | 699,658 | 11.48 | | 6.70 | 43,949 | 9.04 | | | 104,966 | 1.87 | | 119,987 | 1.97 | | 14.31 | 15,021 | 3.09 | | | 198,937 | 3.55 | | 223,701 | 3.67 | | 12.45 | 24,764 | 5.09 | | | 48,534 | 0.87 | | 53,598 | 0.88 | | 10.43 | 5,064 | 1.04 | | | 4,356 | 0.08 | | 3,802 | 0.06 | | -12.72 | -554 | -0.11 | | | 32,598 | 0.58 | | 35,569 | 0.58 | | 9.11 | 2,971 | 0.61 | | | 33,000 | 0.59 | | 32,533 | 0.53 | | -1.42 | -467 | -0.10 | | | 35,352 | 0.63 | | 38,076 | 0.62 | | 7.71 | 2,724 | 0.56 | | | 10,500 | 0.19 | | 10,230 | 0.17 | | -2.57 | -270 | -0.06 | | | 39,196 | 0.70 | | 54,991 | 0.90 | | 40.30 | 15,795 | 3.25 | | | 13,722 | 0.24 | | 12,137 | 0.20 | | -11.55 | -1,585 | -0.33 | | | 14,519 | 0.26 | | 15,216 | 0.25 | | 4.80 | 697 | 0.14 | | | 21,665 | 0.39 | | 23,009 | 0.38 | | 6.20 | 1,344 | 0.28 | | | 15,734 | 0.28 | | 15,200 | 0.25 | | -3.39 | -534 | -0.11 | | | 11,853 | 0.21 | | 12,508 | 0.21 | | 5.53 | 655 | 0.13 | | | 8,918 | 0.16 | | 8,597 | 0.14 | | -3.60 | -321 | -0.07 | | | 28,285 | 0.50 | | 28,754 | 0.47 | | 1.66 | 469 | 0.10 | | | 3,747 | 0.07 | | 3,628 | 0.06 | | -3.18 | -119 | -0.02 | | | 23,617 | 0.42 | | 24,354 | 0.40 | | 3.12 | 737 | 0.15 | | | 13,395 | 0.24 | | 13,655 | 0.22 | | 1.94 | 260 | 0.05 | | | 14,847 | 0.26 | | 15,916 | 0.26 | | 7.20 | 1,069 | 0.22 | | | 9,329 | 0.17 | | 8,626 | 0.14 | | -7.54 | -703 | -0.14 | | | 12,141 | 0.22 | | 11,441 | 0.19 | | -5.77 | -700 | -0.14 | | | 19,291 | 0.34 | | 20,275 | 0.33 | | 5.10 | 984 | 0.20 | | | 19,657 | 0.35 | | 17,615 | 0.29 | | -10.39 | -2,042 | -0.42 | | | 52,699 | 0.94 | | 58,327 | 0.96 | | 10.68 | 5,628 | 1.16 | | | 21,897 | 0.39 | | 22,156 | 0.36 | | 1.18 | 259 | 0.05 | | | 10,327 | 0.18 | | 9,583 | 0.16 | | -7.20 | -744 | -0.15 | | | 13,026 | 0.23 | | 13,438 | 0.22 | | 3.16 | 412 | 0.08 | | | 9,532 | 0.17 | | 8,849 | 0.15 | | -7.17 | -683 | -0.14 | | | 20,060 | 0.36 | | 17,084 | 0.28 | | -14.84 | -2,976 | -0.61 | | | 18,134 | 0.32 | | 19,084 | 0.31 | | 5.24 | 950 | 0.20 | | | 39,486 | 0.70 | | 42,559 | 0.70 | | 7.78 | 3,073 | 0.63 | | | 39,945 | 0.71 | | 44,841 | 0.74 | | 12.26 | 4,896 | 1.01 | | | 18,301 | 0.33 | | 18,550 | 0.30 | | 1.36 | 249 | 0.05 | | | 74,316 | 1.33 | | 99,105 | 1.63 | | 33.36 | 24,789 | 5.10 | | | 26,999 | 0.48 | | 30,878 | 0.51 | | 14.37 | 3,879 | 0.80 | | | 41,957 | 0.75 | | 53,321 | 0.88 | | 27.08 | 11,364 | 2.34 | | | 5,231 | 0.09 | | 4,818 | 0.08 | | -7.90 | -413 | -0.08 | | | 9,669 | 0.17 | | 10,272 | 0.17 | | 6.24 | 603 | 0.12 | | | 24,660 | 0.44 | | 25,136 | 0.41 | | 1.93 | 476 | 0.10 | | | 23,393 | 0.42 | | 22,855 | 0.38 | | -2.30 | -538 | -0.11 | | | 6,708 | 0.12 | | 6,285 | 0.10 | | -6.31 | -423 | -0.09 | | | 13,482 | 0.24 | | 12,050 | 0.20 | | -10.62 | -1,432 | -0.29 | | | 286,218 | 5.10 | | 390,808 | 6.41 | | 36.54 | 104,590 | 21.52 | | | 9,698 | 0.17 | | 9,105 | 0.15 | | -6.11 | -593 | -0.12 | | | 17,973 | 0.32 | | 18,203 | 0.30 | | 1.28 | 230 | 0.05 | | | 55,773 | 0.99 | | 66,656 | 1.09 | | 19.51 | 10,883 | 2.24 | | | 1,016,178 | 18.12 | | 1,003,918 | 16.48 | | -1.21 | -12,260 | -2.52 | | | 23,747 | 0.42 | | 23,412 | 0.38 | | -1.41 | -335 | -0.07 | | | 4,178 | 0.07 | | 4,171 | 0.07 | | -0.17 | -7 | 0.00 | | | 4,976 | 0.09 | | 4,809 | 0.08 | | -3.36 | -167 | -0.03 | | | 40,371 | 0.72 | | 38,613 | 0.63 | | -4.35 | -1,758 | -0.36 | | | 8,331 | 0.15 | | 7,494 | 0.12 | | -10.05 | -837 | -0.17 | | | 6,790 | 0.12 | | 6,148 | 0.10 | | -9.46 | -642 | -0.13 | | | 29,756 | 0.53 | | 29,291 | 0.48 | | -1.56 | -465 | -0.10 | | | 28,600 | 0.51 | | 30,738 | 0.50 | | 7.48 | 2,138 | 0.44 | | | 7,227 | 0.13 | | 6,292 | 0.10 | | -12.94 | -935 | -0.19 | | | 40,059 | 0.71 | | 54,620 | 0.90 | | 36.35 | 14,561 | 3.00 | | | 23,049 | 0.41 | | 25,406 | 0.42 | | 10.23 | 2,357 | 0.48 | | | 20,428 | 0.36 | | 20,227 | 0.33 | | -0.98 | -201 | -0.04 | | | 24,745 | 0.44 | | 33,376 | 0.55 | | 34.88 | 8,631 | 1.78 | | | 23,395 | 0.42 | | 24,163 | 0.40 | | 3.28 | 768 | 0.16 | | | 13,259 | 0.24 | | 12,023 | 0.20 | | -9.32 | -1,236 | -0.25 | | | 31,219 | 0.56 | | 37,758 | 0.62 | | 20.95 | 6,539 | 1.35 | | | 2,382 | 0.04 | | 2,015 | 0.03 | | -15.41 | -367 | -0.08 | | | 17,926 | 0.32 | | 18,095 | 0.30 | | 0.94 | 169 | 0.03 | | | 347,144 | 6.19 | | 314,813 | 5.17 | | -9.31 | -32,331 | -6.65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,607,285 | 100.00 | | 6,093,349 | 100.00 | | 8.67 | 486,064 | 100.00 | | | 4,132,352 | 73.70 | | 4,570,260 | 75.00 | | 10.60 | 437,908 | 90.09 | | | 1,474,933 | 26.30 | | 1,523,089 | 25.00 | | 3.26 | 48,156 | 9.91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 324,367,742 | | | 14.96 | 42,205,331 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 278,995,907 | | | 17.25 | 41,047,670 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,371,835 | | | 2.62 | 1,157,661 | |
Source: Calculations by the Missouri Regional Economic Analysis Project (MO-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | |
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