Wayne County vs. Ohio
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Wayne County vs. Ohio
Wayne County:
2022 Population = 116,559
2022 Percent of State = 0.99%
Ohio:
2022 Population = 11,756,058
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.53%
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 Wayne County with comparisons to Ohio and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Wayne County vs. Ohio'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 tracks Wayne County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Wayne County's population rose from 85,993 in 1969 to 116,559 in 2022, for a net gain of 30,566, or 35.54%.
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 Ohio's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Ohio's population rose from 10,563,000 in 1969 to 11,756,058 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,193,058, or 11.29%.
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 shows Wayne County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Ohio, 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.
Wayne County's overall population growth was 35.54% over 1969-2022 outpaced Ohio's increase of 11.29%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Ohio Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Ohio Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of comparing the population growth of Wayne County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Ohio's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Ohio's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Wayne County's population comprised 0.81% of Ohio's population, while in 2022 it totaled 0.99% thereby yielding a +0.18% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.18%
=
0.99%
-
0.81%
 
   
Wayne County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Wayne County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Wayne 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, Wayne County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.58% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1975 (4.02%) and posted its lowest growth in 1976 (-0.73%). In 2022, Wayne County's population grew by 0.37%
Wayne County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Wayne 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 shows the annual percent change in Wayne 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, Wayne County's annual population growth rate averaged 1.25%. It averaged 0.39% throughout the 1980s, 0.95% during the 1990s, 0.30% during the 2000s, 0.20% during the 2010s, -0.10% 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 Wayne County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Ohio and the nation. As the chart reveals, Wayne County's average annual population growth registered above Ohio's average during the 1970s (1.25% vs. 0.22%), registered above Ohio's average throughout the 1980s (0.39% vs. 0.03%), recorded above Ohio's average in the 1990s (0.95% vs. 0.46%), outgained Ohio's average throughout the 2000s (0.30% vs. 0.17%), fell below Ohio's average throughout the 2010s (0.20% vs. 0.22%), and lagged Ohio's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.10% vs. -0.09%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Wayne County exceeded the nation over the 1970s (1.25% vs. 1.10%), fell under the nation throughout the 1980s (0.39% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation throughout the 1990s (0.95% vs. 1.23%), lagged the nation throughout the 2000s (0.30% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation over the 2010s (0.20% vs. 0.74%), and lagged the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.10% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.58
1.25
0.39
0.95
0.30
0.20
-0.10
0.37
 
0.20
0.22
0.03
0.46
0.17
0.22
-0.09
-0.07
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Wayne County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
85,993
100.0
N
0.81
1970
 
87,337
101.6
1.56
0.82
1971
 
88,401
102.8
1.22
0.82
1972
 
89,548
104.1
1.30
0.83
1973
 
90,697
105.5
1.28
0.84
1974
 
91,050
105.9
0.39
0.85
1975
 
94,707
110.1
4.02
0.88
1976
 
94,015
109.3
-0.73
0.87
1977
 
94,124
109.5
0.12
0.87
1978
 
95,524
111.1
1.49
0.88
1979
 
97,288
113.1
1.85
0.90
1980
 
97,505
113.4
0.22
0.90
1981
 
97,671
113.6
0.17
0.91
1982
 
98,039
114.0
0.38
0.91
1983
 
98,193
114.2
0.16
0.91
1984
 
98,330
114.3
0.14
0.92
1985
 
98,441
114.5
0.11
0.92
1986
 
98,358
114.4
-0.08
0.92
1987
 
99,041
115.2
0.69
0.92
1988
 
101,426
117.9
2.41
0.94
1989
 
101,160
117.6
-0.26
0.93
1990
 
101,744
118.3
0.58
0.94
1991
 
102,524
119.2
0.77
0.94
1992
 
103,666
120.6
1.11
0.94
1993
 
104,927
122.0
1.22
0.95
1994
 
106,020
123.3
1.04
0.95
1995
 
107,344
124.8
1.25
0.96
1996
 
108,632
126.3
1.20
0.97
1997
 
109,578
127.4
0.87
0.97
1998
 
110,314
128.3
0.67
0.98
1999
 
111,191
129.3
0.80
0.98
2000
 
111,668
129.9
0.43
0.98
2001
 
112,161
130.4
0.44
0.98
2002
 
112,684
131.0
0.47
0.99
2003
 
113,067
131.5
0.34
0.99
2004
 
113,240
131.7
0.15
0.99
2005
 
113,603
132.1
0.32
0.99
2006
 
114,263
132.9
0.58
1.00
2007
 
114,224
132.8
-0.03
0.99
2008
 
114,610
133.3
0.34
1.00
2009
 
114,588
133.3
-0.02
0.99
2010
 
114,437
133.1
-0.13
0.99
2011
 
114,812
133.5
0.33
0.99
2012
 
115,315
134.1
0.44
1.00
2013
 
115,811
134.7
0.43
1.00
2014
 
116,449
135.4
0.55
1.00
2015
 
116,871
135.9
0.36
1.00
2016
 
117,386
136.5
0.44
1.00
2017
 
117,072
136.1
-0.27
1.00
2018
 
116,870
135.9
-0.17
0.99
2019
 
116,900
135.9
0.03
0.99
2020
 
116,906
135.9
0.01
0.99
2021
 
116,129
135.0
-0.66
0.99
2022
 
116,559
135.5
0.37
0.99
Source: Calculations by the Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Ohio:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
10,563,000
100.0
N
5.25
1970
 
10,668,839
101.0
1.00
5.23
1971
 
10,734,782
101.6
0.62
5.19
1972
 
10,746,920
101.7
0.11
5.14
1973
 
10,767,205
101.9
0.19
5.09
1974
 
10,765,613
101.9
-0.01
5.05
1975
 
10,770,498
102.0
0.05
5.00
1976
 
10,752,731
101.8
-0.16
4.94
1977
 
10,771,232
102.0
0.17
4.90
1978
 
10,795,431
102.2
0.22
4.86
1979
 
10,798,562
102.2
0.03
4.81
1980
 
10,800,650
102.2
0.02
4.75
1981
 
10,788,336
102.1
-0.11
4.70
1982
 
10,757,085
101.8
-0.29
4.64
1983
 
10,737,631
101.7
-0.18
4.59
1984
 
10,737,743
101.7
0.00
4.55
1985
 
10,734,926
101.6
-0.03
4.51
1986
 
10,730,272
101.6
-0.04
4.47
1987
 
10,760,081
101.9
0.28
4.44
1988
 
10,798,554
102.2
0.36
4.42
1989
 
10,829,216
102.5
0.28
4.39
1990
 
10,864,162
102.9
0.32
4.35
1991
 
10,945,762
103.6
0.75
4.33
1992
 
11,029,431
104.4
0.76
4.30
1993
 
11,101,140
105.1
0.65
4.27
1994
 
11,152,454
105.6
0.46
4.24
1995
 
11,202,751
106.1
0.45
4.21
1996
 
11,242,827
106.4
0.36
4.17
1997
 
11,277,357
106.8
0.31
4.14
1998
 
11,311,536
107.1
0.30
4.10
1999
 
11,335,454
107.3
0.21
4.06
2000
 
11,363,543
107.6
0.25
4.03
2001
 
11,387,404
107.8
0.21
4.00
2002
 
11,407,889
108.0
0.18
3.97
2003
 
11,434,788
108.3
0.24
3.94
2004
 
11,452,251
108.4
0.15
3.91
2005
 
11,463,320
108.5
0.10
3.88
2006
 
11,481,213
108.7
0.16
3.85
2007
 
11,500,468
108.9
0.17
3.82
2008
 
11,515,391
109.0
0.13
3.79
2009
 
11,528,896
109.1
0.12
3.76
2010
 
11,541,886
109.3
0.11
3.73
2011
 
11,557,958
109.4
0.14
3.71
2012
 
11,573,024
109.6
0.13
3.68
2013
 
11,611,630
109.9
0.33
3.67
2014
 
11,648,446
110.3
0.32
3.65
2015
 
11,674,128
110.5
0.22
3.63
2016
 
11,701,886
110.8
0.24
3.61
2017
 
11,737,605
111.1
0.31
3.59
2018
 
11,762,842
111.4
0.22
3.58
2019
 
11,788,547
111.6
0.22
3.57
2020
 
11,797,517
111.7
0.08
3.56
2021
 
11,764,342
111.4
-0.28
3.54
2022
 
11,756,058
111.3
-0.07
3.53
Source: Calculations by the Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-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 Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-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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