| 2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change Sandoval County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 56.79% Rank = #1 Hidalgo County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -24.80% Rank = #33 Chaves County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 6.70% Rank = #13 With a spotlight on Chaves County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across New Mexico's 33 counties over the period 2000-2017. 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 2000-2017 population grew in eighteen New Mexico counties while declining in fifteen.
- Population growth in six counties outpaced the statewide average (15.37%), while growth in twenty-seven counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Sandoval County posted the highest growth of population (56.79%), while Hidalgo County placed last by logging a -24.80% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Sandoval County, 56.79%) and lowest (Hidalgo County, -24.80%) over 2000-2017 equated to 81.59% ( = 56.79% − -24.80%).
- 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 New Mexico, Bernalillo County's net population growth over 2000-2017 of 117,221 made up 41.89% of the total net growth statewide (279,849):
Bernalillo County: Percent Share of New Mexico's Population Growth, 2000-2017:41.89% = (117,221 / 279,849) x 100 Chaves County Snippets:- Over 2000-2017, Chaves County posted a 6.70% net gain in population.
- Chaves County was joined by twenty-six other counties whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered below the statewide average (15.37%).
- Ranked #13 among New Mexico's 33 counties, Chaves County's population growth (6.70%) trailed the statewide average of 15.37% by a 8.66% margin.
- Chaves County's net population growth (6.70%, #13) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Otero County (6.35%, #14) and just below that of Cibola County (7.07%, #12).
- Chaves County's share of population statewide slipped from 3.37% in 2000 to 3.11% in 2017, resulting in a share-shift of -0.25%.
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. 2017 | More than 30% | 30% to 20% | 20% to 10% | 10% to 0% | 0% to -10% | -10% to -20% | -20% to -30% | -30% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2017 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | | | | | | Bernalillo County 2017 Population = 674,822 Percent of State = 32.12% Rank = #1 Harding County 2017 Population = 698 Percent of State = 0.03% Rank = #33 Chaves County 2017 Population = 65,428 Percent of State = 3.11% Rank = #10 Again highlighting Chaves County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 population statewide (2,101,053). 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, Bernalillo County's 2017 population totaled 674,822, equating to 32.12% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#33), Harding County's population of 698 in 2017 comprised just 0.03% of the total statewide. Harding County's population in 2017 equates to less than .01% to that of Bernalillo County's.
- Bernalillo County's 2017 population (674,822) exceeded the combined population (641,439) of New Mexico's twenty-six smallest counties.
Chaves County Snippets:- Chaves County's population in 2017 ranked #10, amounting to 3.11% of the statewide total.
- Chaves County's population of 65,428 placed below that of Otero County's (66,097, #9), and just above that of Eddy County's (59,769, #11).
- Chaves County's population of 65,428 exceeds the combined total (56,189) of New Mexico's ten smallest counties.
| | | | County Distribution of Population, 2017 | 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 | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 33 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | New Mexico by County: 2000 vs. 2017 | 2000 | | 2017 | | 2000 - 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 557,601 | 30.62 | | 674,822 | 32.12 | | 21.02 | 117,221 | 41.89 | | | 3,567 | 0.20 | | 3,550 | 0.17 | | -0.48 | -17 | -0.01 | | | 61,317 | 3.37 | | 65,428 | 3.11 | | 6.70 | 4,111 | 1.47 | | | 25,633 | 1.41 | | 27,446 | 1.31 | | 7.07 | 1,813 | 0.65 | | | 14,202 | 0.78 | | 12,471 | 0.59 | | -12.19 | -1,731 | -0.62 | | | 44,991 | 2.47 | | 49,559 | 2.36 | | 10.15 | 4,568 | 1.63 | | | 2,218 | 0.12 | | 1,814 | 0.09 | | -18.21 | -404 | -0.14 | | | 175,098 | 9.61 | | 215,315 | 10.25 | | 22.97 | 40,217 | 14.37 | | | 51,399 | 2.82 | | 59,769 | 2.84 | | 16.28 | 8,370 | 2.99 | | | 30,882 | 1.70 | | 28,541 | 1.36 | | -7.58 | -2,341 | -0.84 | | | 4,693 | 0.26 | | 4,544 | 0.22 | | -3.17 | -149 | -0.05 | | | 801 | 0.04 | | 698 | 0.03 | | -12.86 | -103 | -0.04 | | | 5,766 | 0.32 | | 4,336 | 0.21 | | -24.80 | -1,430 | -0.51 | | | 55,264 | 3.03 | | 70,907 | 3.37 | | 28.31 | 15,643 | 5.59 | | | 19,477 | 1.07 | | 19,752 | 0.94 | | 1.41 | 275 | 0.10 | | | 18,263 | 1.00 | | 18,755 | 0.89 | | 2.69 | 492 | 0.18 | | | 24,908 | 1.37 | | 25,232 | 1.20 | | 1.30 | 324 | 0.12 | | | 74,563 | 4.09 | | 73,778 | 3.51 | | -1.05 | -785 | -0.28 | | | 5,196 | 0.29 | | 4,319 | 0.21 | | -16.88 | -877 | -0.31 | | | 62,151 | 3.41 | | 66,097 | 3.15 | | 6.35 | 3,946 | 1.41 | | | 10,012 | 0.55 | | 8,664 | 0.41 | | -13.46 | -1,348 | -0.48 | | | 41,197 | 2.26 | | 40,457 | 1.93 | | -1.80 | -740 | -0.26 | | | 18,007 | 0.99 | | 19,449 | 0.93 | | 8.01 | 1,442 | 0.52 | | | 91,251 | 5.01 | | 143,071 | 6.81 | | 56.79 | 51,820 | 18.52 | | | 114,131 | 6.27 | | 125,687 | 5.98 | | 10.13 | 11,556 | 4.13 | | | 30,052 | 1.65 | | 27,721 | 1.32 | | -7.76 | -2,331 | -0.83 | | | 129,713 | 7.12 | | 151,821 | 7.23 | | 17.04 | 22,108 | 7.90 | | | 13,209 | 0.73 | | 11,568 | 0.55 | | -12.42 | -1,641 | -0.59 | | | 18,002 | 0.99 | | 16,845 | 0.80 | | -6.43 | -1,157 | -0.41 | | | 30,080 | 1.65 | | 34,088 | 1.62 | | 13.32 | 4,008 | 1.43 | | | 16,915 | 0.93 | | 15,204 | 0.72 | | -10.12 | -1,711 | -0.61 | | | 4,192 | 0.23 | | 4,225 | 0.20 | | 0.79 | 33 | 0.01 | | | 66,453 | 3.65 | | 75,120 | 3.58 | | 13.04 | 8,667 | 3.10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,821,204 | 100.00 | | 2,101,053 | 100.00 | | 15.37 | 279,849 | 100.00 | | | 1,151,162 | 63.21 | | 1,401,040 | 66.68 | | 21.71 | 249,878 | 89.29 | | | 670,042 | 36.79 | | 700,013 | 33.32 | | 4.47 | 29,971 | 10.71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 326,623,063 | | | 15.76 | 44,460,652 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 281,262,885 | | | 18.20 | 43,314,648 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,360,178 | | | 2.59 | 1,146,004 | |
Source: Calculations by the New Mexico Regional Economic Analysis Project (NM-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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