Lonoke County vs. Arkansas
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Lonoke County vs. Arkansas
Lonoke County:
2022 Population = 75,225
2022 Percent of State = 2.47%
Arkansas:
2022 Population = 3,045,637
2022 Percent of U.S. = 0.91%
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 Lonoke County with comparisons to Arkansas and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Lonoke County vs. Arkansas' 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 Lonoke County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Lonoke County's population rose from 26,147 in 1969 to 75,225 in 2022, for a net gain of 49,078, or 187.70%.
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 Arkansas' annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Arkansas' population rose from 1,913,000 in 1969 to 3,045,637 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,132,637, or 59.21%.
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 Lonoke County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Arkansas, 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.
Lonoke County's overall population growth was 187.70% over 1969-2022 outpaced Arkansas' increase of 59.21%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Arkansas Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Arkansas Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Lonoke County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Arkansas' statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Arkansas' population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Lonoke County's population comprised 1.37% of Arkansas' population, while in 2022 it totaled 2.47% thereby yielding a +1.10% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+1.10%
=
2.47%
-
1.37%
 
   
Lonoke County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Lonoke County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Lonoke 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, Lonoke County's population grew at an annual rate of 2.02% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1973 (7.22%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2015 (0.02%). In 2022, Lonoke County's population grew by 0.61%
Lonoke County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Lonoke 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 depicts the annual percent change in Lonoke 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, Lonoke County's annual population growth rate averaged 2.75%. It averaged 1.25% throughout the 1980s, 2.95% in the 1990s, 2.68% throughout the 2000s, 0.89% in the 2010s, 0.66% 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 Lonoke County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Arkansas and the nation. As the chart reveals, Lonoke County's average annual population growth outpaced Arkansas' average throughout the 1970s (2.75% vs. 1.72%), outgained Arkansas' average during the 1980s (1.25% vs. 0.34%), led Arkansas' average in the 1990s (2.95% vs. 1.23%), topped Arkansas' average in the 2000s (2.68% vs. 0.89%), recorded above Arkansas' average in the 2010s (0.89% vs. 0.36%), and led Arkansas' average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.66% vs. 0.46%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Lonoke County exceeded the nation during the 1970s (2.75% vs. 1.10%), outpaced the nation throughout the 1980s (1.25% vs. 0.95%), registered above the nation during the 1990s (2.95% vs. 1.23%), registered above the nation over the 2000s (2.68% vs. 0.95%), recorded above the nation over the 2010s (0.89% vs. 0.74%), and exceeded the nation over 2020-2022 (0.66% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.02
2.75
1.25
2.95
2.68
0.89
0.66
0.61
 
0.88
1.72
0.34
1.23
0.89
0.36
0.46
0.58
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Lonoke County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
26,147
100.0
N
1.37
1970
 
26,295
100.6
0.57
1.36
1971
 
26,443
101.1
0.56
1.34
1972
 
27,322
104.5
3.32
1.35
1973
 
29,294
112.0
7.22
1.42
1974
 
30,068
115.0
2.64
1.43
1975
 
30,872
118.1
2.67
1.43
1976
 
31,829
121.7
3.10
1.47
1977
 
32,149
123.0
1.01
1.46
1978
 
33,650
128.7
4.67
1.50
1979
 
34,252
131.0
1.79
1.51
1980
 
34,574
132.2
0.94
1.51
1981
 
34,721
132.8
0.43
1.51
1982
 
35,080
134.2
1.03
1.53
1983
 
35,665
136.4
1.67
1.55
1984
 
36,137
138.2
1.32
1.56
1985
 
36,449
139.4
0.86
1.57
1986
 
37,308
142.7
2.36
1.60
1987
 
37,820
144.6
1.37
1.61
1988
 
38,146
145.9
0.86
1.63
1989
 
38,769
148.3
1.63
1.65
1990
 
39,468
150.9
1.80
1.67
1991
 
39,891
152.6
1.07
1.67
1992
 
40,900
156.4
2.53
1.69
1993
 
42,709
163.3
4.42
1.74
1994
 
44,357
169.6
3.86
1.78
1995
 
46,075
176.2
3.87
1.82
1996
 
47,796
182.8
3.74
1.86
1997
 
49,507
189.3
3.58
1.90
1998
 
50,373
192.7
1.75
1.92
1999
 
51,807
198.1
2.85
1.95
2000
 
53,153
203.3
2.60
1.98
2001
 
54,043
206.7
1.67
2.01
2002
 
55,184
211.1
2.11
2.04
2003
 
56,452
215.9
2.30
2.07
2004
 
58,449
223.5
3.54
2.13
2005
 
60,225
230.3
3.04
2.17
2006
 
62,648
239.6
4.02
2.22
2007
 
64,379
246.2
2.76
2.26
2008
 
66,086
252.7
2.65
2.30
2009
 
67,481
258.1
2.11
2.33
2010
 
68,743
262.9
1.87
2.35
2011
 
69,554
266.0
1.18
2.37
2012
 
70,160
268.3
0.87
2.38
2013
 
70,817
270.8
0.94
2.40
2014
 
71,460
273.3
0.91
2.41
2015
 
71,472
273.3
0.02
2.41
2016
 
71,918
275.1
0.62
2.41
2017
 
72,928
278.9
1.40
2.44
2018
 
73,655
281.7
1.00
2.46
2019
 
73,753
282.1
0.13
2.45
2020
 
74,046
283.2
0.40
2.46
2021
 
74,766
285.9
0.97
2.47
2022
 
75,225
287.7
0.61
2.47
Source: Calculations by the Arkansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (AR-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Arkansas:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
1,913,000
100.0
N
0.95
1970
 
1,930,077
100.9
0.89
0.95
1971
 
1,972,028
103.1
2.17
0.95
1972
 
2,018,116
105.5
2.34
0.96
1973
 
2,058,491
107.6
2.00
0.97
1974
 
2,100,385
109.8
2.04
0.98
1975
 
2,158,291
112.8
2.76
1.00
1976
 
2,168,688
113.4
0.48
1.00
1977
 
2,207,228
115.4
1.78
1.00
1978
 
2,241,019
117.1
1.53
1.01
1979
 
2,269,115
118.6
1.25
1.01
1980
 
2,288,738
119.6
0.86
1.01
1981
 
2,293,204
119.9
0.20
1.00
1982
 
2,294,254
119.9
0.05
0.99
1983
 
2,305,766
120.5
0.50
0.99
1984
 
2,319,767
121.3
0.61
0.98
1985
 
2,327,046
121.6
0.31
0.98
1986
 
2,331,988
121.9
0.21
0.97
1987
 
2,342,357
122.4
0.44
0.97
1988
 
2,342,655
122.5
0.01
0.96
1989
 
2,346,354
122.7
0.16
0.95
1990
 
2,356,586
123.2
0.44
0.94
1991
 
2,383,144
124.6
1.13
0.94
1992
 
2,415,984
126.3
1.38
0.94
1993
 
2,456,303
128.4
1.67
0.95
1994
 
2,494,019
130.4
1.54
0.95
1995
 
2,535,399
132.5
1.66
0.95
1996
 
2,572,109
134.5
1.45
0.95
1997
 
2,601,090
136.0
1.13
0.95
1998
 
2,626,289
137.3
0.97
0.95
1999
 
2,651,860
138.6
0.97
0.95
2000
 
2,678,588
140.0
1.01
0.95
2001
 
2,691,571
140.7
0.48
0.94
2002
 
2,705,927
141.4
0.53
0.94
2003
 
2,724,816
142.4
0.70
0.94
2004
 
2,749,686
143.7
0.91
0.94
2005
 
2,781,097
145.4
1.14
0.94
2006
 
2,821,761
147.5
1.46
0.95
2007
 
2,848,650
148.9
0.95
0.95
2008
 
2,874,554
150.3
0.91
0.95
2009
 
2,896,843
151.4
0.78
0.94
2010
 
2,921,561
152.7
0.85
0.94
2011
 
2,938,833
153.6
0.59
0.94
2012
 
2,948,887
154.1
0.34
0.94
2013
 
2,954,685
154.5
0.20
0.93
2014
 
2,961,191
154.8
0.22
0.93
2015
 
2,970,352
155.3
0.31
0.92
2016
 
2,980,602
155.8
0.35
0.92
2017
 
2,990,801
156.3
0.34
0.92
2018
 
2,997,271
156.7
0.22
0.91
2019
 
3,004,248
157.0
0.23
0.91
2020
 
3,014,195
157.6
0.33
0.91
2021
 
3,028,122
158.3
0.46
0.91
2022
 
3,045,637
159.2
0.58
0.91
Source: Calculations by the Arkansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (AR-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 Arkansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (AR-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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