Archuleta County vs. Colorado
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Archuleta County vs. Colorado
Archuleta County:
2022 Population = 14,003
2022 Percent of State = 0.24%
Colorado:
2022 Population = 5,839,926
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.75%
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 Archuleta County with comparisons to Colorado and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Archuleta County vs. Colorado'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 Archuleta County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Archuleta County's population rose from 2,615 in 1969 to 14,003 in 2022, for a net gain of 11,388, or 435.49%.
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 Colorado's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Colorado's population rose from 2,166,000 in 1969 to 5,839,926 in 2022, for a net gain of 3,673,926, or 169.62%.
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 Archuleta County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Colorado, 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.
Archuleta County's overall population growth was 435.49% over 1969-2022 outpaced Colorado's increase of 169.62%, and topped the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Colorado Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Colorado Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Archuleta County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Colorado's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Colorado's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Archuleta County's population totaled 0.12% of Colorado's population, while in 2022 it comprised 0.24% thereby yielding a +0.12% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.12%
=
0.24%
-
0.12%
 
   
Archuleta County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Archuleta County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Archuleta 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 traced 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, Archuleta County's population grew at an annual rate of 3.28% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1973 (11.96%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1971 (-7.33%). In 2022, Archuleta County's population grew by 1.49%
Archuleta County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Archuleta 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 traces the annual percent change in Archuleta 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, Archuleta County's annual population growth rate averaged 3.14%. It averaged 3.97% during the 1980s, 6.32% in the 1990s, 2.51% throughout the 2000s, 0.86% throughout the 2010s, 1.89% 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 Archuleta County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Colorado and the nation. As the chart reveals, Archuleta County's average annual population growth recorded above Colorado's average throughout the 1970s (3.14% vs. 2.78%), outperformed Colorado's average in the 1980s (3.97% vs. 1.41%), outpaced Colorado's average in the 1990s (6.32% vs. 2.58%), surpassed Colorado's average in the 2000s (2.51% vs. 1.64%), posted below Colorado's average throughout the 2010s (0.86% vs. 1.44%), and topped Colorado's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.89% vs. 0.60%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Archuleta County recorded above the nation throughout the 1970s (3.14% vs. 1.10%), exceeded the nation during the 1980s (3.97% vs. 0.95%), led the nation over the 1990s (6.32% vs. 1.23%), outperformed the nation throughout the 2000s (2.51% vs. 0.95%), exceeded the nation during the 2010s (0.86% vs. 0.74%), and outgained the nation over 2020-2022 (1.89% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
3.28
3.14
3.97
6.32
2.51
0.86
1.89
1.49
 
1.89
2.78
1.41
2.58
1.64
1.44
0.60
0.49
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Archuleta County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,615
100.0
N
0.12
1970
 
2,687
102.8
2.75
0.12
1971
 
2,490
95.2
-7.33
0.11
1972
 
2,417
92.4
-2.93
0.10
1973
 
2,706
103.5
11.96
0.11
1974
 
2,805
107.3
3.66
0.11
1975
 
2,966
113.4
5.74
0.11
1976
 
3,247
124.2
9.47
0.12
1977
 
3,318
126.9
2.19
0.12
1978
 
3,256
124.5
-1.87
0.12
1979
 
3,509
134.2
7.77
0.12
1980
 
3,740
143.0
6.58
0.13
1981
 
4,039
154.5
7.99
0.14
1982
 
4,296
164.3
6.36
0.14
1983
 
4,538
173.5
5.63
0.14
1984
 
4,639
177.4
2.23
0.15
1985
 
4,847
185.4
4.48
0.15
1986
 
4,891
187.0
0.91
0.15
1987
 
5,005
191.4
2.33
0.15
1988
 
5,119
195.8
2.28
0.16
1989
 
5,166
197.6
0.92
0.16
1990
 
5,382
205.8
4.18
0.16
1991
 
5,557
212.5
3.25
0.16
1992
 
5,725
218.9
3.02
0.16
1993
 
6,119
234.0
6.88
0.17
1994
 
6,511
249.0
6.41
0.17
1995
 
7,098
271.4
9.02
0.19
1996
 
7,896
302.0
11.24
0.20
1997
 
8,498
325.0
7.62
0.21
1998
 
9,109
348.3
7.19
0.22
1999
 
9,510
363.7
4.40
0.23
2000
 
10,020
383.2
5.36
0.23
2001
 
10,454
399.8
4.33
0.24
2002
 
10,885
416.3
4.12
0.24
2003
 
11,089
424.1
1.87
0.24
2004
 
11,266
430.8
1.60
0.25
2005
 
11,496
439.6
2.04
0.25
2006
 
11,937
456.5
3.84
0.25
2007
 
12,262
468.9
2.72
0.26
2008
 
12,250
468.5
-0.10
0.25
2009
 
12,169
465.4
-0.66
0.24
2010
 
12,032
460.1
-1.13
0.24
2011
 
11,944
456.7
-0.73
0.23
2012
 
11,992
458.6
0.40
0.23
2013
 
12,008
459.2
0.13
0.23
2014
 
11,958
457.3
-0.42
0.22
2015
 
12,047
460.7
0.74
0.22
2016
 
12,401
474.2
2.94
0.22
2017
 
12,793
489.2
3.16
0.23
2018
 
13,065
499.6
2.13
0.23
2019
 
13,239
506.3
1.33
0.23
2020
 
13,425
513.4
1.40
0.23
2021
 
13,798
527.6
2.78
0.24
2022
 
14,003
535.5
1.49
0.24
Source: Calculations by the Colorado Regional Economic Analysis Project (CO-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Colorado:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,166,000
100.0
N
1.08
1970
 
2,223,979
102.7
2.68
1.09
1971
 
2,303,502
106.3
3.58
1.11
1972
 
2,404,576
111.0
4.39
1.15
1973
 
2,495,803
115.2
3.79
1.18
1974
 
2,541,318
117.3
1.82
1.19
1975
 
2,586,144
119.4
1.76
1.20
1976
 
2,632,244
121.5
1.78
1.21
1977
 
2,696,007
124.5
2.42
1.23
1978
 
2,766,725
127.7
2.62
1.25
1979
 
2,849,181
131.5
2.98
1.27
1980
 
2,908,803
134.3
2.09
1.28
1981
 
2,977,899
137.5
2.38
1.30
1982
 
3,061,562
141.3
2.81
1.32
1983
 
3,133,634
144.7
2.35
1.34
1984
 
3,169,995
146.4
1.16
1.34
1985
 
3,208,726
148.1
1.22
1.35
1986
 
3,237,448
149.5
0.90
1.35
1987
 
3,260,477
150.5
0.71
1.35
1988
 
3,262,280
150.6
0.06
1.33
1989
 
3,275,815
151.2
0.41
1.33
1990
 
3,307,618
152.7
0.97
1.33
1991
 
3,387,119
156.4
2.40
1.34
1992
 
3,495,939
161.4
3.21
1.36
1993
 
3,613,734
166.8
3.37
1.39
1994
 
3,724,168
171.9
3.06
1.42
1995
 
3,826,653
176.7
2.75
1.44
1996
 
3,919,972
181.0
2.44
1.46
1997
 
4,018,293
185.5
2.51
1.47
1998
 
4,116,639
190.1
2.45
1.49
1999
 
4,226,018
195.1
2.66
1.51
2000
 
4,326,921
199.8
2.39
1.53
2001
 
4,425,687
204.3
2.28
1.55
2002
 
4,490,406
207.3
1.46
1.56
2003
 
4,528,732
209.1
0.85
1.56
2004
 
4,575,013
211.2
1.02
1.56
2005
 
4,631,888
213.8
1.24
1.57
2006
 
4,720,423
217.9
1.91
1.58
2007
 
4,803,868
221.8
1.77
1.59
2008
 
4,889,730
225.7
1.79
1.61
2009
 
4,972,195
229.6
1.69
1.62
2010
 
5,047,005
233.0
1.50
1.63
2011
 
5,119,188
236.3
1.43
1.64
2012
 
5,188,703
239.6
1.36
1.65
2013
 
5,263,512
243.0
1.44
1.66
2014
 
5,342,996
246.7
1.51
1.67
2015
 
5,442,196
251.3
1.86
1.69
2016
 
5,529,161
255.3
1.60
1.70
2017
 
5,600,169
258.5
1.28
1.71
2018
 
5,677,250
262.1
1.38
1.73
2019
 
5,735,934
264.8
1.03
1.74
2020
 
5,784,865
267.1
0.85
1.74
2021
 
5,811,297
268.3
0.46
1.75
2022
 
5,839,926
269.6
0.49
1.75
Source: Calculations by the Colorado Regional Economic Analysis Project (CO-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 Colorado Regional Economic Analysis Project (CO-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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