Coweta County vs. Georgia
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Coweta County vs. Georgia
Coweta County:
2022 Population = 152,882
2022 Percent of State = 1.40%
Georgia:
2022 Population = 10,912,876
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.27%
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 Coweta County with comparisons to Georgia and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Coweta County vs. Georgia'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 Coweta County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Coweta County's population rose from 31,960 in 1969 to 152,882 in 2022, for a net gain of 120,922, or 378.35%.
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 Georgia's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Georgia's population rose from 4,551,000 in 1969 to 10,912,876 in 2022, for a net gain of 6,361,876, or 139.79%.
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 Coweta County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Georgia, 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.
Coweta County's overall population growth was 378.35% over 1969-2022 outpaced Georgia's increase of 139.79%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Georgia Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Georgia Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Coweta County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Georgia's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Georgia's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Coweta County's population comprised 0.70% of Georgia's population, while in 2022 it comprised 1.40% thereby yielding a +0.70% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.70%
=
1.40%
-
0.70%
 
   
Coweta County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Coweta County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Coweta 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, Coweta County's population grew at an annual rate of 3.01% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1994 (6.42%) and posted its lowest growth in 1975 (-0.07%). In 2022, Coweta County's population grew by 1.97%
Coweta County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Coweta 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 Coweta 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, Coweta County's annual population growth rate averaged 1.80%. It averaged 3.10% in the 1980s, 5.30% during the 1990s, 3.75% in the 2000s, 1.44% during the 2010s, 1.83% 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 Coweta County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Georgia and the nation. As the chart reveals, Coweta County's average annual population growth exceeded Georgia's average during the 1970s (1.80% vs. 1.71%), recorded above Georgia's average in the 1980s (3.10% vs. 1.75%), outpaced Georgia's average during the 1990s (5.30% vs. 2.30%), outperformed Georgia's average during the 2000s (3.75% vs. 1.80%), outgained Georgia's average throughout the 2010s (1.44% vs. 1.01%), and exceeded Georgia's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.83% vs. 0.84%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Coweta County led the nation in the 1970s (1.80% vs. 1.10%), outperformed the nation in the 1980s (3.10% vs. 0.95%), registered above the nation over the 1990s (5.30% vs. 1.23%), outperformed the nation over the 2000s (3.75% vs. 0.95%), led the nation during the 2010s (1.44% vs. 0.74%), and outperformed the nation over 2020-2022 (1.83% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
3.01
1.80
3.10
5.30
3.75
1.44
1.83
1.97
 
1.67
1.71
1.75
2.30
1.80
1.01
0.84
1.16
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Coweta County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
31,960
100.0
N
0.70
1970
 
32,605
102.0
2.02
0.71
1971
 
33,846
105.9
3.81
0.72
1972
 
34,473
107.9
1.85
0.72
1973
 
35,593
111.4
3.25
0.73
1974
 
36,194
113.2
1.69
0.72
1975
 
36,169
113.2
-0.07
0.72
1976
 
36,530
114.3
1.00
0.71
1977
 
36,815
115.2
0.78
0.71
1978
 
37,334
116.8
1.41
0.71
1979
 
38,178
119.5
2.26
0.71
1980
 
39,486
123.5
3.43
0.72
1981
 
40,282
126.0
2.02
0.72
1982
 
40,933
128.1
1.62
0.72
1983
 
41,567
130.1
1.55
0.73
1984
 
42,698
133.6
2.72
0.73
1985
 
44,426
139.0
4.05
0.75
1986
 
45,792
143.3
3.07
0.75
1987
 
47,549
148.8
3.84
0.77
1988
 
49,765
155.7
4.66
0.79
1989
 
51,796
162.1
4.08
0.81
1990
 
54,487
170.5
5.20
0.84
1991
 
56,947
178.2
4.51
0.86
1992
 
59,898
187.4
5.18
0.88
1993
 
62,995
197.1
5.17
0.90
1994
 
67,039
209.8
6.42
0.94
1995
 
70,915
221.9
5.78
0.97
1996
 
74,969
234.6
5.72
1.00
1997
 
78,960
247.1
5.32
1.03
1998
 
82,995
259.7
5.11
1.06
1999
 
86,837
271.7
4.63
1.08
2000
 
90,117
282.0
3.78
1.10
2001
 
93,627
293.0
3.89
1.12
2002
 
97,191
304.1
3.81
1.14
2003
 
100,382
314.1
3.28
1.16
2004
 
104,089
325.7
3.69
1.19
2005
 
108,371
339.1
4.11
1.21
2006
 
113,749
355.9
4.96
1.24
2007
 
118,156
369.7
3.87
1.26
2008
 
122,281
382.6
3.49
1.29
2009
 
125,501
392.7
2.63
1.30
2010
 
127,853
400.0
1.87
1.32
2011
 
128,953
403.5
0.86
1.32
2012
 
129,818
406.2
0.67
1.31
2013
 
131,808
412.4
1.53
1.32
2014
 
133,632
418.1
1.38
1.33
2015
 
136,250
426.3
1.96
1.34
2016
 
138,178
432.3
1.42
1.34
2017
 
140,404
439.3
1.61
1.35
2018
 
142,799
446.8
1.71
1.36
2019
 
144,785
453.0
1.39
1.36
2020
 
146,725
459.1
1.34
1.37
2021
 
149,925
469.1
2.18
1.39
2022
 
152,882
478.4
1.97
1.40
Source: Calculations by the Georgia Regional Economic Analysis Project (GA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Georgia:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
4,551,000
100.0
N
2.26
1970
 
4,605,421
101.2
1.20
2.26
1971
 
4,710,272
103.5
2.28
2.28
1972
 
4,807,151
105.6
2.06
2.30
1973
 
4,906,940
107.8
2.08
2.32
1974
 
4,994,870
109.8
1.79
2.34
1975
 
5,058,535
111.2
1.27
2.35
1976
 
5,126,155
112.6
1.34
2.36
1977
 
5,211,771
114.5
1.67
2.37
1978
 
5,286,148
116.2
1.43
2.38
1979
 
5,391,265
118.5
1.99
2.40
1980
 
5,486,174
120.5
1.76
2.41
1981
 
5,568,346
122.4
1.50
2.43
1982
 
5,649,788
124.1
1.46
2.44
1983
 
5,728,248
125.9
1.39
2.45
1984
 
5,834,943
128.2
1.86
2.47
1985
 
5,962,639
131.0
2.19
2.51
1986
 
6,084,645
133.7
2.05
2.53
1987
 
6,208,479
136.4
2.04
2.56
1988
 
6,316,139
138.8
1.73
2.58
1989
 
6,411,117
140.9
1.50
2.60
1990
 
6,512,602
143.1
1.58
2.61
1991
 
6,653,005
146.2
2.16
2.63
1992
 
6,817,203
149.8
2.47
2.66
1993
 
6,978,240
153.3
2.36
2.68
1994
 
7,157,165
157.3
2.56
2.72
1995
 
7,328,413
161.0
2.39
2.75
1996
 
7,501,069
164.8
2.36
2.78
1997
 
7,685,099
168.9
2.45
2.82
1998
 
7,863,536
172.8
2.32
2.85
1999
 
8,045,965
176.8
2.32
2.88
2000
 
8,227,303
180.8
2.25
2.92
2001
 
8,377,038
184.1
1.82
2.94
2002
 
8,508,256
187.0
1.57
2.96
2003
 
8,622,793
189.5
1.35
2.97
2004
 
8,769,252
192.7
1.70
2.99
2005
 
8,925,922
196.1
1.79
3.02
2006
 
9,155,813
201.2
2.58
3.07
2007
 
9,349,988
205.4
2.12
3.10
2008
 
9,504,843
208.9
1.66
3.13
2009
 
9,620,846
211.4
1.22
3.14
2010
 
9,712,576
213.4
0.95
3.14
2011
 
9,805,488
215.5
0.96
3.14
2012
 
9,906,963
217.7
1.03
3.15
2013
 
9,980,513
219.3
0.74
3.15
2014
 
10,077,700
221.4
0.97
3.16
2015
 
10,191,467
223.9
1.13
3.17
2016
 
10,318,225
226.7
1.24
3.18
2017
 
10,428,498
229.1
1.07
3.19
2018
 
10,532,566
231.4
1.00
3.21
2019
 
10,642,947
233.9
1.05
3.22
2020
 
10,729,828
235.8
0.82
3.24
2021
 
10,788,029
237.0
0.54
3.25
2022
 
10,912,876
239.8
1.16
3.27
Source: Calculations by the Georgia Regional Economic Analysis Project (GA-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 Georgia Regional Economic Analysis Project (GA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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