Schoolcraft County vs. Michigan
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Schoolcraft County vs. Michigan
Schoolcraft County:
2022 Population = 8,188
2022 Percent of State = 0.08%
Michigan:
2022 Population = 10,034,113
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.01%
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 Schoolcraft County with comparisons to Michigan and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Schoolcraft County vs. Michigan'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 Schoolcraft County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Schoolcraft County's population rose from 7,943 in 1969 to 8,188 in 2022, for a net gain of 245, or 3.08%.
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 Michigan's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Michigan's population rose from 8,781,000 in 1969 to 10,034,113 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,253,113, or 14.27%.
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 portrays Schoolcraft County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Michigan, 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.
Schoolcraft County's overall population growth was 3.08% over 1969-2022 trailed Michigan's increase of 14.27%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Michigan Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Michigan Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Schoolcraft County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Michigan's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Michigan's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Schoolcraft County's population totaled 0.09% of Michigan's population, while in 2022 it equated to 0.08% thereby yielding a -0.01% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.01%
=
0.08%
-
0.09%
 
   
Schoolcraft County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Schoolcraft County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Schoolcraft 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, Schoolcraft County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.07% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1970 (3.90%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2008 (-3.99%). In 2022, Schoolcraft County's population grew by 1.59%
Schoolcraft County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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, Schoolcraft County's annual population growth rate averaged 0.92%. It averaged -0.49% in the 1980s, 0.71% during the 1990s, -0.42% throughout the 2000s, -0.55% in the 2010s, 0.67% 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 Schoolcraft County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Michigan and the nation. As the chart reveals, Schoolcraft County's average annual population growth led Michigan's average during the 1970s (0.92% vs. 0.52%), trailed Michigan's average during the 1980s (-0.49% vs. 0.01%), led Michigan's average during the 1990s (0.71% vs. 0.68%), amounted to less than Michigan's average throughout the 2000s (-0.42% vs. 0.01%), trailed Michigan's average in the 2010s (-0.55% vs. 0.18%), and exceeded Michigan's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.67% vs. -0.15%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Schoolcraft County trailed the nation over the 1970s (0.92% vs. 1.10%), recorded underneath the nation in the 1980s (-0.49% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation over the 1990s (0.71% vs. 1.23%), trailed the nation throughout the 2000s (-0.42% vs. 0.95%), recorded underneath the nation over the 2010s (-0.55% vs. 0.74%), and led the nation over 2020-2022 (0.67% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.07
0.92
-0.49
0.71
-0.42
-0.55
0.67
1.59
 
0.25
0.52
0.01
0.68
0.01
0.18
-0.15
-0.03
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Schoolcraft County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
7,943
100.0
N
0.09
1970
 
8,253
103.9
3.90
0.09
1971
 
8,342
105.0
1.08
0.09
1972
 
8,389
105.6
0.56
0.09
1973
 
8,448
106.4
0.70
0.09
1974
 
8,299
104.5
-1.76
0.09
1975
 
8,507
107.1
2.51
0.09
1976
 
8,752
110.2
2.88
0.10
1977
 
8,833
111.2
0.93
0.10
1978
 
8,919
112.3
0.97
0.10
1979
 
8,686
109.4
-2.61
0.09
1980
 
8,591
108.2
-1.09
0.09
1981
 
8,642
108.8
0.59
0.09
1982
 
8,627
108.6
-0.17
0.09
1983
 
8,567
107.9
-0.70
0.09
1984
 
8,565
107.8
-0.02
0.09
1985
 
8,397
105.7
-1.96
0.09
1986
 
8,307
104.6
-1.07
0.09
1987
 
8,176
102.9
-1.58
0.09
1988
 
8,186
103.1
0.12
0.09
1989
 
8,264
104.0
0.95
0.09
1990
 
8,325
104.8
0.74
0.09
1991
 
8,253
103.9
-0.86
0.09
1992
 
8,483
106.8
2.79
0.09
1993
 
8,617
108.5
1.58
0.09
1994
 
8,634
108.7
0.20
0.09
1995
 
8,737
110.0
1.19
0.09
1996
 
8,660
109.0
-0.88
0.09
1997
 
8,754
110.2
1.09
0.09
1998
 
8,838
111.3
0.96
0.09
1999
 
8,862
111.6
0.27
0.09
2000
 
8,915
112.2
0.60
0.09
2001
 
8,863
111.6
-0.58
0.09
2002
 
8,817
111.0
-0.52
0.09
2003
 
8,847
111.4
0.34
0.09
2004
 
8,962
112.8
1.30
0.09
2005
 
8,905
112.1
-0.64
0.09
2006
 
8,946
112.6
0.46
0.09
2007
 
8,823
111.1
-1.37
0.09
2008
 
8,471
106.6
-3.99
0.09
2009
 
8,487
106.8
0.19
0.09
2010
 
8,470
106.6
-0.20
0.09
2011
 
8,468
106.6
-0.02
0.09
2012
 
8,334
104.9
-1.58
0.08
2013
 
8,239
103.7
-1.14
0.08
2014
 
8,107
102.1
-1.60
0.08
2015
 
8,087
101.8
-0.25
0.08
2016
 
7,915
99.6
-2.13
0.08
2017
 
7,967
100.3
0.66
0.08
2018
 
7,958
100.2
-0.11
0.08
2019
 
8,026
101.0
0.85
0.08
2020
 
8,056
101.4
0.37
0.08
2021
 
8,060
101.5
0.05
0.08
2022
 
8,188
103.1
1.59
0.08
Source: Calculations by the Michigan Regional Economic Analysis Project (MI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Michigan:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
8,781,000
100.0
N
4.36
1970
 
8,896,558
101.3
1.32
4.37
1971
 
8,971,835
102.2
0.85
4.34
1972
 
9,024,681
102.8
0.59
4.31
1973
 
9,071,764
103.3
0.52
4.29
1974
 
9,109,374
103.7
0.41
4.27
1975
 
9,107,840
103.7
-0.02
4.23
1976
 
9,117,481
103.8
0.11
4.19
1977
 
9,157,247
104.3
0.44
4.17
1978
 
9,201,953
104.8
0.49
4.14
1979
 
9,248,814
105.3
0.51
4.12
1980
 
9,255,553
105.4
0.07
4.07
1981
 
9,209,287
104.9
-0.50
4.01
1982
 
9,115,196
103.8
-1.02
3.93
1983
 
9,047,764
103.0
-0.74
3.87
1984
 
9,049,454
103.1
0.02
3.84
1985
 
9,076,287
103.4
0.30
3.81
1986
 
9,127,774
103.9
0.57
3.80
1987
 
9,187,484
104.6
0.65
3.79
1988
 
9,218,002
105.0
0.33
3.77
1989
 
9,253,298
105.4
0.38
3.75
1990
 
9,311,319
106.0
0.63
3.73
1991
 
9,400,446
107.1
0.96
3.72
1992
 
9,479,065
107.9
0.84
3.70
1993
 
9,540,114
108.6
0.64
3.67
1994
 
9,597,737
109.3
0.60
3.65
1995
 
9,676,211
110.2
0.82
3.63
1996
 
9,758,645
111.1
0.85
3.62
1997
 
9,809,051
111.7
0.52
3.60
1998
 
9,847,942
112.2
0.40
3.57
1999
 
9,897,116
112.7
0.50
3.55
2000
 
9,952,450
113.3
0.56
3.53
2001
 
9,991,120
113.8
0.39
3.51
2002
 
10,015,710
114.1
0.25
3.48
2003
 
10,041,152
114.4
0.25
3.46
2004
 
10,055,315
114.5
0.14
3.43
2005
 
10,051,137
114.5
-0.04
3.40
2006
 
10,036,081
114.3
-0.15
3.36
2007
 
10,001,284
113.9
-0.35
3.32
2008
 
9,946,889
113.3
-0.54
3.27
2009
 
9,901,591
112.8
-0.46
3.23
2010
 
9,880,076
112.5
-0.22
3.19
2011
 
9,895,488
112.7
0.16
3.17
2012
 
9,920,751
113.0
0.26
3.16
2013
 
9,947,308
113.3
0.27
3.14
2014
 
9,974,630
113.6
0.27
3.12
2015
 
9,987,137
113.7
0.13
3.10
2016
 
10,016,980
114.1
0.30
3.09
2017
 
10,049,868
114.5
0.33
3.08
2018
 
10,070,610
114.7
0.21
3.07
2019
 
10,078,236
114.8
0.08
3.05
2020
 
10,069,577
114.7
-0.09
3.04
2021
 
10,037,504
114.3
-0.32
3.02
2022
 
10,034,113
114.3
-0.03
3.01
Source: Calculations by the Michigan Regional Economic Analysis Project (MI-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 Michigan Regional Economic Analysis Project (MI-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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