Dillon County vs. South Carolina
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Dillon County vs. South Carolina
Dillon County:
2022 Population = 27,738
2022 Percent of State = 0.53%
South Carolina:
2022 Population = 5,282,634
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.59%
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 Dillon County with comparisons to South Carolina and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Dillon County vs. South Carolina'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 Dillon County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Dillon County's population dropped from 29,394 in 1969 to 27,738 in 2022, for a net loss of -1,656, or -5.63%.
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 South Carolina's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, South Carolina's population rose from 2,570,000 in 1969 to 5,282,634 in 2022, for a net gain of 2,712,634, or 105.55%.
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 Dillon County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with South Carolina, 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.
Dillon County's overall population growth was -5.63% over 1969-2022 trailed South Carolina's increase of 105.55%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the South Carolina Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the South Carolina Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the population growth of Dillon County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to South Carolina's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than South Carolina's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Dillon County's population comprised 1.14% of South Carolina's population, while in 2022 it comprised 0.53% thereby yielding a -0.62% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.62%
=
0.53%
-
1.14%
 
   
Dillon County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Dillon County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Dillon 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, Dillon County's population contracted at an annual rate of -0.10% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1973 (2.20%) and posted its lowest growth in 2016 (-2.11%). In 2022, Dillon County's population declined by -0.87%
Dillon County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Dillon 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 shows the annual percent change in Dillon 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, Dillon County's annual population growth rate averaged 0.50%. It averaged -0.41% throughout the 1980s, 0.36% throughout the 1990s, 0.36% throughout the 2000s, -1.11% in the 2010s, -0.85% 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 Dillon County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for South Carolina and the nation. As the chart reveals, Dillon County's average annual population growth fell below South Carolina's average during the 1970s (0.50% vs. 1.85%), lagged South Carolina's average in the 1980s (-0.41% vs. 1.14%), posted below South Carolina's average in the 1990s (0.36% vs. 1.41%), amounted to less than South Carolina's average during the 2000s (0.36% vs. 1.45%), amounted to less than South Carolina's average during the 2010s (-1.11% vs. 1.02%), and lagged South Carolina's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.85% vs. 1.33%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Dillon County fell under the nation over the 1970s (0.50% vs. 1.10%), posted below the nation throughout the 1980s (-0.41% vs. 0.95%), posted below the nation over the 1990s (0.36% vs. 1.23%), fell below the nation over the 2000s (0.36% vs. 0.95%), fell below the nation throughout the 2010s (-1.11% vs. 0.74%), and posted below the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.85% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
-0.10
0.50
-0.41
0.36
0.36
-1.11
-0.85
-0.87
 
1.37
1.85
1.14
1.41
1.45
1.02
1.33
1.72
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Dillon County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
29,394
100.0
N
1.14
1970
 
28,818
98.0
-1.96
1.11
1971
 
29,043
98.8
0.78
1.09
1972
 
28,726
97.7
-1.09
1.06
1973
 
29,357
99.9
2.20
1.06
1974
 
29,793
101.4
1.49
1.05
1975
 
30,412
103.5
2.08
1.05
1976
 
30,364
103.3
-0.16
1.03
1977
 
30,301
103.1
-0.21
1.01
1978
 
30,852
105.0
1.82
1.01
1979
 
30,858
105.0
0.02
1.00
1980
 
31,105
105.8
0.80
0.99
1981
 
31,094
105.8
-0.04
0.98
1982
 
31,068
105.7
-0.08
0.97
1983
 
30,802
104.8
-0.86
0.95
1984
 
30,811
104.8
0.03
0.94
1985
 
30,793
104.8
-0.06
0.93
1986
 
30,271
103.0
-1.70
0.91
1987
 
30,318
103.1
0.16
0.90
1988
 
29,952
101.9
-1.21
0.88
1989
 
29,608
100.7
-1.15
0.86
1990
 
29,118
99.1
-1.65
0.83
1991
 
29,261
99.5
0.49
0.82
1992
 
29,496
100.3
0.80
0.81
1993
 
29,742
101.2
0.83
0.81
1994
 
30,040
102.2
1.00
0.81
1995
 
30,142
102.5
0.34
0.80
1996
 
30,177
102.7
0.12
0.79
1997
 
30,309
103.1
0.44
0.79
1998
 
30,564
104.0
0.84
0.78
1999
 
30,682
104.4
0.39
0.77
2000
 
30,699
104.4
0.06
0.76
2001
 
30,995
105.4
0.96
0.76
2002
 
31,000
105.5
0.02
0.75
2003
 
31,093
105.8
0.30
0.75
2004
 
31,241
106.3
0.48
0.74
2005
 
31,239
106.3
-0.01
0.73
2006
 
31,373
106.7
0.43
0.72
2007
 
31,433
106.9
0.19
0.71
2008
 
31,585
107.5
0.48
0.70
2009
 
31,817
108.2
0.73
0.69
2010
 
32,024
108.9
0.65
0.69
2011
 
31,475
107.1
-1.71
0.68
2012
 
31,036
105.6
-1.39
0.66
2013
 
30,700
104.4
-1.08
0.65
2014
 
30,374
103.3
-1.06
0.63
2015
 
30,016
102.1
-1.18
0.62
2016
 
29,383
100.0
-2.11
0.60
2017
 
28,939
98.5
-1.51
0.58
2018
 
28,800
98.0
-0.48
0.57
2019
 
28,454
96.8
-1.20
0.56
2020
 
28,275
96.2
-0.63
0.55
2021
 
27,981
95.2
-1.04
0.54
2022
 
27,738
94.4
-0.87
0.53
Source: Calculations by the South Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (SC-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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South Carolina:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,570,000
100.0
N
1.28
1970
 
2,598,210
101.1
1.10
1.27
1971
 
2,661,836
103.6
2.45
1.29
1972
 
2,718,404
105.8
2.13
1.30
1973
 
2,775,442
108.0
2.10
1.31
1974
 
2,843,199
110.6
2.44
1.33
1975
 
2,900,158
112.8
2.00
1.35
1976
 
2,941,407
114.5
1.42
1.35
1977
 
2,988,979
116.3
1.62
1.36
1978
 
3,041,068
118.3
1.74
1.37
1979
 
3,086,885
120.1
1.51
1.37
1980
 
3,134,502
122.0
1.54
1.38
1981
 
3,179,255
123.7
1.43
1.39
1982
 
3,207,611
124.8
0.89
1.38
1983
 
3,234,068
125.8
0.82
1.38
1984
 
3,271,864
127.3
1.17
1.39
1985
 
3,303,211
128.5
0.96
1.39
1986
 
3,342,759
130.1
1.20
1.39
1987
 
3,380,507
131.5
1.13
1.40
1988
 
3,412,097
132.8
0.93
1.40
1989
 
3,456,777
134.5
1.31
1.40
1990
 
3,501,155
136.2
1.28
1.40
1991
 
3,570,404
138.9
1.98
1.41
1992
 
3,620,464
140.9
1.40
1.41
1993
 
3,663,314
142.5
1.18
1.41
1994
 
3,705,397
144.2
1.15
1.41
1995
 
3,748,582
145.9
1.17
1.41
1996
 
3,796,200
147.7
1.27
1.41
1997
 
3,859,696
150.2
1.67
1.42
1998
 
3,919,235
152.5
1.54
1.42
1999
 
3,974,682
154.7
1.41
1.42
2000
 
4,024,223
156.6
1.25
1.43
2001
 
4,064,995
158.2
1.01
1.43
2002
 
4,107,795
159.8
1.05
1.43
2003
 
4,150,297
161.5
1.03
1.43
2004
 
4,210,921
163.8
1.46
1.44
2005
 
4,270,150
166.2
1.41
1.44
2006
 
4,357,847
169.6
2.05
1.46
2007
 
4,444,110
172.9
1.98
1.48
2008
 
4,528,996
176.2
1.91
1.49
2009
 
4,589,872
178.6
1.34
1.50
2010
 
4,633,890
180.3
0.96
1.50
2011
 
4,662,785
181.4
0.62
1.50
2012
 
4,701,074
182.9
0.82
1.50
2013
 
4,740,306
184.4
0.83
1.50
2014
 
4,792,246
186.5
1.10
1.50
2015
 
4,852,678
188.8
1.26
1.51
2016
 
4,910,768
191.1
1.20
1.51
2017
 
4,965,753
193.2
1.12
1.52
2018
 
5,021,059
195.4
1.11
1.53
2019
 
5,077,543
197.6
1.12
1.54
2020
 
5,131,848
199.7
1.07
1.55
2021
 
5,193,266
202.1
1.20
1.56
2022
 
5,282,634
205.5
1.72
1.59
Source: Calculations by the South Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (SC-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 South Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (SC-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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