Gosper County vs. Nebraska
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Gosper County vs. Nebraska
Gosper County:
2022 Population = 1,808
2022 Percent of State = 0.09%
Nebraska:
2022 Population = 1,967,923
2022 Percent of U.S. = 0.59%
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 Gosper County with comparisons to Nebraska and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Gosper County vs. Nebraska'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 Gosper County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Gosper County's population dropped from 2,144 in 1969 to 1,808 in 2022, for a net loss of -336, or -15.67%.
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 Nebraska's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Nebraska's population rose from 1,474,000 in 1969 to 1,967,923 in 2022, for a net gain of 493,923, or 33.51%.
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 Gosper County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Nebraska, 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.
Gosper County's overall population growth was -15.67% over 1969-2022 trailed Nebraska's increase of 33.51%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Nebraska Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Nebraska Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Gosper County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Nebraska's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Nebraska's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Gosper County's population totaled 0.15% of Nebraska's population, while in 2022 it totaled 0.09% thereby yielding a -0.05% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.05%
=
0.09%
-
0.15%
 
   
Gosper County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Gosper County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Gosper 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, Gosper County's population contracted at an annual rate of -0.30% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1995 (5.64%) and posted its lowest growth in 1974 (-4.64%). In 2022, Gosper County's population declined by -0.60%
Gosper County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Gosper 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 illustrates the annual percent change in Gosper 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, Gosper County's annual population growth rate averaged 0.12%. It averaged -1.12% throughout the 1980s, 1.09% in the 1990s, -0.58% during the 2000s, -0.63% in the 2010s, -1.50% 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 Gosper County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Nebraska and the nation. As the chart reveals, Gosper County's average annual population growth trailed Nebraska's average in the 1970s (0.12% vs. 0.60%), posted below Nebraska's average during the 1980s (-1.12% vs. 0.07%), registered above Nebraska's average during the 1990s (1.09% vs. 0.80%), lagged Nebraska's average in the 2000s (-0.58% vs. 0.62%), recorded under Nebraska's average during the 2010s (-0.63% vs. 0.76%), and lagged Nebraska's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-1.50% vs. 0.22%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Gosper County lagged the nation in the 1970s (0.12% vs. 1.10%), fell under the nation over the 1980s (-1.12% vs. 0.95%), posted below the nation over the 1990s (1.09% vs. 1.23%), posted below the nation over the 2000s (-0.58% vs. 0.95%), recorded underneath the nation over the 2010s (-0.63% vs. 0.74%), and trailed the nation over 2020-2022 (-1.50% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
-0.30
0.12
-1.12
1.09
-0.58
-0.63
-1.50
-0.60
 
0.55
0.60
0.07
0.80
0.62
0.76
0.22
0.22
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Gosper County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,144
100.0
N
0.15
1970
 
2,199
102.6
2.57
0.15
1971
 
2,227
103.9
1.27
0.15
1972
 
2,297
107.1
3.14
0.15
1973
 
2,218
103.5
-3.44
0.15
1974
 
2,115
98.6
-4.64
0.14
1975
 
2,131
99.4
0.76
0.14
1976
 
2,134
99.5
0.14
0.14
1977
 
2,211
103.1
3.61
0.14
1978
 
2,262
105.5
2.31
0.14
1979
 
2,159
100.7
-4.55
0.14
1980
 
2,136
99.6
-1.07
0.14
1981
 
2,122
99.0
-0.66
0.13
1982
 
2,155
100.5
1.56
0.14
1983
 
2,142
99.9
-0.60
0.14
1984
 
2,148
100.2
0.28
0.14
1985
 
2,135
99.6
-0.61
0.13
1986
 
2,069
96.5
-3.09
0.13
1987
 
1,986
92.6
-4.01
0.13
1988
 
1,946
90.8
-2.01
0.12
1989
 
1,927
89.9
-0.98
0.12
1990
 
1,928
89.9
0.05
0.12
1991
 
1,975
92.1
2.44
0.12
1992
 
1,992
92.9
0.86
0.12
1993
 
2,008
93.7
0.80
0.12
1994
 
2,002
93.4
-0.30
0.12
1995
 
2,115
98.6
5.64
0.13
1996
 
2,140
99.8
1.18
0.13
1997
 
2,163
100.9
1.07
0.13
1998
 
2,212
103.2
2.27
0.13
1999
 
2,142
99.9
-3.16
0.13
2000
 
2,146
100.1
0.19
0.13
2001
 
2,096
97.8
-2.33
0.12
2002
 
2,100
97.9
0.19
0.12
2003
 
2,136
99.6
1.71
0.12
2004
 
2,112
98.5
-1.12
0.12
2005
 
2,110
98.4
-0.09
0.12
2006
 
2,075
96.8
-1.66
0.12
2007
 
2,101
98.0
1.25
0.12
2008
 
2,049
95.6
-2.48
0.11
2009
 
2,020
94.2
-1.42
0.11
2010
 
2,038
95.1
0.89
0.11
2011
 
1,978
92.3
-2.94
0.11
2012
 
2,056
95.9
3.94
0.11
2013
 
1,986
92.6
-3.40
0.11
2014
 
1,965
91.7
-1.06
0.10
2015
 
1,976
92.2
0.56
0.10
2016
 
1,967
91.7
-0.46
0.10
2017
 
1,959
91.4
-0.41
0.10
2018
 
1,911
89.1
-2.45
0.10
2019
 
1,893
88.3
-0.94
0.10
2020
 
1,895
88.4
0.11
0.10
2021
 
1,819
84.8
-4.01
0.09
2022
 
1,808
84.3
-0.60
0.09
Source: Calculations by the Nebraska Regional Economic Analysis Project (NE-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Nebraska:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
1,474,000
100.0
N
0.73
1970
 
1,487,963
100.9
0.95
0.73
1971
 
1,504,208
102.0
1.09
0.73
1972
 
1,518,293
103.0
0.94
0.73
1973
 
1,528,517
103.7
0.67
0.72
1974
 
1,537,809
104.3
0.61
0.72
1975
 
1,541,440
104.6
0.24
0.72
1976
 
1,548,901
105.1
0.48
0.71
1977
 
1,554,466
105.5
0.36
0.71
1978
 
1,560,826
105.9
0.41
0.70
1979
 
1,564,356
106.1
0.23
0.70
1980
 
1,572,296
106.7
0.51
0.69
1981
 
1,578,517
107.1
0.40
0.69
1982
 
1,581,776
107.3
0.21
0.68
1983
 
1,584,293
107.5
0.16
0.68
1984
 
1,588,638
107.8
0.27
0.67
1985
 
1,584,661
107.5
-0.25
0.67
1986
 
1,574,328
106.8
-0.65
0.66
1987
 
1,566,544
106.3
-0.49
0.65
1988
 
1,571,477
106.6
0.31
0.64
1989
 
1,574,858
106.8
0.22
0.64
1990
 
1,581,660
107.3
0.43
0.63
1991
 
1,595,919
108.3
0.90
0.63
1992
 
1,611,687
109.3
0.99
0.63
1993
 
1,625,590
110.3
0.86
0.63
1994
 
1,639,041
111.2
0.83
0.62
1995
 
1,656,992
112.4
1.10
0.62
1996
 
1,673,740
113.6
1.01
0.62
1997
 
1,686,418
114.4
0.76
0.62
1998
 
1,695,816
115.0
0.56
0.61
1999
 
1,704,764
115.7
0.53
0.61
2000
 
1,713,820
116.3
0.53
0.61
2001
 
1,719,836
116.7
0.35
0.60
2002
 
1,728,292
117.3
0.49
0.60
2003
 
1,738,643
118.0
0.60
0.60
2004
 
1,749,370
118.7
0.62
0.60
2005
 
1,761,497
119.5
0.69
0.60
2006
 
1,772,693
120.3
0.64
0.59
2007
 
1,783,440
121.0
0.61
0.59
2008
 
1,796,378
121.9
0.73
0.59
2009
 
1,812,683
123.0
0.91
0.59
2010
 
1,830,158
124.2
0.96
0.59
2011
 
1,843,774
125.1
0.74
0.59
2012
 
1,858,886
126.1
0.82
0.59
2013
 
1,873,369
127.1
0.78
0.59
2014
 
1,889,916
128.2
0.88
0.59
2015
 
1,904,449
129.2
0.77
0.59
2016
 
1,921,360
130.4
0.89
0.59
2017
 
1,934,360
131.2
0.68
0.59
2018
 
1,945,367
132.0
0.57
0.59
2019
 
1,954,927
132.6
0.49
0.59
2020
 
1,962,642
133.2
0.39
0.59
2021
 
1,963,554
133.2
0.05
0.59
2022
 
1,967,923
133.5
0.22
0.59
Source: Calculations by the Nebraska Regional Economic Analysis Project (NE-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 Nebraska Regional Economic Analysis Project (NE-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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