Grady County vs. Oklahoma
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Grady County vs. Oklahoma
Grady County:
2022 Population = 56,658
2022 Percent of State = 1.41%
Oklahoma:
2022 Population = 4,019,800
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.21%
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 Grady County with comparisons to Oklahoma and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Grady County vs. Oklahoma'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 Grady County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Grady County's population rose from 29,269 in 1969 to 56,658 in 2022, for a net gain of 27,389, or 93.58%.
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 Oklahoma's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Oklahoma's population rose from 2,535,000 in 1969 to 4,019,800 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,484,800, or 58.57%.
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 Grady County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Oklahoma, 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.
Grady County's overall population growth was 93.58% over 1969-2022 outpaced Oklahoma's increase of 58.57%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Oklahoma Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Oklahoma Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of comparing the population growth of Grady County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Oklahoma's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Oklahoma's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Grady County's population totaled 1.15% of Oklahoma's population, while in 2022 it comprised 1.41% thereby yielding a +0.25% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+0.25%
=
1.41%
-
1.15%
 
   
Grady County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Grady County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Grady 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, Grady County's population grew at an annual rate of 1.27% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1982 (7.07%) and posted its lowest growth in 1986 (-2.47%). In 2022, Grady County's population grew by 1.89%
Grady County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Grady 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 Grady 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, Grady County's annual population growth rate averaged 2.83%. It averaged 0.93% during the 1980s, 0.70% in the 1990s, 1.44% during the 2000s, 0.48% in the 2010s, 1.13% 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 Grady County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Oklahoma and the nation. As the chart reveals, Grady County's average annual population growth registered above Oklahoma's average throughout the 1970s (2.83% vs. 1.60%), exceeded Oklahoma's average in the 1980s (0.93% vs. 0.61%), recorded under Oklahoma's average in the 1990s (0.70% vs. 0.88%), led Oklahoma's average in the 2000s (1.44% vs. 0.79%), recorded under Oklahoma's average during the 2010s (0.48% vs. 0.59%), and led Oklahoma's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.13% vs. 0.64%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Grady County topped the nation over the 1970s (2.83% vs. 1.10%), posted below the nation in the 1980s (0.93% vs. 0.95%), posted below the nation during the 1990s (0.70% vs. 1.23%), outperformed the nation during the 2000s (1.44% vs. 0.95%), fell below the nation throughout the 2010s (0.48% vs. 0.74%), and recorded above the nation over 2020-2022 (1.13% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.27
2.83
0.93
0.70
1.44
0.48
1.13
1.89
 
0.88
1.60
0.61
0.88
0.79
0.59
0.64
0.72
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Grady County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
29,269
100.0
N
1.15
1970
 
29,532
100.9
0.90
1.15
1971
 
30,587
104.5
3.57
1.17
1972
 
32,074
109.6
4.86
1.21
1973
 
32,860
112.3
2.45
1.22
1974
 
34,000
116.2
3.47
1.24
1975
 
34,994
119.6
2.92
1.26
1976
 
36,121
123.4
3.22
1.28
1977
 
36,917
126.1
2.20
1.29
1978
 
37,543
128.3
1.70
1.29
1979
 
38,655
132.1
2.96
1.30
1980
 
39,795
136.0
2.95
1.31
1981
 
40,943
139.9
2.88
1.32
1982
 
43,836
149.8
7.07
1.37
1983
 
45,454
155.3
3.69
1.38
1984
 
45,098
154.1
-0.78
1.37
1985
 
45,013
153.8
-0.19
1.38
1986
 
43,899
150.0
-2.47
1.35
1987
 
43,089
147.2
-1.85
1.34
1988
 
42,587
145.5
-1.17
1.34
1989
 
42,247
144.3
-0.80
1.34
1990
 
41,660
142.3
-1.39
1.32
1991
 
41,673
142.4
0.03
1.31
1992
 
41,795
142.8
0.29
1.30
1993
 
42,254
144.4
1.10
1.30
1994
 
42,646
145.7
0.93
1.30
1995
 
43,399
148.3
1.77
1.31
1996
 
44,297
151.3
2.07
1.33
1997
 
44,760
152.9
1.05
1.33
1998
 
44,999
153.7
0.53
1.32
1999
 
45,280
154.7
0.62
1.32
2000
 
45,534
155.6
0.56
1.32
2001
 
45,856
156.7
0.71
1.32
2002
 
46,691
159.5
1.82
1.34
2003
 
47,277
161.5
1.26
1.35
2004
 
48,167
164.6
1.88
1.37
2005
 
49,256
168.3
2.26
1.39
2006
 
50,462
172.4
2.45
1.40
2007
 
50,931
174.0
0.93
1.40
2008
 
51,621
176.4
1.35
1.41
2009
 
52,231
178.5
1.18
1.40
2010
 
52,411
179.1
0.34
1.39
2011
 
52,625
179.8
0.41
1.39
2012
 
52,804
180.4
0.34
1.38
2013
 
53,313
182.1
0.96
1.39
2014
 
53,455
182.6
0.27
1.38
2015
 
54,022
184.6
1.06
1.38
2016
 
54,030
184.6
0.01
1.38
2017
 
54,064
184.7
0.06
1.38
2018
 
54,540
186.3
0.88
1.39
2019
 
54,777
187.2
0.43
1.39
2020
 
54,873
187.5
0.18
1.38
2021
 
55,608
190.0
1.34
1.39
2022
 
56,658
193.6
1.89
1.41
Source: Calculations by the Oklahoma Regional Economic Analysis Project (OK-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Oklahoma:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
2,535,000
100.0
N
1.26
1970
 
2,566,485
101.2
1.24
1.26
1971
 
2,617,944
103.3
2.01
1.27
1972
 
2,657,448
104.8
1.51
1.27
1973
 
2,694,182
106.3
1.38
1.27
1974
 
2,732,454
107.8
1.42
1.28
1975
 
2,771,858
109.3
1.44
1.29
1976
 
2,823,396
111.4
1.86
1.30
1977
 
2,865,935
113.1
1.51
1.30
1978
 
2,913,056
114.9
1.64
1.31
1979
 
2,970,080
117.2
1.96
1.32
1980
 
3,040,758
120.0
2.38
1.34
1981
 
3,096,159
122.1
1.82
1.35
1982
 
3,206,129
126.5
3.55
1.38
1983
 
3,290,404
129.8
2.63
1.41
1984
 
3,285,535
129.6
-0.15
1.39
1985
 
3,271,333
129.0
-0.43
1.37
1986
 
3,252,735
128.3
-0.57
1.35
1987
 
3,210,124
126.6
-1.31
1.32
1988
 
3,167,064
124.9
-1.34
1.30
1989
 
3,150,304
124.3
-0.53
1.28
1990
 
3,148,825
124.2
-0.05
1.26
1991
 
3,175,440
125.3
0.85
1.26
1992
 
3,220,517
127.0
1.42
1.26
1993
 
3,252,285
128.3
0.99
1.25
1994
 
3,280,940
129.4
0.88
1.25
1995
 
3,308,208
130.5
0.83
1.24
1996
 
3,340,129
131.8
0.96
1.24
1997
 
3,372,917
133.1
0.98
1.24
1998
 
3,405,194
134.3
0.96
1.23
1999
 
3,437,147
135.6
0.94
1.23
2000
 
3,454,365
136.3
0.50
1.22
2001
 
3,467,100
136.8
0.37
1.22
2002
 
3,489,080
137.6
0.63
1.21
2003
 
3,504,892
138.3
0.45
1.21
2004
 
3,525,233
139.1
0.58
1.20
2005
 
3,548,597
140.0
0.66
1.20
2006
 
3,594,090
141.8
1.28
1.20
2007
 
3,634,349
143.4
1.12
1.21
2008
 
3,668,976
144.7
0.95
1.21
2009
 
3,717,572
146.6
1.32
1.21
2010
 
3,759,581
148.3
1.13
1.22
2011
 
3,786,640
149.4
0.72
1.21
2012
 
3,815,353
150.5
0.76
1.21
2013
 
3,848,112
151.8
0.86
1.21
2014
 
3,871,583
152.7
0.61
1.21
2015
 
3,901,051
153.9
0.76
1.21
2016
 
3,916,821
154.5
0.40
1.21
2017
 
3,920,455
154.7
0.09
1.20
2018
 
3,928,494
155.0
0.21
1.20
2019
 
3,943,796
155.6
0.39
1.19
2020
 
3,964,912
156.4
0.54
1.20
2021
 
3,991,225
157.4
0.66
1.20
2022
 
4,019,800
158.6
0.72
1.21
Source: Calculations by the Oklahoma Regional Economic Analysis Project (OK-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 Oklahoma Regional Economic Analysis Project (OK-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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