Hampden County vs. Massachusetts
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Hampden County vs. Massachusetts
Hampden County:
2022 Population = 461,041
2022 Percent of State = 6.60%
Massachusetts:
2022 Population = 6,981,974
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.09%
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 Hampden County with comparisons to Massachusetts and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Hampden County vs. Massachusetts' 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 Hampden County's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Hampden County's population rose from 456,530 in 1969 to 461,041 in 2022, for a net gain of 4,511, or 0.99%.
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 Massachusetts' annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Massachusetts' population rose from 5,650,000 in 1969 to 6,981,974 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,331,974, or 23.57%.
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 shows Hampden County's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Massachusetts, 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.
Hampden County's overall population growth was 0.99% over 1969-2022 trailed Massachusetts' increase of 23.57%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Massachusetts Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Massachusetts Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Hampden County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Massachusetts' statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Massachusetts' population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Hampden County's population totaled 8.08% of Massachusetts' population, while in 2022 it totaled 6.60% thereby yielding a -1.48% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-1.48%
=
6.60%
-
8.08%
 
   
Hampden County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Hampden County Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Hampden 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, Hampden County's population grew at an annual rate of 0.02% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1987 (1.20%) and posted its lowest growth in 1978 (-1.22%). In 2022, Hampden County's population declined by -0.39%
Hampden County Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Hampden 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 Hampden 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, Hampden County's annual population growth rate averaged -0.28%. It averaged 0.28% throughout the 1980s, -0.02% in the 1990s, 0.16% throughout the 2000s, 0.09% during the 2010s, -0.43% 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 Hampden County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Massachusetts and the nation. As the chart reveals, Hampden County's average annual population growth recorded under Massachusetts' average throughout the 1970s (-0.28% vs. 0.17%), posted below Massachusetts' average in the 1980s (0.28% vs. 0.46%), trailed Massachusetts' average in the 1990s (-0.02% vs. 0.49%), posted below Massachusetts' average throughout the 2000s (0.16% vs. 0.31%), fell below Massachusetts' average throughout the 2010s (0.09% vs. 0.74%), and fell below Massachusetts' average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.43% vs. -0.16%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Hampden County lagged the nation throughout the 1970s (-0.28% vs. 1.10%), lagged the nation over the 1980s (0.28% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation throughout the 1990s (-0.02% vs. 1.23%), lagged the nation during the 2000s (0.16% vs. 0.95%), fell under the nation during the 2010s (0.09% vs. 0.74%), and posted below the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.43% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.02
-0.28
0.28
-0.02
0.16
0.09
-0.43
-0.39
 
0.40
0.17
0.46
0.49
0.31
0.74
-0.16
-0.11
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Hampden County:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
456,530
100.0
N
8.08
1970
 
459,785
100.7
0.71
8.06
1971
 
458,885
100.5
-0.20
8.00
1972
 
458,983
100.5
0.02
7.97
1973
 
457,999
100.3
-0.21
7.92
1974
 
459,721
100.7
0.38
7.96
1975
 
457,052
100.1
-0.58
7.93
1976
 
453,498
99.3
-0.78
7.89
1977
 
451,750
99.0
-0.39
7.86
1978
 
446,247
97.7
-1.22
7.77
1979
 
444,059
97.3
-0.49
7.73
1980
 
443,610
97.2
-0.10
7.72
1981
 
444,951
97.5
0.30
7.71
1982
 
440,975
96.6
-0.89
7.64
1983
 
440,467
96.5
-0.12
7.60
1984
 
441,614
96.7
0.26
7.56
1985
 
441,973
96.8
0.08
7.52
1986
 
442,785
97.0
0.18
7.50
1987
 
448,085
98.2
1.20
7.55
1988
 
453,357
99.3
1.18
7.58
1989
 
456,497
100.0
0.69
7.59
1990
 
456,940
100.1
0.10
7.59
1991
 
456,677
100.0
-0.06
7.59
1992
 
455,705
99.8
-0.21
7.56
1993
 
455,530
99.8
-0.04
7.52
1994
 
454,787
99.6
-0.16
7.46
1995
 
453,491
99.3
-0.28
7.38
1996
 
452,809
99.2
-0.15
7.33
1997
 
453,772
99.4
0.21
7.29
1998
 
454,758
99.6
0.22
7.25
1999
 
455,391
99.8
0.14
7.21
2000
 
456,533
100.0
0.25
7.18
2001
 
456,557
100.0
0.01
7.14
2002
 
458,780
100.5
0.49
7.15
2003
 
460,673
100.9
0.41
7.17
2004
 
460,841
100.9
0.04
7.19
2005
 
461,147
101.0
0.07
7.20
2006
 
461,408
101.1
0.06
7.20
2007
 
461,434
101.1
0.01
7.17
2008
 
462,053
101.2
0.13
7.14
2009
 
462,777
101.4
0.16
7.10
2010
 
464,280
101.7
0.32
7.07
2011
 
466,355
102.2
0.45
7.03
2012
 
467,309
102.4
0.20
6.98
2013
 
468,264
102.6
0.20
6.93
2014
 
470,135
103.0
0.40
6.89
2015
 
469,963
102.9
-0.04
6.85
2016
 
468,724
102.7
-0.26
6.78
2017
 
468,535
102.6
-0.04
6.73
2018
 
469,189
102.8
0.14
6.71
2019
 
466,986
102.3
-0.47
6.66
2020
 
464,407
101.7
-0.55
6.64
2021
 
462,849
101.4
-0.34
6.62
2022
 
461,041
101.0
-0.39
6.60
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Massachusetts:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
5,650,000
100.0
N
2.81
1970
 
5,703,706
101.0
0.95
2.80
1971
 
5,738,589
101.6
0.61
2.77
1972
 
5,762,122
102.0
0.41
2.75
1973
 
5,783,809
102.4
0.38
2.74
1974
 
5,776,992
102.2
-0.12
2.71
1975
 
5,762,138
102.0
-0.26
2.67
1976
 
5,748,868
101.7
-0.23
2.64
1977
 
5,744,097
101.7
-0.08
2.61
1978
 
5,742,923
101.6
-0.02
2.59
1979
 
5,746,188
101.7
0.06
2.56
1980
 
5,746,075
101.7
0.00
2.53
1981
 
5,768,685
102.1
0.39
2.51
1982
 
5,771,222
102.1
0.04
2.49
1983
 
5,799,405
102.6
0.49
2.48
1984
 
5,840,774
103.4
0.71
2.48
1985
 
5,880,734
104.1
0.68
2.47
1986
 
5,902,677
104.5
0.37
2.46
1987
 
5,935,205
105.0
0.55
2.45
1988
 
5,979,983
105.8
0.75
2.45
1989
 
6,015,478
106.5
0.59
2.44
1990
 
6,022,639
106.6
0.12
2.41
1991
 
6,018,470
106.5
-0.07
2.38
1992
 
6,028,709
106.7
0.17
2.35
1993
 
6,060,569
107.3
0.53
2.33
1994
 
6,095,241
107.9
0.57
2.32
1995
 
6,141,445
108.7
0.76
2.31
1996
 
6,179,756
109.4
0.62
2.29
1997
 
6,226,058
110.2
0.75
2.28
1998
 
6,271,838
111.0
0.74
2.27
1999
 
6,317,345
111.8
0.73
2.26
2000
 
6,361,104
112.6
0.69
2.25
2001
 
6,397,634
113.2
0.57
2.25
2002
 
6,417,206
113.6
0.31
2.23
2003
 
6,422,565
113.7
0.08
2.21
2004
 
6,412,281
113.5
-0.16
2.19
2005
 
6,403,290
113.3
-0.14
2.17
2006
 
6,410,084
113.5
0.11
2.15
2007
 
6,431,559
113.8
0.34
2.14
2008
 
6,468,967
114.5
0.58
2.13
2009
 
6,517,613
115.4
0.75
2.12
2010
 
6,569,537
116.3
0.80
2.12
2011
 
6,629,863
117.3
0.92
2.13
2012
 
6,692,712
118.5
0.95
2.13
2013
 
6,756,583
119.6
0.95
2.13
2014
 
6,819,480
120.7
0.93
2.14
2015
 
6,865,334
121.5
0.67
2.13
2016
 
6,908,516
122.3
0.63
2.13
2017
 
6,958,374
123.2
0.72
2.13
2018
 
6,994,054
123.8
0.51
2.13
2019
 
7,016,618
124.2
0.32
2.12
2020
 
6,995,729
123.8
-0.30
2.11
2021
 
6,989,690
123.7
-0.09
2.11
2022
 
6,981,974
123.6
-0.11
2.09
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-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 Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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