Chesapeake City vs. Virginia
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Chesapeake City vs. Virginia
Chesapeake City:
2022 Population = 252,488
2022 Percent of State = 2.91%
Virginia:
2022 Population = 8,683,619
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.61%
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 Chesapeake City with comparisons to Virginia and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Chesapeake City vs. Virginia'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 Chesapeake City's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Chesapeake City's population rose from 87,641 in 1969 to 252,488 in 2022, for a net gain of 164,847, or 188.09%.
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 Virginia's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Virginia's population rose from 4,614,000 in 1969 to 8,683,619 in 2022, for a net gain of 4,069,619, or 88.20%.
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 Chesapeake City's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Virginia, 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.
Chesapeake City's overall population growth was 188.09% over 1969-2022 outpaced Virginia's increase of 88.20%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Virginia Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Virginia Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of comparing the population growth of Chesapeake City is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Virginia's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Virginia's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Chesapeake City's population comprised 1.90% of Virginia's population, while in 2022 it equated to 2.91% thereby yielding a +1.01% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+1.01%
=
2.91%
-
1.90%
 
   
Chesapeake City Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Chesapeake City Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Chesapeake City'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, Chesapeake City's population grew at an annual rate of 2.02% over 1970-2022. The independent city posted its highest growth in 1974 (4.50%) and posted its lowest growth in 2007 (0.08%). In 2022, Chesapeake City's population grew by 0.30%
Chesapeake City Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Chesapeake City Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some independent cities 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 Chesapeake City'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, Chesapeake City's annual population growth rate averaged 2.71%. It averaged 2.57% in the 1980s, 2.90% in the 1990s, 1.17% during the 2000s, 1.19% during the 2010s, 0.61% 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 Chesapeake City noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Virginia and the nation. As the chart reveals, Chesapeake City's average annual population growth led Virginia's average during the 1970s (2.71% vs. 1.44%), topped Virginia's average throughout the 1980s (2.57% vs. 1.40%), recorded above Virginia's average throughout the 1990s (2.90% vs. 1.35%), trailed Virginia's average in the 2000s (1.17% vs. 1.25%), registered above Virginia's average throughout the 2010s (1.19% vs. 0.82%), and outperformed Virginia's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (0.61% vs. 0.33%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Chesapeake City registered above the nation during the 1970s (2.71% vs. 1.10%), topped the nation in the 1980s (2.57% vs. 0.95%), registered above the nation during the 1990s (2.90% vs. 1.23%), registered above the nation throughout the 2000s (1.17% vs. 0.95%), recorded above the nation in the 2010s (1.19% vs. 0.74%), and outpaced the nation over 2020-2022 (0.61% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.02
2.71
2.57
2.90
1.17
1.19
0.61
0.30
 
1.20
1.44
1.40
1.35
1.25
0.82
0.33
0.30
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Chesapeake City:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
87,641
100.0
N
1.90
1970
 
89,819
102.5
2.49
1.93
1971
 
91,859
104.8
2.27
1.93
1972
 
94,330
107.6
2.69
1.95
1973
 
98,076
111.9
3.97
2.00
1974
 
102,487
116.9
4.50
2.06
1975
 
105,119
119.9
2.57
2.08
1976
 
108,794
124.1
3.50
2.12
1977
 
112,072
127.9
3.01
2.15
1978
 
113,891
130.0
1.62
2.16
1979
 
114,490
130.6
0.53
2.15
1980
 
114,933
131.1
0.39
2.14
1981
 
116,501
132.9
1.36
2.14
1982
 
118,533
135.2
1.74
2.16
1983
 
120,508
137.5
1.67
2.17
1984
 
124,209
141.7
3.07
2.20
1985
 
128,814
147.0
3.71
2.25
1986
 
132,485
151.2
2.85
2.28
1987
 
137,526
156.9
3.80
2.32
1988
 
142,643
162.8
3.72
2.36
1989
 
147,455
168.2
3.37
2.41
1990
 
153,335
175.0
3.99
2.47
1991
 
158,127
180.4
3.13
2.51
1992
 
164,133
187.3
3.80
2.56
1993
 
171,218
195.4
4.32
2.63
1994
 
178,560
203.7
4.29
2.71
1995
 
184,024
210.0
3.06
2.76
1996
 
187,459
213.9
1.87
2.78
1997
 
191,040
218.0
1.91
2.80
1998
 
193,805
221.1
1.45
2.81
1999
 
196,035
223.7
1.15
2.80
2000
 
200,224
228.5
2.14
2.82
2001
 
202,325
230.9
1.05
2.81
2002
 
203,970
232.7
0.81
2.80
2003
 
206,909
236.1
1.44
2.81
2004
 
211,927
241.8
2.43
2.83
2005
 
215,128
245.5
1.51
2.84
2006
 
217,271
247.9
1.00
2.83
2007
 
217,450
248.1
0.08
2.81
2008
 
218,458
249.3
0.46
2.79
2009
 
220,176
251.2
0.79
2.78
2010
 
223,586
255.1
1.55
2.79
2011
 
225,669
257.5
0.93
2.78
2012
 
228,700
261.0
1.34
2.79
2013
 
231,239
263.8
1.11
2.80
2014
 
234,568
267.6
1.44
2.81
2015
 
236,610
270.0
0.87
2.82
2016
 
239,291
273.0
1.13
2.83
2017
 
242,335
276.5
1.27
2.85
2018
 
244,954
279.5
1.08
2.87
2019
 
247,898
282.9
1.20
2.88
2020
 
249,803
285.0
0.77
2.89
2021
 
251,739
287.2
0.78
2.91
2022
 
252,488
288.1
0.30
2.91
Source: Calculations by the Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (VA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Virginia:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
4,614,000
100.0
N
2.29
1970
 
4,659,930
101.0
1.00
2.29
1971
 
4,752,846
103.0
1.99
2.30
1972
 
4,828,131
104.6
1.58
2.31
1973
 
4,906,648
106.3
1.63
2.32
1974
 
4,978,155
107.9
1.46
2.33
1975
 
5,056,385
109.6
1.57
2.35
1976
 
5,132,693
111.2
1.51
2.36
1977
 
5,205,706
112.8
1.42
2.37
1978
 
5,284,122
114.5
1.51
2.38
1979
 
5,324,533
115.4
0.76
2.37
1980
 
5,368,334
116.3
0.82
2.36
1981
 
5,444,094
118.0
1.41
2.37
1982
 
5,492,785
119.0
0.89
2.37
1983
 
5,564,662
120.6
1.31
2.38
1984
 
5,643,868
122.3
1.42
2.39
1985
 
5,715,149
123.9
1.26
2.40
1986
 
5,811,692
126.0
1.69
2.42
1987
 
5,932,273
128.6
2.07
2.45
1988
 
6,036,908
130.8
1.76
2.47
1989
 
6,120,246
132.6
1.38
2.48
1990
 
6,216,884
134.7
1.58
2.49
1991
 
6,301,217
136.6
1.36
2.49
1992
 
6,414,307
139.0
1.79
2.50
1993
 
6,509,630
141.1
1.49
2.50
1994
 
6,593,139
142.9
1.28
2.51
1995
 
6,670,693
144.6
1.18
2.51
1996
 
6,750,884
146.3
1.20
2.51
1997
 
6,829,183
148.0
1.16
2.50
1998
 
6,900,918
149.6
1.05
2.50
1999
 
7,000,174
151.7
1.44
2.51
2000
 
7,105,817
154.0
1.51
2.52
2001
 
7,198,362
156.0
1.30
2.53
2002
 
7,286,873
157.9
1.23
2.53
2003
 
7,366,977
159.7
1.10
2.54
2004
 
7,475,575
162.0
1.47
2.55
2005
 
7,577,105
164.2
1.36
2.56
2006
 
7,673,725
166.3
1.28
2.57
2007
 
7,751,000
168.0
1.01
2.57
2008
 
7,833,496
169.8
1.06
2.58
2009
 
7,925,937
171.8
1.18
2.58
2010
 
8,025,030
173.9
1.25
2.59
2011
 
8,107,628
175.7
1.03
2.60
2012
 
8,196,915
177.7
1.10
2.61
2013
 
8,269,638
179.2
0.89
2.61
2014
 
8,333,578
180.6
0.77
2.61
2015
 
8,389,864
181.8
0.68
2.61
2016
 
8,444,688
183.0
0.65
2.60
2017
 
8,502,578
184.3
0.69
2.60
2018
 
8,547,016
185.2
0.52
2.60
2019
 
8,597,339
186.3
0.59
2.60
2020
 
8,636,471
187.2
0.46
2.61
2021
 
8,657,365
187.6
0.24
2.61
2022
 
8,683,619
188.2
0.30
2.61
Source: Calculations by the Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (VA-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 Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (VA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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