Idaho Falls MSA vs. Idaho
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Idaho Falls MSA vs. Idaho
Idaho Falls MSA:
2022 Population = 165,608
2022 Percent of State = 0.06%
Idaho:
2022 Population = 1,939,033
2022 Percent of U.S. = 0.58%
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 the Idaho Falls MSA with comparisons to Idaho and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing the Idaho Falls MSA vs. Idaho'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 the Idaho Falls MSA's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, the Idaho Falls MSA's population rose from 66,432 in 1969 to 165,608 in 2022, for a net gain of 99,176, or 149.29%.
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 Idaho's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Idaho's population rose from 707,000 in 1969 to 1,939,033 in 2022, for a net gain of 1,232,033, or 174.26%.
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 the Idaho Falls MSA's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Idaho, 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.
The Idaho Falls MSA's overall population growth was 149.29% over 1969-2022 trailed Idaho's increase of 174.26%, and topped the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Idaho Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Idaho Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of the Idaho Falls MSA is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Idaho's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Idaho's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, the Idaho Falls MSA's population totaled 9.40% of Idaho's population, while in 2022 it equated to 8.54% thereby yielding a -0.86% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.86%
=
8.54%
-
9.40%
 
   
Idaho Falls MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Idaho Falls MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of the Idaho Falls MSA'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, the Idaho Falls MSA's population grew at an annual rate of 1.74% over 1970-2022. The Idaho Falls MSA recorded its highest growth in 1974 (4.22%) and posted its lowest growth in 1982 (-0.34%). In 2022, the Idaho Falls MSA's population grew by 1.63%
Idaho Falls MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Idaho Falls MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some msas 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 the Idaho Falls MSA'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, the Idaho Falls MSA's annual population growth rate averaged 2.40%. It averaged 0.75% in the 1980s, 1.33% throughout the 1990s, 2.44% during the 2000s, 1.61% throughout the 2010s, 2.36% 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 the Idaho Falls MSA noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Idaho and the nation. As the chart reveals, the Idaho Falls MSA's average annual population growth amounted to less than Idaho's average during the 1970s (2.40% vs. 2.81%), topped Idaho's average throughout the 1980s (0.75% vs. 0.65%), amounted to less than Idaho's average in the 1990s (1.33% vs. 2.52%), surpassed Idaho's average throughout the 2000s (2.44% vs. 2.00%), surpassed Idaho's average throughout the 2010s (1.61% vs. 1.52%), and registered above Idaho's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.36% vs. 2.36%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, the Idaho Falls MSA surpassed the nation over the 1970s (2.40% vs. 1.10%), fell under the nation over the 1980s (0.75% vs. 0.95%), recorded above the nation during the 1990s (1.33% vs. 1.23%), registered above the nation in the 2000s (2.44% vs. 0.95%), outpaced the nation during the 2010s (1.61% vs. 0.74%), and registered above the nation over 2020-2022 (2.36% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.74
2.40
0.75
1.33
2.44
1.61
2.36
1.63
 
1.93
2.81
0.65
2.52
2.00
1.52
2.36
1.82
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Idaho Falls MSA:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
66,432
100.0
N
0.04
1970
 
67,248
101.2
1.23
0.04
1971
 
67,297
101.3
0.07
0.04
1972
 
69,575
104.7
3.38
0.04
1973
 
70,208
105.7
0.91
0.04
1974
 
73,174
110.1
4.22
0.04
1975
 
75,210
113.2
2.78
0.04
1976
 
77,106
116.1
2.52
0.04
1977
 
79,685
119.9
3.34
0.04
1978
 
82,839
124.7
3.96
0.05
1979
 
84,150
126.7
1.58
0.05
1980
 
84,969
127.9
0.97
0.05
1981
 
86,247
129.8
1.50
0.05
1982
 
85,951
129.4
-0.34
0.05
1983
 
86,820
130.7
1.01
0.05
1984
 
87,700
132.0
1.01
0.05
1985
 
88,130
132.7
0.49
0.04
1986
 
88,724
133.6
0.67
0.04
1987
 
89,885
135.3
1.31
0.04
1988
 
90,313
135.9
0.48
0.04
1989
 
90,651
136.5
0.37
0.04
1990
 
92,109
138.7
1.61
0.04
1991
 
94,772
142.7
2.89
0.04
1992
 
97,397
146.6
2.77
0.05
1993
 
98,961
149.0
1.61
0.05
1994
 
100,332
151.0
1.39
0.05
1995
 
100,789
151.7
0.46
0.05
1996
 
100,809
151.7
0.02
0.04
1997
 
101,505
152.8
0.69
0.04
1998
 
102,425
154.2
0.91
0.04
1999
 
103,450
155.7
1.00
0.04
2000
 
105,055
158.1
1.55
0.04
2001
 
106,082
159.7
0.98
0.04
2002
 
107,768
162.2
1.59
0.04
2003
 
109,937
165.5
2.01
0.04
2004
 
113,168
170.4
2.94
0.05
2005
 
116,208
174.9
2.69
0.05
2006
 
119,981
180.6
3.25
0.05
2007
 
124,203
187.0
3.52
0.05
2008
 
128,353
193.2
3.34
0.05
2009
 
131,621
198.1
2.55
0.05
2010
 
133,880
201.5
1.72
0.05
2011
 
135,290
203.7
1.05
0.05
2012
 
136,752
205.9
1.08
0.05
2013
 
137,702
207.3
0.69
0.05
2014
 
138,970
209.2
0.92
0.05
2015
 
140,971
212.2
1.44
0.05
2016
 
144,201
217.1
2.29
0.05
2017
 
147,582
222.2
2.34
0.05
2018
 
150,939
227.2
2.27
0.05
2019
 
154,417
232.4
2.30
0.05
2020
 
158,376
238.4
2.56
0.06
2021
 
162,948
245.3
2.89
0.06
2022
 
165,608
249.3
1.63
0.06
Source: Calculations by the Idaho Regional Economic Analysis Project (ID-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Idaho:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
707,000
100.0
N
0.35
1970
 
717,255
101.5
1.45
0.35
1971
 
738,749
104.5
3.00
0.36
1972
 
763,229
108.0
3.31
0.36
1973
 
782,061
110.6
2.47
0.37
1974
 
807,973
114.3
3.31
0.38
1975
 
831,981
117.7
2.97
0.39
1976
 
856,979
121.2
3.00
0.39
1977
 
883,446
125.0
3.09
0.40
1978
 
910,962
128.8
3.11
0.41
1979
 
932,636
131.9
2.38
0.42
1980
 
947,983
134.1
1.65
0.42
1981
 
962,204
136.1
1.50
0.42
1982
 
973,719
137.7
1.20
0.42
1983
 
981,866
138.9
0.84
0.42
1984
 
990,841
140.1
0.91
0.42
1985
 
994,052
140.6
0.32
0.42
1986
 
990,222
140.1
-0.39
0.41
1987
 
984,997
139.3
-0.53
0.41
1988
 
985,661
139.4
0.07
0.40
1989
 
994,422
140.7
0.89
0.40
1990
 
1,012,384
143.2
1.81
0.41
1991
 
1,041,316
147.3
2.86
0.41
1992
 
1,071,685
151.6
2.92
0.42
1993
 
1,108,768
156.8
3.46
0.43
1994
 
1,145,140
162.0
3.28
0.44
1995
 
1,177,322
166.5
2.81
0.44
1996
 
1,203,083
170.2
2.19
0.45
1997
 
1,228,520
173.8
2.11
0.45
1998
 
1,252,330
177.1
1.94
0.45
1999
 
1,275,674
180.4
1.86
0.46
2000
 
1,299,430
183.8
1.86
0.46
2001
 
1,319,962
186.7
1.58
0.46
2002
 
1,340,372
189.6
1.55
0.47
2003
 
1,363,380
192.8
1.72
0.47
2004
 
1,391,802
196.9
2.08
0.48
2005
 
1,428,241
202.0
2.62
0.48
2006
 
1,468,669
207.7
2.83
0.49
2007
 
1,505,105
212.9
2.48
0.50
2008
 
1,534,320
217.0
1.94
0.50
2009
 
1,554,439
219.9
1.31
0.51
2010
 
1,571,266
222.2
1.08
0.51
2011
 
1,586,530
224.4
0.97
0.51
2012
 
1,600,013
226.3
0.85
0.51
2013
 
1,618,042
228.9
1.13
0.51
2014
 
1,640,181
232.0
1.37
0.51
2015
 
1,662,421
235.1
1.36
0.52
2016
 
1,696,089
239.9
2.03
0.52
2017
 
1,734,030
245.3
2.24
0.53
2018
 
1,768,643
250.2
2.00
0.54
2019
 
1,808,039
255.7
2.23
0.55
2020
 
1,849,202
261.6
2.28
0.56
2021
 
1,904,314
269.4
2.98
0.57
2022
 
1,939,033
274.3
1.82
0.58
Source: Calculations by the Idaho Regional Economic Analysis Project (ID-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 Idaho Regional Economic Analysis Project (ID-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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