Evangeline Parish vs. Louisiana
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Evangeline Parish vs. Louisiana
Evangeline Parish:
2022 Population = 31,986
2022 Percent of State = 0.70%
Louisiana:
2022 Population = 4,590,241
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.38%
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 Evangeline Parish with comparisons to Louisiana and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing Evangeline Parish vs. Louisiana'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 Evangeline Parish's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Evangeline Parish's population rose from 31,880 in 1969 to 31,986 in 2022, for a net gain of 106, or 0.33%.
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 Louisiana's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Louisiana's population rose from 3,619,000 in 1969 to 4,590,241 in 2022, for a net gain of 971,241, or 26.84%.
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 Evangeline Parish's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Louisiana, 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.
Evangeline Parish's overall population growth was 0.33% over 1969-2022 trailed Louisiana's increase of 26.84%, and fell below the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Louisiana Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Louisiana Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the population growth of Evangeline Parish is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Louisiana's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Louisiana's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Evangeline Parish's population comprised 0.88% of Louisiana's population, while in 2022 it equated to 0.70% thereby yielding a -0.18% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.18%
=
0.70%
-
0.88%
 
   
Evangeline Parish Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Evangeline Parish Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Evangeline Parish'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, Evangeline Parish's population grew at an annual rate of 0.01% over 1970-2022. The parish recorded its highest growth in 1971 (3.31%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1987 (-2.04%). In 2022, Evangeline Parish's population declined by -0.63%
Evangeline Parish Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Evangeline Parish Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some parishes 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 Evangeline Parish's population since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Evangeline Parish's annual population growth rate averaged 0.39%. It averaged 0.12% during the 1980s, 0.56% during the 1990s, -0.38% during the 2000s, -0.47% during the 2010s, -0.55% 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 Evangeline Parish noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Louisiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, Evangeline Parish's average annual population growth amounted to less than Louisiana's average throughout the 1970s (0.39% vs. 1.35%), fell below Louisiana's average in the 1980s (0.12% vs. 0.28%), outpaced Louisiana's average in the 1990s (0.56% vs. 0.48%), posted below Louisiana's average throughout the 2000s (-0.38% vs. 0.09%), lagged Louisiana's average during the 2010s (-0.47% vs. 0.38%), and recorded under Louisiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.55% vs. -0.53%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, Evangeline Parish fell under the nation in the 1970s (0.39% vs. 1.10%), trailed the nation over the 1980s (0.12% vs. 0.95%), recorded underneath the nation during the 1990s (0.56% vs. 1.23%), trailed the nation during the 2000s (-0.38% vs. 0.95%), lagged the nation in the 2010s (-0.47% vs. 0.74%), and lagged the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.55% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.01
0.39
0.12
0.56
-0.38
-0.47
-0.55
-0.63
 
0.46
1.35
0.28
0.48
0.09
0.38
-0.53
-0.80
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Evangeline Parish:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
31,880
100.0
N
0.88
1970
 
32,049
100.5
0.53
0.88
1971
 
33,111
103.9
3.31
0.89
1972
 
32,472
101.9
-1.93
0.86
1973
 
32,378
101.6
-0.29
0.85
1974
 
32,158
100.9
-0.68
0.84
1975
 
32,303
101.3
0.45
0.83
1976
 
32,642
102.4
1.05
0.83
1977
 
32,720
102.6
0.24
0.81
1978
 
32,731
102.7
0.03
0.80
1979
 
33,109
103.9
1.15
0.80
1980
 
33,493
105.1
1.16
0.79
1981
 
34,035
106.8
1.62
0.79
1982
 
34,147
107.1
0.33
0.78
1983
 
34,483
108.2
0.98
0.78
1984
 
34,841
109.3
1.04
0.79
1985
 
35,108
110.1
0.77
0.80
1986
 
35,106
110.1
-0.01
0.80
1987
 
34,389
107.9
-2.04
0.79
1988
 
33,903
106.3
-1.41
0.79
1989
 
33,490
105.1
-1.22
0.79
1990
 
33,287
104.4
-0.61
0.79
1991
 
33,608
105.4
0.96
0.79
1992
 
33,910
106.4
0.90
0.79
1993
 
34,193
107.3
0.83
0.79
1994
 
34,407
107.9
0.63
0.79
1995
 
34,539
108.3
0.38
0.79
1996
 
34,858
109.3
0.92
0.79
1997
 
34,949
109.6
0.26
0.79
1998
 
35,094
110.1
0.41
0.79
1999
 
35,396
111.0
0.86
0.79
2000
 
35,414
111.1
0.05
0.79
2001
 
35,155
110.3
-0.73
0.79
2002
 
34,894
109.5
-0.74
0.78
2003
 
34,513
108.3
-1.09
0.76
2004
 
34,399
107.9
-0.33
0.76
2005
 
34,532
108.3
0.39
0.75
2006
 
34,839
109.3
0.89
0.81
2007
 
34,873
109.4
0.10
0.80
2008
 
34,316
107.6
-1.60
0.77
2009
 
34,078
106.9
-0.69
0.76
2010
 
33,930
106.4
-0.43
0.75
2011
 
33,720
105.8
-0.62
0.74
2012
 
33,530
105.2
-0.56
0.73
2013
 
33,513
105.1
-0.05
0.72
2014
 
33,353
104.6
-0.48
0.72
2015
 
33,227
104.2
-0.38
0.71
2016
 
33,076
103.8
-0.45
0.71
2017
 
32,965
103.4
-0.34
0.70
2018
 
32,678
102.5
-0.87
0.70
2019
 
32,524
102.0
-0.47
0.70
2020
 
32,304
101.3
-0.68
0.69
2021
 
32,190
101.0
-0.35
0.70
2022
 
31,986
100.3
-0.63
0.70
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Louisiana:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,619,000
100.0
N
1.80
1970
 
3,650,209
100.9
0.86
1.79
1971
 
3,710,666
102.5
1.66
1.79
1972
 
3,761,967
104.0
1.38
1.80
1973
 
3,788,840
104.7
0.71
1.79
1974
 
3,820,720
105.6
0.84
1.79
1975
 
3,886,963
107.4
1.73
1.80
1976
 
3,951,636
109.2
1.66
1.82
1977
 
4,015,582
111.0
1.62
1.83
1978
 
4,073,288
112.6
1.44
1.83
1979
 
4,139,316
114.4
1.62
1.84
1980
 
4,223,101
116.7
2.02
1.86
1981
 
4,283,297
118.4
1.43
1.87
1982
 
4,352,609
120.3
1.62
1.88
1983
 
4,395,311
121.5
0.98
1.88
1984
 
4,400,474
121.6
0.12
1.87
1985
 
4,408,113
121.8
0.17
1.85
1986
 
4,406,922
121.8
-0.03
1.84
1987
 
4,344,151
120.0
-1.42
1.79
1988
 
4,288,859
118.5
-1.27
1.75
1989
 
4,252,896
117.5
-0.84
1.72
1990
 
4,221,532
116.6
-0.74
1.69
1991
 
4,253,279
117.5
0.75
1.68
1992
 
4,293,003
118.6
0.93
1.67
1993
 
4,316,428
119.3
0.55
1.66
1994
 
4,347,481
120.1
0.72
1.65
1995
 
4,378,779
121.0
0.72
1.64
1996
 
4,398,877
121.5
0.46
1.63
1997
 
4,421,071
122.2
0.50
1.62
1998
 
4,440,344
122.7
0.44
1.61
1999
 
4,460,811
123.3
0.46
1.60
2000
 
4,471,885
123.6
0.25
1.58
2001
 
4,477,875
123.7
0.13
1.57
2002
 
4,497,267
124.3
0.43
1.56
2003
 
4,521,042
124.9
0.53
1.56
2004
 
4,552,238
125.8
0.69
1.55
2005
 
4,576,628
126.5
0.54
1.55
2006
 
4,302,665
118.9
-5.99
1.44
2007
 
4,375,581
120.9
1.69
1.45
2008
 
4,435,586
122.6
1.37
1.46
2009
 
4,491,648
124.1
1.26
1.46
2010
 
4,544,800
125.6
1.18
1.47
2011
 
4,577,075
126.5
0.71
1.47
2012
 
4,603,574
127.2
0.58
1.46
2013
 
4,628,228
127.9
0.54
1.46
2014
 
4,648,811
128.5
0.44
1.46
2015
 
4,670,563
129.1
0.47
1.45
2016
 
4,685,605
129.5
0.32
1.44
2017
 
4,678,606
129.3
-0.15
1.43
2018
 
4,670,052
129.0
-0.18
1.42
2019
 
4,664,558
128.9
-0.12
1.41
2020
 
4,651,664
128.5
-0.28
1.40
2021
 
4,627,098
127.9
-0.53
1.39
2022
 
4,590,241
126.8
-0.80
1.38
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-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 Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-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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