Blue Ridge, GA population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Blue Ridge decreased by 208. In this period, the peak population was 1,453 in the year 2018. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,441 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,431 | -10 | -0.69% |
| 2002 | 1,424 | -7 | -0.49% |
| 2003 | 1,388 | -36 | -2.53% |
| 2004 | 1,349 | -39 | -2.81% |
| 2005 | 1,305 | -44 | -3.26% |
| 2006 | 1,315 | 10 | 0.77% |
| 2007 | 1,280 | -35 | -2.66% |
| 2008 | 1,281 | 1 | 0.08% |
| 2009 | 1,301 | 20 | 1.56% |
| 2010 | 1,348 | 47 | 3.61% |
| 2011 | 1,340 | -8 | -0.59% |
| 2012 | 1,339 | -1 | -0.07% |
| 2013 | 1,345 | 6 | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 1,346 | 1 | 0.07% |
| 2015 | 1,371 | 25 | 1.86% |
| 2016 | 1,404 | 33 | 2.41% |
| 2017 | 1,418 | 14 | 1.00% |
| 2018 | 1,453 | 35 | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 1,452 | -1 | -0.07% |
| 2020 | 1,258 | -194 | -13.36% |
| 2021 | 1,235 | -23 | -1.83% |
| 2022 | 1,224 | -11 | -0.89% |
| 2023 | 1,233 | 9 | 0.74% |
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Blue Ridge, GA population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 93 (6.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 90 (6.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 25 (1.99%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Blue Ridge's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 1,233.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Blue Ridge's population peaked in year 2018 at 1,453.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Blue Ridge's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,224.
Blue Ridge, GA annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Blue Ridge grew year by year for 11 years and declined for 12 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Blue Ridge had an average annual population growth rate of 0.63% per year. Overall the population shrank 14.43% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Blue Ridge annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 0.63% per year.
From 2009 to 2010 Blue Ridge population grew the most, with an increase of 47 people (a 3.61% year-on-year increase)..
From 2019 to 2020 Blue Ridge population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 194 people (a 13.36% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Blue Ridge, GA population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 2 between 2021 and 2023. The decrease was 11 (decreased) between 2021 and 2022; and increase of 9 (0.74%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Blue Ridge, GA changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Blue Ridge decreased by 112 (8.33%). The population was highest at 1,453 in the year 2018 and lowest at 1,224 in the year 2022. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was -0.76%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)