Population

Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 438 between 2023 and 2024. Changes in population can reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. The 1.6% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Del Norte County, CA’s population shrank by 0.64%.

+438

population change (2023 to 2024)

+1.6%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Del Norte County, CA’s population increased 12 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2023 and 2024, when Del Norte County, CA gained 438 residents. Its largest decline occurred between 2021 and 2022 when there were 823 fewer residents.

Del Norte County, CA gained 438 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was negative in Del Norte County, CA, with deaths exceeding births by 128.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Del Norte County, CA’s population change from immigration was negative with about one more person leaving for another country directly from Del Norte County, CA than coming.
  • Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Del Norte County, CA’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 567 more people coming from any other county in the US.

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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in Del Norte County, CA.

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