Is Major County, OK's population growing or shrinking?
Updated annually
It shrank by 54 between 2023 and 2024. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. The 0.71% annual decrease in the county was primarily driven by people moving to other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, the population of Major County, OK shrank by 2.8%.
-54
population change (2023 to 2024)
-0.71%
percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, the population of Major County, OK increased 10 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2009 and 2010, when the county gained 329 residents. The largest decline occurred between 2002 and 2003 when there were 169 fewer residents.
Major County, OK lost 54 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 the county, with deaths exceeding births by 20.
- 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, the population change from immigration in the county was positive with about 19 more people coming from another country directly to the county than leaving.
- Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, the population change from domestic migration in the county was negative with about 53 more people moving to any other county in the US.
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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population decline in Major County, OK.
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