Reno MSA vs. Nevada
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Population Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Reno MSA vs. Nevada
Reno MSA:
2022 Population = 500,915
2022 Percent of State = 0.17%
Nevada:
2022 Population = 3,177,772
2022 Percent of U.S. = 0.95%
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 Reno MSA with comparisons to Nevada and the nation at large. This analysis features alternative approaches toward discussing, diagnosing and comparing the Reno MSA vs. Nevada'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 the Reno MSA's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, the Reno MSA's population rose from 119,081 in 1969 to 500,915 in 2022, for a net gain of 381,834, or 320.65%.
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 Nevada's annual population for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate population patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Nevada's population rose from 480,000 in 1969 to 3,177,772 in 2022, for a net gain of 2,697,772, or 562.04%.
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 Reno MSA's population growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Nevada, 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 Reno MSA's overall population growth was 320.65% over 1969-2022 trailed Nevada's increase of 562.04%, and topped the United States' increase of 65.57%.
Population as a Percent of the Nevada Total: 1969-2022
Population as a Percent of the Nevada Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the population growth of the Reno MSA is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Nevada's statewide population over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's population grew faster, or declined less, than Nevada's population, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, the Reno MSA's population totaled 24.81% of Nevada's population, while in 2022 it totaled 15.76% thereby yielding a -9.05% share-shift.
   
 
Population Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-9.05%
=
15.76%
-
24.81%
 
   
Reno MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Reno MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of the Reno 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 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, the Reno MSA's population grew at an annual rate of 2.76% over 1970-2022. The Reno MSA posted its highest growth in 1978 (5.86%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2022 (0.50%). In 2022, the Reno MSA's population grew by 0.50%
Reno MSA Population:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Reno 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 depicts the annual percent change in the Reno 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 Reno MSA's annual population growth rate averaged 4.70%. It averaged 2.90% in the 1980s, 2.98% in the 1990s, 2.30% in the 2000s, 1.42% in the 2010s, 1.04% 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 Reno MSA noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Nevada and the nation. As the chart reveals, the Reno MSA's average annual population growth fell below Nevada's average during the 1970s (4.70% vs. 4.78%), trailed Nevada's average throughout the 1980s (2.90% vs. 4.05%), trailed Nevada's average in the 1990s (2.98% vs. 5.46%), recorded under Nevada's average during the 2000s (2.30% vs. 3.33%), topped Nevada's average throughout the 2010s (1.42% vs. 1.35%), and amounted to less than Nevada's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.04% vs. 1.17%).
Finally, relative to nationwide population growth trends, the Reno MSA surpassed the nation throughout the 1970s (4.70% vs. 1.10%), exceeded the nation over the 1980s (2.90% vs. 0.95%), exceeded the nation over the 1990s (2.98% vs. 1.23%), outgained the nation in the 2000s (2.30% vs. 0.95%), recorded above the nation during the 2010s (1.42% vs. 0.74%), and registered above the nation over 2020-2022 (1.04% vs. 0.31%).
   
 
Population Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.76
4.70
2.90
2.98
2.30
1.42
1.04
0.50
 
3.65
4.78
4.05
5.46
3.33
1.35
1.17
1.00
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
   

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Reno MSA:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
119,081
100.0
N
0.07
1970
 
122,838
103.2
3.15
0.07
1971
 
129,234
108.5
5.21
0.08
1972
 
136,146
114.3
5.35
0.08
1973
 
141,828
119.1
4.17
0.08
1974
 
148,306
124.5
4.57
0.08
1975
 
153,109
128.6
3.24
0.09
1976
 
159,670
134.1
4.29
0.09
1977
 
168,795
141.7
5.71
0.09
1978
 
178,694
150.1
5.86
0.10
1979
 
188,511
158.3
5.49
0.10
1980
 
196,906
165.4
4.45
0.11
1981
 
203,693
171.1
3.45
0.11
1982
 
210,363
176.7
3.27
0.11
1983
 
212,962
178.8
1.24
0.11
1984
 
218,215
183.2
2.47
0.11
1985
 
223,695
187.9
2.51
0.11
1986
 
230,182
193.3
2.90
0.12
1987
 
237,251
199.2
3.07
0.12
1988
 
244,395
205.2
3.01
0.12
1989
 
250,718
210.5
2.59
0.12
1990
 
259,178
217.6
3.37
0.12
1991
 
266,660
223.9
2.89
0.13
1992
 
273,556
229.7
2.59
0.13
1993
 
281,288
236.2
2.83
0.13
1994
 
291,248
244.6
3.54
0.13
1995
 
300,246
252.1
3.09
0.13
1996
 
310,169
260.5
3.30
0.14
1997
 
319,425
268.2
2.98
0.14
1998
 
327,980
275.4
2.68
0.14
1999
 
336,225
282.3
2.51
0.14
2000
 
344,782
289.5
2.55
0.14
2001
 
355,341
298.4
3.06
0.15
2002
 
365,706
307.1
2.92
0.15
2003
 
375,713
315.5
2.74
0.15
2004
 
386,308
324.4
2.82
0.16
2005
 
396,546
333.0
2.65
0.16
2006
 
404,366
339.6
1.97
0.16
2007
 
412,724
346.6
2.07
0.16
2008
 
418,892
351.8
1.49
0.16
2009
 
421,787
354.2
0.69
0.16
2010
 
426,178
357.9
1.04
0.16
2011
 
429,041
360.3
0.67
0.16
2012
 
433,282
363.9
0.99
0.16
2013
 
437,908
367.7
1.07
0.16
2014
 
444,112
372.9
1.42
0.16
2015
 
451,276
379.0
1.61
0.16
2016
 
459,795
386.1
1.89
0.16
2017
 
467,714
392.8
1.72
0.17
2018
 
476,551
400.2
1.89
0.17
2019
 
485,618
407.8
1.90
0.17
2020
 
491,780
413.0
1.27
0.17
2021
 
498,426
418.6
1.35
0.17
2022
 
500,915
420.7
0.50
0.17
Source: Calculations by the Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project (NV-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Nevada:
Population, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
480,000
100.0
N
0.24
1970
 
493,223
102.8
2.75
0.24
1971
 
519,989
108.3
5.43
0.25
1972
 
546,736
113.9
5.14
0.26
1973
 
568,910
118.5
4.06
0.27
1974
 
596,713
124.3
4.89
0.28
1975
 
619,847
129.1
3.88
0.29
1976
 
646,823
134.8
4.35
0.30
1977
 
678,134
141.3
4.84
0.31
1978
 
719,345
149.9
6.08
0.32
1979
 
765,121
159.4
6.36
0.34
1980
 
810,215
168.8
5.89
0.36
1981
 
847,656
176.6
4.62
0.37
1982
 
881,538
183.7
4.00
0.38
1983
 
901,978
187.9
2.32
0.39
1984
 
924,921
192.7
2.54
0.39
1985
 
951,032
198.1
2.82
0.40
1986
 
980,614
204.3
3.11
0.41
1987
 
1,023,374
213.2
4.36
0.42
1988
 
1,075,023
224.0
5.05
0.44
1989
 
1,137,382
237.0
5.80
0.46
1990
 
1,220,695
254.3
7.32
0.49
1991
 
1,296,171
270.0
6.18
0.51
1992
 
1,351,367
281.5
4.26
0.53
1993
 
1,411,215
294.0
4.43
0.54
1994
 
1,499,298
312.4
6.24
0.57
1995
 
1,581,578
329.5
5.49
0.59
1996
 
1,666,320
347.2
5.36
0.62
1997
 
1,764,104
367.5
5.87
0.65
1998
 
1,853,191
386.1
5.05
0.67
1999
 
1,934,718
403.1
4.40
0.69
2000
 
2,018,741
420.6
4.34
0.72
2001
 
2,098,399
437.2
3.95
0.74
2002
 
2,173,791
452.9
3.59
0.76
2003
 
2,248,850
468.5
3.45
0.78
2004
 
2,346,222
488.8
4.33
0.80
2005
 
2,432,143
506.7
3.66
0.82
2006
 
2,522,658
525.6
3.72
0.85
2007
 
2,601,072
541.9
3.11
0.86
2008
 
2,653,630
552.8
2.02
0.87
2009
 
2,684,665
559.3
1.17
0.88
2010
 
2,701,967
562.9
0.64
0.87
2011
 
2,710,520
564.7
0.32
0.87
2012
 
2,739,941
570.8
1.09
0.87
2013
 
2,770,049
577.1
1.10
0.87
2014
 
2,809,771
585.4
1.43
0.88
2015
 
2,857,017
595.2
1.68
0.89
2016
 
2,905,604
605.3
1.70
0.90
2017
 
2,955,631
615.8
1.72
0.90
2018
 
3,011,627
627.4
1.89
0.92
2019
 
3,068,943
639.4
1.90
0.93
2020
 
3,115,648
649.1
1.52
0.94
2021
 
3,146,402
655.5
0.99
0.95
2022
 
3,177,772
662.0
1.00
0.95
Source: Calculations by the Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project (NV-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 Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project (NV-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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