New data from the Census bureau shows Montgomery dropping in population ranking from 131st in the U.S. to 136th, despite a previous increase in the actual population from 346,528 to 374,536 between 2000 and 2010. And this map indicates continued shrinkage in the overall Black Belt population.
From the Bureau:
MARCH 24, 2022 — More than 73% (2,297) of U.S. counties
experienced natural decrease in 2021, up from 45.5% in 2019 and 55.5% in
2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2021 estimates of
population and components of change released today. Natural decrease
occurs when there are more deaths than births in a population over a
given time period. In 2021, fewer births, an aging population and
increased mortality – intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic--contributed
to a rise in natural decrease. The statistics released today include
population estimates and components of change for the nation’s 384 metropolitan statistical areas, 543 micropolitan statistical areas and 3,143 counties.
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