The table below displays North Carolina's growing population through the years 1976-2014 according to NC's Office of Budget and Management. Examination of data like this is increasingly important in today's data driven world.
In a calculus class, we might ask a question like - “What was the average rate of change of North Carolina's population over this time span”?
| Date | Pop |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 5597900 |
| 1977 | 5674000 |
| 1978 | 5745400 |
| 1979 | 5807900 |
| 1980 | 5895195 |
| 1981 | 5955597 |
| 1982 | 6018550 |
| 1983 | 6077018 |
| 1984 | 6164501 |
| 1985 | 6254998 |
| 1986 | 6323174 |
| 1987 | 6405868 |
| 1988 | 6483344 |
| 1989 | 6568810 |
| 1990 | 6662473 |
| 1991 | 6782573 |
| 1992 | 6894973 |
| 1993 | 7040342 |
| 1994 | 7185097 |
| 1995 | 7342026 |
| 1996 | 7497863 |
| 1997 | 7653854 |
| 1998 | 7807095 |
| 1999 | 7948901 |
| 2000 | 8081986 |
| 2001 | 8209775 |
| 2002 | 8324059 |
| 2003 | 8418493 |
| 2004 | 8542420 |
| 2005 | 8686811 |
| 2006 | 8890380 |
| 2007 | 9090572 |
| 2008 | 9278794 |
| 2009 | 9435396 |
| 2010 | 9574917 |
| 2011 | 9666467 |
| 2012 | 9762639 |
| 2013 | 9860149 |
| 2014 | 9953687 |