Tangier Island's declining population
The town's population had decreased to less than half its 1930 total by 2020, according to the US Census. The American Community Survey estimates that number could have declined to as low as 252 by 2024.
1,200
1930
1,120
The decennial US Census shows a large decline in the decades since 1930.
800
2020
400
436
The US Census’s American Community Survey estimate suggests Tangier’s population could have dipped below 300 after 2020.
2020–2024
252 (est.)
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
1,200
1930
The decennial US Census shows a large decline in the decades since 1930.
1,120
800
2020
400
436
The US Census’s American Community Survey estimate suggests Tangier’s population could have dipped below 300 after 2020.
2020–2024
252 (est.)
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
1,200
The decennial US Census shows a large decline in the decades since 1930.
1930
1,120
1,020
915
876
800
727
814
771
659
604
2020
436
400
The US Census’s American Community Survey estimate suggests Tangier’s population could have dipped below 300 after 2020.
2020–2024
252 (est.)
0
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
