Albany, GA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 126,744 in 1970 to 157,308 in 2010. That was an increase of 24.1 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 536 in 1970 to 3,233 in 2010. That was an increase of 484.6 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.4 percent to 2.1 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 22.1 percent.

	Albany, GA MSA: Population  1970-2010

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

Natural Change [Births minus Deaths or B-D];
Net Domestic Migration [NDM - movement between states]; and
Net International Migration [NIM - movement into and out of the country].
There is also a residual "other" amount that isn't placed in one of those three categories.

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Domestic migration (NDM) was consistently negative and B-D accounted for most of the population increase.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, B-D remained the primary factor adding population.

	Albany, GA MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Albany, GA NSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014

		B-D	NDM	 NIM						B-D	NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	96.2%	neg.	 3.8%					90-'99	92.5%	neg.	 7.5%
	00-'09	88.5%	neg.	11.5%					00-'09	82.5%	neg.	17.5%
	10-'14	89.2%	neg.	10.8%					10-'14	80.0%	neg.	20.0%

1/ Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties.

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