Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Bakersfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 329,162 in 1970 to 839,631 in 2010. That was an increase of 111.4 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 14,274 in 1970 to 173,926 in 2010. That was an increase of 1118.5 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 4.3 percent to 20.7 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 111.4 percent.

	Bakersfield MSA: Population  1970-2010
	

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the principal factor adding population in all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM became the primary factor in population increase in all three periods.

	Bakersfield MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 	Bakersfield MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
			

		B-D	  NDM	 NIM						B-D	  NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	73.2%	 neg.	26.8%					90-'99	43.1%	 neg.	56.9%
	00-'09	52.3%	33.6%	14.1%					00-'09	22.7%.	33.6%	43.8%
	10-'14	83.7%	 neg.	16.3%					10-'14	32.5%	 neg.	67.5%	

1/ Kern County.


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