Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 1,061,901 in 1970 to 2,264,011 in 2010. That was an increase of 113.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 51867 in 1970 to 188,857 in 2010. That was an increase of 3542.0 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.5 percent to 8.3 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 24.7 percent.

	Charlotte 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 the largest factor accounting for population growth in all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NDM remained the principal contributor to population increase in all periods.

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

		B-D	  NDM	 NIM						B-D	  NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	32.3%	62.3%	 5.5%					90-'99	27.8%	62.3%	10.0%
	00-'09	28.4%	59.6%	12.0%					00-'09	21.5%	59.6%	18.9%
	10-'14	33.6%	52.0%	14.4%					10-'14	22.1%	52.0%	26.0%

1/ Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln. Mecklenburg. Rowan, Union, Chester SC, Lancaster SC, and York SC counties.

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