Columbus, OH Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/decreased from 2,321,037 in 1970 to 2,077,240 in 2010. That was a decrease of 10.5 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population decreased from 151,064 in 1970 to 122,204 in 2010. That was a decrease of 19.1 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 6.5 percent to 5.9 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) decreased by 9.9 percent.

	Columbus 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. Natural change (B-D) was the principal factor in 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, B-D remained the principal factor in adding population.

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

		B-D	  NDM	 NIM						B-D	  NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	64.1%	28.6%	 7.4%					90-'99	52.5%	28.6%	19.0%
	00-'09	61.8%	17.4%	20.8%					00-'09	49.2%	17.4%	33.4%
	10-'14	55.2%	21.6%	23.2%					10-'14	41.8%	21.6%	36.6%

1/ Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, and Union counties.

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