The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 822 in 1970 to 1,564 in 2010. That was an increase of 90.3 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.9 percent to 1.7 percent.
The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 2.6 percent.
Dubuque MSA: Population 1970-2010
The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the primary 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, B-D remained the main source of added population in all periods.
Dubuque MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 Dubuque MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
B-D NDM NIM B-D NDM NIM 90-'99 95.1% neg. 4.9% 90-'99 87.5% neg. 12.5% 00-'09 82.8% neg. 17.2% 00-'09 74.7% neg. 25.3% 10-'14 48.8% 39.8% 11.4% 10-'14 43.3% 39.8% 16.9%
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