Florence, SC Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 143,078 in 1970 to 205,566 in 2010. That was an increase of 43.7 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 500 in 1970 to 4,672 in 2010. That was an increase of 834.4 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.3 percent to 2.3 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 40.9 percent.

	Florence 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 major 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, NDM rose to nearly equal B-D in adding population in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	49.4%	47.4%	 3.1%					90-'99	 46.5%	47.4%	 6.1%
	00-'09	77.4%	10.3%	12.3%					00-'09	 66.9%	10.3%	22.7%
	10-'14	74.3%	 neg.	12.2%					10-'14	 51.8%	 neg.	48.2%

1/ Darlington and Florence counties.

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