Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 617,051 in 1970 to 989,063 in 2010. That was an increase of 60.3 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 21,536 in 1970 to 58,145 in 2010. That was an increase of 170.0 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 3.5 percent to 5.9 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 56.3 percent.

	Grand Rapids 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, B-D remained the major factor in adding population.

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

		 B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	71.9%	18.2%	 9.8%					90-'99	62.8%	18.2%	19.0%
	00-'09	79.1%	 neg.	20.9%					00-'09	63.6%	 neg.	38.4%
	10-'14	70.1%	13.8%	16.0%					10-'14	54.6%	13.0%	31.6%

1/ Barry, Kent, Montcalm, and Ottawa counties.

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