Jefferson City, MO Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 93,814 in 1970 to 149,807 in 2010. That was an increase of 59.7 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 275 in 1970 to 3,106 in 2010. That was an increase of 1029.5 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.3 percent to 2.1 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 56.6 percent.

	Jefferson City 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. In it, the prime contributor to population increase shifted from NDM in the first period to B-D for the two most recent periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, the relationship of the factors of population change remained the same.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	42.9%	55.3%	 1.8%					90-'99	40.3%	55.3%	 4.4%
	00-'09	75.7%	10.2%	14.1%					00-'09	68.4%	10.2%	21.4%
	10-'14	79.4%	 neg.	20.6%					10-'14	70.0%	 neg.	30.0%

1/ Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, and Osage counties.

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