Knoxville, TN Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 526,153 in 1970 to 837,538 in 2010. That was an increase of 59.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 2,889 in 1970 to 27,748 in 2010. That was an increase of 836.0 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.5 percent to 3.2 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 54.9 percent.

	Knoxville 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, domestic migration (NDM) was the primary factor in population increase for all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NDM remained the primary factor adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	25.9%	69.4%	 4.7%					90-'99	23.3%	69.4%	 7.3%
	00-'09	19.0%	72.8%	 8.2%					00-'09	14.8%	72.8%	12.4%
	10-'14	17.8%	66.4%	15.8%					10-'14	 7.2%	66.4%	26.3%

1/ Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox. Loudon, Morgan, Roane, and Union counties.

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