Mobile, AL Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 317,308 in 1970 to 413,277 in 2010. That was an increase of 30.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 1,564 in 1970 to 12,982 in 2010. That was an increase of 730.1 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.5 percent to 3.1 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 26.8 percent.

	Mobile 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 primary factor in added population in all periods, while NDM was negative.

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 principal factor adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	NDM	 NIM						B-D	NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	91.4%	 neg.	 8.6%					90-'99	84.3%	 neg.	15.7%
	00-'09	79.7%	 neg.	20.3%					00-'09	68.2%	 neg.	31.8%
	10-'14	67.6%	 neg.	32.4%					10-'14	53.4%	 neg.	46.6%

1/ Mobile County.

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