Monroe, LA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 133,834 in 1970 to 176,441 in 2010. That was an increase of 31.8 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 534 in 1970 to 2,563 in 2010. That was an increase of 380.0 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.4 percent to 1.5 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 30.4 percent.

	Monroe 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.

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 primary factor adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	NDM	 NIM						B-D	NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	96.0%	 neg.	 4.0%					90-'99	91.9%	 neg.	 8.1%
	00-'09	93.9%	 neg.	 6.1%					00-'09	88.2%	 neg.	11.8%
	10-'14	83.0%	 neg.	17.0%					10-'14	76.4%	 neg.	23.6%

1/ Ouachita and Union parishes.

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