Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 522,314 in 1970 to 2,134,411 in 2010. That was an increase of 308.4 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 13,261 in 1970 to 337,801 in 2010. That was an increase of 2447.3 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 2.5 percent to 15.8 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 252.8 percent.

	Orlando 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. The major factor in population increase was domestic migration (NDM) for all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, net immigration (NIM) replaced NDM as the the major factor in population increase in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	27.6%	56.8%	44.4%					90-'99	 17.8%	56.8%	25.4%
	00-'09	26.9%	50.9%	45.9%					00-'09	 13.1%	50.9%	35.9%
	10-'14	26.4%	39.4%	34.2%					10-'14	  9.6%	39.4%	51.0%

1/ Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties.

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