Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 1,035,438 in 1970 to 4,192,887 in 2010. That was an increase of 304.9 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 38,926 in 1970 to 607,580 in 2010. That was an increase of 1460.9 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 3.8 percent to 14.5 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 259.8 percent.

	Phoenix 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. Domestic migration (NDM) was the principal factor adding population increase in the first two periods, and B-D had that role in the most recent period.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NDM was the principal factor in population increase in the first two periods, and NIM held that position in the latest period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	34.2%	56.9%	 9.0%					90-'99	 20.3%	56.9%	22.8%
	00-'09	31.8%	48.5%	19.7%					00-'09	 18.2%	48.5%	33.3%
	10-'14	52.0%	24.6%	23.4%					10-'14	 27.9%	24.6%	47.6%

1/ Maricopa and Pinal counties.

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