Reno, NV Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Reno Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 121,763 in 1970 to 425,417 in 2010. That was an increase of 249.4 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 4,815 in 1970 to 63,501 in 2010. That was an increase of 1218.8 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 4.0 percent to 14.9 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 209.5 percent.

	Reno 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 primary factor in population increase in the first two periods, replaced by B-D 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 remained the principal factor adding population in the first two periods, but NIM became the main source of added population in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	33.2%	45.2%	21.6%					90-'99	 19.9%	45.2%	34.9%
	00-'09	32.0%	46.9%	21.2%					00-'09	 14.8%	46.9%	38.3%
	10-'14	43.4%	39.5%	17.1%					10-'14	 13.0%	39.5%	47.5%

1/ Storey and Washoe counties.

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