Richmond, VA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 716,829 in 1970 to 1,209,727 in 2010. That was an increase of 68.8 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 8,114 in 1970 to 89,320 in 2010. That was an increase of 1000.8 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 1.1 percent to 7.4 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 58.1 percent.

	Richmond 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 population increase in the first and latest periods, while NDM had that place in the second period.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM replaced B-D as the principal factor adding population in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	49.3%	41.9%	 8.8%					90-'99	 42.1%	41.9%	16.0%
	00-'09	37.9%	49.4%	12.7%					00-'09	 27.6%	49.4%	23.0%
	10-'14	40.7%	29.9%	29.4%					10-'14	 26.8%	29.9%	43.3%

1/ Storey and Washoe counties.

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