Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Santa Rosa Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 204,885 in 1970 to 483,878 in 2010. That was an increase of 136.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 21,342 in 1970 to 103,038 in 2010. That was an increase of 382.8 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 5.9 percent to 16.3 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 32.0 percent.

	Santa Rosa 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 adding 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, NIM became the principal factor in adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	36.7%	37.9%	25.4%					90-'99	 16.8%	37.9%	45.3%
	00-'09	52.7%	 neg.	47.3%					00-'09	 12.0%	 neg.	88.0%
	10-'14	32.6%	50.5%	16.9%					10-'14	  neg.	48.9%	51.1%

1/ Sonoma County.

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