Savannah, GA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 207,938 in 1970 to 347,611 in 2010. That was an increase of 67.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 2,191 in 1970 to 17,260 in 2010. That was an increase of 687.8 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 1.1 percent to 5.0 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 60.6 percent.

	Savannah 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 the first and latest two periods, and NDM held that position 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, NDM replaced NIM as the largest source of added population in the latest period in addition to the second period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	62.8%	29.3%	 7.9%					90-'99	 57.0%	29.3%	13.7%
	00-'09	37.6%	56.0%	 6.4%					00-'09	 31.1%	56.0%	12.9%
	10-'14	40.2%	43.9%	15.9%					10-'14	 32.3%	43.9%	23.8%

1/ Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties.

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