Springfield, MA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 583,031 in 1970 to 621,570 in 2010. That was an increase of 6.6 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 43,931 in 1970 to 60,577 in 2010. That was an increase of 37.9 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 7.5 percent to 9.7 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 4.1 percent.

	Springfield 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 adding population in the first period, and NIM replaced it in the two most recent 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 chief factor in adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	66.9%	 neg.	33.1%					90-'99	 36.9%	 neg.	63.1%
	00-'09	44.1%	 neg.	55.9%					00-'09	 15.6%	 neg.	84.4%
	10-'14	24.6%	 neg.	75.4%					10-'14	  2.7%	 neg.	97.3%

1/ Hampden and Hampshire counties.

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