Springfield, MO Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 209,084 in 1970 to 436,712 in 2010. That was an increase of 108.9 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 1,053 in 1970 to 9,443 in 2010. That was an increase of 796.8 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.5 percent to 2.2 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 105.4 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. Domestic migration (NDM) was the primary factor adding population in the first two periods, and B-D replaced it 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 primary factor 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	26.2%	71.7%	 2.1%					90-'99	 24.4%	71.7%	 3.9%
	00-'09	26.3%	70.7%	 3.0%					00-'09	 23.8%	70.7%	 5.5%
	10-'14	47.4%	44.0%	 8.6%					10-'14	 41.0%	44.0%	14.4%

1/ Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, and Webster counties.

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