Tallahassee, FL Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 182,973 in 1970 to 367,413 in 2010. That was an increase of 100.8 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 2,050 in 1970 to 21,294 in 2010. That was an increase of 938.7 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 1.1 percent to 5.8 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 91.3 percent.

	Tallahassee 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 source of added population in all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. B-D remained the main factor adding population in the first period, NDM held that position in the second period, and NIM contributed the most population in the latest period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	52.3%	40.5%	 7.2%					90-'99	 45.7%	40.5%	13.8%
	00-'09	43.8%	42.2%	14.0%					00-'09	 35.1%	42.2%   22.7%
	10-'14	65.0%	 neg.	35.0%					10-'14	 47.6%	 neg.	52.4%

1/ Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Wakulla counties.

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