Tucson, AZ Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Tuscon Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 351,667 in 1970 to 980,263 in 2010. That was an increase of 178.7 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 20,300 in 1970 to 124,872 in 2010. That was an increase of 515.1 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 5.8 percent to 12.7 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 158.1 percent.

	Tucson MSA: Population  1970-2010
	

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

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 first two periods, while B-D had that role 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, NIM replaced B-D as the principal factor adding population in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	33.2%	51.8%	15.1%					90-'99	 19.4%	51.8%	28.9%
	00-'09	32.2%	48.6%	19.2%					00-'09	 17.8%	48.6%	33.6%
	10-'14	58.2%	 3.2%	38.6%					10-'14	 14.3%	 3.2%	82.6%	

1/ Pima County.


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