York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The York-Hanover Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1 increased from 272,603 in 1970 to 434,972 in 2010. That was an increase of 59.6 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 2,512 in 1970 to 15,236 in 2010. That was an increase of 506.5 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.9 percent to 3.5 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 55.4 percent.

	York 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. In it, domestic migration (NDM) was the chief factor adding population in the first two periods, and B-D held that position in the latest period.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, the position of the population change factors was unchanged.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	40.0%	55.3%	 4.7%					90-'99	36.7%	55.3%	 8.0%
	00-'09	28.9%	63.6%	 7.5%					00-'09	24.3%	63.6%	12.1%
	10-'14	67.6%	 neg.	32.4%					10-'14	51.3%	 neg.	48.7%

1/ York County.

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