Yuma, AZ Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1 increased from 60,827 in 1970 to 195,750 in 2010. That was an increase of 221.8 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 4,021 in 1970 to 47,793 in 2010. That was an increase of 1088.6 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 6.6 percent to 24.4 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 160.5 percent.

	Yuma 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, natural change (B-D) was the chief factor adding population in all periods.

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 main source of population increase in all periods.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	53.2%	13.8%	32.9%					90-'99	16.0%	13.8%	70.2%
	00-'09	50.2%	26.6%	23.1%					00-'09	14.4%	26.6%	58.9%
	10-'14	79.4%	 neg.	20.6%					10-'14	22.9%	 neg.	77.1%

1/ Yuma County.

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