Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 86,623 in 1970 to 192,541 in 2010. That was an increase of 122.3 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 1,147 in 1970 to 15,919 in 2010. That was an increase of 1287.9 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 1.3 percent to 8.3 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 106.6 percent.

	Athens 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 principal 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, B-D remained the primary factor in population increase in the first period, replaced by NDM in the second period, and by NIM in the most recent period.

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

		B-D	  NDM	 NIM						B-D	  NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	54.6%	34.1%	11.2%					90-'99	45.1%	34.1%	20.8%
	00-'09	39.8%	36.3%	23.9%					00-'09	29.3%.	36.3%	34.5%
	10-'14	64.3%	 4.5%	31.2%					10-'14	44.1%	 4.5%	51.4%

1/ Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties..

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