Las Cruces, NM Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 91,724 in 1970 to 238,553 in 2010. That was an increase of 160.1 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 6,054 in 1970 to 38,629 in 2010. That was an increase of 538.1 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 6.6 percent to 16.2 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 133.4 percent.

	Las Cruces 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 primary factor in population increase 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 principal factor adding population in all periods.

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

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						B-D	 NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	58.4%	15.2%	26.4%					90-'99	35.2%	15.2%	49.6%
	00-'09	64.2%	15.5%	20.2%					00-'09	31.4%	15.5%	53.1%
	10-'14	92.9%	 neg.	 7.1%					10-'14	36.7%	 neg.	63.3%

1/ Doña Ana, and San Miguel counties.

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