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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 194,804
  equals Births 363,351
  less Deaths 168,547
Net Migration 208,686
  equals net International Migration 95,040
  plus net Domestic Migration 113,646

The population of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA changed from 5,303,758 on 2010 to 5,710,795 in 2015 -- a change of 407,037 (7.67%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (208,686) exceeded natural change (194,804); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA S&O Report
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  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Barrow County, GA13013P0000001 69,692 69,869 70,197 71,435 73,190 75,370 5,678 8.15
Bartow County, GA13015P0000001 100,139 100,292 100,525 101,322 101,795 102,747 2,608 2.60
Butts County, GA13035P0000001 23,742 23,564 23,458 23,214 23,394 23,593 -149 -0.63
Carroll County, GA13045P0000001 110,698 110,691 111,408 112,331 113,999 114,545 3,847 3.48
Cherokee County, GA13057P0000001 215,195 217,716 220,779 224,603 230,720 235,900 20,705 9.62
Clayton County, GA13063P0000001 259,797 262,685 266,338 265,021 268,172 273,955 14,158 5.45
Cobb County, GA13067P0000001 689,676 697,534 707,846 717,935 731,018 741,334 51,658 7.49
Coweta County, GA13077P0000001 127,901 129,392 130,762 133,089 135,410 138,427 10,526 8.23
Dawson County, GA13085P0000001 22,288 22,202 22,365 22,589 22,896 23,312 1,024 4.59
DeKalb County, GA13089P0000001 692,485 698,096 708,640 715,824 724,222 734,871 42,386 6.12
Douglas County, GA13097P0000001 132,644 133,232 133,810 136,360 138,466 140,733 8,089 6.10
Fayette County, GA13113P0000001 106,993 107,207 107,411 108,295 109,648 110,714 3,721 3.48
Forsyth County, GA13117P0000001 176,760 182,341 187,628 194,891 203,882 212,438 35,678 20.18
Fulton County, GA13121P0000001 926,038 950,233 977,816 984,440 996,463 1,010,562 84,524 9.13
Gwinnett County, GA13135P0000001 808,274 824,790 839,758 858,071 877,726 895,823 87,549 10.83
Haralson County, GA13143P0000001 28,782 28,511 28,381 28,463 28,615 28,854 72 0.25
Heard County, GA13149P0000001 11,858 11,719 11,655 11,566 11,606 11,539 -319 -2.69
Henry County, GA13151P0000001 205,142 207,007 208,391 210,687 213,738 217,739 12,597 6.14
Jasper County, GA13159P0000001 13,883 13,772 13,590 13,530 13,440 13,635 -248 -1.79
Lamar County, GA13171P0000001 18,270 18,180 18,040 17,939 18,212 18,201 -69 -0.38
Meriwether County, GA13199P0000001 21,836 21,599 21,312 21,180 21,203 21,190 -646 -2.96
Morgan County, GA13211P0000001 17,901 17,911 17,830 17,734 17,981 18,046 145 0.81
Newton County, GA13217P0000001 100,171 100,500 101,100 102,312 103,839 105,473 5,302 5.29
Paulding County, GA13223P0000001 142,768 143,787 144,981 147,071 148,921 152,238 9,470 6.63
Pickens County, GA13227P0000001 29,461 29,480 29,333 29,534 30,046 30,309 848 2.88
Pike County, GA13231P0000001 17,906 17,788 17,787 17,786 17,760 17,941 35 0.20
Rockdale County, GA13247P0000001 85,407 85,575 85,636 86,759 87,681 88,856 3,449 4.04
Spalding County, GA13255P0000001 64,077 64,086 63,730 63,626 63,872 64,051 -26 -0.04
Walton County, GA13297P0000001 83,974 84,420 84,817 85,920 87,449 88,399 4,425 5.27
Total P0000001 5,303,758 5,374,179 5,455,324 5,523,527 5,615,364 5,710,795 407,037 7.67
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013B0000001 1,056 1,074 1,080 1,060 995 1,036 5,245 
Bartow County, GA13015B0000001 1,404 1,278 1,241 1,274 1,332 1,326 6,451 
Butts County, GA13035B0000001 288 281 280 284 262 288 1,395 
Carroll County, GA13045B0000001 1,540 1,494 1,516 1,405 1,454 1,486 7,355 
Cherokee County, GA13057B0000001 2,656 2,853 2,786 2,734 2,811 2,839 14,023 
Clayton County, GA13063B0000001 4,332 4,376 4,173 4,144 4,131 3,886 20,710 
Cobb County, GA13067B0000001 9,280 9,480 9,486 9,232 9,435 9,650 47,283 
Coweta County, GA13077B0000001 1,588 1,629 1,587 1,668 1,669 1,700 8,253 
Dawson County, GA13085B0000001 216 243 222 232 234 244 1,175 
DeKalb County, GA13089B0000001 10,664 11,045 11,009 10,891 10,914 10,871 54,730 
Douglas County, GA13097B0000001 1,732 1,748 1,763 1,742 1,721 1,745 8,719 
Fayette County, GA13113B0000001 776 779 806 816 847 893 4,141 
Forsyth County, GA13117B0000001 2,404 2,226 2,189 2,098 2,299 2,250 11,062 
Fulton County, GA13121B0000001 12,624 13,033 12,687 12,444 12,668 13,096 63,928 
Gwinnett County, GA13135B0000001 11,600 11,720 11,463 11,148 11,589 11,576 57,496 
Haralson County, GA13143B0000001 348 377 335 337 329 332 1,710 
Heard County, GA13149B0000001 140 128 132 130 130 117 637 
Henry County, GA13151B0000001 2,304 2,447 2,417 2,355 2,420 2,551 12,190 
Jasper County, GA13159B0000001 164 197 178 173 166 149 863 
Lamar County, GA13171B0000001 184 203 193 186 190 185 957 
Meriwether County, GA13199B0000001 236 245 283 208 261 241 1,238 
Morgan County, GA13211B0000001 232 195 184 149 199 189 916 
Newton County, GA13217B0000001 1,380 1,378 1,298 1,311 1,322 1,369 6,678 
Paulding County, GA13223B0000001 2,036 1,863 1,887 1,852 1,875 1,809 9,286 
Pickens County, GA13227B0000001 308 309 290 300 300 295 1,494 
Pike County, GA13231B0000001 160 166 154 175 146 158 799 
Rockdale County, GA13247B0000001 940 1,064 996 936 987 989 4,972 
Spalding County, GA13255B0000001 912 910 831 812 834 823 4,210 
Walton County, GA13297B0000001 1,040 1,084 1,088 1,047 1,067 1,149 5,435 
Total B0000001 72,544 73,825 72,554 71,143 72,587 73,242 363,351 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013D0000001 556 515 494 509 536 549 2,603 
Bartow County, GA13015D0000001 936 833 758 840 883 862 4,176 
Butts County, GA13035D0000001 160 248 215 277 261 245 1,246 
Carroll County, GA13045D0000001 748 986 859 963 1,043 991 4,842 
Cherokee County, GA13057D0000001 1,044 1,211 1,228 1,264 1,302 1,300 6,305 
Clayton County, GA13063D0000001 1,552 1,431 1,395 1,520 1,610 1,593 7,549 
Cobb County, GA13067D0000001 3,732 3,742 3,660 3,840 4,132 4,209 19,583 
Coweta County, GA13077D0000001 684 875 812 936 983 936 4,542 
Dawson County, GA13085D0000001 124 166 175 181 157 168 847 
DeKalb County, GA13089D0000001 3,940 4,214 4,155 4,262 4,538 4,464 21,633 
Douglas County, GA13097D0000001 616 828 842 834 925 949 4,378 
Fayette County, GA13113D0000001 916 764 667 818 795 794 3,838 
Forsyth County, GA13117D0000001 896 824 908 943 1,017 1,087 4,779 
Fulton County, GA13121D0000001 5,400 5,600 5,491 5,934 6,486 6,877 30,388 
Gwinnett County, GA13135D0000001 3,648 3,475 3,424 3,792 3,950 4,070 18,711 
Haralson County, GA13143D0000001 400 385 327 315 315 329 1,671 
Heard County, GA13149D0000001 156 124 118 109 124 118 593 
Henry County, GA13151D0000001 844 1,165 1,300 1,350 1,311 1,398 6,524 
Jasper County, GA13159D0000001 184 122 131 124 129 129 635 
Lamar County, GA13171D0000001 164 193 190 186 222 217 1,008 
Meriwether County, GA13199D0000001 344 252 228 240 264 238 1,222 
Morgan County, GA13211D0000001 96 192 170 185 161 151 859 
Newton County, GA13217D0000001 884 731 716 823 851 817 3,938 
Paulding County, GA13223D0000001 860 696 709 808 874 887 3,974 
Pickens County, GA13227D0000001 204 289 293 311 312 320 1,525 
Pike County, GA13231D0000001 76 148 169 178 132 145 772 
Rockdale County, GA13247D0000001 384 582 572 674 655 632 3,115 
Spalding County, GA13255D0000001 748 676 676 705 736 761 3,554 
Walton County, GA13297D0000001 572 765 688 734 781 769 3,737 
Total D0000001 30,868 32,032 31,370 33,655 35,485 36,005 168,547 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013NC000001 500 559 586 551 459 487 2,642 
Bartow County, GA13015NC000001 468 445 483 434 449 464 2,275 
Butts County, GA13035NC000001 128 33 65 7 1 43 149 
Carroll County, GA13045NC000001 792 508 657 442 411 495 2,513 
Cherokee County, GA13057NC000001 1,612 1,642 1,558 1,470 1,509 1,539 7,718 
Clayton County, GA13063NC000001 2,780 2,945 2,778 2,624 2,521 2,293 13,161 
Cobb County, GA13067NC000001 5,548 5,738 5,826 5,392 5,303 5,441 27,700 
Coweta County, GA13077NC000001 904 754 775 732 686 764 3,711 
Dawson County, GA13085NC000001 92 77 47 51 77 76 328 
DeKalb County, GA13089NC000001 6,724 6,831 6,854 6,629 6,376 6,407 33,097 
Douglas County, GA13097NC000001 1,116 920 921 908 796 796 4,341 
Fayette County, GA13113NC000001 -140 15 139 -2 52 99 303 
Forsyth County, GA13117NC000001 1,508 1,402 1,281 1,155 1,282 1,163 6,283 
Fulton County, GA13121NC000001 7,224 7,433 7,196 6,510 6,182 6,219 33,540 
Gwinnett County, GA13135NC000001 7,952 8,245 8,039 7,356 7,639 7,506 38,785 
Haralson County, GA13143NC000001 -52 -8 8 22 14 3 39 
Heard County, GA13149NC000001 -16 4 14 21 6 -1 44 
Henry County, GA13151NC000001 1,460 1,282 1,117 1,005 1,109 1,153 5,666 
Jasper County, GA13159NC000001 -20 75 47 49 37 20 228 
Lamar County, GA13171NC000001 20 10 3 0 -32 -32 -51 
Meriwether County, GA13199NC000001 -108 -7 55 -32 -3 3 16 
Morgan County, GA13211NC000001 136 3 14 -36 38 38 57 
Newton County, GA13217NC000001 496 647 582 488 471 552 2,740 
Paulding County, GA13223NC000001 1,176 1,167 1,178 1,044 1,001 922 5,312 
Pickens County, GA13227NC000001 104 20 -3 -11 -12 -25 -31 
Pike County, GA13231NC000001 84 18 -15 -3 14 13 27 
Rockdale County, GA13247NC000001 556 482 424 262 332 357 1,857 
Spalding County, GA13255NC000001 164 234 155 107 98 62 656 
Walton County, GA13297NC000001 468 319 400 313 286 380 1,698 
Total NC000001 41,676 41,793 41,184 37,488 37,102 37,237 194,804 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013MI000001 80 88 71 78 94 96 427 
Bartow County, GA13015MI000001 68 100 68 79 91 93 431 
Butts County, GA13035MI000001 12 7 1 1 1 1 11 
Carroll County, GA13045MI000001 128 109 108 118 136 135 606 
Cherokee County, GA13057MI000001 240 220 160 184 226 235 1,025 
Clayton County, GA13063MI000001 600 786 757 811 940 940 4,234 
Cobb County, GA13067MI000001 2,160 2,423 2,463 2,696 3,138 3,140 13,860 
Coweta County, GA13077MI000001 116 85 109 120 159 161 634 
Dawson County, GA13085MI000001 -12 -10 -5 -6 -5 -5 -31 
DeKalb County, GA13089MI000001 3,552 4,387 4,441 4,880 5,580 5,588 24,876 
Douglas County, GA13097MI000001 216 210 183 213 253 258 1,117 
Fayette County, GA13113MI000001 188 182 188 198 235 235 1,038 
Forsyth County, GA13117MI000001 440 402 308 351 416 415 1,892 
Fulton County, GA13121MI000001 3,296 3,844 3,841 4,217 4,854 4,861 21,617 
Gwinnett County, GA13135MI000001 3,252 3,752 3,350 3,742 4,356 4,386 19,586 
Haralson County, GA13143MI000001 0 5 2 3 3 3 16 
Heard County, GA13149MI000001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Henry County, GA13151MI000001 308 270 295 291 351 351 1,558 
Jasper County, GA13159MI000001 0 -6 0 3 7 7 11 
Lamar County, GA13171MI000001 4 5 5 6 6 6 28 
Meriwether County, GA13199MI000001 4 2 2 2 2 2 10 
Morgan County, GA13211MI000001 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 
Newton County, GA13217MI000001 20 64 88 93 114 114 473 
Paulding County, GA13223MI000001 76 87 116 100 126 127 556 
Pickens County, GA13227MI000001 8 23 23 26 31 31 134 
Pike County, GA13231MI000001 0 2 1 1 1 1 6 
Rockdale County, GA13247MI000001 132 125 106 121 147 149 648 
Spalding County, GA13255MI000001 68 48 33 36 43 43 203 
Walton County, GA13297MI000001 20 11 11 13 17 17 69 
Total MI000001 14,976 17,222 16,726 18,378 21,323 21,391 95,040 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013MD000001 688 -491 -322 615 1,120 1,622 2,544 
Bartow County, GA13015MD000001 -624 -407 -313 233 -67 352 -202 
Butts County, GA13035MD000001 188 -212 -174 -214 150 151 -299 
Carroll County, GA13045MD000001 -504 -589 -27 338 1,079 -123 678 
Cherokee County, GA13057MD000001 1,572 616 1,384 2,226 4,016 3,541 11,783 
Clayton County, GA13063MD000001 -2,156 -948 146 -4,782 -271 2,541 -3,314 
Cobb County, GA13067MD000001 -1,364 -202 2,067 1,784 4,701 1,774 10,124 
Coweta County, GA13077MD000001 1,240 649 510 1,398 1,398 1,977 5,932 
Dawson County, GA13085MD000001 -300 -166 126 172 207 325 664 
DeKalb County, GA13089MD000001 -8,252 -5,995 -690 -4,219 -3,343 -718 -14,965 
Douglas County, GA13097MD000001 -100 -568 -538 1,352 1,050 1,198 2,494 
Fayette County, GA13113MD000001 1,796 -11 -143 672 987 647 2,152 
Forsyth County, GA13117MD000001 2,960 3,384 3,698 5,916 6,877 7,029 26,904 
Fulton County, GA13121MD000001 10,620 12,498 16,081 -4,420 1,342 2,742 28,243 
Gwinnett County, GA13135MD000001 648 4,239 3,683 7,141 7,507 6,049 28,619 
Haralson County, GA13143MD000001 80 -283 -140 44 151 215 -13 
Heard County, GA13149MD000001 124 -152 -79 -109 33 -34 -341 
Henry County, GA13151MD000001 3,164 307 -24 1,036 1,478 2,446 5,243 
Jasper County, GA13159MD000001 -36 -193 -233 -118 -142 167 -519 
Lamar County, GA13171MD000001 -220 -117 -156 -108 290 0 -91 
Meriwether County, GA13199MD000001 -540 -224 -344 -98 42 -21 -645 
Morgan County, GA13211MD000001 -4 -1 -99 -63 196 66 99 
Newton County, GA13217MD000001 392 -400 -57 646 908 896 1,993 
Paulding County, GA13223MD000001 528 -422 -68 948 656 2,351 3,465 
Pickens County, GA13227MD000001 52 -59 -170 171 481 252 675 
Pike County, GA13231MD000001 76 -160 16 -9 -37 151 -39 
Rockdale County, GA13247MD000001 64 -451 -491 745 428 697 928 
Spalding County, GA13255MD000001 -192 -331 -552 -211 80 43 -971 
Walton County, GA13297MD000001 424 121 0 786 1,128 470 2,505 
Total MD000001 10,324 9,432 23,091 11,872 32,445 36,806 113,646 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Barrow County, GA13013MN000001 768 -403 -251 693 1,214 1,718 2,971 
Bartow County, GA13015MN000001 -556 -307 -245 312 24 445 229 
Butts County, GA13035MN000001 200 -205 -173 -213 151 152 -288 
Carroll County, GA13045MN000001 -376 -480 81 456 1,215 12 1,284 
Cherokee County, GA13057MN000001 1,812 836 1,544 2,410 4,242 3,776 12,808 
Clayton County, GA13063MN000001 -1,556 -162 903 -3,971 669 3,481 920 
Cobb County, GA13067MN000001 796 2,221 4,530 4,480 7,839 4,914 23,984 
Coweta County, GA13077MN000001 1,356 734 619 1,518 1,557 2,138 6,566 
Dawson County, GA13085MN000001 -312 -176 121 166 202 320 633 
DeKalb County, GA13089MN000001 -4,700 -1,608 3,751 661 2,237 4,870 9,911 
Douglas County, GA13097MN000001 116 -358 -355 1,565 1,303 1,456 3,611 
Fayette County, GA13113MN000001 1,984 171 45 870 1,222 882 3,190 
Forsyth County, GA13117MN000001 3,400 3,786 4,006 6,267 7,293 7,444 28,796 
Fulton County, GA13121MN000001 13,916 16,342 19,922 -203 6,196 7,603 49,860 
Gwinnett County, GA13135MN000001 3,900 7,991 7,033 10,883 11,863 10,435 48,205 
Haralson County, GA13143MN000001 80 -278 -138 47 154 218 3 
Heard County, GA13149MN000001 124 -152 -79 -109 33 -34 -341 
Henry County, GA13151MN000001 3,472 577 271 1,327 1,829 2,797 6,801 
Jasper County, GA13159MN000001 -36 -199 -233 -115 -135 174 -508 
Lamar County, GA13171MN000001 -216 -112 -151 -102 296 6 -63 
Meriwether County, GA13199MN000001 -536 -222 -342 -96 44 -19 -635 
Morgan County, GA13211MN000001 -4 0 -98 -62 197 67 104 
Newton County, GA13217MN000001 412 -336 31 739 1,022 1,010 2,466 
Paulding County, GA13223MN000001 604 -335 48 1,048 782 2,478 4,021 
Pickens County, GA13227MN000001 60 -36 -147 197 512 283 809 
Pike County, GA13231MN000001 76 -158 17 -8 -36 152 -33 
Rockdale County, GA13247MN000001 196 -326 -385 866 575 846 1,576 
Spalding County, GA13255MN000001 -124 -283 -519 -175 123 86 -768 
Walton County, GA13297MN000001 444 132 11 799 1,145 487 2,574 
Total MN000001 25,300 26,654 39,817 30,250 53,768 58,197 208,686 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Barrow County, GA13013GQ000001 289 319 290 287 339 287 -2 -0.69
Bartow County, GA13015GQ000001 990 988 1,003 965 938 981 -9 -0.91
Butts County, GA13035GQ000001 2,399 2,469 2,565 2,447 2,387 2,662 263 10.96
Carroll County, GA13045GQ000001 3,521 3,444 3,649 3,729 4,656 3,922 401 11.39
Cherokee County, GA13057GQ000001 1,420 1,419 1,367 1,444 1,621 1,178 -242 -17.04
Clayton County, GA13063GQ000001 4,223 4,421 4,215 4,099 4,454 4,523 300 7.10
Cobb County, GA13067GQ000001 9,144 9,123 9,153 9,018 9,263 7,842 -1,302 -14.24
Coweta County, GA13077GQ000001 588 596 587 534 508 650 62 10.54
Dawson County, GA13085GQ000001 240 180 141 143 143 137 -103 -42.92
DeKalb County, GA13089GQ000001 12,830 12,475 12,329 11,958 11,884 11,832 -998 -7.78
Douglas County, GA13097GQ000001 1,373 1,382 1,345 1,314 1,303 1,161 -212 -15.44
Fayette County, GA13113GQ000001 558 571 553 550 503 543 -15 -2.69
Forsyth County, GA13117GQ000001 639 621 597 616 603 582 -57 -8.92
Fulton County, GA13121GQ000001 31,776 31,775 33,673 34,704 33,524 34,190 2,414 7.60
Gwinnett County, GA13135GQ000001 5,647 5,581 5,568 5,242 5,252 5,138 -509 -9.01
Haralson County, GA13143GQ000001 352 347 352 344 334 335 -17 -4.83
Heard County, GA13149GQ000001 132 132 128 132 132 126 -6 -4.55
Henry County, GA13151GQ000001 933 937 867 920 895 987 54 5.79
Jasper County, GA13159GQ000001 94 94 103 88 87 93 -1 -1.06
Lamar County, GA13171GQ000001 1,398 1,315 1,179 1,140 1,289 1,223 -175 -12.52
Meriwether County, GA13199GQ000001 259 259 268 249 248 245 -14 -5.41
Morgan County, GA13211GQ000001 156 166 153 144 146 145 -11 -7.05
Newton County, GA13217GQ000001 1,800 1,799 1,800 1,652 1,707 1,609 -191 -10.61
Paulding County, GA13223GQ000001 658 634 624 544 503 364 -294 -44.68
Pickens County, GA13227GQ000001 361 368 354 321 335 337 -24 -6.65
Pike County, GA13231GQ000001 270 272 272 212 222 212 -58 -21.48
Rockdale County, GA13247GQ000001 869 878 846 728 790 791 -78 -8.98
Spalding County, GA13255GQ000001 1,242 1,279 1,198 1,193 1,146 1,186 -56 -4.51
Walton County, GA13297GQ000001 697 709 701 690 689 635 -62 -8.90
Total GQ000001 84,858 84,553 85,880 85,407 85,901 83,916 -942 -1.11

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