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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 25,097
  equals Births 37,355
  less Deaths 12,258
Net Migration -10,853
  equals net International Migration 3,867
  plus net Domestic Migration -14,720

The population of the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA changed from 407,626 on 2010 to 422,156 in 2015 -- a change of 14,530 (3.56%). 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), natural change (25,097) exceeded net migration (-10,853); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total 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
  • Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • 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
Cameron County, TX48061P0000001 407,626 413,130 415,977 418,071 420,400 422,156 14,530 3.56
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061B0000001 7,268 7,813 7,358 7,369 7,412 7,403 37,355 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061D0000001 2,388 2,323 2,366 2,456 2,557 2,556 12,258 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061NC000001 4,880 5,490 4,992 4,913 4,855 4,847 25,097 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061MI000001 188 774 608 705 869 911 3,867 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061MD000001 568 -539 -2,808 -3,746 -3,399 -4,228 -14,720 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cameron County, TX48061MN000001 756 235 -2,200 -3,041 -2,530 -3,317 -10,853 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Cameron County, TX48061GQ000001 3,732 3,847 3,872 3,887 3,845 3,845 113 3.03

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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