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Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 20,591
  equals Births 46,257
  less Deaths 25,666
Net Migration 53,666
  equals net International Migration 5,259
  plus net Domestic Migration 48,407

The population of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA changed from 667,496 on 2010 to 744,526 in 2015 -- a change of 77,030 (11.54%). 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 (53,666) exceeded natural change (20,591); 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
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC 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
Berkeley County, SC45015P0000001 178,923 183,680 189,518 193,872 198,209 202,786 23,863 13.34
Charleston County, SC45019P0000001 351,071 357,512 365,121 372,289 380,338 389,262 38,191 10.88
Dorchester County, SC45035P0000001 137,502 140,028 142,401 145,244 148,422 152,478 14,976 10.89
Total P0000001 667,496 681,220 697,040 711,405 726,969 744,526 77,030 11.54
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015B0000001 2,444 2,487 2,588 2,631 2,624 2,667 12,997 
Charleston County, SC45019B0000001 4,432 4,784 4,761 4,621 4,946 4,968 24,080 
Dorchester County, SC45035B0000001 1,736 1,760 1,841 1,802 1,870 1,907 9,180 
Total B0000001 8,612 9,031 9,190 9,054 9,440 9,542 46,257 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015D0000001 892 1,136 1,178 1,252 1,342 1,351 6,259 
Charleston County, SC45019D0000001 3,024 2,885 2,818 2,874 3,032 3,121 14,730 
Dorchester County, SC45035D0000001 700 863 907 942 962 1,003 4,677 
Total D0000001 4,616 4,884 4,903 5,068 5,336 5,475 25,666 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015NC000001 1,552 1,351 1,410 1,379 1,282 1,316 6,738 
Charleston County, SC45019NC000001 1,408 1,899 1,943 1,747 1,914 1,847 9,350 
Dorchester County, SC45035NC000001 1,036 897 934 860 908 904 4,503 
Total NC000001 3,996 4,147 4,287 3,986 4,104 4,067 20,591 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015MI000001 428 174 664 428 392 543 2,201 
Charleston County, SC45019MI000001 460 294 488 373 383 463 2,001 
Dorchester County, SC45035MI000001 240 142 280 198 203 234 1,057 
Total MI000001 1,128 610 1,432 999 978 1,240 5,259 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015MD000001 2,204 2,817 3,704 2,502 2,449 2,598 14,070 
Charleston County, SC45019MD000001 1,500 4,116 5,041 4,710 5,482 6,125 25,474 
Dorchester County, SC45035MD000001 2,304 1,273 1,145 1,695 1,971 2,779 8,863 
Total MD000001 6,008 8,206 9,890 8,907 9,902 11,502 48,407 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Berkeley County, SC45015MN000001 2,632 2,991 4,368 2,930 2,841 3,141 16,271 
Charleston County, SC45019MN000001 1,960 4,410 5,529 5,083 5,865 6,588 27,475 
Dorchester County, SC45035MN000001 2,544 1,415 1,425 1,893 2,174 3,013 9,920 
Total MN000001 7,136 8,816 11,322 9,906 10,880 12,742 53,666 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Berkeley County, SC45015GQ000001 3,742 3,606 3,606 3,599 3,609 3,607 -135 -3.61
Charleston County, SC45019GQ000001 10,366 10,354 10,559 10,554 10,521 10,396 30 0.29
Dorchester County, SC45035GQ000001 2,015 2,015 2,012 2,015 1,995 1,872 -143 -7.10
Total GQ000001 16,123 15,975 16,177 16,168 16,125 15,875 -248 -1.54

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