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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 61,953
  equals Births 135,395
  less Deaths 73,442
Net Migration 54,023
  equals net International Migration 29,137
  plus net Domestic Migration 24,886

The population of the Columbus, OH MSA changed from 1,906,439 on 2010 to 2,021,632 in 2015 -- a change of 115,193 (6.04%). 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 (61,953) exceeded net migration (54,023); 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
  • Columbus, OH 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
Delaware County, OH39041P0000001 175,146 178,544 181,127 185,246 189,237 193,013 17,867 10.20
Fairfield County, OH39045P0000001 146,385 147,333 147,490 148,897 150,432 151,408 5,023 3.43
Franklin County, OH39049P0000001 1,166,296 1,180,069 1,197,690 1,215,200 1,234,126 1,251,722 85,426 7.32
Hocking County, OH39073P0000001 29,470 29,475 29,299 28,607 28,700 28,491 -979 -3.32
Licking County, OH39089P0000001 166,719 167,241 167,727 168,521 169,407 170,570 3,851 2.31
Madison County, OH39097P0000001 43,395 43,060 42,949 43,238 43,937 44,094 699 1.61
Morrow County, OH39117P0000001 34,815 34,905 34,968 34,970 35,064 35,074 259 0.74
Perry County, OH39127P0000001 36,048 36,233 36,009 35,987 35,910 35,985 -63 -0.17
Pickaway County, OH39129P0000001 55,745 55,997 56,361 56,435 56,782 56,998 1,253 2.25
Union County, OH39159P0000001 52,420 53,116 52,832 53,410 53,713 54,277 1,857 3.54
Total P0000001 1,906,439 1,925,973 1,946,452 1,970,511 1,997,308 2,021,632 115,193 6.04
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041B0000001 2,248 2,107 2,110 2,178 2,164 2,245 10,804 
Fairfield County, OH39045B0000001 1,668 1,608 1,663 1,727 1,629 1,713 8,340 
Franklin County, OH39049B0000001 17,988 17,879 18,168 18,604 18,847 19,099 92,597 
Hocking County, OH39073B0000001 332 317 308 334 306 313 1,578 
Licking County, OH39089B0000001 1,992 1,961 1,960 1,953 1,959 1,982 9,815 
Madison County, OH39097B0000001 356 433 431 405 434 433 2,136 
Morrow County, OH39117B0000001 380 372 414 394 369 373 1,922 
Perry County, OH39127B0000001 420 450 404 426 440 443 2,163 
Pickaway County, OH39129B0000001 688 577 590 618 603 611 2,999 
Union County, OH39159B0000001 660 604 601 605 604 627 3,041 
Total B0000001 26,732 26,308 26,649 27,244 27,355 27,839 135,395 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041D0000001 924 913 890 995 1,032 1,045 4,875 
Fairfield County, OH39045D0000001 976 1,101 1,135 1,184 1,193 1,224 5,837 
Franklin County, OH39049D0000001 7,932 8,626 8,656 8,993 8,942 9,158 44,375 
Hocking County, OH39073D0000001 168 311 298 318 309 294 1,530 
Licking County, OH39089D0000001 1,416 1,445 1,509 1,505 1,493 1,525 7,477 
Madison County, OH39097D0000001 476 376 375 432 359 364 1,906 
Morrow County, OH39117D0000001 380 307 300 318 289 313 1,527 
Perry County, OH39127D0000001 432 322 357 309 367 362 1,717 
Pickaway County, OH39129D0000001 392 480 504 551 467 519 2,521 
Union County, OH39159D0000001 216 327 317 353 352 328 1,677 
Total D0000001 13,312 14,208 14,341 14,958 14,803 15,132 73,442 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041NC000001 1,324 1,194 1,220 1,183 1,132 1,200 5,929 
Fairfield County, OH39045NC000001 692 507 528 543 436 489 2,503 
Franklin County, OH39049NC000001 10,056 9,253 9,512 9,611 9,905 9,941 48,222 
Hocking County, OH39073NC000001 164 6 10 16 -3 19 48 
Licking County, OH39089NC000001 576 516 451 448 466 457 2,338 
Madison County, OH39097NC000001 -120 57 56 -27 75 69 230 
Morrow County, OH39117NC000001 0 65 114 76 80 60 395 
Perry County, OH39127NC000001 -12 128 47 117 73 81 446 
Pickaway County, OH39129NC000001 296 97 86 67 136 92 478 
Union County, OH39159NC000001 444 277 284 252 252 299 1,364 
Total NC000001 13,420 12,100 12,308 12,286 12,552 12,707 61,953 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041MI000001 332 263 275 302 345 342 1,527 
Fairfield County, OH39045MI000001 80 104 137 126 133 138 638 
Franklin County, OH39049MI000001 3,652 4,468 4,740 5,146 5,858 5,852 26,064 
Hocking County, OH39073MI000001 0 4 3 3 3 3 16 
Licking County, OH39089MI000001 40 63 91 71 84 85 394 
Madison County, OH39097MI000001 28 45 40 42 49 49 225 
Morrow County, OH39117MI000001 0 5 0 0 1 1 7 
Perry County, OH39127MI000001 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Pickaway County, OH39129MI000001 8 5 10 11 12 12 50 
Union County, OH39159MI000001 28 41 39 42 47 47 216 
Total MI000001 4,172 4,998 5,335 5,743 6,532 6,529 29,137 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041MD000001 2,112 1,852 1,093 2,575 2,369 2,115 10,004 
Fairfield County, OH39045MD000001 192 270 -511 659 978 247 1,643 
Franklin County, OH39049MD000001 -2,612 444 3,322 2,814 3,726 2,062 12,368 
Hocking County, OH39073MD000001 216 -7 -192 -556 104 -242 -893 
Licking County, OH39089MD000001 352 -64 -42 238 397 632 1,161 
Madison County, OH39097MD000001 -44 -431 -212 260 585 55 257 
Morrow County, OH39117MD000001 -44 -29 -49 -84 39 -25 -148 
Perry County, OH39127MD000001 -12 75 -273 -129 -138 4 -461 
Pickaway County, OH39129MD000001 -128 146 275 -9 235 96 743 
Union County, OH39159MD000001 148 337 -625 269 28 203 212 
Total MD000001 180 2,593 2,786 6,037 8,323 5,147 24,886 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Delaware County, OH39041MN000001 2,444 2,115 1,368 2,877 2,714 2,457 11,531 
Fairfield County, OH39045MN000001 272 374 -374 785 1,111 385 2,281 
Franklin County, OH39049MN000001 1,040 4,912 8,062 7,960 9,584 7,914 38,432 
Hocking County, OH39073MN000001 216 -3 -189 -553 107 -239 -877 
Licking County, OH39089MN000001 392 -1 49 309 481 717 1,555 
Madison County, OH39097MN000001 -16 -386 -172 302 634 104 482 
Morrow County, OH39117MN000001 -44 -24 -49 -84 40 -24 -141 
Perry County, OH39127MN000001 -8 75 -273 -129 -138 4 -461 
Pickaway County, OH39129MN000001 -120 151 285 2 247 108 793 
Union County, OH39159MN000001 176 378 -586 311 75 250 428 
Total MN000001 4,352 7,591 8,121 11,780 14,855 11,676 54,023 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Delaware County, OH39041GQ000001 2,247 2,419 2,309 2,465 2,353 2,291 44 1.96
Fairfield County, OH39045GQ000001 2,872 2,877 2,880 3,370 3,371 3,324 452 15.74
Franklin County, OH39049GQ000001 25,423 25,537 25,709 26,164 27,414 27,778 2,355 9.26
Hocking County, OH39073GQ000001 787 800 788 308 312 312 -475 -60.36
Licking County, OH39089GQ000001 3,448 3,418 3,489 3,454 3,417 3,403 -45 -1.31
Madison County, OH39097GQ000001 5,238 4,968 4,964 4,888 5,168 5,227 -11 -0.21
Morrow County, OH39117GQ000001 366 366 366 366 366 366 0 0.00
Perry County, OH39127GQ000001 307 307 307 307 307 307 0 0.00
Pickaway County, OH39129GQ000001 4,352 4,380 4,712 4,865 4,830 4,558 206 4.73
Union County, OH39159GQ000001 3,001 3,172 2,657 2,788 2,863 2,784 -217 -7.23
Total GQ000001 48,041 48,244 48,181 48,975 50,401 50,350 2,309 4.81

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