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Dalton, GA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,832
  equals Births 9,509
  less Deaths 5,677
Net Migration -2,437
  equals net International Migration 631
  plus net Domestic Migration -3,068

The population of the Dalton, GA MSA changed from 142,317 on 2010 to 143,781 in 2015 -- a change of 1,464 (1.03%). 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 (3,832) exceeded net migration (-2,437); 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
  • Dalton, GA 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
Murray County, GA13213P0000001 39,541 39,425 39,380 39,258 39,375 39,565 24 0.06
Whitfield County, GA13313P0000001 102,776 103,106 103,236 103,126 103,596 104,216 1,440 1.40
Total P0000001 142,317 142,531 142,616 142,384 142,971 143,781 1,464 1.03
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213B0000001 440 499 487 517 514 495 2,512 
Whitfield County, GA13313B0000001 1,516 1,469 1,416 1,360 1,366 1,386 6,997 
Total B0000001 1,956 1,968 1,903 1,877 1,880 1,881 9,509 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213D0000001 336 345 326 371 384 369 1,795 
Whitfield County, GA13313D0000001 580 727 783 803 799 770 3,882 
Total D0000001 916 1,072 1,109 1,174 1,183 1,139 5,677 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213NC000001 104 154 161 146 130 126 717 
Whitfield County, GA13313NC000001 936 742 633 557 567 616 3,115 
Total NC000001 1,040 896 794 703 697 742 3,832 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213MI000001 36 38 16 20 27 28 129 
Whitfield County, GA13313MI000001 4 93 74 94 117 124 502 
Total MI000001 40 131 90 114 144 152 631 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213MD000001 -512 -308 -224 -313 -57 5 -897 
Whitfield County, GA13313MD000001 -208 -471 -583 -792 -173 -152 -2,171 
Total MD000001 -720 -779 -807 -1,105 -230 -147 -3,068 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Murray County, GA13213MN000001 -476 -270 -208 -293 -30 33 -768 
Whitfield County, GA13313MN000001 -204 -378 -509 -698 -56 -28 -1,669 
Total MN000001 -680 -648 -717 -991 -86 5 -2,437 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Murray County, GA13213GQ000001 255 255 255 229 230 263 8 3.14
Whitfield County, GA13313GQ000001 1,025 1,065 1,008 987 1,000 1,106 81 7.90
Total GQ000001 1,280 1,320 1,263 1,216 1,230 1,369 89 6.95

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