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Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 2,828
  equals Births 6,877
  less Deaths 4,049
Net Migration 910
  equals net International Migration 1,773
  plus net Domestic Migration -863

The population of the Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA changed from 98,616 on 2010 to 102,449 in 2015 -- a change of 3,833 (3.89%). 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 (2,828) exceeded net migration (910); 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
  • Grand Forks, ND-MN 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
Polk County, MN27119P0000001 31,632 31,540 31,489 31,658 31,517 31,533 -99 -0.31
Grand Forks County, ND38035P0000001 66,984 66,647 67,709 69,362 70,262 70,916 3,932 5.87
Total P0000001 98,616 98,187 99,198 101,020 101,779 102,449 3,833 3.89
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119B0000001 344 384 409 422 390 397 2,002 
Grand Forks County, ND38035B0000001 1,036 948 988 932 1,000 1,007 4,875 
Total B0000001 1,380 1,332 1,397 1,354 1,390 1,404 6,877 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119D0000001 248 358 361 341 324 323 1,707 
Grand Forks County, ND38035D0000001 532 483 454 505 445 455 2,342 
Total D0000001 780 841 815 846 769 778 4,049 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119NC000001 96 26 48 81 66 74 295 
Grand Forks County, ND38035NC000001 504 465 534 427 555 552 2,533 
Total NC000001 600 491 582 508 621 626 2,828 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119MI000001 28 36 37 45 50 50 218 
Grand Forks County, ND38035MI000001 220 219 337 313 336 350 1,555 
Total MI000001 248 255 374 358 386 400 1,773 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119MD000001 28 -145 -134 43 -247 -126 -609 
Grand Forks County, ND38035MD000001 -216 -1,027 188 858 20 -293 -254 
Total MD000001 -188 -1,172 54 901 -227 -419 -863 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, MN27119MN000001 56 -109 -97 88 -197 -76 -391 
Grand Forks County, ND38035MN000001 4 -808 525 1,171 356 57 1,301 
Total MN000001 60 -917 428 1,259 159 -19 910 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Polk County, MN27119GQ000001 1,330 1,340 1,330 1,389 1,267 1,279 -51 -3.83
Grand Forks County, ND38035GQ000001 4,216 4,079 4,120 4,242 4,209 4,181 -35 -0.83
Total GQ000001 5,546 5,419 5,450 5,631 5,476 5,460 -86 -1.55

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