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Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 10,913
  equals Births 43,343
  less Deaths 32,430
Net Migration 16,086
  equals net International Migration 8,702
  plus net Domestic Migration 7,384

The population of the Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA changed from 725,068 on 2010 to 752,157 in 2015 -- a change of 27,089 (3.74%). 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 (16,086) exceeded natural change (10,913); 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
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC 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
Guilford County, NC37081P0000001 489,489 495,126 501,029 507,100 512,959 517,600 28,111 5.74
Randolph County, NC37151P0000001 141,929 141,830 142,268 142,336 142,617 142,799 870 0.61
Rockingham County, NC37157P0000001 93,650 93,219 92,718 91,986 91,821 91,758 -1,892 -2.02
Total P0000001 725,068 730,175 736,015 741,422 747,397 752,157 27,089 3.74
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081B0000001 5,832 6,055 6,069 6,212 6,086 6,181 30,603 
Randolph County, NC37151B0000001 1,588 1,608 1,611 1,622 1,582 1,597 8,020 
Rockingham County, NC37157B0000001 956 963 893 943 963 958 4,720 
Total B0000001 8,376 8,626 8,573 8,777 8,631 8,736 43,343 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081D0000001 3,148 3,861 3,820 4,053 4,095 4,240 20,069 
Randolph County, NC37151D0000001 1,248 1,291 1,314 1,445 1,403 1,427 6,880 
Rockingham County, NC37157D0000001 844 1,016 1,051 1,169 1,124 1,121 5,481 
Total D0000001 5,240 6,168 6,185 6,667 6,622 6,788 32,430 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081NC000001 2,684 2,194 2,249 2,159 1,991 1,941 10,534 
Randolph County, NC37151NC000001 340 317 297 177 179 170 1,140 
Rockingham County, NC37157NC000001 112 -53 -158 -226 -161 -163 -761 
Total NC000001 3,136 2,458 2,388 2,110 2,009 1,948 10,913 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081MI000001 1,248 1,412 1,443 1,580 1,804 1,810 8,049 
Randolph County, NC37151MI000001 68 87 57 68 91 94 397 
Rockingham County, NC37157MI000001 48 43 43 49 60 61 256 
Total MI000001 1,364 1,542 1,543 1,697 1,955 1,965 8,702 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081MD000001 480 2,116 2,237 2,046 2,150 788 9,337 
Randolph County, NC37151MD000001 300 -456 94 -207 70 -130 -629 
Rockingham County, NC37157MD000001 -100 -367 -386 -609 21 17 -1,324 
Total MD000001 680 1,293 1,945 1,230 2,241 675 7,384 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Guilford County, NC37081MN000001 1,728 3,528 3,680 3,626 3,954 2,598 17,386 
Randolph County, NC37151MN000001 368 -369 151 -139 161 -36 -232 
Rockingham County, NC37157MN000001 -52 -324 -343 -560 81 78 -1,068 
Total MN000001 2,044 2,835 3,488 2,927 4,196 2,640 16,086 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Guilford County, NC37081GQ000001 15,513 15,339 15,698 15,917 16,467 16,502 989 6.38
Randolph County, NC37151GQ000001 1,298 1,294 1,293 1,293 1,292 1,292 -6 -0.46
Rockingham County, NC37157GQ000001 1,055 1,072 1,075 1,067 1,058 1,059 4 0.38
Total GQ000001 17,866 17,705 18,066 18,277 18,817 18,853 987 5.52

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