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Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 13,008
  equals Births 51,946
  less Deaths 38,938
Net Migration 34,575
  equals net International Migration 7,269
  plus net Domestic Migration 27,306

The population of the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC MSA changed from 825,782 on 2010 to 874,869 in 2015 -- a change of 49,087 (5.94%). 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 (34,575) exceeded natural change (13,008); 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
  • Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, 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
Anderson County, SC45007P0000001 187,262 188,531 189,342 190,674 192,836 194,692 7,430 3.97
Greenville County, SC45045P0000001 452,792 459,193 466,810 474,070 482,577 491,863 39,071 8.63
Laurens County, SC45059P0000001 66,516 66,409 66,245 66,172 66,498 66,623 107 0.16
Pickens County, SC45077P0000001 119,212 119,427 119,670 119,208 120,622 121,691 2,479 2.08
Total P0000001 825,782 833,560 842,067 850,124 862,533 874,869 49,087 5.94
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007B0000001 2,128 2,236 2,179 2,286 2,256 2,308 11,265 
Greenville County, SC45045B0000001 6,152 6,102 6,105 6,032 6,260 6,309 30,808 
Laurens County, SC45059B0000001 812 814 782 738 736 744 3,814 
Pickens County, SC45077B0000001 1,152 1,211 1,203 1,145 1,257 1,243 6,059 
Total B0000001 10,244 10,363 10,269 10,201 10,509 10,604 51,946 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007D0000001 1,732 1,949 1,949 2,024 2,019 2,006 9,947 
Greenville County, SC45045D0000001 3,248 3,782 3,767 3,957 3,946 3,977 19,429 
Laurens County, SC45059D0000001 612 732 778 870 819 804 4,003 
Pickens County, SC45077D0000001 1,012 1,036 1,095 1,123 1,179 1,126 5,559 
Total D0000001 6,604 7,499 7,589 7,974 7,963 7,913 38,938 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007NC000001 396 287 230 262 237 302 1,318 
Greenville County, SC45045NC000001 2,904 2,320 2,338 2,075 2,314 2,332 11,379 
Laurens County, SC45059NC000001 200 82 4 -132 -83 -60 -189 
Pickens County, SC45077NC000001 140 175 108 22 78 117 500 
Total NC000001 3,640 2,864 2,680 2,227 2,546 2,691 13,008 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007MI000001 136 200 179 184 220 220 1,003 
Greenville County, SC45045MI000001 876 1,041 795 888 1,040 1,047 4,811 
Laurens County, SC45059MI000001 20 37 18 22 27 30 134 
Pickens County, SC45077MI000001 252 212 239 266 303 301 1,321 
Total MI000001 1,284 1,490 1,231 1,360 1,590 1,598 7,269 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007MD000001 44 787 425 760 1,649 1,161 4,782 
Greenville County, SC45045MD000001 2,436 3,003 4,446 4,099 4,934 5,440 21,922 
Laurens County, SC45059MD000001 -304 -194 -184 24 382 95 123 
Pickens County, SC45077MD000001 -456 -141 -94 -835 1,017 532 479 
Total MD000001 1,720 3,455 4,593 4,048 7,982 7,228 27,306 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Anderson County, SC45007MN000001 180 987 604 944 1,869 1,381 5,785 
Greenville County, SC45045MN000001 3,312 4,044 5,241 4,987 5,974 6,487 26,733 
Laurens County, SC45059MN000001 -284 -157 -166 46 409 125 257 
Pickens County, SC45077MN000001 -204 71 145 -569 1,320 833 1,800 
Total MN000001 3,004 4,945 5,824 5,408 9,572 8,826 34,575 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Anderson County, SC45007GQ000001 2,764 2,764 2,768 2,794 2,888 2,888 124 4.49
Greenville County, SC45045GQ000001 11,854 11,854 11,769 11,871 11,867 11,839 -15 -0.13
Laurens County, SC45059GQ000001 2,402 2,402 2,406 2,396 2,421 2,424 22 0.92
Pickens County, SC45077GQ000001 7,053 7,053 7,058 6,612 6,771 6,772 -281 -3.98
Total GQ000001 24,073 24,073 24,001 23,673 23,947 23,923 -150 -0.62

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