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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 7,418
  equals Births 32,742
  less Deaths 25,324
Net Migration 7,708
  equals net International Migration 8,021
  plus net Domestic Migration -313

The population of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA changed from 550,239 on 2010 to 565,006 in 2015 -- a change of 14,767 (2.68%). 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 (7,708) exceeded natural change (7,418); 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
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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
Cumberland County, PA42041P0000001 235,977 236,912 239,187 241,163 243,533 246,338 10,361 4.39
Dauphin County, PA42043P0000001 268,260 269,119 269,984 271,307 272,078 272,983 4,723 1.76
Perry County, PA42099P0000001 46,002 45,864 45,742 45,571 45,523 45,685 -317 -0.69
Total P0000001 550,239 551,895 554,913 558,041 561,134 565,006 14,767 2.68
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041B0000001 2,504 2,523 2,493 2,545 2,633 2,636 12,830 
Dauphin County, PA42043B0000001 3,360 3,455 3,377 3,468 3,457 3,455 17,212 
Perry County, PA42099B0000001 480 606 538 544 496 516 2,700 
Total B0000001 6,344 6,584 6,408 6,557 6,586 6,607 32,742 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041D0000001 2,068 2,164 2,225 2,346 2,136 2,176 11,047 
Dauphin County, PA42043D0000001 2,260 2,490 2,402 2,463 2,378 2,427 12,160 
Perry County, PA42099D0000001 332 417 438 440 406 416 2,117 
Total D0000001 4,660 5,071 5,065 5,249 4,920 5,019 25,324 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041NC000001 436 359 268 199 497 460 1,783 
Dauphin County, PA42043NC000001 1,100 965 975 1,005 1,079 1,028 5,052 
Perry County, PA42099NC000001 148 189 100 104 90 100 583 
Total NC000001 1,684 1,513 1,343 1,308 1,666 1,588 7,418 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041MI000001 532 466 584 593 670 686 2,999 
Dauphin County, PA42043MI000001 720 815 932 969 1,113 1,117 4,946 
Perry County, PA42099MI000001 8 14 13 13 18 18 76 
Total MI000001 1,260 1,295 1,529 1,575 1,801 1,821 8,021 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041MD000001 1,364 267 1,416 1,053 1,231 1,390 5,357 
Dauphin County, PA42043MD000001 -1,180 -775 -1,041 -513 -1,276 -1,120 -4,725 
Perry County, PA42099MD000001 4 -368 -232 -285 -135 75 -945 
Total MD000001 188 -876 143 255 -180 345 -313 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Cumberland County, PA42041MN000001 1,896 733 2,000 1,646 1,901 2,076 8,356 
Dauphin County, PA42043MN000001 -460 40 -109 456 -163 -3 221 
Perry County, PA42099MN000001 12 -354 -219 -272 -117 93 -869 
Total MN000001 1,448 419 1,672 1,830 1,621 2,166 7,708 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Cumberland County, PA42041GQ000001 12,830 12,667 12,765 12,764 12,552 12,554 -276 -2.15
Dauphin County, PA42043GQ000001 6,776 6,774 6,777 6,781 6,785 6,783 7 0.10
Perry County, PA42099GQ000001 657 657 657 657 658 658 1 0.15
Total GQ000001 20,263 20,098 20,199 20,202 19,995 19,995 -268 -1.32

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