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Hattiesburg, MS MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,938
  equals Births 10,075
  less Deaths 6,137
Net Migration 1,382
  equals net International Migration 628
  plus net Domestic Migration 754

The population of the Hattiesburg, MS MSA changed from 143,293 on 2010 to 148,839 in 2015 -- a change of 5,546 (3.87%). 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 (3,938) exceeded net migration (1,382); 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
  • Hattiesburg, MS 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
Forrest County, MS28035P0000001 74,998 75,884 76,728 76,766 76,014 75,944 946 1.26
Lamar County, MS28073P0000001 56,081 57,140 57,853 58,877 59,935 60,618 4,537 8.09
Perry County, MS28111P0000001 12,214 12,239 12,084 12,117 12,219 12,277 63 0.52
Total P0000001 143,293 145,263 146,665 147,760 148,168 148,839 5,546 3.87
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035B0000001 1,052 1,160 1,021 1,126 1,049 1,064 5,420 
Lamar County, MS28073B0000001 680 772 811 767 776 762 3,888 
Perry County, MS28111B0000001 140 147 166 157 144 153 767 
Total B0000001 1,872 2,079 1,998 2,050 1,969 1,979 10,075 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035D0000001 508 692 704 763 746 724 3,629 
Lamar County, MS28073D0000001 456 386 401 395 350 357 1,889 
Perry County, MS28111D0000001 220 133 107 142 121 116 619 
Total D0000001 1,184 1,211 1,212 1,300 1,217 1,197 6,137 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035NC000001 544 468 317 363 303 340 1,791 
Lamar County, MS28073NC000001 224 386 410 372 426 405 1,999 
Perry County, MS28111NC000001 -80 14 59 15 23 37 148 
Total NC000001 688 868 786 750 752 782 3,938 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035MI000001 104 95 124 109 120 125 573 
Lamar County, MS28073MI000001 16 7 10 11 14 13 55 
Perry County, MS28111MI000001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Total MI000001 120 102 134 120 134 138 628 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035MD000001 -368 312 403 -466 -1,187 -600 -1,538 
Lamar County, MS28073MD000001 1,352 598 291 614 614 329 2,446 
Perry County, MS28111MD000001 -40 -42 -218 14 73 19 -154 
Total MD000001 944 868 476 162 -500 -252 754 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Forrest County, MS28035MN000001 -264 407 527 -357 -1,067 -475 -965 
Lamar County, MS28073MN000001 1,368 605 301 625 628 342 2,501 
Perry County, MS28111MN000001 -40 -42 -218 14 73 19 -154 
Total MN000001 1,064 970 610 282 -366 -114 1,382 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Forrest County, MS28035GQ000001 3,594 3,681 3,662 3,565 3,271 3,249 -345 -9.60
Lamar County, MS28073GQ000001 338 335 311 307 309 309 -29 -8.58
Perry County, MS28111GQ000001 102 102 101 101 101 101 -1 -0.98
Total GQ000001 4,034 4,118 4,074 3,973 3,681 3,659 -375 -9.30

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