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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,909
  equals Births 11,966
  less Deaths 8,057
Net Migration 15,149
  equals net International Migration 2,807
  plus net Domestic Migration 12,342

The population of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC MSA changed from 187,832 on 2010 to 207,413 in 2015 -- a change of 19,581 (10.42%). 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 (15,149) exceeded natural change (3,909); 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
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, 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
Beaufort County, SC45013P0000001 162,912 163,957 167,444 170,991 175,118 179,589 16,677 10.24
Jasper County, SC45053P0000001 24,920 25,406 25,918 26,580 27,019 27,824 2,904 11.65
Total P0000001 187,832 189,363 193,362 197,571 202,137 207,413 19,581 10.42
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013B0000001 2,056 2,077 2,038 2,034 2,076 2,089 10,314 
Jasper County, SC45053B0000001 288 324 324 323 341 340 1,652 
Total B0000001 2,344 2,401 2,362 2,357 2,417 2,429 11,966 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013D0000001 1,432 1,303 1,276 1,390 1,507 1,477 6,953 
Jasper County, SC45053D0000001 292 219 191 224 242 228 1,104 
Total D0000001 1,724 1,522 1,467 1,614 1,749 1,705 8,057 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013NC000001 624 774 762 644 569 612 3,361 
Jasper County, SC45053NC000001 -4 105 133 99 99 112 548 
Total NC000001 620 879 895 743 668 724 3,909 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013MI000001 716 261 930 393 379 515 2,478 
Jasper County, SC45053MI000001 84 86 59 55 63 66 329 
Total MI000001 800 347 989 448 442 581 2,807 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013MD000001 1,420 -94 1,778 2,560 2,785 3,255 10,284 
Jasper County, SC45053MD000001 460 190 333 586 166 783 2,058 
Total MD000001 1,880 96 2,111 3,146 2,951 4,038 12,342 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Beaufort County, SC45013MN000001 2,136 167 2,708 2,953 3,164 3,770 12,762 
Jasper County, SC45053MN000001 544 276 392 641 229 849 2,387 
Total MN000001 2,680 443 3,100 3,594 3,393 4,619 15,149 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Beaufort County, SC45013GQ000001 5,265 5,088 5,020 5,027 5,035 5,035 -230 -4.37
Jasper County, SC45053GQ000001 1,488 1,488 1,444 1,410 1,436 1,336 -152 -10.22
Total GQ000001 6,753 6,576 6,464 6,437 6,471 6,371 -382 -5.66

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