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Jonesboro, AR MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 2,555
  equals Births 8,615
  less Deaths 6,060
Net Migration 4,428
  equals net International Migration 772
  plus net Domestic Migration 3,656

The population of the Jonesboro, AR MSA changed from 121,248 on 2010 to 128,394 in 2015 -- a change of 7,146 (5.89%). 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 (4,428) exceeded natural change (2,555); 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
  • Jonesboro, AR 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
Craighead County, AR05031P0000001 96,724 98,390 99,953 101,678 102,671 104,354 7,630 7.89
Poinsett County, AR05111P0000001 24,524 24,431 24,279 24,150 24,150 24,040 -484 -1.97
Total P0000001 121,248 122,821 124,232 125,828 126,821 128,394 7,146 5.89
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031B0000001 1,348 1,371 1,415 1,428 1,446 1,435 7,095 
Poinsett County, AR05111B0000001 240 308 317 299 304 292 1,520 
Total B0000001 1,588 1,679 1,732 1,727 1,750 1,727 8,615 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031D0000001 744 860 880 847 900 919 4,406 
Poinsett County, AR05111D0000001 408 332 323 357 312 330 1,654 
Total D0000001 1,152 1,192 1,203 1,204 1,212 1,249 6,060 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031NC000001 604 511 535 581 546 516 2,689 
Poinsett County, AR05111NC000001 -168 -24 -6 -58 -8 -38 -134 
Total NC000001 436 487 529 523 538 478 2,555 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031MI000001 92 97 123 140 161 167 688 
Poinsett County, AR05111MI000001 12 21 13 14 18 18 84 
Total MI000001 104 118 136 154 179 185 772 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031MD000001 412 1,028 883 941 344 913 4,109 
Poinsett County, AR05111MD000001 -84 -86 -160 -73 -22 -112 -453 
Total MD000001 328 942 723 868 322 801 3,656 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Craighead County, AR05031MN000001 504 1,125 1,006 1,081 505 1,080 4,797 
Poinsett County, AR05111MN000001 -72 -65 -147 -59 -4 -94 -369 
Total MN000001 432 1,060 859 1,022 501 986 4,428 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Craighead County, AR05031GQ000001 3,581 3,617 3,668 3,789 3,848 3,853 272 7.60
Poinsett County, AR05111GQ000001 341 341 341 341 341 341 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 3,922 3,958 4,009 4,130 4,189 4,194 272 6.94

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