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

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 11,931
  equals Births 35,447
  less Deaths 23,516
Net Migration 3,770
  equals net International Migration 6,743
  plus net Domestic Migration -2,973

The population of the Lancaster, PA MSA changed from 520,357 on 2010 to 536,624 in 2015 -- a change of 16,267 (3.13%). 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 (11,931) exceeded net migration (3,770); 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
  • Lancaster, 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
Lancaster County, PA42071P0000001 520,357 523,692 526,879 530,238 533,645 536,624 16,267 3.13
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071B0000001 6,868 6,973 7,052 6,994 7,181 7,247 35,447 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071D0000001 4,084 4,494 4,530 4,909 4,767 4,816 23,516 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071NC000001 2,784 2,479 2,522 2,085 2,414 2,431 11,931 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071MI000001 908 1,139 1,248 1,288 1,535 1,533 6,743 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071MD000001 52 -201 -539 -257 -492 -1,484 -2,973 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lancaster County, PA42071MN000001 960 938 709 1,031 1,043 49 3,770 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Lancaster County, PA42071GQ000001 12,638 12,794 12,760 12,934 12,778 12,782 144 1.14

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