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Lawton, OK MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 5,075
  equals Births 10,415
  less Deaths 5,340
Net Migration -6,039
  equals net International Migration 2,946
  plus net Domestic Migration -8,985

The population of the Lawton, OK MSA changed from 131,563 on 2010 to 130,644 in 2015 -- a change of -919 (-0.70%). 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 (5,075) was not enough to offset outbound net migration (-6,039); outbound net migration 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
  • Lawton, OK 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
Comanche County, OK40031P0000001 125,389 126,072 126,609 125,100 125,225 124,648 -741 -0.59
Cotton County, OK40033P0000001 6,174 6,154 6,145 6,140 6,127 5,996 -178 -2.88
Total P0000001 131,563 132,226 132,754 131,240 131,352 130,644 -919 -0.70
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031B0000001 1,996 2,192 1,993 1,992 1,914 1,958 10,049 
Cotton County, OK40033B0000001 36 57 79 72 80 78 366 
Total B0000001 2,032 2,249 2,072 2,064 1,994 2,036 10,415 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031D0000001 748 950 965 996 998 1,027 4,936 
Cotton County, OK40033D0000001 116 66 86 66 94 92 404 
Total D0000001 864 1,016 1,051 1,062 1,092 1,119 5,340 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031NC000001 1,248 1,242 1,028 996 916 931 5,113 
Cotton County, OK40033NC000001 -80 -9 -7 6 -14 -14 -38 
Total NC000001 1,168 1,233 1,021 1,002 902 917 5,075 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031MI000001 700 326 933 555 500 620 2,934 
Cotton County, OK40033MI000001 0 2 7 1 1 1 12 
Total MI000001 700 328 940 556 501 621 2,946 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031MD000001 3,032 -867 -1,430 -3,064 -1,259 -2,207 -8,827 
Cotton County, OK40033MD000001 4 -18 -11 -5 -5 -119 -158 
Total MD000001 3,036 -885 -1,441 -3,069 -1,264 -2,326 -8,985 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Comanche County, OK40031MN000001 3,732 -541 -497 -2,509 -759 -1,587 -5,893 
Cotton County, OK40033MN000001 4 -16 -4 -4 -4 -118 -146 
Total MN000001 3,736 -557 -501 -2,513 -763 -1,705 -6,039 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Comanche County, OK40031GQ000001 10,343 10,351 10,342 10,311 10,324 10,320 -23 -0.22
Cotton County, OK40033GQ000001 48 48 48 48 48 48 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 10,391 10,399 10,390 10,359 10,372 10,368 -23 -0.22

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