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Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 2,271
  equals Births 5,655
  less Deaths 3,384
Net Migration 30
  equals net International Migration 754
  plus net Domestic Migration -724

The population of the Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA changed from 96,840 on 2010 to 99,134 in 2015 -- a change of 2,294 (2.37%). 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 (2,271) exceeded net migration (30); 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
  • Mankato-North Mankato, MN 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
Blue Earth County, MN27013P0000001 64,093 64,353 65,067 64,923 65,497 65,787 1,694 2.64
Nicollet County, MN27103P0000001 32,747 32,965 32,947 32,915 33,257 33,347 600 1.83
Total P0000001 96,840 97,318 98,014 97,838 98,754 99,134 2,294 2.37
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013B0000001 832 769 765 727 715 726 3,702 
Nicollet County, MN27103B0000001 384 404 381 370 401 397 1,953 
Total B0000001 1,216 1,173 1,146 1,097 1,116 1,123 5,655 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013D0000001 384 476 465 476 455 450 2,322 
Nicollet County, MN27103D0000001 196 186 200 237 216 223 1,062 
Total D0000001 580 662 665 713 671 673 3,384 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013NC000001 448 293 300 251 260 276 1,380 
Nicollet County, MN27103NC000001 188 218 181 133 185 174 891 
Total NC000001 636 511 481 384 445 450 2,271 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013MI000001 104 102 125 132 153 152 664 
Nicollet County, MN27103MI000001 12 5 19 21 23 22 90 
Total MI000001 116 107 144 153 176 174 754 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013MD000001 -240 -124 296 -552 159 -122 -343 
Nicollet County, MN27103MD000001 -116 -9 -215 -195 150 -112 -381 
Total MD000001 -356 -133 81 -747 309 -234 -724 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Blue Earth County, MN27013MN000001 -136 -22 421 -420 312 30 321 
Nicollet County, MN27103MN000001 -104 -4 -196 -174 173 -90 -291 
Total MN000001 -240 -26 225 -594 485 -60 30 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Blue Earth County, MN27013GQ000001 4,529 4,552 4,583 4,011 4,081 4,080 -449 -9.91
Nicollet County, MN27103GQ000001 2,720 2,736 2,795 2,745 2,873 2,874 154 5.66
Total GQ000001 7,249 7,288 7,378 6,756 6,954 6,954 -295 -4.07

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