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Meridian, MS MISA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 751
  equals Births 6,502
  less Deaths 5,751
Net Migration -3,700
  equals net International Migration 566
  plus net Domestic Migration -4,266

The population of the Meridian, MS MISA changed from 107,576 on 2010 to 104,499 in 2015 -- a change of -3,077 (-2.86%). 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 (751) was not enough to offset outbound net migration (-3,700); 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
  • Meridian, MS MISA 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
Clarke County, MS28023P0000001 16,707 16,661 16,501 16,374 16,269 16,006 -701 -4.20
Kemper County, MS28069P0000001 10,460 10,255 10,356 10,264 10,213 9,969 -491 -4.69
Lauderdale County, MS28075P0000001 80,409 80,615 80,282 80,328 79,413 78,524 -1,885 -2.34
Total P0000001 107,576 107,531 107,139 106,966 105,895 104,499 -3,077 -2.86
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023B0000001 184 185 197 177 163 164 886 
Kemper County, MS28069B0000001 76 93 91 85 92 90 451 
Lauderdale County, MS28075B0000001 1,024 1,038 1,042 1,056 1,014 1,015 5,165 
Total B0000001 1,284 1,316 1,330 1,318 1,269 1,269 6,502 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023D0000001 84 209 200 198 161 183 951 
Kemper County, MS28069D0000001 40 105 103 94 108 96 506 
Lauderdale County, MS28075D0000001 712 864 824 911 879 816 4,294 
Total D0000001 836 1,178 1,127 1,203 1,148 1,095 5,751 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023NC000001 100 -24 -3 -21 2 -19 -65 
Kemper County, MS28069NC000001 36 -12 -12 -9 -16 -6 -55 
Lauderdale County, MS28075NC000001 312 174 218 145 135 199 871 
Total NC000001 448 138 203 115 121 174 751 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023MI000001 0 3 4 4 4 4 19 
Kemper County, MS28069MI000001 0 1 2 2 3 3 11 
Lauderdale County, MS28075MI000001 148 55 155 108 100 118 536 
Total MI000001 148 59 161 114 107 125 566 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023MD000001 -180 -19 -165 -96 -113 -225 -618 
Kemper County, MS28069MD000001 -36 -207 108 -83 -36 -228 -446 
Lauderdale County, MS28075MD000001 136 27 -720 -181 -1,124 -1,204 -3,202 
Total MD000001 -80 -199 -777 -360 -1,273 -1,657 -4,266 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clarke County, MS28023MN000001 -180 -16 -161 -92 -109 -221 -599 
Kemper County, MS28069MN000001 -36 -206 110 -81 -33 -225 -435 
Lauderdale County, MS28075MN000001 284 82 -565 -73 -1,024 -1,086 -2,666 
Total MN000001 68 -140 -616 -246 -1,166 -1,532 -3,700 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Clarke County, MS28023GQ000001 52 52 52 52 52 52 0 0.00
Kemper County, MS28069GQ000001 749 832 925 923 965 955 206 27.50
Lauderdale County, MS28075GQ000001 3,978 4,003 4,022 3,898 3,694 3,635 -343 -8.62
Total GQ000001 4,779 4,887 4,999 4,873 4,711 4,642 -137 -2.87

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