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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 97,926
  equals Births 334,482
  less Deaths 236,556
Net Migration 323,347
  equals net International Migration 321,663
  plus net Domestic Migration 1,684

The population of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA changed from 5,585,605 on 2010 to 6,012,331 in 2015 -- a change of 426,726 (7.64%). 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 (323,347) exceeded natural change (97,926); 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
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 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
Broward County, FL12011P0000001 1,753,263 1,787,582 1,818,491 1,843,583 1,869,679 1,896,425 143,162 8.17
Miami-Dade County, FL12086P0000001 2,508,171 2,580,077 2,611,183 2,641,928 2,668,903 2,693,117 184,946 7.37
Palm Beach County, FL12099P0000001 1,324,171 1,338,500 1,358,396 1,375,826 1,398,518 1,422,789 98,618 7.45
Total P0000001 5,585,605 5,706,159 5,788,070 5,861,337 5,937,100 6,012,331 426,726 7.64
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011B0000001 20,292 21,127 21,164 21,154 22,046 22,161 107,652 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086B0000001 29,100 31,319 31,136 30,754 31,428 31,534 156,171 
Palm Beach County, FL12099B0000001 13,332 13,659 14,031 14,023 14,309 14,637 70,659 
Total B0000001 62,724 66,105 66,331 65,931 67,783 68,332 334,482 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011D0000001 14,956 14,466 14,221 14,410 14,762 15,213 73,072 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086D0000001 17,328 18,405 18,154 18,775 19,464 20,313 95,111 
Palm Beach County, FL12099D0000001 13,024 13,049 13,065 13,577 14,248 14,434 68,373 
Total D0000001 45,308 45,920 45,440 46,762 48,474 49,960 236,556 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011NC000001 5,336 6,661 6,943 6,744 7,284 6,948 34,580 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086NC000001 11,772 12,914 12,982 11,979 11,964 11,221 61,060 
Palm Beach County, FL12099NC000001 308 610 966 446 61 203 2,286 
Total NC000001 17,416 20,185 20,891 19,169 19,309 18,372 97,926 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011MI000001 13,592 15,114 13,884 15,037 17,189 17,156 78,380 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086MI000001 35,780 39,807 35,818 38,777 43,953 43,862 202,217 
Palm Beach County, FL12099MI000001 6,524 7,893 7,225 7,875 9,036 9,037 41,066 
Total MI000001 55,896 62,814 56,927 61,689 70,178 70,055 321,663 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011MD000001 1,708 12,985 9,869 2,848 2,188 2,019 29,909 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086MD000001 -7,044 18,990 -17,931 -21,354 -27,787 -32,723 -80,805 
Palm Beach County, FL12099MD000001 9,236 6,306 11,698 8,192 12,337 14,047 52,580 
Total MD000001 3,900 38,281 3,636 -10,314 -13,262 -16,657 1,684 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Broward County, FL12011MN000001 15,300 28,099 23,753 17,885 19,377 19,175 108,289 
Miami-Dade County, FL12086MN000001 28,736 58,797 17,887 17,423 16,166 11,139 121,412 
Palm Beach County, FL12099MN000001 15,760 14,199 18,923 16,067 21,373 23,084 93,646 
Total MN000001 59,796 101,095 60,563 51,375 56,916 53,398 323,347 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Broward County, FL12011GQ000001 16,965 16,962 16,790 16,133 16,158 16,179 -786 -4.63
Miami-Dade County, FL12086GQ000001 41,449 41,251 41,314 41,677 41,341 41,107 -342 -0.83
Palm Beach County, FL12099GQ000001 20,745 21,522 20,729 20,968 20,757 20,798 53 0.26
Total GQ000001 79,159 79,735 78,833 78,778 78,256 78,084 -1,075 -1.36

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