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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 91
  equals Births 20,702
  less Deaths 20,611
Net Migration 52,260
  equals net International Migration 1,777
  plus net Domestic Migration 50,483

The population of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA changed from 378,697 on 2010 to 431,964 in 2015 -- a change of 53,267 (14.07%). 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 (52,260) exceeded natural change (91); 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
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 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
Brunswick County, NC37019P0000001 108,181 110,301 112,255 115,391 118,919 122,765 14,584 13.48
Horry County, SC45051P0000001 270,516 275,390 281,751 289,050 298,258 309,199 38,683 14.30
Total P0000001 378,697 385,691 394,006 404,441 417,177 431,964 53,267 14.07
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019B0000001 1,020 1,040 1,015 1,086 1,009 1,073 5,223 
Horry County, SC45051B0000001 2,804 3,102 3,079 2,995 3,118 3,185 15,479 
Total B0000001 3,824 4,142 4,094 4,081 4,127 4,258 20,702 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019D0000001 972 1,021 1,204 1,203 1,325 1,342 6,095 
Horry County, SC45051D0000001 2,340 2,701 2,768 2,929 3,052 3,066 14,516 
Total D0000001 3,312 3,722 3,972 4,132 4,377 4,408 20,611 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019NC000001 48 19 -189 -117 -316 -269 -872 
Horry County, SC45051NC000001 464 401 311 66 66 119 963 
Total NC000001 512 420 122 -51 -250 -150 91 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019MI000001 48 29 40 44 59 58 230 
Horry County, SC45051MI000001 376 329 237 283 346 352 1,547 
Total MI000001 424 358 277 327 405 410 1,777 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019MD000001 2,860 1,905 2,092 3,362 3,315 4,143 14,817 
Horry County, SC45051MD000001 3,996 3,924 5,804 7,170 7,647 11,121 35,666 
Total MD000001 6,856 5,829 7,896 10,532 10,962 15,264 50,483 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brunswick County, NC37019MN000001 2,908 1,934 2,132 3,406 3,374 4,201 15,047 
Horry County, SC45051MN000001 4,372 4,253 6,041 7,453 7,993 11,473 37,213 
Total MN000001 7,280 6,187 8,173 10,859 11,367 15,674 52,260 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Brunswick County, NC37019GQ000001 954 977 1,003 974 963 962 8 0.84
Horry County, SC45051GQ000001 2,952 2,952 2,956 2,954 2,953 2,955 3 0.10
Total GQ000001 3,906 3,929 3,959 3,928 3,916 3,917 11 0.28

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