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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 57,772
  equals Births 138,999
  less Deaths 81,227
Net Migration 96,118
  equals net International Migration 27,834
  plus net Domestic Migration 68,284

The population of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA changed from 2,232,447 on 2010 to 2,389,228 in 2015 -- a change of 156,781 (7.02%). 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 (96,118) exceeded natural change (57,772); 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
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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
Clackamas County, OR41005P0000001 376,906 379,670 383,389 388,111 394,504 401,515 24,609 6.53
Columbia County, OR41009P0000001 49,352 49,378 49,225 49,256 49,488 49,600 248 0.50
Multnomah County, OR41051P0000001 737,320 748,145 759,181 766,589 777,880 790,294 52,974 7.18
Washington County, OR41067P0000001 531,658 539,860 547,932 555,661 563,273 574,326 42,668 8.03
Yamhill County, OR41071P0000001 99,307 99,742 100,742 100,767 101,683 102,659 3,352 3.38
Clark County, WA53011P0000001 426,804 432,524 437,226 442,843 450,441 459,495 32,691 7.66
Skamania County, WA53059P0000001 11,100 11,126 11,155 11,255 11,338 11,339 239 2.15
Total P0000001 2,232,447 2,260,445 2,288,850 2,314,482 2,348,607 2,389,228 156,781 7.02
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005B0000001 4,068 3,810 3,882 4,032 4,040 4,172 19,936 
Columbia County, OR41009B0000001 504 497 443 478 503 511 2,432 
Multnomah County, OR41051B0000001 9,968 9,586 9,407 9,321 9,523 9,627 47,464 
Washington County, OR41067B0000001 7,472 7,103 7,246 7,192 7,135 7,215 35,891 
Yamhill County, OR41071B0000001 1,032 1,178 1,117 1,078 1,093 1,105 5,571 
Clark County, WA53011B0000001 5,368 5,486 5,343 5,460 5,384 5,530 27,203 
Skamania County, WA53059B0000001 76 102 101 106 95 98 502 
Total B0000001 28,488 27,762 27,539 27,667 27,773 28,258 138,999 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005D0000001 2,892 3,075 2,947 3,205 3,177 3,238 15,642 
Columbia County, OR41009D0000001 296 390 424 362 445 448 2,069 
Multnomah County, OR41051D0000001 5,264 5,463 5,393 5,690 5,647 5,682 27,875 
Washington County, OR41067D0000001 2,524 2,832 3,068 3,055 3,222 3,219 15,396 
Yamhill County, OR41071D0000001 880 865 829 813 823 840 4,170 
Clark County, WA53011D0000001 2,876 2,972 3,015 3,095 3,250 3,345 15,677 
Skamania County, WA53059D0000001 16 88 86 84 59 81 398 
Total D0000001 14,748 15,685 15,762 16,304 16,623 16,853 81,227 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005NC000001 1,176 735 935 827 863 934 4,294 
Columbia County, OR41009NC000001 208 107 19 116 58 63 363 
Multnomah County, OR41051NC000001 4,704 4,123 4,014 3,631 3,876 3,945 19,589 
Washington County, OR41067NC000001 4,948 4,271 4,178 4,137 3,913 3,996 20,495 
Yamhill County, OR41071NC000001 152 313 288 265 270 265 1,401 
Clark County, WA53011NC000001 2,492 2,514 2,328 2,365 2,134 2,185 11,526 
Skamania County, WA53059NC000001 60 14 15 22 36 17 104 
Total NC000001 13,740 12,077 11,777 11,363 11,150 11,405 57,772 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005MI000001 404 316 250 306 375 383 1,630 
Columbia County, OR41009MI000001 28 20 21 27 28 28 124 
Multnomah County, OR41051MI000001 1,764 2,232 2,358 2,620 3,035 3,050 13,295 
Washington County, OR41067MI000001 1,568 1,657 1,678 1,861 2,169 2,182 9,547 
Yamhill County, OR41071MI000001 76 77 61 79 96 99 412 
Clark County, WA53011MI000001 472 467 458 529 651 668 2,773 
Skamania County, WA53059MI000001 4 9 8 10 13 13 53 
Total MI000001 4,316 4,778 4,834 5,432 6,367 6,423 27,834 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005MD000001 2,224 1,569 2,557 3,396 4,918 5,301 17,741 
Columbia County, OR41009MD000001 -256 -92 -199 -116 177 13 -217 
Multnomah County, OR41051MD000001 1,776 4,327 4,477 1,110 4,604 5,273 19,791 
Washington County, OR41067MD000001 820 2,194 2,235 1,542 1,545 4,507 12,023 
Yamhill County, OR41071MD000001 264 -48 660 -338 499 577 1,350 
Clark County, WA53011MD000001 2,872 2,610 1,985 2,644 4,416 5,821 17,476 
Skamania County, WA53059MD000001 68 10 9 79 35 -13 120 
Total MD000001 7,768 10,570 11,724 8,317 16,194 21,479 68,284 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Clackamas County, OR41005MN000001 2,628 1,885 2,807 3,702 5,293 5,684 19,371 
Columbia County, OR41009MN000001 -228 -72 -178 -89 205 41 -93 
Multnomah County, OR41051MN000001 3,540 6,559 6,835 3,730 7,639 8,323 33,086 
Washington County, OR41067MN000001 2,388 3,851 3,913 3,403 3,714 6,689 21,570 
Yamhill County, OR41071MN000001 340 29 721 -259 595 676 1,762 
Clark County, WA53011MN000001 3,344 3,077 2,443 3,173 5,067 6,489 20,249 
Skamania County, WA53059MN000001 72 19 17 89 48 0 173 
Total MN000001 12,084 15,348 16,558 13,749 22,561 27,902 96,118 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Clackamas County, OR41005GQ000001 2,753 2,708 2,770 2,908 2,916 2,912 159 5.78
Columbia County, OR41009GQ000001 499 498 456 371 371 372 -127 -25.45
Multnomah County, OR41051GQ000001 19,581 19,643 19,584 19,552 19,556 19,556 -25 -0.13
Washington County, OR41067GQ000001 6,789 6,807 6,836 7,066 7,063 7,052 263 3.87
Yamhill County, OR41071GQ000001 5,461 5,441 6,056 6,028 6,028 6,022 561 10.27
Clark County, WA53011GQ000001 3,211 3,458 3,459 3,464 3,437 3,435 224 6.98
Skamania County, WA53059GQ000001 25 25 25 25 25 25 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 38,319 38,580 39,186 39,414 39,396 39,374 1,055 2.75

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