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St. Cloud, MN MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 6,214
  equals Births 12,507
  less Deaths 6,293
Net Migration -875
  equals net International Migration 1,308
  plus net Domestic Migration -2,183

The population of the St. Cloud, MN MSA changed from 189,219 on 2010 to 194,418 in 2015 -- a change of 5,199 (2.75%). 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 (6,214) exceeded net migration (-875); 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
  • St. Cloud, 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
Benton County, MN27009P0000001 38,470 38,842 38,881 39,231 39,439 39,710 1,240 3.22
Stearns County, MN27145P0000001 150,749 151,277 151,683 152,165 153,140 154,708 3,959 2.63
Total P0000001 189,219 190,119 190,564 191,396 192,579 194,418 5,199 2.75
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009B0000001 604 584 566 549 550 540 2,789 
Stearns County, MN27145B0000001 1,944 1,946 1,864 1,930 1,984 1,994 9,718 
Total B0000001 2,548 2,530 2,430 2,479 2,534 2,534 12,507 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009D0000001 380 311 321 318 334 299 1,583 
Stearns County, MN27145D0000001 904 921 994 942 934 919 4,710 
Total D0000001 1,284 1,232 1,315 1,260 1,268 1,218 6,293 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009NC000001 224 273 245 231 216 241 1,206 
Stearns County, MN27145NC000001 1,040 1,025 870 988 1,050 1,075 5,008 
Total NC000001 1,264 1,298 1,115 1,219 1,266 1,316 6,214 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009MI000001 8 10 5 6 9 9 39 
Stearns County, MN27145MI000001 208 223 235 245 283 283 1,269 
Total MI000001 216 233 240 251 292 292 1,308 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009MD000001 -160 19 -205 144 -40 58 -24 
Stearns County, MN27145MD000001 -840 -669 -709 -761 -262 242 -2,159 
Total MD000001 -1,000 -650 -914 -617 -302 300 -2,183 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, MN27009MN000001 -152 29 -200 150 -31 67 15 
Stearns County, MN27145MN000001 -632 -446 -474 -516 21 525 -890 
Total MN000001 -784 -417 -674 -366 -10 592 -875 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Benton County, MN27009GQ000001 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,048 0 0.00
Stearns County, MN27145GQ000001 8,213 8,171 8,035 7,929 7,807 7,774 -439 -5.35
Total GQ000001 9,261 9,219 9,083 8,977 8,855 8,822 -439 -4.74

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