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Spartanburg, SC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,319
  equals Births 19,427
  less Deaths 16,108
Net Migration 7,948
  equals net International Migration 1,154
  plus net Domestic Migration 6,794

The population of the Spartanburg, SC MSA changed from 313,682 on 2010 to 325,079 in 2015 -- a change of 11,397 (3.63%). 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 (7,948) exceeded natural change (3,319); 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
  • Spartanburg, SC 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
Spartanburg County, SC45083P0000001 284,777 286,133 288,473 290,757 293,536 297,302 12,525 4.40
Union County, SC45087P0000001 28,905 28,651 28,223 28,027 27,947 27,777 -1,128 -3.90
Total P0000001 313,682 314,784 316,696 318,784 321,483 325,079 11,397 3.63
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083B0000001 3,604 3,682 3,573 3,515 3,527 3,587 17,884 
Union County, SC45087B0000001 312 308 298 303 317 317 1,543 
Total B0000001 3,916 3,990 3,871 3,818 3,844 3,904 19,427 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083D0000001 2,372 2,738 2,757 2,893 2,962 2,882 14,232 
Union County, SC45087D0000001 232 365 385 387 383 356 1,876 
Total D0000001 2,604 3,103 3,142 3,280 3,345 3,238 16,108 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083NC000001 1,232 944 816 622 565 705 3,652 
Union County, SC45087NC000001 80 -57 -87 -84 -66 -39 -333 
Total NC000001 1,312 887 729 538 499 666 3,319 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083MI000001 244 211 186 219 272 275 1,163 
Union County, SC45087MI000001 0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -9 
Total MI000001 244 210 184 217 270 273 1,154 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083MD000001 436 297 1,361 1,424 1,916 2,569 7,567 
Union County, SC45087MD000001 -296 -187 -345 -131 13 -123 -773 
Total MD000001 140 110 1,016 1,293 1,929 2,446 6,794 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Spartanburg County, SC45083MN000001 680 508 1,547 1,643 2,188 2,844 8,730 
Union County, SC45087MN000001 -296 -188 -347 -133 11 -125 -782 
Total MN000001 384 320 1,200 1,510 2,199 2,719 7,948 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Spartanburg County, SC45083GQ000001 7,987 7,990 8,021 8,081 8,197 8,206 219 2.74
Union County, SC45087GQ000001 503 503 459 503 503 504 1 0.20
Total GQ000001 8,490 8,493 8,480 8,584 8,700 8,710 220 2.59

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