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Springfield, MO MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 8,467
  equals Births 28,334
  less Deaths 19,867
Net Migration 10,089
  equals net International Migration 1,642
  plus net Domestic Migration 8,447

The population of the Springfield, MO MSA changed from 437,409 on 2010 to 456,456 in 2015 -- a change of 19,047 (4.35%). 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 (10,089) exceeded natural change (8,467); 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
  • Springfield, MO 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
Christian County, MO29043P0000001 77,855 78,685 79,753 80,763 82,039 83,279 5,424 6.97
Dallas County, MO29059P0000001 16,736 16,767 16,779 16,498 16,385 16,393 -343 -2.05
Greene County, MO29077P0000001 275,381 277,410 280,707 283,987 285,852 288,072 12,691 4.61
Polk County, MO29167P0000001 31,164 31,190 31,078 31,007 31,032 31,229 65 0.21
Webster County, MO29225P0000001 36,273 36,296 36,326 36,463 36,880 37,483 1,210 3.34
Total P0000001 437,409 440,348 444,643 448,718 452,188 456,456 19,047 4.35
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043B0000001 1,032 1,068 950 991 986 1,024 5,019 
Dallas County, MO29059B0000001 184 190 210 199 190 191 980 
Greene County, MO29077B0000001 3,476 3,570 3,464 3,631 3,564 3,573 17,802 
Polk County, MO29167B0000001 312 392 389 357 396 400 1,934 
Webster County, MO29225B0000001 520 469 523 497 564 546 2,599 
Total B0000001 5,524 5,689 5,536 5,675 5,700 5,734 28,334 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043D0000001 440 519 537 579 590 593 2,818 
Dallas County, MO29059D0000001 240 182 141 185 187 195 890 
Greene County, MO29077D0000001 2,648 2,545 2,540 2,635 2,608 2,589 12,917 
Polk County, MO29167D0000001 240 348 363 342 322 358 1,733 
Webster County, MO29225D0000001 404 278 288 334 291 318 1,509 
Total D0000001 3,972 3,872 3,869 4,075 3,998 4,053 19,867 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043NC000001 592 549 413 412 396 431 2,201 
Dallas County, MO29059NC000001 -56 8 69 14 3 -4 90 
Greene County, MO29077NC000001 828 1,025 924 996 956 984 4,885 
Polk County, MO29167NC000001 72 44 26 15 74 42 201 
Webster County, MO29225NC000001 116 191 235 163 273 228 1,090 
Total NC000001 1,552 1,817 1,667 1,600 1,702 1,681 8,467 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043MI000001 12 22 8 13 18 17 78 
Dallas County, MO29059MI000001 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -5 
Greene County, MO29077MI000001 220 259 257 287 342 339 1,484 
Polk County, MO29167MI000001 24 13 16 18 20 20 87 
Webster County, MO29225MI000001 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 -2 
Total MI000001 256 293 279 316 379 375 1,642 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043MD000001 1,084 198 657 554 845 745 2,999 
Dallas County, MO29059MD000001 -112 -4 -59 -283 -104 30 -420 
Greene County, MO29077MD000001 -172 788 2,121 1,810 536 664 5,919 
Polk County, MO29167MD000001 12 -21 -157 -31 -65 120 -154 
Webster County, MO29225MD000001 180 -181 -208 -4 159 337 103 
Total MD000001 992 780 2,354 2,046 1,371 1,896 8,447 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Christian County, MO29043MN000001 1,096 220 665 567 863 762 3,077 
Dallas County, MO29059MN000001 -112 -5 -60 -284 -105 29 -425 
Greene County, MO29077MN000001 48 1,047 2,378 2,097 878 1,003 7,403 
Polk County, MO29167MN000001 36 -8 -141 -13 -45 140 -67 
Webster County, MO29225MN000001 180 -181 -209 -5 159 337 101 
Total MN000001 1,248 1,073 2,633 2,362 1,750 2,271 10,089 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Christian County, MO29043GQ000001 582 582 582 582 582 582 0 0.00
Dallas County, MO29059GQ000001 199 199 199 199 199 199 0 0.00
Greene County, MO29077GQ000001 11,242 11,241 11,248 11,253 11,253 11,252 10 0.09
Polk County, MO29167GQ000001 1,511 1,511 1,511 1,511 1,511 1,510 -1 -0.07
Webster County, MO29225GQ000001 879 879 879 924 881 913 34 3.87
Total GQ000001 14,413 14,412 14,419 14,469 14,426 14,456 43 0.30

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