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Asheville, NC MSA Population
and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 161,059-- ----
1971 164,1001.93,041 ----
1972 164,7000.4600 ----
1973 166,5001.11,800 ----
1974 168,6001.32,100 ----
1975 169,9000.81,300 ----
1976 170,3000.2400 ----
1977 172,3001.22,000 ----
1978 174,8001.52,500 ----
1979 176,4000.91,600 ----
1980 177,7610.81,361 ----
1981 179,0540.71,293 2,7082,213--
1982 180,6120.91,558 2,1671,776--
1983 180,6200.08 2,1781,764--
1984 182,3651.01,745 2,1601,816--
1985 184,1711.01,806 2,1961,887--
1986 185,5450.71,374 2,2531,898--
1987 186,6270.61,082 2,3911,922--
1988 187,9390.71,312 2,5211,994--
1989 190,0131.12,074 2,5532,013--
1990 191,3100.71,297 1,9201,487--
1991 195,6272.34,317 3,2702,502422,559
1992 199,1341.83,507 2,5472,176552,300
1993 203,2142.04,080 2,5162,087812,800
1994 207,1511.93,937 2,5082,197602,753
1995 211,1962.04,045 2,4222,201902,814
1996 214,7741.73,578 2,4542,296822,377
1997 217,6211.32,847 2,5732,290991,503
1998 220,8971.53,276 2,5892,3141461,878
1999 223,7321.32,835 2,7242,3841751,471
2000 225,9651.02,233 ----
2001 228,2601.02,295 3,5133,0556231,432
2002 230,4691.02,209 2,7672,3814621,534
2003 232,9081.12,439 2,6692,4483962,002
2004 235,6731.22,765 2,8192,3623952,130
2005 238,5931.22,920 2,7992,4844042,419
2006 242,6131.74,020 2,8562,3544123,232
2007 246,6781.74,065 3,0862,4423662,987
2008 249,4791.12,801 3,0962,4843721,698
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.

 
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