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Columbia, SC 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 322,880-- ----
1971 339,4005.116,520 ----
1972 346,6002.17,200 ----
1973 355,9002.79,300 ----
1974 372,6004.716,700 ----
1975 376,7001.14,100 ----
1976 380,4001.03,700 ----
1977 390,8002.710,400 ----
1978 397,4001.76,600 ----
1979 405,3002.07,900 ----
1980 409,9551.14,655 ----
1981 417,2371.87,282 7,6663,789--
1982 419,0340.41,797 6,2863,052--
1983 424,7281.45,694 6,3223,154--
1984 428,5600.93,832 6,2743,204--
1985 429,9230.31,363 6,3573,176--
1986 436,5601.56,637 6,4903,251--
1987 440,2270.83,667 6,5813,303--
1988 443,5350.83,308 6,8623,303--
1989 448,6271.15,092 7,1573,338--
1990 453,8471.25,220 5,4562,510--
1991 466,5232.812,676 9,3264,1993385,302
1992 474,0811.67,558 7,3693,362263869
1993 482,1231.78,042 7,2663,4583671,806
1994 488,7861.46,663 7,1293,5552411,004
1995 496,9121.78,126 6,7473,6364302,905
1996 505,3151.78,403 6,8873,7213963,757
1997 514,3771.89,062 7,1313,8853532,720
1998 523,7101.89,333 7,1933,9374244,103
1999 531,2771.47,567 7,4314,0443612,669
2000 536,6911.05,414 ----
2001 546,1501.89,459 9,2335,2781,2974,550
2002 551,7421.05,592 7,4324,2793702,555
2003 560,8201.69,078 7,4914,373-8447,113
2004 571,9322.011,112 7,7524,3641,4676,828
2005 577,7281.05,796 7,8014,3907752,106
2006 588,8041.911,076 8,1684,4701,1336,558
2007 600,8172.012,013 8,2974,6165707,751
2008 612,5191.911,702 8,2364,7157727,324
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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