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Detroit, MI 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 4,495,299-- ----
1971 4,520,0000.524,701 ----
1972 4,513,000-0.2-7,000 ----
1973 4,490,400-0.5-22,600 ----
1974 4,473,000-0.4-17,400 ----
1975 4,444,300-0.6-28,700 ----
1976 4,408,800-0.8-35,500 ----
1977 4,397,200-0.3-11,600 ----
1978 4,398,2000.01,000 ----
1979 4,394,500-0.1-3,700 ----
1980 4,387,735-0.2-6,765 ----
1981 4,308,531-1.8-79,204 80,63246,449--
1982 4,254,735-1.2-53,796 62,21137,373--
1983 4,216,206-0.9-38,529 60,56537,324--
1984 4,213,371-0.1-2,835 60,25837,409--
1985 4,224,6490.311,278 61,72837,985--
1986 4,247,0550.522,406 62,88838,872--
1987 4,265,9930.418,938 64,59838,883--
1988 4,255,913-0.2-10,080 65,40738,739--
1989 4,258,0470.12,134 67,97438,484--
1990 4,266,6540.28,607 53,02128,602--
1991 4,300,8000.834,146 91,37646,7624,886-34,725
1992 4,332,4790.731,679 70,12837,8996,341-26,786
1993 4,354,6310.522,152 67,80138,3806,365-32,553
1994 4,372,5510.417,920 65,57439,6255,702-32,679
1995 4,404,2070.731,656 64,89238,8317,083-20,360
1996 4,434,3950.730,188 62,77638,8538,616-20,981
1997 4,439,0500.14,655 62,74638,88110,821-25,906
1998 4,436,9180.0-2,132 61,95139,1709,412-30,018
1999 4,439,1410.12,223 62,89539,7759,223-26,996
2000 4,441,5510.12,410 ----
2001 4,462,1130.520,562 78,20649,51217,296-34,224
2002 4,465,4170.13,304 60,16139,61713,070-37,113
2003 4,470,4680.15,051 59,43839,50511,401-32,420
2004 4,474,3930.13,925 59,24138,74810,482-33,314
2005 4,469,295-0.1-5,098 57,59138,90610,986-40,709
2006 4,457,695-0.3-11,600 56,58337,99911,086-47,829
2007 4,428,199-0.7-29,496 56,76837,79310,014-59,147
2008 4,395,484-0.7-32,715 56,65537,75410,031-62,087
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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