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San Francisco, CA 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 1,481,687-- ----
1971 1,471,400-0.7-10,287 ----
1972 1,467,400-0.3-4,000 ----
1973 1,482,9001.115,500 ----
1974 1,478,400-0.3-4,500 ----
1975 1,478,5000.0100 ----
1976 1,487,7000.69,200 ----
1977 1,484,500-0.2-3,200 ----
1978 1,483,9000.0-600 ----
1979 1,484,3000.0400 ----
1980 1,488,8950.34,595 ----
1981 1,502,5600.913,665 23,79817,238--
1982 1,514,8230.812,263 19,82213,728--
1983 1,535,2361.320,413 20,19013,748--
1984 1,550,1341.014,898 20,62514,001--
1985 1,570,6181.320,484 21,27914,500--
1986 1,582,9930.812,375 21,62914,606--
1987 1,589,6930.46,700 21,88214,687--
1988 1,593,0980.23,405 22,37714,943--
1989 1,601,1430.58,045 23,01815,077--
1990 1,603,6780.22,535 17,51211,320--
1991 1,618,6440.914,966 29,61918,15721,954-24,570
1992 1,633,6120.914,968 23,53614,77618,016-16,233
1993 1,647,8980.914,286 22,67314,67019,720-17,619
1994 1,656,2190.58,321 22,01214,49516,476-18,997
1995 1,665,2710.59,052 21,67514,66416,412-17,760
1996 1,679,8820.914,611 21,08414,37917,160-12,568
1997 1,702,2621.322,380 21,00913,85120,306-9,204
1998 1,717,6190.915,357 20,56113,58518,031-12,778
1999 1,725,5230.57,904 20,66514,01717,199-21,596
2000 1,731,1830.35,660 ----
2001 1,739,6070.58,424 27,23816,41622,026-30,014
2002 1,725,261-0.8-14,346 21,30413,00716,517-44,234
2003 1,715,508-0.6-9,753 21,65212,77214,575-38,767
2004 1,710,414-0.3-5,094 21,37312,62713,175-30,547
2005 1,715,8090.35,395 21,29312,21913,892-21,758
2006 1,728,4200.712,611 21,12312,53413,798-14,560
2007 1,747,7921.119,372 21,00512,71912,597-6,795
2008 1,770,4601.322,668 20,75912,99612,6142,338
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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