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Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 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 650,656-- ----
1971 657,3001.06,644 ----
1972 663,6001.06,300 ----
1973 664,1000.1500 ----
1974 665,5000.21,400 ----
1975 667,9000.42,400 ----
1976 664,000-0.6-3,900 ----
1977 665,1000.21,100 ----
1978 664,700-0.1-400 ----
1979 663,300-0.2-1,400 ----
1980 659,387-0.6-3,913 ----
1981 656,579-0.4-2,808 9,6949,841--
1982 653,342-0.5-3,237 7,7267,856--
1983 650,204-0.5-3,138 7,6747,792--
1984 646,019-0.6-4,185 7,5807,932--
1985 641,273-0.7-4,746 7,5697,996--
1986 639,952-0.2-1,321 7,5697,946--
1987 637,712-0.4-2,240 7,3838,010--
1988 638,0220.0310 7,4358,249--
1989 638,6000.1578 7,6488,167--
1990 638,5240.0-76 5,7295,942--
1991 641,8860.53,362 9,4739,792901,697
1992 643,8320.31,946 7,3077,9333111,111
1993 644,7650.1933 7,2137,879291-322
1994 643,208-0.2-1,557 7,0588,062272-2,317
1995 641,501-0.3-1,707 6,8268,245242-1,996
1996 638,659-0.4-2,842 6,5328,016345-3,059
1997 634,097-0.7-4,562 6,3198,464262-4,325
1998 630,778-0.5-3,319 6,2598,150249-3,258
1999 627,458-0.5-3,320 6,2998,299201-2,632
2000 624,776-0.4-2,682 ----
2001 619,851-0.8-4,925 7,63010,152366-2,189
2002 616,687-0.5-3,164 5,9808,243297-613
2003 614,796-0.3-1,891 6,0968,207223790
2004 613,397-0.2-1,399 6,1888,4352691,022
2005 612,792-0.1-605 6,3447,9572531,364
2006 612,6400.0-152 6,3587,8462881,325
2007 613,8700.21,230 6,5597,7292381,987
2008 614,1540.0284 6,6087,720240796
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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