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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Population
and Components of Change
(2005 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 3,142,239-- ----
1971 3,204,4002.062,161 ----
1972 3,273,8002.269,400 ----
1973 3,292,8000.619,000 ----
1974 3,303,4000.310,600 ----
1975 3,328,2000.824,800 ----
1976 3,347,1000.618,900 ----
1977 3,354,8000.27,700 ----
1978 3,382,9000.828,100 ----
1979 3,389,5000.26,600 ----
1980 3,398,0340.38,534 ----
1981 3,472,1522.274,118 63,20428,198--
1982 3,514,6421.242,490 52,41722,468--
1983 3,566,7341.552,092 53,44022,818--
1984 3,642,8112.176,077 54,57823,449--
1985 3,722,7282.279,917 57,05124,120--
1986 3,815,9392.593,211 59,35425,060--
1987 3,916,3582.6100,419 61,89725,849--
1988 4,013,5682.597,210 65,62326,433--
1989 4,088,2951.974,727 68,85826,610--
1990 4,122,2590.833,964 52,63319,869--
1991 4,199,8471.977,588 89,74232,56026,922-21,297
1992 4,264,3451.564,498 71,26025,95921,306-19,907
1993 4,325,8821.461,537 68,88627,14123,849-18,606
1994 4,385,6331.459,751 69,12527,37620,063-14,627
1995 4,438,0451.252,412 68,66127,84721,806-21,718
1996 4,498,2471.460,202 67,21927,86330,530-18,770
1997 4,562,9521.464,705 67,92428,54833,494-20,327
1998 4,632,5001.569,548 67,22228,02231,027-14,722
1999 4,723,0052.090,505 68,46228,17330,5484,888
2000 4,796,1831.573,178 ----
2001 4,928,1462.8131,963 92,27836,75052,04119,597
2002 5,015,7051.887,559 74,77330,51137,5391,393
2003 5,086,2031.470,498 75,77330,03328,065-8,278
2004 5,155,9981.469,795 77,75330,85335,152-14,331
2005 5,222,6961.366,698 78,74430,34032,012-16,757
2006 5,260,7050.738,009 79,24030,27334,966-44,977
2007 5,306,5650.945,860 79,52430,83832,963-35,630
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 2005 MSA (CBSA) definition.

 
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