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Massachusetts Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 5,689,170-- ----
1971 5,739,0000.949,830 ----
1972 5,762,0000.423,000 ----
1973 5,784,0000.422,000 ----
1974 5,777,000-0.1-7,000 ----
1975 5,762,000-0.3-15,000 ----
1976 5,749,000-0.2-13,000 ----
1977 5,744,000-0.1-5,000 ----
1978 5,743,0000.0-1,000 ----
1979 5,746,0000.13,000 ----
1980 5,737,093-0.2-8,907 ----
1981 5,768,6850.631,592 91,40967,607--
1982 5,771,2220.02,537 74,84352,843--
1983 5,799,4050.528,183 75,89353,511--
1984 5,840,7740.741,369 77,11954,674--
1985 5,880,7340.739,960 79,99355,396--
1986 5,902,6770.421,943 81,97555,732--
1987 5,935,2050.632,528 83,24255,715--
1988 5,979,9830.844,778 86,18255,986--
1989 6,015,4780.635,495 89,76155,081--
1990 6,016,4250.0947 68,60540,312--
1991 6,018,4700.02,045 114,82865,43817,923-82,121
1992 6,028,7090.210,239 87,93754,08416,086-52,925
1993 6,060,5690.531,860 85,98254,99317,603-29,591
1994 6,095,2410.634,672 83,88454,90416,138-22,961
1995 6,141,4450.846,204 82,89355,70818,103-11,736
1996 6,179,7560.638,311 80,63155,11216,661-16,652
1997 6,226,0580.746,302 80,27355,60515,915-9,775
1998 6,271,8380.745,780 80,65655,14214,466-10,077
1999 6,317,3450.745,507 81,71955,89414,939-8,656
2000 6,349,0970.531,752 ----
2001 6,407,6310.958,534 102,36470,33241,240-20,764
2002 6,431,7880.424,157 80,65556,62631,659-36,311
2003 6,438,5100.16,722 80,28356,20127,316-47,837
2004 6,433,676-0.1-4,834 79,50955,96925,817-58,105
2005 6,429,137-0.1-4,539 77,49254,71826,126-59,107
2006 6,434,3890.15,252 77,09854,16127,266-48,445
2007 6,449,7550.215,366 77,46654,60627,014-35,121
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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