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Charleston-North Charleston, SC 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 336,036-- ----
1971 345,0002.78,964 ----
1972 354,1002.69,100 ----
1973 362,5002.48,400 ----
1974 377,6004.215,100 ----
1975 389,0003.011,400 ----
1976 402,4003.413,400 ----
1977 407,2001.24,800 ----
1978 417,5002.510,300 ----
1979 425,2001.87,700 ----
1980 430,3461.25,146 ----
1981 445,2783.514,932 10,1313,433--
1982 453,2981.88,020 8,3482,801--
1983 460,9061.77,608 8,6742,904--
1984 467,3251.46,419 8,8732,983--
1985 469,3530.42,028 9,0193,081--
1986 480,9472.511,594 9,0823,223--
1987 490,3782.09,431 9,1033,251--
1988 492,7830.52,405 9,3603,319--
1989 502,8232.010,040 9,6303,463--
1990 506,8770.84,054 7,2982,621--
1991 523,8523.316,975 12,4444,2724095,743
1992 530,3821.26,530 9,4453,524246-4,829
1993 531,9130.31,531 9,2393,655271-8,404
1994 529,376-0.5-2,537 8,5063,802316-10,840
1995 522,192-1.4-7,184 7,7243,663333-14,841
1996 517,970-0.8-4,222 7,0743,944387-10,898
1997 528,3542.010,384 7,3173,9664092,722
1998 535,6741.47,320 7,4784,0643334,170
1999 546,1692.010,495 7,6274,1183206,672
2000 549,0330.52,864 ----
2001 557,4441.58,411 9,8575,5241,1192,938
2002 566,7351.79,291 7,8324,4232005,601
2003 576,6511.79,916 8,0514,581-1,0947,294
2004 590,1192.313,468 8,3134,4121,4038,171
2005 601,1621.911,043 8,5214,5226536,322
2006 616,6422.615,480 8,7914,4821,03810,303
2007 630,4342.213,792 9,4094,8084578,748
2008 644,5062.214,072 9,3574,9246738,977
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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