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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 4,928,1152.8131,932 92,28836,75048,53619,412
2002 5,014,3451.786,230 74,78230,51133,4801,296
2003 5,084,6061.470,261 75,78930,03324,643-8,500
2004 5,154,4481.469,842 77,76330,85332,068-14,535
2005 5,221,8941.367,446 78,74630,33729,807-16,790
2006 5,259,7970.737,903 80,06129,97331,879-45,148
2007 5,302,2950.842,498 79,54730,70027,244-35,337
2008 5,358,1301.155,835 78,38631,27627,975-18,259
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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