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Massachusetts	7/1/01	7/1/07	7/1/08	7/1/09	%Chg01-09	%Chg08-09
Total Population	6,411,730	6,499,275	6,543,595	6,593,587	2.84	0.76
Change from previous year	48,715	32,876	44,320	49,992	2.62	12.80
Components of Change
Item	7/00-7/01	7/06-7/07	7/07-7/08	7/08-7/09	%Chg01-09	%Chg08-09
Births	81,617	77,683	77,014	76,968	-5.70	-0.06
Deaths	57,234	53,116	53,477	54,481	-4.81	1.88
Natural Increase	24,383	24,567	23,537	22,487	-7.78	-4.46
Migration, International	30,635	24,781	24,516	24,518	-19.97	0.01
Migration, Domestic	-14,677	-26,575	-9,724	3,614	-124.62	-137.17
Net Migration	15,958	-1,794	14,792	28,132	76.29	90.18
Rates
Item	7/00-7/01	7/06-7/07	7/07-7/08	7/08-7/09	%Chg01-09	%Chg08-09
Birth Rate	12.78	11.98	11.81	11.72	-8.30	-0.78
Death Rate	8.96	8.19	8.20	8.29	-7.44	1.15
Natural Increase Rate	3.82	3.79	3.61	3.42	-10.32	-5.15
International Migration Rate	4.80	3.82	3.76	3.73	-22.18	-0.71
Domestic Migration Rate	-2.30	-4.10	-1.49	0.55	-123.94	-136.90
Net Migration Rate	2.50	-0.28	2.27	4.28	71.42	88.82

Additional Information
Data shown in the above table are included in the CountyTrends Dataset 1 (CTD1). CTD1 contains these and other data for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas and counties. Annual subject matter item projections extend to 2020. Labor force items are updated monthly. Monthly subject matter item projections extend to the end of the next calendar year.

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