Posted on 04/16/2005 8:13:22 AM PDT by LdSentinal
Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties with 10,000 or more Population in 2004: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 |
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Geographic Area | Population estimates | Change, 2000 to 2004 | ||
July 1, 2004 | April 1, 2000 estimates base |
Number | Percent | |
Loudoun County, VA | 239,156 | 169,599 | 69,557 | 41.0 |
Flagler County, FL | 69,005 | 49,832 | 19,173 | 38.5 |
Douglas County, CO | 237,963 | 175,766 | 62,197 | 35.4 |
Rockwall County, TX | 58,260 | 43,083 | 15,177 | 35.2 |
Forsyth County, GA | 131,865 | 98,407 | 33,458 | 34.0 |
Henry County, GA | 159,506 | 119,404 | 40,102 | 33.6 |
Kendall County, IL | 72,548 | 54,544 | 18,004 | 33.0 |
Newton County, GA | 81,524 | 62,001 | 19,523 | 31.5 |
Lincoln County, SD | 31,437 | 24,147 | 7,290 | 30.2 |
Paulding County, GA | 105,936 | 81,647 | 24,289 | 29.7 |
Delaware County, OH | 142,503 | 109,989 | 32,514 | 29.6 |
Scott County, MN | 114,794 | 89,498 | 25,296 | 28.3 |
Collin County, TX | 627,938 | 491,774 | 136,164 | 27.7 |
Osceola County, FL | 219,544 | 172,493 | 47,051 | 27.3 |
Williamson County, TX | 317,938 | 249,967 | 67,971 | 27.2 |
Hamilton County, IN | 231,760 | 182,740 | 49,020 | 26.8 |
Spencer County, KY | 14,822 | 11,766 | 3,056 | 26.0 |
Lyon County, NV | 43,230 | 34,501 | 8,729 | 25.3 |
Fort Bend County, TX | 442,620 | 354,452 | 88,168 | 24.9 |
Stafford County, VA | 114,781 | 92,446 | 22,335 | 24.2 |
Union County, NC | 153,652 | 123,772 | 29,880 | 24.1 |
Lake County, FL | 260,788 | 210,527 | 50,261 | 23.9 |
St. Johns County, FL | 152,473 | 123,135 | 29,338 | 23.8 |
Spotsylvania County, VA | 111,850 | 90,395 | 21,455 | 23.7 |
Placer County, CA | 307,004 | 248,399 | 58,605 | 23.6 |
Montgomery County, TX | 362,382 | 293,768 | 68,614 | 23.4 |
Cherokee County, GA | 174,680 | 141,903 | 32,777 | 23.1 |
Denton County, TX | 530,597 | 432,976 | 97,621 | 22.5 |
Hays County, TX | 119,359 | 97,589 | 21,770 | 22.3 |
Sherburne County, MN | 78,762 | 64,415 | 14,347 | 22.3 |
Barrow County, GA | 56,418 | 46,144 | 10,274 | 22.3 |
Will County, IL | 613,849 | 502,266 | 111,583 | 22.2 |
Tooele County, UT | 49,688 | 40,735 | 8,953 | 22.0 |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 72,278 | 59,322 | 12,956 | 21.8 |
DeSoto County, MS | 130,587 | 107,199 | 23,388 | 21.8 |
Dallas County, IA | 49,591 | 40,750 | 8,841 | 21.7 |
Washington County, UT | 109,924 | 90,354 | 19,570 | 21.7 |
Currituck County, NC | 22,067 | 18,190 | 3,877 | 21.3 |
Weld County, CO | 219,257 | 180,834 | 38,423 | 21.2 |
Riverside County, CA | 1,871,950 | 1,545,387 | 326,563 | 21.1 |
Rains County, TX | 11,066 | 9,139 | 1,927 | 21.1 |
Pickens County, GA | 27,771 | 22,983 | 4,788 | 20.8 |
Lee County, GA | 29,913 | 24,757 | 5,156 | 20.8 |
Franklin County, WA | 59,472 | 49,347 | 10,125 | 20.5 |
Suffolk city, VA | 76,586 | 63,677 | 12,909 | 20.3 |
Canyon County, ID | 158,038 | 131,441 | 26,597 | 20.2 |
Clark County, NV | 1,650,671 | 1,375,738 | 274,933 | 20.0 |
Prince William County, VA | 336,586 | 280,813 | 55,773 | 19.9 |
Kaufman County, TX | 85,377 | 71,310 | 14,067 | 19.7 |
Warren County, OH | 189,276 | 158,486 | 30,790 | 19.4 |
Walton County, FL | 48,477 | 40,601 | 7,876 | 19.4 |
Pinal County, AZ | 214,359 | 179,727 | 34,632 | 19.3 |
Wasatch County, UT | 18,139 | 15,215 | 2,924 | 19.2 |
Dawson County, GA | 19,064 | 15,999 | 3,065 | 19.2 |
Jackson County, GA | 49,540 | 41,589 | 7,951 | 19.1 |
Gwinnett County, GA | 700,794 | 588,448 | 112,346 | 19.1 |
Effingham County, GA | 44,661 | 37,535 | 7,126 | 19.0 |
Wakulla County, FL | 27,179 | 22,863 | 4,316 | 18.9 |
Bastrop County, TX | 68,608 | 57,733 | 10,875 | 18.8 |
Wright County, MN | 106,889 | 89,993 | 16,896 | 18.8 |
Hendricks County, IN | 123,476 | 104,093 | 19,383 | 18.6 |
Walton County, GA | 71,941 | 60,687 | 11,254 | 18.5 |
Christian County, MO | 64,273 | 54,285 | 9,988 | 18.4 |
White County, GA | 23,595 | 19,944 | 3,651 | 18.3 |
Pasco County, FL | 407,799 | 344,768 | 63,031 | 18.3 |
Coweta County, GA | 105,376 | 89,215 | 16,161 | 18.1 |
Collier County, FL | 296,678 | 251,377 | 45,301 | 18.0 |
Burnet County, TX | 40,286 | 34,147 | 6,139 | 18.0 |
Fluvanna County, VA | 23,644 | 20,047 | 3,597 | 17.9 |
Boone County, KY | 101,354 | 85,991 | 15,363 | 17.9 |
Berkeley County, WV | 89,362 | 75,905 | 13,457 | 17.7 |
St. Croix County, WI | 74,339 | 63,155 | 11,184 | 17.7 |
St. Lucie County, FL | 226,816 | 192,695 | 34,121 | 17.7 |
Comal County, TX | 91,806 | 78,021 | 13,785 | 17.7 |
Lincoln County, MO | 45,816 | 38,944 | 6,872 | 17.6 |
Chisago County, MN | 48,349 | 41,101 | 7,248 | 17.6 |
Bryan County, GA | 27,535 | 23,417 | 4,118 | 17.6 |
Santa Rosa County, FL | 138,276 | 117,743 | 20,533 | 17.4 |
Archuleta County, CO | 11,615 | 9,898 | 1,717 | 17.3 |
Culpeper County, VA | 40,192 | 34,262 | 5,930 | 17.3 |
Benton County, AR | 179,756 | 153,406 | 26,350 | 17.2 |
Carver County, MN | 82,122 | 70,205 | 11,917 | 17.0 |
Kane County, IL | 472,482 | 404,119 | 68,363 | 16.9 |
Pike County, PA | 54,117 | 46,302 | 7,815 | 16.9 |
Isanti County, MN | 36,546 | 31,287 | 5,259 | 16.8 |
Fayette County, TN | 33,624 | 28,796 | 4,828 | 16.8 |
Clay County, FL | 164,394 | 140,814 | 23,580 | 16.7 |
Hoke County, NC | 39,262 | 33,646 | 5,616 | 16.7 |
Lee County, FL | 514,295 | 440,888 | 73,407 | 16.6 |
Lampasas County, TX | 20,718 | 17,762 | 2,956 | 16.6 |
Deschutes County, OR | 134,479 | 115,367 | 19,112 | 16.6 |
Carroll County, GA | 101,577 | 87,268 | 14,309 | 16.4 |
Douglas County, GA | 107,217 | 92,222 | 14,995 | 16.3 |
Johnston County, NC | 141,640 | 121,900 | 19,740 | 16.2 |
Mohave County, AZ | 179,981 | 155,032 | 24,949 | 16.1 |
Boone County, IL | 48,490 | 41,786 | 6,704 | 16.0 |
Williamson County, TN | 146,935 | 126,638 | 20,297 | 16.0 |
Nye County, NV | 37,714 | 32,512 | 5,202 | 16.0 |
Calvert County, MD | 86,474 | 74,563 | 11,911 | 16.0 |
Park County, CO | 16,833 | 14,523 | 2,310 | 15.9 |
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. | ||||
Once I get into Sussex county the drive is pleasurable. It's the part in Morris county--routes 80 and 202--that provide the pain, and I'd be stuck with that no matter what. So the way I figure, I got the half hour I'm stuck with and the half hour I don't mind. I have a serious scenic route back up to Wantage from Sparta Twp. It's a great ride.
It is suburbs. Anchorage is packed.
We're moving to Mojave County, AZ in a few months!!!!
Oops..MOHAVE COUNTY. I guess if I'm going to live there, I'd better know how to spell it!!!!
It would be interesting to know the demographics of the people moving in to those locations. We know most are Republicans right now but who are moving in?
That's a real good question and worth of further study. I was surprised when I went looking for the election results and started plugging them into the chart. I thought it would be about 2/3 for Bush and 1/3 for Kerry -- I had no idea that it would be so extremely lopsided.
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I haven't seen the impact of people retiring and looking for warmer and cheaper living conditions mentioned. Lots of people want to leave the snow of winter in the NE. The majority of the grow is in the southern states...warmer and cheaper. Aren't Texas and Florida two states that have tax advantages?
Some larger percentage of the county growths may not be job decisions. Just a thought.
That's a lot of what drives the growth in Riverside County, CA. It's the only affordable housing within driving distance (if you call a two-hour commute "driving distance") of either LA or San Diego. Lots of service workers and public safety personnel buy houses out there 'cause they can't afford to live closer to their jobs.
In terms of actual numbers (not percentages), Maricopa county (with over 100,000 new residents in 2004) is the fastest growing county in the U.S. It also has the most overheated housing market in the U.S.
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