Metros Ranked by Rate of Population Growth, 1990-2000 | ||
Rank | Metro | Percent Growth |
1. | Las Vegas, NV--AZ | 83.33% |
2. | Naples, FL | 65.27% |
3. | Yuma, AZ | 49.70% |
4. | McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX | 48.47% |
5. | Austin--San Marcos, TX | 47.69% |
6. | Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR | 47.52% |
7. | Boise City, ID | 46.14% |
8. | Phoenix--Mesa, AZ | 45.27% |
9. | Laredo, TX | 44.94% |
10. | Provo--Orem, UT | 39.81% |
11. | Atlanta, GA | 38.93% |
12. | Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC | 38.85% |
13. | Greeley, CO | 37.26% |
14. | Myrtle Beach, SC | 36.50% |
15. | Wilmington, NC | 36.31% |
16. | Fort Collins--Loveland, CO | 35.11% |
17. | Orlando, FL | 34.27% |
18. | Reno, NV | 33.31% |
19. | Ocala, FL | 32.89% |
20. | Auburn--Opelika, AL | 32.07% |
21. | Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL | 31.56% |
22. | Dallas, TX | 31.50% |
23. | West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL | 31.00% |
24. | Bellingham, WA | 30.55% |
25. | Colorado Springs, CO | 30.20% |
26. | Denver, CO | 29.96% |
27. | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 29.27% |
28. | Boulder--Longmont, CO | 29.27% |
29. | Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC | 29.02% |
30. | Las Cruces, NM | 28.91% |
31. | Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX | 28.87% |
32. | Olympia, WA | 28.60% |
33. | Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA | 27.85% |
34. | Punta Gorda, FL | 27.62% |
35. | Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL | 27.23% |
36. | Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA | 26.56% |
37. | Tucson, AZ | 26.52% |
38. | Santa Fe, NM | 26.14% |
39. | Brazoria, TX | 26.11% |
40. | Houston, TX | 25.76% |
41. | Riverside--San Bernardino, CA | 25.73% |
42. | Fort Worth--Arlington, TX | 25.10% |
43. | Bryan--College Station, TX | 25.07% |
44. | Nashville, TN | 25.00% |
45. | Salem, OR | 24.89% |
46. | Grand Junction, CO | 24.81% |
47. | Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT | 24.41% |
48. | Greenville, NC | 23.97% |
49. | Sioux Falls, SD | 23.83% |
50. | Medford--Ashland, OR | 23.83% |
51. | Daytona Beach, FL | 23.47% |
52. | Springfield, MO | 23.22% |
53. | Killeen--Temple, TX | 22.58% |
54. | Bremerton, WA | 22.26% |
55. | Lawrence, KS | 22.21% |
56. | Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY | 22.19% |
57. | Fresno, CA | 22.09% |
58. | Tallahassee, FL | 21.81% |
59. | Missoula, MT | 21.75% |
60. | Bakersfield, CA | 21.74% |
61. | Charlottesville, VA | 21.71% |
62. | Athens, GA | 21.53% |
63. | Sacramento, CA | 21.51% |
64. | Jacksonville, FL | 21.37% |
65. | Albuquerque, NM | 20.98% |
66. | Modesto, CA | 20.64% |
67. | Columbia, MO | 20.53% |
68. | Sarasota--Bradenton, FL | 20.53% |
69. | Flagstaff, AZ--UT | 20.25% |
70. | San Antonio, TX | 20.20% |
71. | Gainesville, FL | 20.02% |
72. | Pensacola, FL | 19.67% |
73. | Tacoma, WA | 19.55% |
74. | Yolo, CA | 19.54% |
75. | Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL | 19.37% |
76. | Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL | 19.36% |
77. | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC | 19.16% |
78. | Jonesboro, AR | 19.13% |
79. | Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA | 19.09% |
80. | Seattle--Bellevue--Everett, WA | 18.76% |
81. | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 18.59% |
82. | Columbia, SC | 18.39% |
83. | Jackson, TN | 18.26% |
84. | Santa Rosa, CA | 18.13% |
85. | Ann Arbor, MI | 18.10% |
86. | Orange County, CA | 18.08% |
87. | Lexington, KY | 18.05% |
88. | Merced, CA | 18.02% |
89. | Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA | 17.99% |
90. | Yakima, WA | 17.88% |
91. | Fort Smith, AR--OK | 17.84% |
92. | Asheville, NC | 17.83% |
93. | Knoxville, TN | 17.29% |
94. | Stockton--Lodi, CA | 17.26% |
95. | Lincoln, NE | 17.15% |
96. | Elkhart--Goshen, IN | 17.03% |
97. | Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI | 16.94% |
98. | Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC | 16.91% |
99. | Huntsville, AL | 16.83% |
100. | Rochester, MN | 16.72% |
101. | Panama City, FL | 16.71% |
102. | Kenosha, WI | 16.69% |
103. | Joplin, MO | 16.61% |
104. | Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV | 16.57% |
105. | Green Bay, WI | 16.54% |
106. | Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS | 16.53% |
107. | Bloomington--Normal, IL | 16.45% |
108. | Indianapolis, IN | 16.44% |
109. | Sherman--Denison, TX | 16.39% |
110. | Miami, FL | 16.33% |
111. | Madison, WI | 16.19% |
112. | Amarillo, TX | 16.16% |
113. | Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI | 16.06% |
114. | Des Moines, IA | 16.06% |
115. | Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC | 15.88% |
116. | Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL | 15.86% |
117. | Spokane, WA | 15.66% |
118. | Newburgh, NY--PA | 15.51% |
119. | Iowa City, IA | 15.49% |
120. | Tyler, TX | 15.46% |
121. | Richmond--Petersburg, VA | 15.12% |
122. | Galveston--Texas City, TX | 15.07% |
123. | Anchorage, AK | 15.00% |
124. | Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC | 15.00% |
125. | Vallejo--Fairfield--Napa, CA | 14.99% |
126. | Pueblo, CO | 14.97% |
127. | El Paso, TX | 14.88% |
128. | Oakland, CA | 14.87% |
129. | Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ | 14.69% |
130. | Columbus, OH | 14.47% |
131. | Pocatello, ID | 14.45% |
132. | Wilmington--Newark, DE--MD | 14.21% |
133. | Monmouth--Ocean, NJ | 14.18% |
134. | Hamilton--Middletown, OH | 14.18% |
135. | Eugene--Springfield, OR | 14.16% |
136. | Dover, DE | 14.15% |
137. | Baton Rouge, LA | 14.13% |
138. | Billings, MT | 14.05% |
139. | Montgomery, AL | 13.86% |
140. | Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR | 13.78% |
141. | Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN | 13.75% |
142. | Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI | 13.72% |
143. | San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA | 13.59% |
144. | Cedar Rapids, IA | 13.59% |
145. | Savannah, GA | 13.54% |
146. | Yuba City, CA | 13.46% |
147. | Tulsa, OK | 13.30% |
148. | Mobile, AL | 13.28% |
149. | Lafayette, IN | 13.15% |
150. | Hattiesburg, MS | 13.10% |
151. | Victoria, TX | 13.08% |
152. | Bismarck, ND | 12.99% |
153. | Oklahoma City, OK | 12.99% |
154. | Salinas, CA | 12.96% |
155. | Waco, TX | 12.90% |
156. | Memphis, TN--AR--MS | 12.74% |
157. | San Diego, CA | 12.64% |
158. | Rockford, IL | 12.61% |
159. | Ventura, CA | 12.58% |
160. | York, PA | 12.42% |
161. | St. Cloud, MN | 12.36% |
162. | Wichita, KS | 12.35% |
163. | San Jose, CA | 12.35% |
164. | Burlington, VT | 12.33% |
165. | Kansas City, MO--KS | 12.20% |
166. | Omaha, NE--IA | 12.10% |
167. | Lafayette, LA | 11.80% |
168. | Chicago, IL | 11.63% |
169. | Cheyenne, WY | 11.57% |
170. | Chico--Paradise, CA | 11.56% |
171. | Jackson, MS | 11.48% |
172. | Lancaster, PA | 11.31% |
173. | Santa Cruz--Watsonville, CA | 11.26% |
174. | Atlantic--Cape May, NJ | 11.10% |
175. | Redding, CA | 11.03% |
176. | Reading, PA | 11.03% |
177. | Decatur, AL | 10.88% |
178. | Macon, GA | 10.88% |
179. | Lynchburg, VA | 10.82% |
180. | Bloomington, IN | 10.63% |
181. | Corvallis, OR | 10.37% |
182. | Fayetteville, NC | 10.34% |
183. | Jersey City, NJ | 10.10% |
184. | Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA | 10.10% |
185. | Fort Wayne, IN | 10.05% |
186. | Florence, SC | 9.98% |
187. | State College, PA | 9.67% |
188. | Birmingham, AL | 9.64% |
189. | Chattanooga, TN--GA | 9.62% |
190. | Tuscaloosa, AL | 9.54% |
191. | Portland, ME | 9.24% |
192. | Lake Charles, LA | 9.18% |
193. | Janesville--Beloit, WI | 9.17% |
194. | Wausau, WI | 9.04% |
195. | Lubbock, TX | 8.98% |
196. | New York, NY | 8.98% |
197. | La Crosse, WI--MN | 8.97% |
198. | Rapid City, SD | 8.88% |
199. | Florence, AL | 8.85% |
200. | Corpus Christi, TX | 8.83% |
201. | Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC | 8.75% |
202. | Hagerstown, MD | 8.67% |
203. | Casper, WY | 8.67% |
204. | Sheboygan, WI | 8.44% |
205. | Charleston--North Charleston, SC | 8.32% |
206. | Goldsboro, NC | 8.28% |
207. | Louisville, KY--IN | 8.09% |
208. | Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA | 8.05% |
209. | Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR | 8.01% |
210. | Dutchess County, NY | 7.97% |
211. | San Francisco, CA | 7.95% |
212. | Sioux City, IA--NE | 7.92% |
213. | Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN | 7.88% |
214. | Racine, WI | 7.88% |
215. | Kankakee, IL | 7.87% |
216. | Eau Claire, WI | 7.85% |
217. | Wichita Falls, TX | 7.80% |
218. | Longview--Marshall, TX | 7.73% |
219. | Trenton, NJ | 7.65% |
220. | South Bend, IN | 7.49% |
221. | Bergen--Passaic, NJ | 7.41% |
222. | Los Angeles--Long Beach, CA | 7.40% |
223. | Rocky Mount, NC | 7.35% |
224. | Albany, GA | 7.34% |
225. | Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA | 7.21% |
226. | Baltimore, MD | 7.17% |
227. | Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA | 7.04% |
228. | Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX | 6.61% |
229. | Boston--Worcester--Lawrence--Lowell--Brockton, MA--NH | 6.54% |
230. | Houma, LA | 6.36% |
231. | Springfield, IL | 6.27% |
232. | Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY | 6.17% |
233. | Newark, NJ | 6.11% |
234. | Vineland--Millville--Bridgeton, NJ | 6.07% |
235. | Jackson, MI | 5.79% |
236. | Abilene, TX | 5.77% |
237. | Akron, OH | 5.69% |
238. | San Angelo, TX | 5.64% |
239. | Nassau--Suffolk, NY | 5.55% |
240. | Topeka, KS | 5.53% |
241. | Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI | 5.45% |
242. | Dothan, AL | 5.31% |
243. | Columbus, GA--AL | 5.28% |
244. | Odessa--Midland, TX | 5.14% |
245. | Roanoke, VA | 5.10% |
246. | Providence--Warwick--Pawtucket, RI | 5.09% |
247. | Owensboro, KY | 5.00% |
248. | Glens Falls, NY | 4.90% |
249. | St. Joseph, MO | 4.89% |
250. | Milwaukee--Waukesha, WI | 4.79% |
251. | Honolulu, HI | 4.77% |
252. | Kokomo, IN | 4.74% |
253. | New Haven--Bridgeport--Stamford--Waterbury--Danbury, CT | 4.58% |
254. | St. Louis, MO--IL | 4.46% |
255. | Gary, IN | 4.44% |
256. | Shreveport--Bossier City, LA | 4.24% |
257. | Detroit, MI | 4.10% |
258. | New Orleans, LA | 4.08% |
259. | Champaign--Urbana, IL | 3.84% |
260. | Philadelphia, PA--NJ | 3.63% |
261. | Gadsden, AL | 3.62% |
262. | Monroe, LA | 3.56% |
263. | Lansing--East Lansing, MI | 3.48% |
264. | Great Falls, MT | 3.43% |
265. | Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA | 3.40% |
266. | Rochester, NY | 3.36% |
267. | Canton--Massillon, OH | 3.25% |
268. | Dubuque, IA | 3.17% |
269. | Lawton, OK | 3.15% |
270. | Peoria--Pekin, IL | 2.42% |
271. | Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL | 2.34% |
272. | Hartford, CT | 2.22% |
273. | Cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH | 2.22% |
274. | Sumter, SC | 1.96% |
275. | Erie, PA | 1.91% |
276. | Enid, OK | 1.90% |
277. | Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY | 1.64% |
278. | New London--Norwich, CT | 1.62% |
279. | Duluth--Superior, MN--WI | 1.60% |
280. | Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH | 1.39% |
281. | Danville, VA | 1.33% |
282. | Flint, MI | 1.32% |
283. | Williamsport, PA | 1.12% |
284. | Terre Haute, IN | 1.09% |
285. | Mansfield, OH | 1.04% |
286. | Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH | 0.96% |
287. | Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI | 0.94% |
288. | Springfield, MA | 0.93% |
289. | Benton Harbor, MI | 0.67% |
290. | Toledo, OH | 0.66% |
291. | Charleston, WV | 0.48% |
292. | Lima, OH | 0.48% |
293. | Cumberland, MD--WV | 0.36% |
294. | Jacksonville, NC | 0.35% |
295. | Dayton--Springfield, OH | -0.07% |
296. | Sharon, PA | -0.59% |
297. | Muncie, IN | -0.74% |
298. | Youngstown--Warren, OH | -1.02% |
299. | Altoona, PA | -1.07% |
300. | Bangor, ME | -1.15% |
301. | Syracuse, NY | -1.36% |
302. | Lewiston--Auburn, ME | -1.39% |
303. | Pine Bluff, AR | -1.41% |
304. | Pittsburgh, PA | -1.51% |
305. | Jamestown, NY | -1.51% |
306. | Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY | -1.61% |
307. | Decatur, IL | -2.13% |
308. | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA | -2.14% |
309. | Pittsfield, MA | -3.16% |
310. | Anniston, AL | -3.26% |
311. | Johnstown, PA | -3.58% |
312. | Wheeling, WV--OH | -3.85% |
313. | Alexandria, LA | -3.97% |
314. | Elmira, NY | -4.33% |
315. | Binghamton, NY | -4.60% |
316. | Utica--Rome, NY | -5.29% |
317. | Grand Forks, ND--MN | -5.53% |
318. | Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV | -7.38% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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