https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-re...metro.html
The US Census Bureau has released its estimates of county and metro area populations for 2018. The article contains various top-10 tables (as well as a link to the full data), but here are the top 3 from some of the most notable categories:
Not a lot to say here: Harris County is home to Houston; Cook County is home to Illinois, and Los Angeles County is obvious. Though, Maricopa County (Arizona), which is home to Phoenix, isn't far behind, with an estimated population of 4,410,824.
And, speaking of Maricopa County...
Funny how the same county is 3rd on both lists . In fact, four of the top 10 on this list are from Texas - including Collin County, which passed 1 million people for the first time, expanding its population from 971,393 in 2017 to 1,005,146 in 2018.
Of course, the other way to measure population growth is by percentages. For this table, only counties with a population greater than or equal to 20,000 are considered:
Once again, Texas has four of the top 10 on this list - although, there aren't any counties that make both lists. That one in North Dakota is kinda random, although it has been growing consistently: it's expanded from 22,399 people in 2010 to 35,350 in 2018. I assume that this is down to the oil boom that the state has seen in recent years.
One other point: while Texas counties have featured heavily in both 'fastest-growing' lists, this growth isn't seen all across the entire state. In fact, the state also has the USA's fastest-shrinking county: Aransas County lost 6% of its population between 2017 and 2018, dropping from 25,447 to 23,792. No doubt, this is because the county was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, so don't assume that this indicates any kind of long-term trend.
I'm sure there's quite a bit more in here for any data geeks to pore over !
The US Census Bureau has released its estimates of county and metro area populations for 2018. The article contains various top-10 tables (as well as a link to the full data), but here are the top 3 from some of the most notable categories:
3 most populous counties, 2018 | ||
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County | State | Est. population (2018) |
Los Angeles County | California | 10,105,518 |
Cook County | Illinois | 5,180,493 |
Harris County | Texas | 4,698,619 |
Not a lot to say here: Harris County is home to Houston; Cook County is home to Illinois, and Los Angeles County is obvious. Though, Maricopa County (Arizona), which is home to Phoenix, isn't far behind, with an estimated population of 4,410,824.
And, speaking of Maricopa County...
3 fastest-growing counties (by raw numbers), 2018 | ||||
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County | State | Est. population (2017) | Est. population (2018) | Growth |
Maricopa County | Arizona | 4,329,580 | 4,410,824 | 81,244 |
Clark County | Nevada | 2,183,310 | 2,231,647 | 48,337 |
Harris County | Texas | 4,664,159 | 4,698,619 | 34,460 |
Funny how the same county is 3rd on both lists . In fact, four of the top 10 on this list are from Texas - including Collin County, which passed 1 million people for the first time, expanding its population from 971,393 in 2017 to 1,005,146 in 2018.
Of course, the other way to measure population growth is by percentages. For this table, only counties with a population greater than or equal to 20,000 are considered:
3 fastest-growing counties (by percentage), 2018 | ||||
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County | State | Est. population (2017) | Est. population (2018) | % Growth |
Williams County | North Dakota | 33,395 | 35,350 | 5.9% |
Comal County | Texas | 140,790 | 148,373 | 5.4% |
Kaufman County | Texas | 122,845 | 128,622 | 4.7% |
Once again, Texas has four of the top 10 on this list - although, there aren't any counties that make both lists. That one in North Dakota is kinda random, although it has been growing consistently: it's expanded from 22,399 people in 2010 to 35,350 in 2018. I assume that this is down to the oil boom that the state has seen in recent years.
One other point: while Texas counties have featured heavily in both 'fastest-growing' lists, this growth isn't seen all across the entire state. In fact, the state also has the USA's fastest-shrinking county: Aransas County lost 6% of its population between 2017 and 2018, dropping from 25,447 to 23,792. No doubt, this is because the county was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, so don't assume that this indicates any kind of long-term trend.
I'm sure there's quite a bit more in here for any data geeks to pore over !
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