Economic Benchmarks |
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3. POPULATION GROWTH, 50 LARGEST COUNTIES, 1990-1997.
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Rank |
County |
Population, 1990 |
Population, 1997 |
Change, 1990-97(%) |
1 |
Clark, NV |
741,459 |
1,106,047 |
49.2 |
2 |
Maricopa, AZ |
2,122,101 |
2,696,198 |
27.1 |
3 |
Riverside, CA |
1,170,413 |
1,447,791 |
23.7 |
4 |
Palm Beach, FL |
863,503 |
1,018,524 |
18.0 |
5 |
Broward, FL |
1,255,531 |
1,470,758 |
17.1 |
6 |
Salt Lake County, UT |
725,956 |
839,896 |
15.7 |
7 |
San Bernardino, CA |
1,418,380 |
1,615,817 |
13.9 |
8 |
Tarrant, TX |
1,170,103 |
1,327,332 |
13.4 |
9 |
Bexar, TX |
1,185,394 |
1,332,547 |
12.4 |
10 |
Harris, TX |
2,818,101 |
3,158,095 |
12.1 |
11 |
Contra Costa, CA |
803,732 |
899,258 |
11.9 |
12 |
Fairfax, VA |
818,358 |
914,259 |
11.7 |
13 |
DuPage, IL |
781,689 |
870,378 |
11.3 |
14 |
Orange, CA |
2,410,668 |
2,674,091 |
10.9 |
15 |
Dallas, TX |
1,852,810 |
2,023,140 |
9.2 |
16 |
Hillsborough, FL |
834,054 |
909,444 |
9.0 |
17 |
San Diego, CA |
2,498,016 |
2,722,650 |
9.0 |
18 |
King, WA |
1,507,319 |
1,632,852 |
8.3 |
19 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,041,219 |
1,125,976 |
8.1 |
20 |
Oakland, MI |
1,083,592 |
1,166,512 |
7.7 |
21 |
Santa Clara, CA |
1,497,577 |
1,609,037 |
7.4 |
22 |
Franklin, OH |
961,437 |
1,017,274 |
5.8 |
23 |
Dade, FL |
1,937,194 |
2,044,600 |
5.5 |
24 |
Alameda, CA |
1,304,346 |
1,371,067 |
5.1 |
25 |
Shelby, TN |
826,330 |
865,970 |
4.8 |
26 |
Honolulu, HI |
836,231 |
869,857 |
4.0 |
27 |
New York, NY |
1,487,536 |
1,536,220 |
3.3 |
28 |
Los Angeles, CA |
8,863,052 |
9,145,219 |
3.2 |
29 |
Suffolk, NY |
1,321,768 |
1,362,616 |
3.1 |
30 |
Bergen, NJ |
825,380 |
851,344 |
3.1 |
31 |
Westchester, NY |
874,866 |
896,221 |
2.4 |
32 |
Pinellas, FL |
851,659 |
871,766 |
2.4 |
33 |
Marion, IN |
797,159 |
813,670 |
2.1 |
34 |
Hennepin, MN |
1,032,431 |
1,053,178 |
2.0 |
35 |
Middlesex, MA |
1,398,468 |
1,417,868 |
1.4 |
36 |
Nassau, NY |
1,287,444 |
1,303,686 |
1.3 |
37 |
Queens, NY |
1,951,598 |
1,975,676 |
1.2 |
38 |
St. Louis, MO |
993,508 |
1,003,595 |
1.0 |
39 |
Fairfield, CT |
827,645 |
833,315 |
0.7 |
40 |
Wayne, MI |
2,111,687 |
2,127,087 |
0.7 |
41 |
Cook, IL |
5,105,044 |
5,076,786 |
-0.6 |
42 |
Bronx, NY |
1,203,789 |
1,187,984 |
-1.3 |
43 |
Hamilton, OH |
866,228 |
851,599 |
-1.7 |
44 |
Cuyahoga, OH |
1,412,140 |
1,386,803 |
-1.8 |
45 |
Erie, NY |
968,584 |
944,472 |
-2.5 |
46 |
Kings, NY |
2,300,664 |
2,240,384 |
-2.6 |
47 |
Hartford, CT |
851,783 |
825,141 |
-3.1 |
48 |
Allegheny, PA |
1,336,449 |
1,280,624 |
-4.2 |
49 |
Milwaukee, WI |
959,275 |
908,940 |
-5.2 |
50 |
Philadelphia, PA |
1,585,577 |
1,451,372 |
-8.5 |
median |
4.4 |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. |
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Homepage: http://www.census.gov |
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University of Pittsburgh |
September 1998 |
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