Cities/Metro population growth : Top 366

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Well, I think your in for a surprise in the 2010 Census.

Many people did leave California, but its population has never declined.

In fact, according to the State of California Department of Finance, the state has added approximately 5 Million residents since 2000.

Usually the Census estimates are found to be way off once they actually take the census and Im confident that this will be no exception.

So we've gone from 33 Million to 38 Million+ and CA is expected to surpass 40 Million by 2012.

NY is similar in that respect as well.

[Thomas R.]

More specific to 2008-2009 changes is

Population Estimates (http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/CBSA-est2009-pop-chg.html - broken link)

Going by that the fastest growing metros with over a million people seem to be

Raleigh-Cary, NC
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

The largest metro to have a growth rate above Raleigh's, for 2008-2009, appears to be Kennewick-Pasco, Washington.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

NY is similar in that respect as well.

Absolutely.

NYC frequently sues the Census Bureau and wins because they know the Census Bureau is way off.

This time, California is prepared to do the same thing if the results don't coincide closely to the state's own projections.