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The 15 Fastest-Growing Large Cities Between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, With Populations of 50,000 or More on July 1, 2017
Rank/Area Name/State/Percent Increase/2018 Total Population
1. Buckeye, AZ 8.5 74,370
2. New Braunfels, TX 7.2 84,612
3. Apex, NC 6.8 53,852
4. Frisco, TX 6.1 188,170
5. Meridian, ID 6.1 106,804
6. McKinney, TX 5.4 191,645
7. Georgetown, TX 5.2 74,180
8. Rowlett, TX 5.1 66,285
9. St. Cloud, FL 5.0 54,115
10. Ankeny, IA 4.6 65,284
11. Dublin, CA 4.5 63,445
12. South Jordan, UT 4.4 74,149
13. Midland, TX 4.4 142,344
14. Castle Rock, CO 4.3 64,827
15. Round Rock, TX 4.3 128,739
The 15 Cities With the Largest Numeric Increase Between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, With Populations of 50,000 or More on July 1, 2017
Rank/Area Name/State/Numeric Increase/2018 total population
1. Phoenix, AZ 25,288 1,660,272
2. San Antonio, TX 20,824 1,532,233
3. Fort Worth, TX 19,552 895,008
4. Seattle, WA 15,354 744,955
5. Charlotte, NC 13,151 872,498
6. Austin, TX 12,504 964,254
7. Jacksonville, FL 12,153 903, 889
8. San Diego, CA 11,549 1,425,976
9. Denver, CO 11,053 716,492
10. Frisco, TX 10,884 188,170
11. Columbus, OH 10,770 892,533
12. Henderson, NV 10,759 310,390
13. McKinney, TX 9,888 191,645
14. Las Vegas, NV 9,016 644,644
15. Miami, FL 8,884 470,914
The 15 Most Populous Cities on July 1, 2018
1. New York 8,398,748
2. Los Angeles 3,990,456
3. Chicago 2,705,994
4. Houston 2,325,502
5. Phoenix 1,660,272
6. Philadelphia 1,584,138
7. San Antonio 1,532,233
8. San Diego 1,425,976
9. Dallas 1,345,047
10. San Jose 1,030,119
11. Austin 964,254
12. Jacksonville 903,889
13. Fort Worth 895,008
14. Columbus 892,533
15. San Francisco 883,305
Wierd. Atlanta was 486k last year and now is 498k so how isn't it in the top 15 highest numeric increases? I wonder if the population of 2017 was adjusted upwards? If that's the case, growth from 2016 to 2017 was even higher than the 13k increase they estimated last year. This is why it's hard to take these estimates seriously...there's so much adjustments.
Wierd. Atlanta was 486k last year and now is 498k so how isn't it in the top 15 highest numeric increases? I wonder if the population of 2017 was adjusted upwards? If that's the case, growth from 2016 to 2017 was even higher than the 13k increase they estimated last year. This is why it's hard to take these estimates seriously...there's so much adjustments.
I found this interesting:
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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder helped launch an initiative Thursday that aims to ensure that black men in Georgia are properly tallied during the U.S. Census, calling it essential to “raise the consciousness of people in the African-American community” ahead of next year’s count.
Appearing with Stacey Abrams and other African-American leaders, Holder said black men are among the hardest populations to count in the once-a-decade tally, and warned that an inaccurate headcount will alter how taxpayer dollars are spent, where businesses locate and how political maps are drawn.
“We want to make sure that history doesn’t repeat itself and that black men aren’t under-counted,” said Holder, who estimated that 5% of black men in Georgia aren’t properly tallied.
The 15 Cities With the Largest Numeric Increase Between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, With Populations of 50,000 or More on July 1, 2017
Rank/Area Name/State/Numeric Increase/2018 total population
1. Phoenix, AZ 25,288 1,660,272
2. San Antonio, TX 20,824 1,532,233
3. Fort Worth, TX 19,552 895,008
4. Seattle, WA 15,354 744,955
5. Charlotte, NC 13,151 872,498
6. Austin, TX 12,504 964,254
7. Jacksonville, FL 12,153 903, 889
8. San Diego, CA 11,549 1,425,976
9. Denver, CO 11,053 716,492
10. Frisco, TX 10,884 188,170
11. Columbus, OH 10,770 892,533
12. Henderson, NV 10,759 310,390
13. McKinney, TX 9,888 191,645
14. Las Vegas, NV 9,016 644,644
15. Miami, FL 8,884 470,914
Will be interesting to see how much Dallas and Houston have grown. I was expecting Dallas to get closer to replacing San Diego as the 8th largest, but I suppose San Diego has a decent amount of growth on its own.
Will be interesting to see how much Dallas and Houston have grown. I was expecting Dallas to get closer to replacing San Diego as the 8th largest, but I suppose San Diego has a decent amount of growth on its own.
What's kinda crazy is Dallas area grew over 130k in this period of time, but doesn't even make the top 15 highest numeric increase in city proper growth. Even if it captured just 10% of it's metro growth, that would mean it had grown 13k people.
I can't wait to see the data in a little over an hour.
What's kinda crazy is Dallas area grew over 130k in this period of time, but doesn't even make the top 15 highest numeric increase in city proper growth. Even if it captured just 10% of it's metro growth, that would mean it had grown 13k people.
I can't wait to see the data in a little over an hour.
It's certainly looking like there was a bunch of population adjustments to the 2017 estimates given how there are some anomalies that have already been pointed out here. It's very strange not to see some of the heavy hitters here, especially the physically large/huge, fast growing sunbelt cities not listed among the top 15 in growth rates or absolute numbers.
Didn't Franklin County gain around 18,000 this past year? If so, there's no way that Columbus city added 65% of a presumed 43,000 metro gain, though, like you said, I don't know where that number comes from.
I'm not just pulling that number out of the air, it's coming from the source I linked below.
It looks like these numbers are being pulled from MORPC which is the metro/region planning commission... however, looks like there are some discrepancies between MORPC numbers and official Census numbers upon further investigation. I'm curious to find out next years which one is more lined up with reality. I could see MORPC being a bit more in touch with the actual stats because they are a bit closer to the action, but I could also see them being overly optimistic and ending up with inflated numbers.
Either way, time will tell. Looking at the numbers released today, Columbus hadn't quite hit 900,000 with numbers sitting at 892,533 but it may have eclipsed it in real time. Good news is even at the 892,533 total, the city itself has finally hit a density of 4,002 per sq/mi which is much more respectable.
Looks like I was pretty close with Cleveland only losing about 1,600 and Cincinnati looks to have gained finally passed Pittsburgh by about 1,500 people.
The 15 Fastest-Growing Large Cities Between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, With Populations of 50,000 or More on July 1, 2017
Rank/Area Name/State/Percent Increase/2018 Total Population
1. Buckeye, AZ 8.5 74,370
2. New Braunfels, TX 7.2 84,612
3. Apex, NC 6.8 53,852
4. Frisco, TX 6.1 188,170
5. Meridian, ID 6.1 106,804
6. McKinney, TX 5.4 191,645
7. Georgetown, TX 5.2 74,180
8. Rowlett, TX 5.1 66,285
9. St. Cloud, FL 5.0 54,115
10. Ankeny, IA 4.6 65,284
11. Dublin, CA 4.5 63,445
12. South Jordan, UT 4.4 74,149
13. Midland, TX 4.4 142,344
14. Castle Rock, CO 4.3 64,827
15. Round Rock, TX 4.3 128,739
The 15 Cities With the Largest Numeric Increase Between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, With Populations of 50,000 or More on July 1, 2017
Rank/Area Name/State/Numeric Increase/2018 total population
1. Phoenix, AZ 25,288 1,660,272
2. San Antonio, TX 20,824 1,532,233
3. Fort Worth, TX 19,552 895,008
4. Seattle, WA 15,354 744,955
5. Charlotte, NC 13,151 872,498
6. Austin, TX 12,504 964,254
7. Jacksonville, FL 12,153 903, 889
8. San Diego, CA 11,549 1,425,976
9. Denver, CO 11,053 716,492
10. Frisco, TX 10,884 188,170
11. Columbus, OH 10,770 892,533
12. Henderson, NV 10,759 310,390
13. McKinney, TX 9,888 191,645
14. Las Vegas, NV 9,016 644,644
15. Miami, FL 8,884 470,914
The 15 Most Populous Cities on July 1, 2018
1. New York 8,398,748
2. Los Angeles 3,990,456
3. Chicago 2,705,994
4. Houston 2,325,502
5. Phoenix 1,660,272
6. Philadelphia 1,584,138
7. San Antonio 1,532,233
8. San Diego 1,425,976
9. Dallas 1,345,047
10. San Jose 1,030,119
11. Austin 964,254
12. Jacksonville 903,889
13. Fort Worth 895,008
14. Columbus 892,533
15. San Francisco 883,305
It seems there was a slow down in most cities compared to the previous year and even against the 2010s average growth rates. This could just be one of those off Census estimate years. They seem to occur the closer we get to the actual census.
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