2019 United States Population Estimates for MSAs/CSAs (building, live, rates)

[18Montclair]

I still cant believe that the SF MSA eeked out growth last year, declining almost feels en vogue now.

[NOLA101]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

I still cant believe that the SF MSA eeked out growth last year, declining almost feels en vogue now.

Given that SJ MSA showed slight decline, it isn't inconceivable that SF MSA is about to show slight decline.

But again, these are very rough estimates.

[BlueRedTide]

Saaaan FraaaanCisco, (san francisco) 2019 stats 50,000 births 33,000 deaths.....20,000 International immigrants, negative -32,000 domestic american outmigration

Americans leaving in Droves

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Given that SJ MSA showed slight decline, it isn't inconceivable that SF MSA is about to show slight decline.

But again, these are very rough estimates.

Yes one can dream.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Craziaskowboi

What is a "suburban climate"?

Suburban climate is a climate controlled mall.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Suburban climate is a climate controlled mall.

Sorry about the word jumble.

Based on the stats American seem to prefer suburban counties in warm weather places. If we look at the counties that have been receiving large amounts of domestic migrants only one is not in this mold (Boise). The rest are all warm weather and suburban counties. Even warm weather urban counties like Miami-Dade in FL or Dallas and Harris in TX are have large amounts of American born out migration.

[tdatl]

Originally Posted by USARoadTrip

Dallas, Houston and Atlanta are currently in adolescence and are all set to become the next big boys in 25 to 30 years..

Phoenix is a few years behind but is catching up quickly..

I would love to be alive 100-200 years from now to see what the Sun Belt metros are like... I wonder if they're going to hit a limit due to water constraints. Phoenix and Atlanta especially seem prone to water shortages. Not sure about Dallas or Houston, but I imagine Dallas may be in the same boat.

[theTelecommuter]

Originally Posted by tdatl

I would love to be alive 100-200 years from now to see what the Sun Belt metros are like... I wonder if they're going to hit a limit due to water constraints. Phoenix and Atlanta especially seem prone to water shortages. Not sure about Dallas or Houston, but I imagine Dallas may be in the same boat.

This gets quite old to hear. It gets discussed and debated far too much in the Phoenix forum. Here is a post from one the more knowledgeable posters over there in regards to water resources in Phoenix:

Originally Posted by locolife

Isn't this fairly well known by now? Phoenix gets a lot of water from the in-state watersheds feeding the Salt and Verde river watersheds, in addition it comes from the Colorado river via CAP which was built ages ago now.

What you're seeing today is a shift of water resources from farming to supporting population, the total water use in metro Phoenix hasn't changed much over the years. We are just shifting how it's used and household use has actually declined.

As for future water availability, there's a lot of means under consideration including water harvesting from the air as well as desalinization and pumping water from the Rocky Point area (200ish miles from Phoenix).

At the end of the day, most water use in the urban areas of Phoenix is for landscaping something like 80%. A lot of reduced water use can be gained by simply using smarter landscaping.

[BuffaloHome]

While most metropolitan areas continue to grow, it's a different story for micropolitan areas. Of the 542 micropolitan areas, only 268 (just under half) had an increase in population.

The 10 largest micropolitan areas as of 2019 and their 1-year growth:

1. Lebanon, NH-VT Micro Area - 216,986 - 79
2. Hilo, HI Micro Area - 201,513 - 4
3. Torrington, CT Micro Area - 180,333 - -762 (NYC CSA)
4. Tupelo, MS Micro Area - 166,126 - 420
5. Concord, NH Micro Area - 151,391 - 741 (Boston CSA)
6. Traverse City, MI Micro Area - 150,653 - 842
7. London, KY Micro Area - 148,123 - -26
8. Ottawa, IL Micro Area - 147,036 - -818 (Chicago CSA)
9. Pottsville, PA Micro Area - 141,359 - -456
10. Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area - 135,558 - -686

The 10 highest-gaining micropolitan areas in 2019 and their 1-year growth and 2019 population:

1. Bozeman, MT Micro Area - 2,752 - 114,434
2. Jefferson, GA Micro Area - 2,652 - 72,977 (Atlanta CSA)
3. Statesboro, GA Micro Area - 2,366 - 79,608 (Savannah CSA)
4. Cedar City, UT Micro Area - 2,161 - 54,839
5. Williston, ND Micro Area - 2,120 - 37,589
6. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Micro Area - 2,075 - 100,880
7. Cookeville, TN Micro Area - 1,796 - 114,272
8. Kalispell, MT Micro Area - 1,789 - 103,806
9. Fernley, NV Micro Area - 1,697 - 57,510 (Reno CSA)
10. Hobbs, NM Micro Area - 1,527 - 71,070

The 10 micropolitan areas losing population the fastest:

1. Lumberton, NC Micro Area - -1,259 - 130,625 (Fayetteville CSA)
2. Danville, VA Micro Area - -1,152 - 100,398
3. Meridian, MS Micro Area - -1,148 - 99,408
4. Greenville, MS Micro Area - -1,127 - 43,909
5. Indianola, MS Micro Area - -1,101 - 25,110 (Cleveland-Indianola CSA)
6. Selma, AL Micro Area - -1,098 - 37,196
7. Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area - -930 - 105,633
8. Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area - -839 - 69,493 (Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA)
9. Orangeburg, SC Micro Area - -838 - 86,175 (Columbia CSA)
10. Ottawa, IL Micro Area - -818 - 147,036 (Chicago CSA)

[Heel82]

Georgia’s water supply seems fine, no?