During the period 2000-2003, these 100 US cities (culled from the top 200) grew by the greatest number of people:

1 Los Angeles California 125,131
2 New York New York 77,464
3 San Antonio Texas 70,079
4 Phoenix Arizona 67,371
5 Houston Texas 56,059
6 Fort Worth Texas 50,428
7 Charlotte North Carolina 43,830
8 San Diego California 43,353
9 Raleigh North Carolina 40,709
10 Henderson Nevada 39,471
11 Las Vegas Nevada 38,583
12 Sacramento California 38,317
13 Jacksonville Florida 38,164
14 Mesa Arizona 36,001
15 Gilbert town Arizona 35,553
16 Chandler Arizona 34,718
17 North Las Vegas Nevada 29,014
18 Stockton California 27,695
19 Irvine California 27,489
20 Riverside California 26,348
21 Chula Vista California 25,504
22 Bakersfield California 23,978
23 Rancho Cucamonga California 23,897
24 Fresno California 23,803
25 Albuquerque New Mexico 23,249
26 Fontana California 22,974
27 Arlington Texas 22,038
28 Tucson Arizona 20,959
29 Laredo Texas 20,912
30 El Paso Texas 20,451
31 Plano Texas 19,961
32 Dallas Texas 19,738
33 Peoria Arizona 19,216
34 Aurora Illinois 19,194
35 Modesto California 18,016
36 Corona California 17,488
37 Joliet Illinois 17,349
38 Oklahoma Oklahoma 17,171
39 Columbus Ohio 16,962
40 Brownsville Texas 16,456
41 Cape Coral Florida 16,451
42 Austin Texas 15,449
43 Scottsdale Arizona 15,284
44 Moreno Valley California 14,682
45 Miami Florida 14,345
46 Omaha Nebraska 14,260
47 Virginia Beach Virginia 14,210
48 Tampa Florida 14,200
49 Glendale Arizona 14,026
50 Aurora Colorado 14,025
51 Long Beach California 13,938
52 Fort Wayne Indiana 13,768
53 Reno Nevada 13,402
54 Orlando Florida 13,385
55 Santa Clarita California 11,654
56 Chesapeake Virginia 11,650
57 Pembroke Pines Florida 11,500
58 Durham North Carolina 11,341
59 Overland Park Kansas 11,288
60 Palmdale California 11,089
61 Anchorage Alaska 10,668
62 Fort Lauderdale Florida 10,520
63 Oxnard California 10,514
64 Madison Wisconsin 10,378
65 Wichita Kansas 10,333
66 Lincoln Nebraska 10,013
67 San Bernardino California 9,956
68 Sioux Falls South Dakota 9,859
69 Colorado Springs Colorado 9,558
70 Naperville Illinois 9,536
71 Coral Springs Florida 9,456
72 Portland Oregon 9,423
73 Ontario California 9,395
74 Grand Prairie Texas 9,244
75 Honolulu CDP Hawaii 8,492
76 Vancouver Washington 8,094
77 Norfolk Virginia 7,324
78 Thousand Oaks California 7,187
79 Pasadena California 7,178
80 Lancaster California 7,178
81 Fort Collins Colorado 7,088
82 Lubbock Texas 6,917
83 Atlanta Georgia 6,545
84 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 6,286
85 Oceanside California 6,053
86 Huntsville Alabama 6,021
87 Salem Oregon 5,990
88 Santa Rosa California 5,791
89 El Monte California 5,775
90 Simi Valley California 5,764
91 Seattle Washington 5,727
92 Glendale California 5,526
93 Fullerton California 5,246
94 Greensboro North Carolina 5,219
95 Amarillo Texas 4,985
96 Mesquite Texas 4,747
97 Torrance California 4,675
98 Pomona California 4,674
99 Huntington Beach California 4,654
100 Santa Ana California 4,533

"Fastest" growing would more accurately be % growth.

These are the cities that had the largest net increases...

Also, Bolingbrook, IL increased by 9830, placing it between Sioux Falls and Colorado Springs

Los Angeles numeric growth rate is quite impressive!

Percentage growth is a more accurate measure, certainly, but raw numbers are nothing to sneeze at. Some of these cities are posing incredible numbers.

Illinois fastest growing cities..all Chicago big suburb.

34 Aurora Illinois 19,194
37 Joliet Illinois 17,349
70 Naperville Illinois 9,536

Aurora is 2nd in ILLINOIS for the most populated.
Joliet is 5th in ILLINOIS for the most populated.
Naperville is 4th in ILLINOIS for the most populated.

Here is the list of cities in the NE.


2 New York New York 77,464


MIDwest!!!!

34 Aurora Illinois 19,194
37 Joliet Illinois 17,349
46 Omaha Nebraska 14,260
64 Madison Wisconsin 10,378
65 Wichita Kansas 10,333
66 Lincoln Nebraska 10,013
70 Naperville Illinois 9,536

Illinois fastest growing cities..all Chicago big suburb.

34 Aurora Illinois 19,194
37 Joliet Illinois 17,349
70 Naperville Illinois 9,536

Aurora is 2nd in ILLINOIS for the most populated.
Joliet is 5th in ILLINOIS for the most populated.
Naperville is 4th in ILLINOIS for the most populated.

Here is the list of cities in the NE.


2 New York New York 77,464


MIDwest!!!!

34 Aurora Illinois 19,194
37 Joliet Illinois 17,349
46 Omaha Nebraska 14,260
64 Madison Wisconsin 10,378
65 Wichita Kansas 10,333
66 Lincoln Nebraska 10,013
70 Naperville Illinois 9,536


You left out Bolingbrook, IL as well with 9830

Then why isn't Bolingbrook on the list of fastest growing US cities?

Because it was left out

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_sse=on&_lang=en&_state=04000US17&_cityTown=bolingbrook&_county=bolingbrook&_zip=

7 Charlotte North Carolina 43,830

Worth noting here is that Charlotte has annexed 16.5 square miles between 2001 and 2003. I guess it's not a ton, but it certainly upped the city population at least a bit.

It's not monumental - but I'm pretty damn proud of this:

83 Atlanta Georgia 6,545

Anyways, the list is interesting - sad to not see Chicago isn't near the top due to it's size...

TheBrad, I'm not very familiar with Atlanta's population trends. Has Atlanta city proper been struggling to gain population lately? I was under the impression that both metro Atlanta and Atlanta city proper were packing in plenty of people as of late.

Los Angeles numeric growth rate is quite impressive!

Yeah and we're feeling the effects of this growth, high housing cost and god aweful traffic worst than I could imagined. It was already bad, but now I hate to go anywhere far from home. Rush hour seems to run 20 out of our 24hr day, it just never seems to let up.

TheBrad, I'm not very familiar with Atlanta's population trends. Has Atlanta city proper been struggling to gain population lately? I was under the impression that both metro Atlanta and Atlanta city proper were packing in plenty of people as of late.

Beginning in 1996, Atlanta has reversed a roughly 30 year consistent trend of population loss. White flight in the 1960's, urban decay in the 1970's, redevelopment in the 1980's, and gentrification beginning in the 1990's lead to this population loss. Atlanta had peaked over 500,000 in the 1960's before it's near collapse.

But you were asking 'lately' - sorry if that didn't answer your question. Though 6500 people in 3 years might not seem immense for a large municipality such as Charlotte, Atlanta being a de facto island city this is a large population gain. Population gain / loss can be misleading - which is why I consider this a promising growth - gentrification which is spreading now over the eastern & southern neighborhoods typically lowers the population. Also, and this is unfortunate, the city is experiencing a loss in lower income minority groups who are now moving to more affordable areas in the suburbs. So not only are poor families (example a household of 6) being displaced by a wealthier home owner (quite often only a household of 2) - they are often further coerced to leave the city. But the population loss of lower income groups could also be attributed to other reasons - they may be experiencing an improvement in their income, but because the city isn't welcome to middle income families they are choosing to move to the suburbs.

Anyways, the list is interesting - sad to not see Chicago isn't near the top due to it's size...

you use so many negatives, that I dont know what you are trying to say.

The census hates chicago...lies so much.... saying chicago lose so many people in the 90's but yet after the 2000 census chicago grew about 100,000 people...

you use so many negatives, that I dont know what you are trying to say.

The census hates chicago...lies so much.... saying chicago lose so many people in the 90's but yet after the 2000 census chicago grew about 100,000 people...

Sorry you didn't understand - I don't think I was using a double negative but nonetheless, thank you for your english lesson. My intent of course is that I feel it's unfortunate that Chicago wasn't near the top of the list. But using some deductive reasoning most would assume that was my intent.

But sorry to hear about the Census Bureau's grudge against Chicago - do you happen to know why the Census Bureau hates Chicago? Did Chicago steal the Census' girlfriend or something? Maybe Chicago could round up some friends - Milwaukee, Detroit, Pittsburgh, etc. and take the Census Bureau out. ;)

My intent of course is that I feel it's unfortunate that Chicago wasn't near the top of the list.)

Which really points out why numerical increase, although useful, isn't nearly as good a measure as % growth as an indicator.

For a huge city like Chicago, a difference in % change from -1% to 1%, a fairly insignificant difference really, can make the difference of making this chart or a chart of cities with the largest numerical decrease.

The other big reason that a % age increase is a better indicator is that you can have two cities...one with 500,000 people and one with 50,000 people. Now both can increase their populations by 10,000, but the former is a 2% increase, while the latter is a 20% increase. Now which of those is more impressive growth?

Let say if you compare New York New York 77,464
to 15 Gilbert town Arizona 35,553.

NYC have a higher numerical increase compare to Gilbert, but Gilbert have a higher percentage increase than NYC, because Gilbert's population is very small.

I find it hard to believe that Indy isn't on this list!

Let say if you compare New York New York 77,464
to 15 Gilbert town Arizona 35,553.

NYC have a higher numerical increase compare to Gilbert, but Gilbert have a higher percentage increase than NYC, because Gilbert's population is very small.

Yep.

There are about a dozen Chicago suburbs that should be on this list because they've grown by at least 5000 people between 2000 and 2003, but except for Joliet, Aurora, and Naperville, they are absent because this list includes only cities over 100,000 people. The cities in which this type of numerical increase is truly impressive are the cities not on this list...

Which really points out why numerical increase, although useful, isn't nearly as good a measure as % growth as an indicator.


I just see numerical increase being useful for larger cities that will obviously not indicate a large percentage increase - as the case would be for cities above 250k. I would generally assume to see the largest cities in the US near the top & I was unaware there was any population decline for Chicago. Now that I actually viewed Chicago's population - according to estimates it is a loss of around 27k. Hopefully this is just a case of innaccurate recording of the number of housing permits or any other documentation used to estimate population. Nonetheless, I wouldn't see any reason why this trend would continue - certainly the city will regain this estimated population loss.

As for age growth - I'm assuming you are reffering to ages 18 to 65?

Here's a full list of all cities adding 5000 or more, regardless of size. Note that there are not 94 cities as in the first list, but in fact 269 :)


1 Los Angeles city CA 125 131
2 New York city NY 77 464
3 San Antonio city TX 70 079
4 Phoenix city AZ 67 371
5 Houston city TX 56 059
6 Fort Worth city TX 50 428
7 Charlotte city NC 43 830
8 San Diego city CA 43 353
9 Raleigh city NC 40 709
10 Henderson city NV 39 471
11 Las Vegas city NV 38 583
12 Sacramento city CA 38 317
13 Jacksonville city FL 38 164
14 Mesa city AZ 36 001
15 Gilbert town AZ 35 553
16 Chandler city AZ 34 718
17 North Las Vegas city NV 29 014
18 Stockton city CA 27 695
19 Irvine city CA 27 489
20 Riverside city CA 26 348
21 McKinney city TX 25 589
22 Chula Vista city CA 25 504
23 Bakersfield city CA 23 978
24 Miramar city FL 23 907
25 Rancho Cucamonga city CA 23 897
26 Fresno city CA 23 803
27 Albuquerque city NM 23 249
28 Fontana city CA 22 974
29 Murrieta city CA 22 447
30 Arlington city TX 22 038
31 Frisco city TX 21 412
32 Tucson city AZ 20 959
33 Laredo city TX 20 912
34 El Paso city TX 20 451
35 Plano city TX 19 961
36 Dallas city TX 19 738
37 Surprise city AZ 19 737
38 Peoria city AZ 19 216
39 Aurora city I L 19 194
40 Temecula city CA 19 120
41 Allen city TX 18 846
42 Avondale city AZ 18 827
43 Roseville city CA 18 438
44 Lake Forest city CA 18 031
45 Modesto city CA 18 016
46 O'Fallon city MO 17 508
47 Corona city CA 17 488
48 Joliet city I L 17 349
49 Oklahoma City city OK 17 171
50 Columbus city OH 16 962
51 Round Rock city TX 16 810
52 Port St. Lucie city FL 16 738
53 Brownsville city TX 16 456
54 Cape Coral city FL 16 451
55 West Jordan city UT 16 365
56 Tracy city CA 15 527
57 Austin city TX 15 449
58 Cedar Park city TX 15 433
59 Wilmington city NC 15 299
60 Scottsdale city AZ 15 284
61 Moreno Valley city CA 14 682
62 Miami city FL 14 345
63 Omaha city NE 14 260
64 Virginia Beach city VA 14 210
65 Tampa city FL 14 200
66 Thornton city CO 14 200
67 Glendale city AZ 14 026
68 Aurora city CO 14 025
69 Soledad city CA 13 985
70 Long Beach city CA 13 938
71 Fort Wayne city I N 13 768
72 Gainesville city FL 13 699
73 Reno city NV 13 402
74 Orlando city FL 13 385
75 Goodyear city AZ 13 057
76 Weston city FL 12 957
77 Brentwood city CA 12 932
78 Denton city TX 12 898
79 Nampa city I D 12 402
80 Olathe city KS 12 312
81 Yuba City city CA 12 240
82 Lincoln city CA 11 875
83 Santa Clarita city CA 11 654
84 Chesapeake city VA 11 650
85 Pembroke Pines city FL 11 500
86 Durham city NC 11 341
87 Romeoville village I L 11 328
88 Overland Park city KS 11 288
89 Twentynine Palms city CA 11 207
90 Palmdale city CA 11 089
91 Parker town CO 10 969
92 Victorville city CA 10 958
93 Sparks city NV 10 949
94 Folsom city CA 10 744
95 Anchorage municipality AK 10 668
96 El Mirage city AZ 10 652
97 Rocklin city CA 10 607
98 Antioch city CA 10 592
99 Fort Lauderdale city FL 10 520
100 Oxnard city CA 10 514
101 Madison city W I 10 378
102 Wichita city KS 10 333
103 Pearland city TX 10 263
104 Manteca city CA 10 242
105 Clovis city CA 10 090
106 McAllen city TX 10 087
107 Lincoln city NE 10 013
108 San Bernardino city CA 9 956
109 Fishers town I N 9 955
110 Flower Mound town TX 9 919
111 Pompano Beach city FL 9 873
112 Sioux Falls city SD 9 859
113 Suffolk city VA 9 838
114 Bolingbrook village I L 9 830
115 Elk Grove city CA 9 815
116 Missouri City city TX 9 657
117 Castle Rock town CO 9 645
118 Murray city UT 9 593
119 Colorado Springs city CO 9 558
120 Naperville city I L 9 536
121 Blythe city CA 9 524
122 Coral Springs city FL 9 456
123 Portland city OR 9 423
124 Lakeland city FL 9 408
125 Ontario city CA 9 395
126 Lewisville city TX 9 390
127 League City city TX 9 331
128 San Marcos city CA 9 265
129 Murfreesboro city TN 9 258
130 Killeen city TX 9 248
131 Grand Prairie city TX 9 244
132 Mission city TX 9 211
133 Forest Lake city MN 9 144
134 Carlsbad city CA 9 125
135 Indio city CA 9 125
136 Visalia city CA 9 047
137 Broken Arrow city OK 8 748
138 The Colony city TX 8 658
139 Longmont city CO 8 463
140 La Quinta city CA 8 445
141 Wellington village FL 8 388
142 Yakima city WA 8 378
143 Little Elm town TX 8 357
144 Pflugerville city TX 8 326
145 San Marcos city TX 8 274
146 North Port city FL 8 148
147 Dania Beach city FL 8 141
148 Vancouver city WA 8 094
149 Newport Beach city CA 8 011
150 San Clemente city CA 7 832
151 Rockville city MD 7 825
152 Pharr city TX 7 792
153 Bend city OR 7 750
154 Richardson city TX 7 734
155 Turlock city CA 7 657
156 Chico city CA 7 555
157 Hillsboro city OR 7 523
158 Sugar Land city TX 7 487
159 Huntersville town NC 7 363
160 Norfolk city VA 7 324
161 Rio Rancho city NM 7 216
162 Thousand Oaks city CA 7 187
163 Lake Havasu City city AZ 7 186
164 Mount Pleasant town SC 7 179
165 Lancaster city CA 7 178
166 Pasadena city CA 7 178
167 Cedar Hill city TX 7 167
168 Carrollton city TX 7 138
169 Corcoran city CA 7 128
170 Plainfield village I L 7 124
171 Chino Hills city CA 7 099
172 Fort Collins city CO 7 088
173 Deltona city FL 7 054
174 Royal Palm Beach village FL 6 983
175 Lubbock city TX 6 917
176 Edinburg city TX 6 837
177 West Palm Beach city FL 6 829
178 Maple Grove city MN 6 807
179 Kissimmee city FL 6 784
180 Marana town AZ 6 777
181 Palm Beach Gardens city FL 6 776
182 St. George city UT 6 719
183 Greenville city NC 6 714
184 Redding city CA 6 714
185 Rochester city MN 6 701
186 Springdale city AR 6 673
187 Bentonville city AR 6 667
188 Rockwall city TX 6 648
189 Keller city TX 6 606
190 Rowlett city TX 6 599
191 Hesperia city CA 6 597
192 Wylie city TX 6 588
193 Fairfield city CA 6 584
194 Atlanta city GA 6 545
195 Greeley city CO 6 484
196 Georgetown city TX 6 476
197 Vestavia Hills city AL 6 433
198 Apex town NC 6 376
199 Lee's Summit city MO 6 352
200 Rock Hill city SC 6 349
201 Lexington-Fayette city KY 6 286
202 West Sacramento city CA 6 282
203 Leander city TX 6 250
204 Hemet city CA 6 232
205 Rialto city CA 6 218
206 Meridian city I D 6 208
207 New Braunfels city TX 6 199
208 Pasco city WA 6 167
209 Shakopee city MN 6 113
210 Shawnee city KS 6 097
211 Oceanside city CA 6 053
212 Huntley village I L 6 039
213 Parkland city FL 6 026
214 Huntsville city AL 6 021
215 Salem city OR 5 990
216 Lake Elsinore city CA 5 986
217 Winter Garden city FL 5 956
218 Kyle city TX 5 934
219 Cathedral City city CA 5 881
220 Apple Valley town CA 5 837
221 Loveland city CO 5 828
222 Draper city UT 5 800
223 Santa Rosa city CA 5 791
224 Southaven city MS 5 783
225 El Monte city CA 5 775
226 Jupiter town FL 5 772
227 Simi Valley city CA 5 764
228 Seminole city FL 5 738
229 Seattle city WA 5 727
230 High Point city NC 5 704
231 Thomasville city NC 5 678
232 Palm Bay city FL 5 663
233 Evans city CO 5 661
234 College Station city TX 5 646
235 Merced city CA 5 619
236 Gresham city OR 5 611
237 Dublin city CA 5 608
238 Glendale city CA 5 526
239 Brentwood city TN 5 515
240 Vacaville city CA 5 504
241 Canton city GA 5 486
242 Blaine city MN 5 483
243 Warner Robins city GA 5 460
244 Louisville-Jefferson city KY 5 413
245 Calexico city CA 5 408
246 Tinley Park village I L 5 391
247 Billings city MT 5 373
248 Wentzville city MO 5 357
249 Carmel city I N 5 350
250 Coachella city CA 5 297
251 West Des Moines city I A 5 296
252 Mason city OH 5 292
253 Cary town NC 5 288
254 Sanford city FL 5 265
255 Eagle Mountain city UT 5 248
256 Fullerton city CA 5 246
257 Douglasville city GA 5 242
258 Commerce City city CO 5 237
259 Greensboro city NC 5 219
260 Oswego village I L 5 195
261 Everett city WA 5 155
262 Port Orange city FL 5 107
263 Holladay city UT 5 106
264 Mansfield city TX 5 092
265 Caldwell city I D 5 074
266 Gautier city MS 5 072
267 Perris city CA 5 019
268 Corinth city TX 5 013
269 Leesburg town VA 5 008

I put this on the other thread, and thios didnt fit, but I'll put it here.

Also, according to that list... I did the 2000 estimate and subtract/add the numbers from this list.

5 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,479,339 -38,211 means 1,441,128
6 Phoenix Arizona 1,388,416 67,371 means 1,455,787

So Phoenix unoffically surpass Philadelphia already???
America's 5th city is Phoenix in Population now....

ANyways, why is the states that start with an I have an abberveration with a space in the middle of the two letter, like Illinois is I L on this list.

Holy shit, I had no idea that Charlotte was growing this rapidly in terms of raw population. I assumed that its growth was always considered "high" in terms of percentage.

Of course, as nostyle pointed out there has been some annexing in the last few years... but that has been mostly suburban area, sparsely populated and probably not adding too much to this number. The fact that the city has added almost twice as many as Dallas... wow.

Charlotte along with a number of other municipalities such as Raleigh are in an enviable position. Not only will their population gain due to annexation - you can also assume that population will continue to rise due to infill development within the more recent suburban growth.

But neat to see those 'NC's within all those 'TX' & 'CA's ;)

13 Jacksonville city FL 38,164

All signs point to this increasing and has already since 2003. It's officially passed San Fransisco and Indianapolis.

Phoenix is now the fifth largest city. Big whoop.

13 Jacksonville city FL 38,164

All signs point to this increasing and has already since 2003. It's officially passed San Fransisco and Indianapolis.

According to the state, Jacksonville has added 60k in its city limits since 2000 (2004 numbers)

source: http://www.state.fl.us/edr the on the population page...download the excel file.

Because of its huge annexation^

According to the state, Jacksonville has added 60k in its city limits since 2000 (2004 numbers)

source: http://www.state.fl.us/edr the on the population page...download the excel file.
So...

2000-2003 = 38k
2000-2004 = 60k

A change of 12.6k a year avg to 15k per year avg.

Like I said, it's increasing.

By 2005, now, that's probably 16k making it 76k since 2000 = 735617 + 76000 = 811k. At this rate, 900k by 2010.

Charlotte along with a number of other municipalities such as Raleigh are in an enviable position. Not only will their population gain due to annexation - you can also assume that population will continue to rise due to infill development within the more recent suburban growth.

Right. Speaking specifically of annexation, that 16.5 square miles barely put a dent in the population figure, but in the future it will, and that's the point. Charlotte waits until an area is just developed enough to make it valuable (from a tax perspective) and then the city annexes it.

Annexable (is that a word?) land is running out for Charlotte, though. Charlotte, along with surrounding municipalities, have already claimed their future land. Charlotte only has 55 more square miles to annex before it becomes officially landlocked. Not that we should be sneezing at 55 square miles, though. Cities like Miami, San Francisco, and Minneapolis are all smaller than that.

37 Joliet Illinois 17,349

There's my hometown!

In fact, all of Illinois' fastest growing cities are in Will County! Read the following thread:

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=203390

That because some cities like Aurora and Naperville is in more than one county.

Good for WIll county

37 Joliet Illinois 17,349

There's my hometown!

In fact, all of Illinois' fastest growing cities are in Will County! Read the following thread:

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=203390

Kendall is growing faster than Will, and Oswego is growing as fast as any city in Will County

Kendall is growing faster than Will, and Oswego is growing as fast as any city in Will County

Do you have a link to prove this? The USA Today announced that Will County is one of the 10 fastest growing counties in all of America. By looking at the list, you can see that the county seat of Will County, Joliet, continues to grow at a fast rate compared to the tiny town of Yorkville aka Kendall County's County Seat.

Will is growing in Numbers and Kendall is growing in Percentage, or is that the other way around?

That has to be it Azn_Chi. Because Will County is home to NASCAR race tracks, many casinos, prisons, things that can only be supported by a large population. And Will County is much bigger than Kendall, so in the future it is clear which county is, and will be, the most populous county behind the powerhouse Cook (3rd most populous county in the USA).

^ Isn't it the 2nd most populous county? Harris county (Houston) is third right?

I'm sure you know your facts. I was going to say 2nd, but I figured by saying 3rd nobody would have any problems with it. Forgot about Chicagoans. ;) My bad.

Atlanta's city barly grows.

At least Atlanta is growing faster than all of its suburb(number wise).

194 Atlanta city GA 6 545

Suburb- 241 Canton city GA 5 486
257 Douglasville city GA 5 242

And those suburb are really far away from ATL.

Do you have a link to prove this? The USA Today announced that Will County is one of the 10 fastest growing counties in all of America. By looking at the list, you can see that the county seat of Will County, Joliet, continues to grow at a fast rate compared to the tiny town of Yorkville aka Kendall County's County Seat.

Here (http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2004-09.html) is one right from the Census website. From 2000-2004, Kendall County was the 7th fastest growing county in the US, and the fastest in Illinois. Will County was second in Illinois, and 32nd in the nation.

Very interesting. Kendall grew by 18,000 people opposed to Will's 112,000.

Very interesting. Kendall grew by 18,000 people opposed to Will's 112,000.

Yes... Kendall grew faster than Will :)

In other words, if Kendall were the size of Will it would have grown by 170,000, and if Will were the size of Kendall, it would have grown by 12,000...

Santa Rosa County, FL 138,276 117,743 20,533 17.4 thats my county

So more or less a county of Penacola..

Anyways back to the cities... Chicago couldnt grow 5,000 in 5 years, or this just a lie once again. :(

Do you have a link to prove this? The USA Today announced that Will County is one of the 10 fastest growing counties in all of America. By looking at the list, you can see that the county seat of Will County, Joliet, continues to grow at a fast rate compared to the tiny town of Yorkville aka Kendall County's County Seat.

By the way, Yorkville grew twice as fast as Joliet from 2000 to 2003:

City 2003 2000 %age gain

Joliet 123,570 106,221 +16.3%

Yorkville 8,116 6,189 +31.1%

% gain, a larger population is more impressive to me. The more people, the more money, the more ect.

Jax Fla...oh yea...Jax Fla!

% gain, a larger population is more impressive to me. The more people, the more money, the more ect.

That's your entitlement, but it's not very telling. If a city with 3 million people adds 10,000 more, that's pretty stagnant economicly. If a city with 30,000 people adds 10,000, that's phenominal economic growth. Your indicator makes no distinction.

Except for the fact the city with 3 million people is more powerful.

Except for the fact the city with 3 million people is more powerful.

Sure, but those 10,000 people didn't bring that power with them...

Sure, but those 10,000 people didn't bring that power with them...

Touche'!

:cheers:

Touche'!

:cheers:

:cheers1:

That's your entitlement, but it's not very telling. If a city with 3 million people adds 10,000 more, that's pretty stagnant economicly. If a city with 30,000 people adds 10,000, that's phenominal economic growth. Your indicator makes no distinction.
Except for the fact the city with 3 million people is more powerful.

I agree....

The 3 million will grow by 0.3% while the 30,000 city will grow by 33%

correct me if my math is wrong..