U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population estimates July 1, 2018 –Release Date: April 18, 2019

U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population estimates July 1, 2018 –Release Date: April 18, 2019

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019 — Counties with the largest numeric growth are all located in the south and the west, with counties in Texas taking four out of the top 10 spots according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released April 18, 2019.

By metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, had the largest numeric growth with a gain of 131,767 (1.8 percent) in 2018, followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. with an increase of 96,268 (2.0 percent).

Among counties with a population of 20,000 or more, Williams County, N.D., was the fastest-growing county by percentage, increasing by 5.9 percent between 2017 and 2018 (from 33,395 to 35,350). The rapid growth Williams County, N.D., experienced was due mainly to net domestic migration (1,471) in 2018. The county also grew between 2017 and 2018 by natural increase (427) and international migration (52).

Of the other nine fastest-growing counties, all experienced positive domestic migration. All but Brunswick, N.C., and Hood, Texas, experienced growth through natural increase (having more births than deaths), and only Brunswick, N.C., had negative net international migration.

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018

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Populations of some of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas by Ranking July 1, 2018
Combined Statistical Area

Metropolitan populations	2010 Census	July 1, 2018
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	23,076,664	23,522,861
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA	17,877,006	18,764,814
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	9,840,929	9,866,910
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	9,051,961	9,797,063
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA	8,153,696	8,841,475
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA	7,893,376	8,285,407
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA	6,851,398	7,994,303
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA	7,067,807	7,204,035
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA	6,114,562	7,197,883
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA	6,166,766	6,879,772
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA CSA	5,910,296	6,630,231
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA	5,318,744	5,353,002
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA	4,192,887	4,857,962
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA	4,274,767	4,853,364
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA	3,684,928	3,977,790
Denver-Aurora, CO CSA	3,090,874	3,572,798
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA	3,515,646	3,483,297
Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA	2,818,120	3,361,321
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA	3,095,313	3,343,364
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA	2,921,408	3,239,335
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA	2,783,243	3,142,663
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA	2,892,497	2,909,777
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA	2,375,675	2,728,933
Sacramento-Roseville, CA CSA	2,414,783	2,619,754
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA	2,660,727	2,612,492
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT CSA	2,271,696	2,606,548
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA	2,142,508	2,518,036
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA	2,308,509	2,509,850
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA	2,343,008	2,487,053
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ CSA	2,195,401	2,486,543
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA	2,266,569	2,431,361
San Juan-Carolina, PR CSA	2,664,889	2,297,591
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CSA	2,174,110	2,249,416
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC CSA	1,912,729	2,238,315
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA	1,716,289	2,168,316
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA	1,788,434	2,057,416
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA	2,025,989	2,049,391
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA	1,779,243	1,833,136
Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA	1,589,200	1,677,551
Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA CSA	1,470,473	1,662,541
Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN CSA	1,459,911	1,528,738
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS CSA	1,413,965	1,506,145
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA	1,362,073	1,478,658
Hartford-West Hartford, CT CSA	1,486,436	1,473,084
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA	1,322,429	1,469,124
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI CSA	1,379,237	1,468,075
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA	1,353,087	1,376,059
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA	1,343,899	1,366,283
Richmond, VA MSA	1,208,101	1,306,172
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA	1,219,422	1,267,057
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CSA	1,215,826	1,206,992
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA	1,146,049	1,178,427
Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA	1,168,485	1,171,593
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA	1,175,001	1,162,893
Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA	1,106,431	1,162,677
Fresno-Madera, CA CSA	1,081,315	1,152,072
Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA	1,077,073	1,135,556
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA	940,274	1,133,098
Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA	1,027,683	1,085,584
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH CSA	1,080,044	1,079,837
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA	1,013,356	1,063,075
North Port-Sarasota, FL CSA	897,121	1,044,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA	902,041	978,989
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA	923,460	966,466
Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC CSA	897,607	958,120
McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA	835,737	930,464
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA	877,091	909,346
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA	827,742	887,800
Modesto-Merced, CA CSA	770,246	824,580
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA	722,323	817,007
Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR CSA	697,535	811,961
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL CSA	735,550	782,233
Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY CSA	687,173	746,330
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID CSA	666,247	734,998
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA	720,647	728,373
Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA	742,603	727,647
Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA CSA	692,942	702,724
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS CSA	667,230	680,106
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA	708,228	671,969
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA	660,368	669,549
Toledo-Port Clinton, OH CSA	651,429	643,640
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA	621,800	643,099
Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA CSA	673,614	641,617
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA	611,712	634,851
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA	595,257	631,779
Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV CSA	579,668	629,453
Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA CSA	604,784	621,902
Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA CSA	595,161	617,227
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA	564,873	604,167
Springfield-Branson, MO CSA	520,589	554,579
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC CSA	536,708	553,735
Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA	534,684	550,085
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA	495,745	547,285
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC CSA	436,880	543,140
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI CSA	524,030	535,848
Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL CSA	487,310	531,631
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA	501,500	525,343
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA	508,260	509,335
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA	469,327	503,007
Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA	457,948	493,800
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL CSA	471,551	470,898
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA CSA	410,526	445,696
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA	428,354	445,423
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA	450,639	433,334
Macon-Bibb County–Warner Robins, GA CSA	411,898	423,572
Hickory-Lenoir, NC CSA	410,493	413,923
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA	395,255	411,720
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA	392,660	408,544
Peoria-Canton, IL CSA	416,255	403,217
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA	370,702	397,261
Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI CSA	391,569	377,932
Montgomery, AL MSA	374,536	373,225
Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA	352,422	367,045
Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA	331,806	358,715
Erie-Meadville, PA CSA	369,331	357,124
Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA	324,468	356,083
Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA	313,740	342,048
Midland-Odessa, TX CSA	278,801	340,455
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL CSA	316,177	308,124
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA	307,574	307,114
Medford-Grants Pass, OR CSA	285,919	306,957
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA	310,416	297,726
Wilmington, NC MSA	254,884	294,436
Amarillo-Borger, TX CSA	274,083	287,145
Longview-Marshall, TX CSA	280,000	286,143
Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA	260,559	282,813
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA	231,674	267,964
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA	264,739	260,104
Rochester-Austin, MN CSA	246,040	259,813
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro, VA CSA	243,730	258,284
Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA	235,013	254,078
Monroe-Ruston-Bastrop, LA CSA	251,155	249,399
Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA	245,838	249,110
Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID CSA	229,650	247,612
Redding-Red Bluff, CA CSA	240,686	243,956
State College-DuBois, PA CSA	235,632	242,193
Lake Charles-Jennings, LA CSA	231,201	241,662
Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA	210,871	231,638
Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO CSA	213,585	230,241
Greenville-Washington, NC CSA	215,907	226,993
Bloomington-Pontiac, IL CSA	225,083	224,358
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH CSA	221,838	217,707
Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH CSA	221,398	216,394
Bend-Redmond-Prineville, OR CSA	178,711	215,863
Pueblo-Cañon City, CO CSA	205,887	215,550
Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA	205,008	213,800
Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA	205,683	213,430
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK CSA	207,366	210,077
Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA	221,421	205,682
Morgantown-Fairmont, WV CSA	186,127	196,356
New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA	193,271	194,743
Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-SD-NE CSA	182,427	183,086
Elmira-Corning, NY CSA	187,820	180,050
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA	163,116	177,857
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD CSA	158,695	174,490
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA	155,349	152,348
Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA	150,900	150,616
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA	154,451	150,188
Jackson-Brownsville, TN CSA	148,798	146,544
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA	135,466	135,440
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA	135,883	133,964
Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA	128,947	132,855
Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO CSA	125,734	132,713
Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA	131,527	131,137
Manhattan-Junction City, KS CSA	127,081	130,574
Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN CSA	122,633	126,758
Rome-Summerville, GA CSA	122,332	122,717
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA	115,384	121,180
Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA	119,655	117,933
Moses Lake-Othello, WA CSA	107,848	117,090
Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA	116,262	114,350
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI CSA	112,787	111,161
Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID CSA	82,020	89,925
Dixon-Sterling, IL CSA	94,529	89,849
Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA	93,194	88,983
DeRidder-Fort Polk South, LA CSA	87,988	86,113
Columbus-West Point, MS CSA	80,413	78,316
Martin-Union City, TN-KY CSA	73,641	69,802
Clovis-Portales, NM CSA	68,222	68,180
Cleveland-Indianola, MS CSA	63,595	57,068
Oskaloosa-Pella, IA CSA	55,690	55,407
Steamboat Springs-Craig, CO CSA	37,304	38,921

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Some of the most populous counties by their July 1, 2018 populations

ALABAMA
Jefferson 659,300
Mobile 413,757
Madison 366,519
Montgomery 225,763
Shelby 215,707
Tuscaloosa 208,911
Baldwin 218,022

ALASKA
Anchorage Municipality 291,538
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107,610
Fairbanks North Star Borough 98,971

ARIZONA
Maricopa 4,410,824
Pima 1,039,073
Pinal 447,138
Yavapai 231,993
Yuma 212,128

ARKANSAS
Pulaski 392,680
Benton 272,608
Washington 236,961

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles 10,105,518
San Diego 3,343,364
Orange 3,185,968
Riverside 2,450,758
San Bernardino 2,171,603
Santa Clara 1,937,570
Alameda 1,666,753
Sacramento 1,540,975
Contra Costa 1,150,215
Fresno 994,400

COLORADO
Denver 716,492
El Paso 713,856
Arapahoe 651,215
Jefferson 580,233
Adams 511,868
Larimer 350,518
Douglas 342,776
Boulder 326,078

CONNECTICUT
Fairfield 943,823
Hartford 892,697
New Haven 857,620

DELAWARE
New Castle 559,335
Sussex 229,286

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington 702,455

FLORIDA
Miami-Dade 2,761,581
Broward 1,951,260
Palm Beach 1,485,941
Hillsborough 1,436,888
Orange 1,380,645
Pinellas 975,280
Duval 950,181
Lee 754,610
Polk 708,009

GEORGIA
Fulton 1,050,114
Gwinnett 927,781
Cobb 756,865
DeKalb 756,558
Chatham 289,195
Clayton 289,615
Cherokee 254,149
Henry 230,220
Forsyth 236,612
Richmond 201,554
Muscogee 194,160

HAWAII
Honolulu 980,080
Hawaii 200,983

IDAHO
Ada 469,966
Canyon 223,499
Kootenai 161,505
Bonneville 116,854

ILLINOIS
Cook 5,180,493
DuPage 928,589
Lake 700,832
Will 692,310
Kane 534,216

INDIANA
Marion 954,670
Lake 484,411
Allen 375,351
Hamilton 330,086

IOWA
Polk 487,204
Linn 225,909
Scott 173,283
Johnson 151,260
Black Hawk 132,408
Woodbury 102,539

KANSAS
Johnson 597,555
Sedgwick 513,607
Shawnee 177,499
Wyandotte 165,324
Douglas 121,436

KENTUCKY
Jefferson 770,517
Fayette 323,780
Kenton 166,051

LOUISIANA
East Baton Rouge 440,956
Jefferson 434,051
Orleans 391,006
Caddo 242,922
St. Tammany 258,111
Lafayette 242,782

MAINE
Cumberland 293,557
York 206,229
Penobscot 151,096
Kennebec 122,083

MARYLAND
Montgomery 1,052,567
Baltimore County (excluding Baltimore City) 828,431
Baltimore City 602,495
Anne Arundel 576,031
Howard 323,196

MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex 1,614,714
Worcester 830,839
Suffolk 807,252
Essex 790,638

MICHIGAN
Wayne 1,753,893
Oakland 1,259,201
Macomb 874,759
Kent 653,786
Genesee 406,892

MINNESOTA
Hennepin 1,259,428
Ramsey 550,210
Dakota 425,423
Anoka 353,813

MISSISSIPPI
Hinds 237,085
Harrison 206,650
DeSoto 182,001
Rankin 153,902
Jackson 143,277

MISSOURI
St. Louis (not including City of St. Louis) 996,945
Jackson 700,307
St. Charles 399,182
St. Louis city 302,838
Greene 291,923
Clay 246,365
Jefferson 224,347

MONTANA
Yellowstone 160,137
Missoula 118,791

NEBRASKA
Douglas 566,880
Lancaster 317,272
Sarpy 184,459

NEVADA
Clark 2,231,647
Washoe 465,735

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hillsborough 415,247
Rockingham 309,176
Merrimack 151,132

NEW JERSEY
Bergen 936,692
Middlesex 829,685
Essex 799,767
Hudson 676,061
Monmouth 621,354
Ocean 601,651
Union 558,067

NEW MEXICO
Bernalillo 678,701
Doña Ana 217,522
Santa Fe 150,056
Sandoval 145,179
San Juan 125,04

NEW YORK
Kings 2,582,830
Queens 2,278,906
New York 1,628,701
Suffolk 1,481,093
Bronx 1,432,132
Nassau 1,358,343
Westchester 967,612
Erie 919,719
Monroe 742,474
Richmond 476,179
Onondaga 461,809

NORTH CAROLINA
Mecklenburg 1,093,901
Wake 1,092,305
Guilford 533,670
Forsyth 379,099
Cumberland 332,330
Durham 316,739
Buncombe 259,103
Union 235,908
New Hanover 232,274
Gaston 222,846
Johnston 202,675
Onslow 197,683
Pitt 179,914
Iredell 178,435
Davidson 166,614
Alamance 166,436
Catawba 158,652
Orange 146,027
Randolph 143,351
Rowan 141,262
Harnett 134,214

NORTH DAKOTA
Cass 181,516
Burleigh 95,273
Grand Forks 70,770
Ward 67,744

OHIO
Franklin 1,310,300
Cuyahoga 1,243,857
Hamilton 816,684
Summit 541,918
Montgomery 532,331
Lucas 429,899
Stark 371,574
Butler 382,378
Lorain 309,461

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma 792,582
Tulsa 648,360
Cleveland 281,669

OREGON
Multnomah 811,880
Washington 597,695
Clackamas 416,075
Lane 379,611
Marion 346,868

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia (and the City of Philadelphia) 1,584,138
Allegheny 1,218,452
Montgomery 828,604
Bucks 628,195
Delaware 564,751
Lancaster 543,557
Chester 522,046
York 448,273
Berks 420,152

RHODE ISLAND
Providence 636,084

SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville 514,213
Charleston 405,905
Horry 344,147
Spartanburg 313,888
Lexington 295,032
York 274,118
Berkeley 221,091
Anderson 200,482

SOUTH DAKOTA
Minnehaha 192,876
Pennington 111,729

TENNESSEE
Shelby 935,764
Davidson 692,587
Knox 465,289
Hamilton 364,286
Rutherford 324,890

TEXAS
Harris 4,698,619
Dallas 2,637,772
Tarrant 2,084,931
Bexar 1,986,049
Travis 1,248,743
Collin 1,005,146
Hidalgo 865,939
Denton 859,064
El Paso 840,758
Fort Bend 787,858

UTAH
Salt Lake 1,152,633
Utah 622,213
Davis 351,713

VERMONT
Chittenden 164,572

VIRGINIA
Fairfax 1,150,795
Virginia Beach city 450,189
Prince William 468,011
Loudoun 406,850
Chesterfield 348,556
Henrico 329,261
Norfolk city 244,076
Chesapeake city 242,634
Arlington 237,521
Richmond city 228,783

WASHINGTON
King 2,233,163
Pierce 891,299
Snohomish 814,901
Spokane 514,631
Clark 481,857

WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha 180,454
Berkeley 117,123
Monongalia 106,420

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee 948,201
Dane 542,364
Waukesha 403,072
Brown 263,378

WYOMING
Laramie 98,976
Natrona 79,115
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Metro maps showing counties that comprise some of the Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)