U.S. metros with largest population growth
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March 19, 2009
Photo: City of Dallas
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that these metro areas added the most population through July 1 of 2008:
| Rank |
Metropolitan area |
2008 population |
Population increase from 2007 |
Percent growth |
| 1. |
Dallas |
6,300,006 |
146,532 |
2.4 |
| 2. |
Houston |
5,728,143 |
130,185 |
2.3 |
| 3. |
Phoenix |
4,281,899 |
115,978 |
2.8 |
| 4. |
Atlanta |
5,376,285 |
114,989 |
2.2 |
| 5. |
Los Angeles |
12,872,808 |
88,196 |
0.7 |
| 6. |
New York |
19,006,798 |
84,227 |
0.4 |
| 7. |
Chicago |
9,569,624 |
72,771 |
0.8 |
| 8. |
Austin |
1,652,602 |
60,012 |
3.8 |
| 9. |
San Francisco |
4,274,531 |
58,406 |
1.4 |
| 10. |
Washington, D.C. |
5,358,130 |
55,835 |
1.1 |
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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