Census Bureau releases 2013 county/metro/micropolitan area population estimates

[Tender Branson]

Energy Boom Fuels Rapid Population Growth in Parts of Great Plains; Gulf Coast Also Has High Growth Areas, Says Census Bureau

Oil- and gas-rich areas in and near the Great Plains contained many of the fastest-growing areas in the U.S. last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today. Areas along and near the Gulf Coast were also home to several high-growth communities.

Of the nation's 10 fastest-growing metropolitan statistical areas in the year ending July 1, 2013, six were within or near the Great Plains, including Odessa, Texas; Midland, Texas; Fargo, N.D.-Minn.; Bismarck, N.D.; Casper, Wyo.; and Austin-Round Rock, Texas.

Micropolitan statistical areas, which contain an urban cluster of between 10,000 and 49,999 people, followed a similar pattern, with seven located in or adjacent to the Great Plains among the fastest-growing between 2012 and 2013. Williston, N.D., ranked first in growth (10.7 percent), followed by Dickinson, N.D. Andrews, Texas; Minot, N.D.; and two areas in western Oklahoma (Weatherford and Woodward) also made the top 10, as did Hobbs, N.M.

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb14-51.html

Data:

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/news_conferences/cb14-51_press_kit.html

Maps:

Numeric change by county

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/num_chg_1213_est13.pdf

Percentage change by county

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/pct_chg_1213_est13.pdf

[Tender Branson]

Counties:

Overall, with the exception of Williams, N.D., the growth rates among the fastest-growing counties have slowed somewhat during the last year.

The fastest-growing county with 250,000 or more people in 2012 was Fort Bend, Texas, whose population increased by 4.2 percent between 2012 and 2013. Loudoun, Va., and Osceola, Fla., followed.

Harris, Texas (Houston) again had the largest numeric population increase between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2013, adding almost 83,000 people. Following Harris were Maricopa, Ariz. (Phoenix), which added 69,000; Los Angeles, Calif. (65,000); King, Wash. (Seattle), which added 37,000; and San Diego, Calif. (35,000).

Los Angeles was the nation's most populous county on July 1, 2013, with its population surpassing 10 million. It was followed by Cook, Ill. (Chicago); Harris, Texas (Houston); Maricopa, Ariz. (Phoenix); and San Diego, Calif.

The fastest-losing county (among those with 10,000 or more people) was Lassen, Calif., whose population declined by 4.4 percent.

Los Angeles County, Calif., had the largest number of net international migrants between 2012 and 2013, at 39,000. It was followed by Miami-Dade County, Fla., with a net of 32,000 international migrants, and Queens County, N.Y., with a net of 24,000 international migrants.

Eight of the top 10 counties where deaths exceeded births were in Florida.

[Gass3268]

"The nation's fastest-growing metro area between 2012 and 2013 was The Villages, Fla. Its population rose by 5.2 percent over the period."

This is very depressing.

[cinyc]

"The nation's fastest-growing metro area between 2012 and 2013 was The Villages, Fla. Its population rose by 5.2 percent over the period."

This is very depressing.

Why?  It's America's friendliest home town! (According to the commercials)

The list of the fastest growing metro and micropolitan areas shows that the oil boom has no sign of stopping any time soon.

[Skill and Chance]

What would it take for ND CD-02 to happen in 2020?  In 2030?

[Nhoj]

What would it take for ND CD-02 to happen in 2020?  In 2030?

about 400k people.

[Flake]

"The nation's fastest-growing metro area between 2012 and 2013 was The Villages, Fla. Its population rose by 5.2 percent over the period."

This is very depressing.

That's my county!

Sorry to the one county-wide Democratic officeholder. With all these seniors, she won't win re-election.

[muon2]

"The nation's fastest-growing metro area between 2012 and 2013 was The Villages, Fla. Its population rose by 5.2 percent over the period."

This is very depressing.

That's my county!

Sorry to the one county-wide Democratic officeholder. With all these seniors, she won't win re-election.

And I'm guessing not your community.

[Flake]

"The nation's fastest-growing metro area between 2012 and 2013 was The Villages, Fla. Its population rose by 5.2 percent over the period."

This is very depressing.

That's my county!

Sorry to the one county-wide Democratic officeholder. With all these seniors, she won't win re-election.

And I'm guessing not your community.

No, I'm a bit more southward than The Villages

[Miles]

I made a few heat maps from the 2010-2013 data. (Maps with data are the links)

Red counties are gaining population, blue counties are losing.

Here's the % change over the last 3 years by county.



This one is a 'trend' map. The national increase was 2.4% and this map is relative to that.

[Tender Branson]

Citypopulation has updated everything (states, counties, metro areas, micro areas, combined metro areas) with the 2013 data.

Plus a clickable map, showing population size, population density by county, metro areas etc. + population change vs. 2010 Census.

http://www.citypopulation.de/USA.html

http://www.citypopulation.de/PuertoRico.html

Click on the links where it says "updated".

[muon2]

I made a few heat maps from the 2010-2013 data. (Maps with data are the links)

Red counties are gaining population, blue counties are losing.

Here's the % change over the last 3 years by county.



This one is a 'trend' map. The national increase was 2.4% and this map is relative to that.

McLean county IL was the second fastest growth in IL since the 2010 census, but it doesn't match that on your maps.

[Linus Van Pelt]

Nice work, Miles - but there appears to be a general problem with Illinois, of which Muon's case is just one example. I think there was some error in taking the Illinois data from the census web site.

Edit: sorry, I see your explanation in your next post, so it's not Illinois-specific. I had just happened to look also at McHenry IL .

[Miles]

McLean county IL was the second fastest growth in IL since the 2010 census, but it doesn't match that on your maps.

When I was converting county names to FIPS codes to enter in the maps, the counties counties starting with "Mc"must have messed some stuff up. (e.g, McLean was before Madison on the census county list but its reversed on my list of FIPS codes). I'll fix it.

Edit: sorry, I see your explanation in your next post, so it's not Illinois-specific. I had just happened to look also at McHenry IL .

Yeah, I'll check over all the states with 'Mc' counties.

[ElectionsGuy]

Very good stuff Miles!

I wonder what's going on in Blaine County, Oklahoma.

[cinyc]

Very good stuff Miles!

I wonder what's going on in Blaine County, Oklahoma.

A private prison housing 2000 inmates from Arizona closed earlier in the decade, lowering the population after the 2010 census was taken.

[eric82oslo]

Here's the 2013 list of all cities with at least 1 million inhabitants:

1. New York - Newark - 23,484,225
2. Los Angeles - Long Beach - 18,351,929
3. Chicago - Naperville - 9,912,730
4. Washington D.C. - Baltimore - Arlington - 9,443,180
5. San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland (San Francisco Bay Area) - 8,469,854
6. Boston - Worcester - Providence - 8,041,303
7. Dallas - Fort Worth - 7,206,144
8. Philadelphia - Reading - Camden (Delaware Valley) - 7,146,706
9. Houston - The Woodlands - 6,508,323
10. Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Port St. Lucie - 6,447,610
11. Atlanta - Athens - Sandy Springs - 6,162,195
12. Detroit - Warren - Ann Arbor - 5,314,163
13. Seattle - Tacoma - 4,459,677
14. Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale - 4,398,762
15. Minneapolis - St. Paul (Twin Cities), Minnesota/Wisconsin - 3,797,883
16. Cleveland - Akron - Canton, Ohio - 3,501,538
17. Denver - Aurora - 3,277,309
18. San Diego - Carlsbad, California - 3,211,252
19. Portland - Vancouver - Salem, Oregon - 3,022,178
20. Orlando - Deltona - Daytona Beach - 2,975,658
21. St. Louis - St. Charles - Farmington, Missouri/Illinois - 2,905,893
22. Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, Florida - 2,870,569
23. Pittsburgh - New Castle - Weirton, Pennsylvania/Ohio/West Virginia - 2,659,937
24. San Juan - Carolina, Puerto Rico - 2,591,734
25. Charlotte - Concord, North Carolina/South Carolina - 2,493,040
26. Sacramento - Roseville, California - 2,482,660
27. Kansas City - Overland Park - Kansas City - 2,393,623
28. Salt Lake City - Provo - Orem - 2,389,225
29. Columbus - Marion - Zanesville, Ohio - 2,370,839
30. Indianapolis - Carmel - Muncie - 2,336,237
31. San Antonio - New Braunfels, Texas - 2,277,550
32. Las Vegas - Henderson - 2,273,195
33. Cincinnati - Wilmington - Maysville, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana - 2,196,629
34. Milwaukee - Racine - Waukesha, Wisconsin - 2,040,498
35. Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill (Research Triangle), North Carolina - 2,037,430
36. Austin - Round Rock - 1,883,051
37. Nashville-Davidson - Murfreesboro - 1,876,933
38. Virginia Beach - Norfolk (Hampton Roads) - 1,810,266
39. Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point (Piedmont Triad), North Carolina - 1,619,313
40. Jacksonville - St. Marys - Palatka, Florida - 1,518,677
41. Louisville - Elizabethtown - Madison, Kentucky/Indiana - 1,490,724
42. Hartford - West Hartford, Connecticut - 1,489,361
43. New Orleans - Metairie - Hammond - 1,467,880
44. Grand Rapids - Wyoming - Muskegon, Michigan - 1,407,323
45. Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, South Carolina - 1,395,624
46. Oklahoma City - Shawnee - 1,390,835
47. Memphis - Forrest City - 1,369,006
48. Birmingham - Hoover - Talladega, Alabama - 1,313,105
49. Richmond, Virginia - 1,245,764
50. Harrisburg - York - Lebanon, Pennsylvania - 1,233,708
51. Buffalo - Cheektowaga, New York - 1,213,007
52. Rochester - Batavia - Seneca Falls, New York - 1,178,141
53. Albany - Schenectady (Capital District), New York - 1,173,061
54. Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Las Vegas, New Mexico - 1,163,966
55. Tulsa - Muskogee - Bartlesville, Oklahoma - 1,131,458
56. Fresno - Madera, California - 1,107,661
57. Knoxville - Morristown - Sevierville, Tennessee - 1,096,961
58. Dayton - Springfield - Sidney, Ohio - 1,079,679
59. El Paso - Las Cruces, Texas/New Mexico - 1,044,496
60. Tucson - Nogales, Arizona - 1,043,322
61. Cape Coral - Fort Myers - Naples, Florida - 1,000,757

Within a few years (maybe as little as 2-3 years) Washington D.C. might surpass Chicago and become US' 3rd biggest city.

[muon2]

Here's the 2013 list of all cities with at least 1 million inhabitants:

1. New York - Newark - 23,484,225
2. Los Angeles - Long Beach - 18,351,929
3. Chicago - Naperville - 9,912,730
4. Washington D.C. - Baltimore - Arlington - 9,443,180
5. San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland (San Francisco Bay Area) - 8,469,854
6. Boston - Worcester - Providence - 8,041,303
7. Dallas - Fort Worth - 7,206,144
8. Philadelphia - Reading - Camden (Delaware Valley) - 7,146,706
9. Houston - The Woodlands - 6,508,323
10. Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Port St. Lucie - 6,447,610
11. Atlanta - Athens - Sandy Springs - 6,162,195
12. Detroit - Warren - Ann Arbor - 5,314,163
13. Seattle - Tacoma - 4,459,677
14. Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale - 4,398,762
15. Minneapolis - St. Paul (Twin Cities), Minnesota/Wisconsin - 3,797,883
16. Cleveland - Akron - Canton, Ohio - 3,501,538
17. Denver - Aurora - 3,277,309
18. San Diego - Carlsbad, California - 3,211,252
19. Portland - Vancouver - Salem, Oregon - 3,022,178
20. Orlando - Deltona - Daytona Beach - 2,975,658
21. St. Louis - St. Charles - Farmington, Missouri/Illinois - 2,905,893
22. Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, Florida - 2,870,569
23. Pittsburgh - New Castle - Weirton, Pennsylvania/Ohio/West Virginia - 2,659,937
24. San Juan - Carolina, Puerto Rico - 2,591,734
25. Charlotte - Concord, North Carolina/South Carolina - 2,493,040
26. Sacramento - Roseville, California - 2,482,660
27. Kansas City - Overland Park - Kansas City - 2,393,623
28. Salt Lake City - Provo - Orem - 2,389,225
29. Columbus - Marion - Zanesville, Ohio - 2,370,839
30. Indianapolis - Carmel - Muncie - 2,336,237
31. San Antonio - New Braunfels, Texas - 2,277,550
32. Las Vegas - Henderson - 2,273,195
33. Cincinnati - Wilmington - Maysville, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana - 2,196,629
34. Milwaukee - Racine - Waukesha, Wisconsin - 2,040,498
35. Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill (Research Triangle), North Carolina - 2,037,430
36. Austin - Round Rock - 1,883,051
37. Nashville-Davidson - Murfreesboro - 1,876,933
38. Virginia Beach - Norfolk (Hampton Roads) - 1,810,266
39. Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point (Piedmont Triad), North Carolina - 1,619,313
40. Jacksonville - St. Marys - Palatka, Florida - 1,518,677
41. Louisville - Elizabethtown - Madison, Kentucky/Indiana - 1,490,724
42. Hartford - West Hartford, Connecticut - 1,489,361
43. New Orleans - Metairie - Hammond - 1,467,880
44. Grand Rapids - Wyoming - Muskegon, Michigan - 1,407,323
45. Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, South Carolina - 1,395,624
46. Oklahoma City - Shawnee - 1,390,835
47. Memphis - Forrest City - 1,369,006
48. Birmingham - Hoover - Talladega, Alabama - 1,313,105
49. Richmond, Virginia - 1,245,764
50. Harrisburg - York - Lebanon, Pennsylvania - 1,233,708
51. Buffalo - Cheektowaga, New York - 1,213,007
52. Rochester - Batavia - Seneca Falls, New York - 1,178,141
53. Albany - Schenectady (Capital District), New York - 1,173,061
54. Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Las Vegas, New Mexico - 1,163,966
55. Tulsa - Muskogee - Bartlesville, Oklahoma - 1,131,458
56. Fresno - Madera, California - 1,107,661
57. Knoxville - Morristown - Sevierville, Tennessee - 1,096,961
58. Dayton - Springfield - Sidney, Ohio - 1,079,679
59. El Paso - Las Cruces, Texas/New Mexico - 1,044,496
60. Tucson - Nogales, Arizona - 1,043,322
61. Cape Coral - Fort Myers - Naples, Florida - 1,000,757

Within a few years (maybe as little as 2-3 years) Washington D.C. might surpass Chicago and become US' 3rd biggest city.

These are Metro areas, not cities.

[eric82oslo]

These are Metro areas, not cities.

I know, but I like to call them cities as that's basically what they are.
It's pretty stupid if a big city should be reduced only to its downtown.

[Miles]

The fixed maps. Not all the states with 'Mc' counties were effected but I'm glad we caught that!

Swing.



Trend.

[muon2]

These are Metro areas, not cities.

I know, but I like to call them cities as that's basically what they are.
It's pretty stupid if a big city should be reduced only to its downtown.

Yes, but the Washington DC metro area in that list includes Baltimore. Baltimore is an older city almost as large as DC and separated by 40 mi (64 km). Their outer suburbs have come together, but their is no realistic way to say they are one city.

[Sbane]

These are Metro areas, not cities.

I know, but I like to call them cities as that's basically what they are.
It's pretty stupid if a big city should be reduced only to its downtown.

Yes, but the Washington DC metro area in that list includes Baltimore. Baltimore is an older city almost as large as DC and separated by 40 mi (64 km). Their outer suburbs have come together, but their is no realistic way to say they are one city.

I think for the most part looking at CSA's is the best way of evaluating the population of a particular metropolitan area, but there is a good argument to be made that Baltimore and Washington should be kept apart. Unfortunately, Camp Pendleton is in the way so we haven't seen it happen, but if it wasn't there, I am sure the suburbs of San Diego and Los Angeles/Orange County would merge. That doesn't mean San Diego and Los Angeles are suddenly in the same metropolitan area. Philadelphia and New York City might be another example since along I-95, a lot of the suburbs could be commuted to from the New York Metro or from Philadelphia.

[Tender Branson]

These are Metro areas, not cities.

I know, but I like to call them cities as that's basically what they are.
It's pretty stupid if a big city should be reduced only to its downtown.

You should take into account though that those CSA's you posted are HUGE !

For example the area of the Los Angeles CSA is 87.000 km² (which is bigger than Austria), but only has a density of 200/km² !

That's why you cannot refer to these as "cities" ...

[Linus Van Pelt]

I don't know how easy this would be or whether anyone's done this elsewhere on the internet, but it would be very interesting to see a map of the difference between the 2000-2010 growth rate and the 2010-2013 growth rate.

[jimrtex]

Here's the 2013 list of all cities with at least 1 million inhabitants:

1. New York - Newark - 23,484,225
2. Los Angeles - Long Beach - 18,351,929
3. Chicago - Naperville - 9,912,730
4. Washington D.C. - Baltimore - Arlington - 9,443,180
5. San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland (San Francisco Bay Area) - 8,469,854
6. Boston - Worcester - Providence - 8,041,303
7. Dallas - Fort Worth - 7,206,144
8. Philadelphia - Reading - Camden (Delaware Valley) - 7,146,706
9. Houston - The Woodlands - 6,508,323
10. Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Port St. Lucie - 6,447,610
11. Atlanta - Athens - Sandy Springs - 6,162,195
12. Detroit - Warren - Ann Arbor - 5,314,163
13. Seattle - Tacoma - 4,459,677
14. Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale - 4,398,762
15. Minneapolis - St. Paul (Twin Cities), Minnesota/Wisconsin - 3,797,883
16. Cleveland - Akron - Canton, Ohio - 3,501,538
17. Denver - Aurora - 3,277,309
18. San Diego - Carlsbad, California - 3,211,252
19. Portland - Vancouver - Salem, Oregon - 3,022,178
20. Orlando - Deltona - Daytona Beach - 2,975,658
21. St. Louis - St. Charles - Farmington, Missouri/Illinois - 2,905,893
22. Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, Florida - 2,870,569
23. Pittsburgh - New Castle - Weirton, Pennsylvania/Ohio/West Virginia - 2,659,937
24. San Juan - Carolina, Puerto Rico - 2,591,734
25. Charlotte - Concord, North Carolina/South Carolina - 2,493,040
26. Sacramento - Roseville, California - 2,482,660
27. Kansas City - Overland Park - Kansas City - 2,393,623
28. Salt Lake City - Provo - Orem - 2,389,225
29. Columbus - Marion - Zanesville, Ohio - 2,370,839
30. Indianapolis - Carmel - Muncie - 2,336,237
31. San Antonio - New Braunfels, Texas - 2,277,550
32. Las Vegas - Henderson - 2,273,195
33. Cincinnati - Wilmington - Maysville, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana - 2,196,629
34. Milwaukee - Racine - Waukesha, Wisconsin - 2,040,498
35. Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill (Research Triangle), North Carolina - 2,037,430
36. Austin - Round Rock - 1,883,051
37. Nashville-Davidson - Murfreesboro - 1,876,933
38. Virginia Beach - Norfolk (Hampton Roads) - 1,810,266
39. Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point (Piedmont Triad), North Carolina - 1,619,313
40. Jacksonville - St. Marys - Palatka, Florida - 1,518,677
41. Louisville - Elizabethtown - Madison, Kentucky/Indiana - 1,490,724
42. Hartford - West Hartford, Connecticut - 1,489,361
43. New Orleans - Metairie - Hammond - 1,467,880
44. Grand Rapids - Wyoming - Muskegon, Michigan - 1,407,323
45. Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, South Carolina - 1,395,624
46. Oklahoma City - Shawnee - 1,390,835
47. Memphis - Forrest City - 1,369,006
48. Birmingham - Hoover - Talladega, Alabama - 1,313,105
49. Richmond, Virginia - 1,245,764
50. Harrisburg - York - Lebanon, Pennsylvania - 1,233,708
51. Buffalo - Cheektowaga, New York - 1,213,007
52. Rochester - Batavia - Seneca Falls, New York - 1,178,141
53. Albany - Schenectady (Capital District), New York - 1,173,061
54. Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Las Vegas, New Mexico - 1,163,966
55. Tulsa - Muskogee - Bartlesville, Oklahoma - 1,131,458
56. Fresno - Madera, California - 1,107,661
57. Knoxville - Morristown - Sevierville, Tennessee - 1,096,961
58. Dayton - Springfield - Sidney, Ohio - 1,079,679
59. El Paso - Las Cruces, Texas/New Mexico - 1,044,496
60. Tucson - Nogales, Arizona - 1,043,322
61. Cape Coral - Fort Myers - Naples, Florida - 1,000,757

Within a few years (maybe as little as 2-3 years) Washington D.C. might surpass Chicago and become US' 3rd biggest city.

These are Metro areas, not cities.

But which party would elect the mayor in each?

And when will see maps of the proposed city council districts?