MARCH 22, 2018 — The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area’s 146,000-population increase last year was the most of any metro area and Maricopa County, Ariz., saw a population increase of nearly 74,000 — the most of any county last year — according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s July 1, 2017, population estimates released today. The statistics provide population estimates and components of change for the nation’s 382 metropolitan statistical areas, 551 micropolitan statistical areas and 3,142 counties.
“Historically, the Dallas metro area attracts large numbers from both international and domestic migration. Many of the other largest metro areas in the country rely mostly on international migration and natural increase for growth,” said Molly Cromwell, a demographer at the Census Bureau.
Among the nation’s counties, the top 10 with the largest numeric growth are all located in the South and the West. The 10 largest counties in the country all maintained their rank compared to last year.
From July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017, six of the top 10 largest-gaining counties were in Texas — Bexar, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Harris and Tarrant. The remaining four counties on the list were Maricopa County, Ariz.; Clark County, Nev.; Riverside County, Calif.; and King County, Wash. Most of the nation’s 3,142 counties grew, with 57 percent gaining in the last year.
Find more tables from this year’s release below.
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | County | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Numeric Change | Percent Change |
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1 | 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 10,163,507 | 10,150,558 | 12,949 | 0.1 |
2 | 2 | Cook County, IL | 5,211,263 | 5,231,356 | -20,093 | -0.4 |
3 | 3 | Harris County, TX | 4,652,980 | 4,617,041 | 35,939 | 0.8 |
4 | 4 | Maricopa County, AZ | 4,307,033 | 4,233,383 | 73,650 | 1.7 |
5 | 5 | San Diego County, CA | 3,337,685 | 3,317,200 | 20,485 | 0.6 |
6 | 6 | Orange County, CA | 3,190,400 | 3,177,703 | 12,697 | 0.4 |
7 | 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 2,751,796 | 2,736,543 | 15,253 | 0.6 |
8 | 8 | Kings County, NY | 2,648,771 | 2,650,859 | -2,088 | -0.1 |
9 | 9 | Dallas County, TX | 2,618,148 | 2,587,462 | 30,686 | 1.2 |
10 | 10 | Riverside County, CA | 2,423,266 | 2,386,522 | 36,744 | 1.5 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | County | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Numeric Change | Percent Change |
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1 | 1 | Maricopa County, AZ | 4,307,033 | 4,233,383 | 73,650 | 1.7 |
2 | 3 | Clark County, NV | 2,204,079 | 2,156,724 | 47,355 | 2.2 |
3 | 6 | Riverside County, CA | 2,423,266 | 2,386,522 | 36,744 | 1.5 |
4 | 2 | Harris County, TX | 4,652,980 | 4,617,041 | 35,939 | 0.8 |
5 | 5 | Tarrant County, TX | 2,054,475 | 2,021,746 | 32,729 | 1.6 |
6 | 4 | King County, WA | 2,188,649 | 2,155,962 | 32,687 | 1.5 |
7 | 8 | Bexar County, TX | 1,958,578 | 1,927,747 | 30,831 | 1.6 |
8 | 7 | Dallas County, TX | 2,618,148 | 2,587,462 | 30,686 | 1.2 |
9 | 12 | Denton County, TX | 836,210 | 808,299 | 27,911 | 3.5 |
10 | 14 | Collin County, TX | 969,603 | 942,453 | 27,150 | 2.9 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | County | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Percent Change | Numeric Change |
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1 | 1473 | Falls Church city, VA | 14,583 | 13,868 | 5.2 | 715 |
2 | 7 | Comal County, TX | 141,009 | 134,142 | 5.1 | 6,867 |
3 | 5 | Wasatch County, UT | 32,106 | 30,571 | 5.0 | 1,535 |
4 | 1 | Hays County, TX | 214,485 | 204,345 | 5.0 | 10,140 |
5 | 2 | Kendall County, TX | 44,026 | 41,964 | 4.9 | 2,062 |
6 | 21 | Walton County, FL | 68,376 | 65,440 | 4.5 | 2,936 |
7 | 41 | Tooele County, UT | 67,456 | 64,599 | 4.4 | 2,857 |
8 | 44 | Morgan County, UT | 11,873 | 11,373 | 4.4 | 500 |
9 | 805 | Lumpkin County, GA | 32,873 | 31,528 | 4.3 | 1,345 |
10 | 9 | Osceola County, FL | 352,180 | 337,990 | 4.2 | 14,190 |
*Among counties with a population of 10,000 or more in 2016 and 2017.
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | County | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Numeric Change | Percent Change |
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1 | 1 | Cook County, IL | 5,211,263 | 5,231,356 | -20,093 | -0.4 |
2 | 2 | Baltimore city, MD | 611,648 | 616,958 | -5,310 | -0.9 |
3 | 5 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 1,248,514 | 1,253,454 | -4,940 | -0.4 |
4 | 7 | St. Louis city, MO | 308,626 | 313,144 | -4,518 | -1.4 |
5 | 10 | Allegheny County, PA | 1,223,048 | 1,227,553 | -4,505 | -0.4 |
6 | 71 | Honolulu County, HI | 988,650 | 992,761 | -4,111 | -0.4 |
7 | 6 | Milwaukee County, WI | 952,085 | 955,369 | -3,284 | -0.3 |
8 | 124 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 294,356 | 297,376 | -3,020 | -1.0 |
9 | 3 | Wayne County, MI | 1,753,616 | 1,756,598 | -2,982 | -0.2 |
10 | 19 | Kanawha County, WV | 183,293 | 186,097 | -2,804 | -1.5 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | County | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Percent Change | Numeric Change |
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1 | 219 | Campbell County, WY | 46,242 | 48,800 | -5.2 | -2,558 |
2 | 14 | Martin County, KY | 11,452 | 11,947 | -4.1 | -495 |
3 | 6 | Geary County, KS | 33,855 | 35,208 | -3.8 | -1,353 |
4 | 13 | McDowell County, WV | 18,456 | 19,139 | -3.6 | -683 |
5 | 54 | Dimmit County, TX | 10,418 | 10,784 | -3.4 | -366 |
6 | 5 | Richland County, MT | 11,039 | 11,408 | -3.2 | -369 |
7 | 21 | Washita County, OK | 11,134 | 11,474 | -3.0 | -340 |
8 | 4 | Uintah County, UT | 35,150 | 36,194 | -2.9 | -1,044 |
9 | 3 | Beckham County, OK | 21,793 | 22,432 | -2.8 | -639 |
10 | 17 | Coahoma County, MS | 23,154 | 23,820 | -2.8 | -666 |
*Among counties with a population of 10,000 or more in 2016 and 2017.
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Metropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population |
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1 | 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 20,320,876 | 20,275,179 |
2 | 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 13,353,907 | 13,328,261 |
3 | 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 9,533,040 | 9,546,326 |
4 | 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,399,662 | 7,253,424 |
5 | 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 6,892,427 | 6,798,010 |
6 | 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6,216,589 | 6,150,681 |
7 | 7 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 6,158,824 | 6,107,433 |
8 | 8 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6,096,120 | 6,077,152 |
9 | 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 5,884,736 | 5,795,723 |
10 | 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4,836,531 | 4,805,942 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Metropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Numeric Change |
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1 | 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,399,662 | 7,253,424 | 146,238 |
2 | 2 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 6,892,427 | 6,798,010 | 94,417 |
3 | 3 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 5,884,736 | 5,795,723 | 89,013 |
4 | 4 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 4,737,270 | 4,648,498 | 88,772 |
5 | 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6,216,589 | 6,150,681 | 65,908 |
6 | 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,867,046 | 3,802,660 | 64,386 |
7 | 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4,580,670 | 4,523,653 | 57,017 |
8 | 8 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 2,509,831 | 2,453,333 | 56,498 |
9 | 9 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,115,827 | 2,060,558 | 55,269 |
10 | 7 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3,091,399 | 3,036,525 | 54,874 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Metropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Percent Change |
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1 | 9 | St. George, UT | 165,662 | 159,237 | 4.0 |
2 | 2 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 464,165 | 447,793 | 3.7 |
3 | 4 | Greeley, CO | 304,633 | 294,243 | 3.5 |
4 | 3 | Bend-Redmond, OR | 186,875 | 180,675 | 3.4 |
5 | 15 | Coeur d’Alene, ID | 157,637 | 153,144 | 2.9 |
6 | 10 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 686,483 | 667,018 | 2.9 |
7 | 17 | Boise City, ID | 709,845 | 690,810 | 2.8 |
8 | 7 | Provo-Orem, UT | 617,675 | 601,478 | 2.7 |
9 | 8 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,115,827 | 2,060,558 | 2.7 |
10 | 1 | The Villages, FL | 125,165 | 122,121 | 2.5 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Micropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population |
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1 | 1 | Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT | 216,537 | 216,458 |
2 | 2 | Hilo, HI | 200,381 | 198,681 |
3 | 3 | Torrington, CT | 182,177 | 183,097 |
4 | 6 | Concord, NH | 149,216 | 148,133 |
5 | 4 | Ottawa-Peru, IL | 149,037 | 149,657 |
6 | 5 | Traverse City, MI | 148,671 | 148,231 |
7 | 7 | Pottsville, PA | 142,569 | 143,335 |
8 | 8 | Tupelo, MS | 140,081 | 139,656 |
9 | 9 | Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA | 136,754 | 136,449 |
10 | 11 | Dunn, NC | 132,754 | 130,899 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Micropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Numeric Change |
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1 | 1 | Bozeman, MT | 107,810 | 104,072 | 3,738 |
2 | 9 | Jefferson, GA | 67,519 | 64,978 | 2,541 |
3 | 3 | Kalispell, MT | 100,000 | 97,693 | 2,307 |
4 | 5 | Twin Falls, ID | 108,751 | 106,793 | 1,958 |
5 | 11 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 97,264 | 95,392 | 1,872 |
6 | 2 | Dunn, NC | 132,754 | 130,899 | 1,855 |
7 | 4 | Hilo, HI | 200,381 | 198,681 | 1,700 |
8 | 20 | Cookeville, TN | 111,363 | 109,703 | 1,660 |
9 | 17 | Shelton, WA | 63,710 | 62,123 | 1,587 |
10 | 16 | Centralia, WA | 78,200 | 76,630 | 1,570 |
2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | Micropolitan Area | 2017 Population | 2016 Population | Percent Change |
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1 | 1 | Heber, UT | 32,106 | 30,571 | 5.0 |
2 | 6 | Jefferson, GA | 67,519 | 64,978 | 3.9 |
3 | 4 | Bozeman, MT | 107,810 | 104,072 | 3.6 |
4 | 3 | Prineville, OR | 23,123 | 22,344 | 3.5 |
5 | 7 | Los Alamos, NM | 18,738 | 18,152 | 3.2 |
6 | 42 | Lewisburg, TN | 32,931 | 31,973 | 3.0 |
7 | 17 | Sandpoint, ID | 43,560 | 42,343 | 2.9 |
8 | 2 | Ellensburg, WA | 46,205 | 44,928 | 2.8 |
9 | 53 | Mountain Home, ID | 26,823 | 26,090 | 2.8 |
10 | 48 | Arcadia, FL | 36,862 | 35,925 | 2.6 |
In the coming months, the Census Bureau will release 2017 population estimates for cities and towns, as well as national, state and county population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin.
To find out to what counties people are leaving from and moving into, visit the Census Flows Mapper. The mapper displays information from the American Community Survey, collected over five-year periods between 2006 and 2015.
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The Census Bureau develops county, metro area and micro area population estimates by measuring population change since the most recent census. The Census Bureau uses administrative records on births, deaths and migration to develop estimates of population. For more detail regarding the methodology, see <www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/methodology.html>.
The Office of Management and Budget’s statistical area delineations (for metro and micro areas) are those issued by that agency in July 2015. Metro areas contain at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more population, and micro areas contain at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 (but less than 50,000) population. Both metro and micro areas consist of one or more whole counties or county equivalents. Some metro and micro area titles may be abbreviated in the text of the news release. Full titles are shown in the tables.