FASTEST GROWING METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, 2000-2008
| 1 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,138,476 |
6 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-
Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
683,407 |
| 2 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-
Marietta, GA |
1,128,271 |
7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV |
562,065 |
| 3 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,030,012 |
8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-
Santa Ana, CA |
507,184 |
| 4 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
1,012,726 |
9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
490,211 |
| 5 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
861,054 |
10 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
470,995 |
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
FASTEST GROWING METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, 2000-2009
| 1 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,286,078 |
6 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
746,357 |
| 2 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
1,227,192 |
7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
680,167 |
| 3 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
1,152,072 |
8 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL |
539,059 |
| 4 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,112,206 |
9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
527,096 |
| 5 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
888,296 |
10 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA |
509,169 |
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
FASTEST GROWING METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, 2000-2010
| 1 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
575,504 |
| 2 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX |
466,526 |
| 3 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC |
333,419 |
| 4 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
177,866 |
| 5 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
150,036 |
| 6 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC |
72,662 |
| 7 |
Greeley, CO |
71,899 |
| 8 |
St. George, UT |
47,761 |
| 9 |
Palm Coast, FL |
45,864 |
| 10 |
Bend, OR |
42,366 |
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.