Economic Benchmarks

Tables


3. POPULATION GROWTH, 50 LARGEST COUNTIES, 1990-1997.

 

Rank

County

Population, 1990

Population, 1997

Change, 1990-97(%)

1

Clark, NV

741,459

1,106,047

49.2

2

Maricopa, AZ

2,122,101

2,696,198

27.1

3

Riverside, CA

1,170,413

1,447,791

23.7

4

Palm Beach, FL

863,503

1,018,524

18.0

5

Broward, FL

1,255,531

1,470,758

17.1

6

Salt Lake County, UT

725,956

839,896

15.7

7

San Bernardino, CA

1,418,380

1,615,817

13.9

8

Tarrant, TX

1,170,103

1,327,332

13.4

9

Bexar, TX

1,185,394

1,332,547

12.4

10

Harris, TX

2,818,101

3,158,095

12.1

11

Contra Costa, CA

803,732

899,258

11.9

12

Fairfax, VA

818,358

914,259

11.7

13

DuPage, IL

781,689

870,378

11.3

14

Orange, CA

2,410,668

2,674,091

10.9

15

Dallas, TX

1,852,810

2,023,140

9.2

16

Hillsborough, FL

834,054

909,444

9.0

17

San Diego, CA

2,498,016

2,722,650

9.0

18

King, WA

1,507,319

1,632,852

8.3

19

Sacramento, CA

1,041,219

1,125,976

8.1

20

Oakland, MI

1,083,592

1,166,512

7.7

21

Santa Clara, CA

1,497,577

1,609,037

7.4

22

Franklin, OH

961,437

1,017,274

5.8

23

Dade, FL

1,937,194

2,044,600

5.5

24

Alameda, CA

1,304,346

1,371,067

5.1

25

Shelby, TN

826,330

865,970

4.8

26

Honolulu, HI

836,231

869,857

4.0

27

New York, NY

1,487,536

1,536,220

3.3

28

Los Angeles, CA

8,863,052

9,145,219

3.2

29

Suffolk, NY

1,321,768

1,362,616

3.1

30

Bergen, NJ

825,380

851,344

3.1

31

Westchester, NY

874,866

896,221

2.4

32

Pinellas, FL

851,659

871,766

2.4

33

Marion, IN

797,159

813,670

2.1

34

Hennepin, MN

1,032,431

1,053,178

2.0

35

Middlesex, MA

1,398,468

1,417,868

1.4

36

Nassau, NY

1,287,444

1,303,686

1.3

37

Queens, NY

1,951,598

1,975,676

1.2

38

St. Louis, MO

993,508

1,003,595

1.0

39

Fairfield, CT

827,645

833,315

0.7

40

Wayne, MI

2,111,687

2,127,087

0.7

41

Cook, IL

5,105,044

5,076,786

-0.6

42

Bronx, NY

1,203,789

1,187,984

-1.3

43

Hamilton, OH

866,228

851,599

-1.7

44

Cuyahoga, OH

1,412,140

1,386,803

-1.8

45

Erie, NY

968,584

944,472

-2.5

46

Kings, NY

2,300,664

2,240,384

-2.6

47

Hartford, CT

851,783

825,141

-3.1

48

Allegheny, PA

1,336,449

1,280,624

-4.2

49

Milwaukee, WI

959,275

908,940

-5.2

50

Philadelphia, PA

1,585,577

1,451,372

-8.5

median

4.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Homepage: http://www.census.gov


University of Pittsburgh

September 1998