Census Estimates for July '07 Released

The latest estimates on population numbers for metro areas and counties was released this week by the US Census Bureau. Four Texas metro areas are among the top ten in growth in raw numbers and all of the top ten are areas in the Sunbelt with the exception of #7 Chicago. Areas showing the greatest percentage growth were also largely in the Sunbelt with the possible exception of #9 Grand Junction. 47 of the top 50 were either in the West or South. 83.5 % of the nation's population resides in the 363 metro areas of the US. Here in the Mountain Time zone, only seven counties saw significant declines in population: two in Montana, one in Wyoming (Albany), and four in New Mexico. Most counties away from metropolitan areas were up or down by one percentage point; most counties that are part of metro areas or located where tourism and retirement relocation are important local characteristics saw growth in excess of one percentage point.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=&-ds_name=PEP_2007_EST&-_lang=en&-mt_name=PEP_2007_EST_GCTT1_US25&-format=US-25US-25S&-CONTEXT=gct

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011671.html

http://www.azcentral.com/news/datacenter/counties.html

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