The metro/micro area and county population estimates were released — the first since 2010. According to the 2010 Census, the Bureau estimates Houston metro has offically crossed the 6 million mark to 6.08 million.
Harris County has the largest increase from April 2010 to July 2010.
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The 10 Counties with the Largest Numeric Increase from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011
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Numeric Increase |
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1.
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Harris, Texas
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88,452 |
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2.
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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70,451 |
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3.
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Maricopa, Ariz.
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63,127 |
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4.
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Miami-Dade, Fla.
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58,331 |
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5.
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Riverside, Calif.
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49,979 |
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6.
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Dallas, Texas
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47,875 |
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7.
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Orange, Calif.
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45,513 |
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8.
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San Diego, Calif.
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44,756 |
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9.
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Bexar, Texas
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41,376 |
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10.
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Tarrant, Texas
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40,776 |
Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston grew more in polpulation between 2010 and 2011 than any other metro area.
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The 10 Metro Areas with the Largest Numeric Increase from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011
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Numeric Increase |
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1.
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
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154,774 |
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2.
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
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139,699 |
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3.
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
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121,911 |
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4.
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
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118,791 |
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5.
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
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115,964 |
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6.
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
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105,490 |
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7.
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
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90,345 |
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8.
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
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80,146 |
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9.
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Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Ariz.
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70,349 |
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10.
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
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67,230 |
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