100 Fastest Growing Counties


100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties with 10,000 or more Population in 2002: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
County State July 1, 2002
Population		 July 1, 2001
Population		 Numerical
Population
Change		 Percent
Population
Change
Rockwall Texas 50,858 47,130 3,728 7.9
Loudoun Virginia 204,054 190,180 13,874 7.3
Henry Georgia 139,699 130,419 9,280 7.1
Forsyth Georgia 116,924 109,183 7,741 7.1
Flagler Florida 57,377 53,658 3,719 6.9
Douglas Colorado 211,091 197,611 13,480 6.8
Newton Georgia 71,594 67,143 4,451 6.6
Scott Minnesota 103,681 97,465 6,216 6.4
Stafford Virginia 104,823 98,703 6,120 6.2
Delaware Ohio 125,399 118,225 7,174 6.1
Paulding Georgia 94,184 88,798 5,386 6.1
Mississippi Missouri 13,966 13,172 794 6.0
Spotsylvania Virginia 102,570 96,770 5,800 6.0
Lincoln South Dakota 27,655 26,092 1,563 6.0
Fort Bend Texas 399,537 376,975 22,562 6.0
Kendall Illinois 61,222 57,811 3,411 5.9
Weld Colorado 205,014 193,849 11,165 5.8
Union North Carolina 139,611 132,091 7,520 5.7
Spencer Kentucky 13,523 12,803 720 5.6
Collin Texas 566,798 536,850 29,948 5.6
Hamilton Indiana 205,610 195,265 10,345 5.3
Denton Texas 488,481 463,930 24,551 5.3
Placer California 278,509 264,556 13,953 5.3
Barrow Georgia 51,016 48,516 2,500 5.2
Cherokee Georgia 159,295 151,552 7,743 5.1
Washington Utah 99,442 94,613 4,829 5.1
Will Illinois 559,861 532,785 27,076 5.1
Sumter Florida 57,517 54,737 2,780 5.1
Sherburne Minnesota 71,471 68,022 3,449 5.1
Montgomery Texas 328,449 312,877 15,572 5.0
Wasatch Utah 16,996 16,203 793 4.9
Hays Texas 109,570 104,480 5,090 4.9
Suffolk city Virginia 69,966 66,741 3,225 4.8
Nantucket Massachusetts 10,416 9,938 478 4.8
Osceola Florida 190,187 181,502 8,685 4.8
Williamson Texas 289,924 276,687 13,237 4.8
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Alaska 65,141 62,171 2,970 4.8
Fluvanna Virginia 22,207 21,217 990 4.7
Riverside California 1,699,112 1,623,466 75,646 4.7
Lyon Nevada 37,879 36,200 1,679 4.6
Tooele Utah 46,032 43,996 2,036 4.6
Archuleta Colorado 11,012 10,526 486 4.6
Wright Minnesota 98,083 93,758 4,325 4.6
Pinal Arizona 196,275 187,651 8,624 4.6
Warren Ohio 175,133 167,458 7,675 4.6
Lake Florida 233,835 223,610 10,225 4.6
Prince William Virginia 311,892 298,271 13,621 4.6
White Georgia 21,904 20,948 956 4.6
St. Johns Florida 136,038 130,108 5,930 4.6
DeSoto Mississippi 118,458 113,320 5,138 4.5
Santa Rosa Florida 127,212 121,764 5,448 4.5
Butts Georgia 21,346 20,437 909 4.4
Pickens Georgia 25,619 24,534 1,085 4.4
Collier Florida 276,691 265,101 11,590 4.4
Bandera Texas 19,153 18,351 802 4.4
Canyon Idaho 144,983 139,004 5,979 4.3
Jackson Georgia 45,374 43,504 1,870 4.3
Clark Nevada 1,522,164 1,459,605 62,559 4.3
Campbell Wyoming 36,110 34,628 1,482 4.3
Park Colorado 15,993 15,344 649 4.2
Hendricks Indiana 114,301 109,680 4,621 4.2
Chatham North Carolina 53,893 51,717 2,176 4.2
Kane Illinois 443,041 425,230 17,811 4.2
Rains Texas 10,236 9,825 411 4.2
Gwinnett Georgia 650,771 624,742 26,029 4.2
Walton Georgia 67,069 64,420 2,649 4.1
Calvert Maryland 80,906 77,721 3,185 4.1
Clay Florida 152,093 146,113 5,980 4.1
Bastrop Texas 63,934 61,479 2,455 4.0
Currituck North Carolina 19,623 18,872 751 4.0
Johnston North Carolina 133,159 128,087 5,072 4.0
Coweta Georgia 97,771 94,072 3,699 3.9
Pike Georgia 14,599 14,048 551 3.9
Jasper Georgia 12,283 11,820 463 3.9
Culpeper Virginia 36,893 35,507 1,386 3.9
Comal Texas 85,109 81,954 3,155 3.8
Franklin Washington 52,745 50,802 1,943 3.8
Dallas Iowa 44,222 42,594 1,628 3.8
Powhatan Virginia 23,997 23,117 880 3.8
Bryan Georgia 25,256 24,331 925 3.8
Pike Pennsylvania 50,095 48,267 1,828 3.8
Bartow Georgia 82,607 79,595 3,012 3.8
Effingham Georgia 40,832 39,344 1,488 3.8
Deschutes Oregon 125,258 120,702 4,556 3.8
Isanti Minnesota 33,799 32,579 1,220 3.7
Christian Missouri 59,117 56,992 2,125 3.7
Dawson Georgia 17,538 16,910 628 3.7
Hidalgo Texas 614,474 592,525 21,949 3.7
Livingston Parish Louisiana 99,066 95,536 3,530 3.7
Benton Arkansas 165,500 159,607 5,893 3.7
St. Croix Wisconsin 68,122 65,704 2,418 3.7
Carroll Georgia 94,907 91,548 3,359 3.7
James City Virginia 51,418 49,606 1,812 3.7
Lincoln Missouri 42,280 40,807 1,473 3.6
Lee Florida 475,639 459,157 16,482 3.6
Boone Kentucky 93,290 90,069 3,221 3.6
Elbert Colorado 21,959 21,204 755 3.6
Dare North Carolina 32,106 31,006 1,100 3.5
St. Lucie Florida 205,420 198,394 7,026 3.5
Pasco Florida 371,245 358,590 12,655 3.5
Note: Population change represents the July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002 time period. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero.
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Table CO-EST2002-10 - 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties with 10,000 or more Population in 2002: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: April 17, 2003

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