100 fastest growing counties

Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties in 2003: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
Geographic Area Population estimates Change, 2000 to 2003
July 1, 2003 April 1, 2000
estimates base		 Number Percent
Loudoun County, VA 221,746 169,599 52,147 30.7
Chattahoochee County, GA 19,333 14,882 4,451 29.9
Douglas County, CO 223,471 175,766 47,705 27.1
Rockwall County, TX 54,630 43,080 11,550 26.8
Forsyth County, GA 123,811 98,407 25,404 25.8
Henry County, GA 150,003 119,341 30,662 25.7
Flagler County, FL 62,206 49,832 12,374 24.8
Newton County, GA 76,144 62,001 14,143 22.8
Paulding County, GA 100,071 81,587 18,484 22.7
Kendall County, IL 66,565 54,544 12,021 22.0
Spencer County, KY 14,301 11,766 2,535 21.5
Williamson County, TX 303,587 249,967 53,620 21.5
Collin County, TX 597,147 491,774 105,373 21.4
Lincoln County, SD 29,302 24,147 5,155 21.3
Scott County, MN 108,578 89,498 19,080 21.3
Delaware County, OH 132,797 109,989 22,808 20.7
Stafford County, VA 111,021 92,446 18,575 20.1
Osceola County, FL 205,870 172,493 33,377 19.3
Spotsylvania County, VA 107,838 90,395 17,443 19.3
Rains County, TX 10,857 9,139 1,718 18.8
Hamilton County, IN 216,826 182,740 34,086 18.7
Fort Bend County, TX 419,772 354,452 65,320 18.4
Denton County, TX 510,795 432,976 77,819 18.0
Union County, NC 145,986 123,772 22,214 17.9
Tooele County, UT 47,965 40,735 7,230 17.7
Teton County, ID 7,058 5,999 1,059 17.7
Placer County, CA 292,235 248,399 43,836 17.6
Cherokee County, GA 166,639 141,903 24,736 17.4
Montgomery County, TX 344,700 293,768 50,932 17.3
Pickens County, GA 26,905 22,983 3,922 17.1
Hays County, TX 114,193 97,589 16,604 17.0
Weld County, CO 211,272 180,862 30,410 16.8
Will County, IL 586,706 502,266 84,440 16.8
Lake County, FL 245,877 210,527 35,350 16.8
Lyon County, NV 40,126 34,501 5,625 16.3
Bastrop County, TX 67,077 57,733 9,344 16.2
Dawson County, GA 18,575 15,999 2,576 16.1
St. Johns County, FL 142,869 123,135 19,734 16.0
DeSoto County, MS 124,378 107,199 17,179 16.0
Sherburne County, MN 74,667 64,415 10,252 15.9
Barrow County, GA 53,479 46,144 7,335 15.9
Prince William County, VA 325,324 280,813 44,511 15.9
Suffolk city, VA 73,515 63,677 9,838 15.4
Riverside County, CA 1,782,650 1,545,387 237,263 15.4
Canyon County, ID 151,508 131,441 20,067 15.3
Washington County, UT 104,132 90,354 13,778 15.2
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 68,335 59,322 9,013 15.2
Fluvanna County, VA 23,078 20,047 3,031 15.1
Wasatch County, UT 17,509 15,215 2,294 15.1
Kaufman County, TX 81,955 71,313 10,642 14.9
Lee County, GA 28,410 24,757 3,653 14.8
Warren County, OH 181,743 158,486 23,257 14.7
Clark County, NV 1,576,541 1,375,738 200,803 14.6
Currituck County, NC 20,834 18,190 2,644 14.5
Gwinnett County, GA 673,345 588,448 84,897 14.4
White County, GA 22,815 19,944 2,871 14.4
Walton County, GA 69,381 60,687 8,694 14.3
Archuleta County, CO 11,313 9,898 1,415 14.3
Wakulla County, FL 26,131 22,863 3,268 14.3
Walton County, FL 46,373 40,601 5,772 14.2
Camden County, NC 7,863 6,885 978 14.2
Hendricks County, IN 118,850 104,093 14,757 14.2
Collier County, FL 286,634 251,377 35,257 14.0
Wright County, MN 102,529 89,993 12,536 13.9
Effingham County, GA 42,715 37,535 5,180 13.8
Franklin County, WA 56,126 49,347 6,779 13.7
Burnet County, TX 38,809 34,147 4,662 13.7
Coweta County, GA 101,395 89,215 12,180 13.7
Pinal County, AZ 204,148 179,727 24,421 13.6
Lincoln County, MO 44,207 38,944 5,263 13.5
Christian County, MO 61,571 54,285 7,286 13.4
Park County, CO 16,465 14,523 1,942 13.4
Saguache County, CO 6,708 5,917 791 13.4
Dallas County, IA 46,148 40,750 5,398 13.2
Kane County, IL 457,122 404,119 53,003 13.1
Isanti County, MN 35,372 31,287 4,085 13.1
Santa Rosa County, FL 133,092 117,743 15,349 13.0
Butts County, GA 22,099 19,552 2,547 13.0
Jackson County, GA 46,998 41,589 5,409 13.0
Boone County, KY 97,139 85,991 11,148 13.0
Carroll County, GA 98,525 87,268 11,257 12.9
Calvert County, MD 84,110 74,563 9,547 12.8
Pasco County, FL 388,906 344,768 44,138 12.8
St. Croix County, WI 71,155 63,155 8,000 12.7
Pike County, PA 52,163 46,302 5,861 12.7
Nantucket County, MA 10,724 9,520 1,204 12.6
Culpeper County, VA 38,555 34,262 4,293 12.5
Comal County, TX 87,785 78,021 9,764 12.5
Bryan County, GA 26,340 23,417 2,923 12.5
Carver County, MN 78,960 70,205 8,755 12.5
Berkeley County, WV 85,272 75,905 9,367 12.3
Chisago County, MN 46,165 41,101 5,064 12.3
San Joaquin County, CA 632,760 563,598 69,162 12.3
Deschutes County, OR 129,492 115,367 14,125 12.2
Johnston County, NC 136,802 121,924 14,878 12.2
Fayette County, TN 32,289 28,796 3,493 12.1
Benton County, AR 172,003 153,406 18,597 12.1
Hall County, GA 156,101 139,311 16,790 12.1
Elbert County, CO 22,254 19,872 2,382 12.0
Chatham County, NC 55,238 49,329 5,909 12.0
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions.
terms & definitions
methodology		 printer-friendly version (*.pdf)
download excel spreadsheet
download file with comma separated values (*.csv)
(right-click to download)
Suggested Citation:
Table CO-EST2003-09 - Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties in 2003: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: April 9, 2004

[PDF] or PDF denotes a file in Adobe’s Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content. available free from Adobe.