U.S. Census Bureau

100 fastest growing counties

Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties with 10,000 or more Population in 2005:
April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
Geographic Area Population estimates Change, 2000 to 2005
July 1, 2005 April 1, 2000
estimates base		 Number Percent
Flagler County, FL 76,410 49,832 26,578 53.3
Loudoun County, VA 255,518 169,599 85,919 50.7
Rockwall County, TX 62,944 43,074 19,870 46.1
Kendall County, IL 79,514 54,520 24,994 45.8
Forsyth County, GA 140,393 98,407 41,986 42.7
Douglas County, CO 249,416 175,766 73,650 41.9
Henry County, GA 167,848 119,370 48,478 40.6
Newton County, GA 86,713 62,001 24,712 39.9
Lincoln County, SD 33,381 24,147 9,234 38.2
Paulding County, GA 112,411 81,568 30,843 37.8
Lyon County, NV 47,515 34,501 13,014 37.7
Delaware County, OH 150,268 109,989 40,279 36.6
Osceola County, FL 231,578 172,493 59,085 34.3
Collin County, TX 659,457 491,777 167,680 34.1
Scott County, MN 119,825 89,498 30,327 33.9
Williamson County, TX 333,457 249,967 83,490 33.4
Spencer County, KY 15,651 11,766 3,885 33.0
Hamilton County, IN 240,685 182,740 57,945 31.7
Union County, NC 162,929 123,772 39,157 31.6
Lake County, FL 277,035 210,527 66,508 31.6
Washington County, UT 118,885 90,354 28,531 31.6
St. Johns County, FL 161,525 123,148 38,377 31.2
Fort Bend County, TX 463,650 354,445 109,205 30.8
Barrow County, GA 59,954 46,144 13,810 29.9
Cherokee County, GA 184,211 141,907 42,304 29.8
Spotsylvania County, VA 116,549 90,395 26,154 28.9
Montgomery County, TX 378,033 293,768 84,265 28.7
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 76,006 59,322 16,684 28.1
Denton County, TX 554,642 432,962 121,680 28.1
Will County, IL 642,813 502,267 140,546 28.0
Pinal County, AZ 229,549 179,541 50,008 27.9
DeSoto County, MS 137,004 107,199 29,805 27.8
Franklin County, WA 63,011 49,347 13,664 27.7
Placer County, CA 317,028 248,399 68,629 27.6
Hays County, TX 124,432 97,566 26,866 27.5
Stafford County, VA 117,874 92,446 25,428 27.5
Currituck County, NC 23,112 18,190 4,922 27.1
Dallas County, IA 51,762 40,750 11,012 27.0
Sherburne County, MN 81,752 64,415 17,337 26.9
Weld County, CO 228,943 180,861 48,082 26.6
Tooele County, UT 51,311 40,735 10,576 26.0
Riverside County, CA 1,946,419 1,545,387 401,032 26.0
Jackson County, GA 52,292 41,589 10,703 25.7
Lee County, GA 31,099 24,757 6,342 25.6
St. Lucie County, FL 241,305 192,695 48,610 25.2
Canyon County, ID 164,593 131,441 33,152 25.2
Effingham County, GA 46,924 37,535 9,389 25.0
Kaufman County, TX 89,129 71,310 17,819 25.0
Wasatch County, UT 18,974 15,215 3,759 24.7
Walton County, GA 75,647 60,687 14,960 24.7
Nye County, NV 40,477 32,512 7,965 24.5
Pasco County, FL 429,065 344,768 84,297 24.5
Clark County, NV 1,710,551 1,375,738 334,813 24.3
Prince William County, VA 348,588 280,813 67,775 24.1
Culpeper County, VA 42,530 34,262 8,268 24.1
Suffolk city, VA 78,994 63,677 15,317 24.1
Walton County, FL 50,324 40,601 9,723 23.9
Christian County, MO 67,266 54,285 12,981 23.9
Pickens County, GA 28,442 22,979 5,463 23.8
Rains County, TX 11,305 9,139 2,166 23.7
Warren County, OH 196,622 159,042 37,580 23.6
Boone County, KY 106,272 85,992 20,280 23.6
Lee County, FL 544,758 440,888 103,870 23.6
Fluvanna County, VA 24,751 20,047 4,704 23.5
Gwinnett County, GA 726,273 588,448 137,825 23.4
Wakulla County, FL 28,212 22,863 5,349 23.4
Dawson County, GA 19,731 15,999 3,732 23.3
Coweta County, GA 109,903 89,215 20,688 23.2
Comal County, TX 96,018 78,021 17,997 23.1
Wright County, MN 110,730 89,993 20,737 23.0
Berkeley County, WV 93,394 75,905 17,489 23.0
King George County, VA 20,637 16,803 3,834 22.8
Lincoln County, MO 47,727 38,944 8,783 22.6
Deschutes County, OR 141,382 115,367 26,015 22.5
Hendricks County, IN 127,483 104,093 23,390 22.5
Collier County, FL 307,242 251,377 55,865 22.2
Douglas County, GA 112,760 92,284 20,476 22.2
St. Croix County, WI 77,144 63,155 13,989 22.2
Burnet County, TX 41,676 34,123 7,553 22.1
Bryan County, GA 28,549 23,417 5,132 21.9
Hoke County, NC 41,016 33,646 7,370 21.9
Brunswick County, NC 89,162 73,141 16,021 21.9
Benton County, AR 186,938 153,404 33,534 21.9
Pike County, PA 56,337 46,302 10,035 21.7
Santa Rosa County, FL 143,105 117,743 25,362 21.5
Clay County, FL 171,095 140,814 30,281 21.5
Williamson County, TN 153,595 126,638 26,957 21.3
Bastrop County, TX 69,932 57,716 12,216 21.2
Hernando County, FL 158,409 130,802 27,607 21.1
Carver County, MN 84,864 70,205 14,659 20.9
Carroll County, GA 105,453 87,268 18,185 20.8
Boone County, IL 50,483 41,786 8,697 20.8
Mohave County, AZ 187,200 155,032 32,168 20.7
White County, GA 24,055 19,944 4,111 20.6
Kendall County, TX 28,607 23,743 4,864 20.5
Utah County, UT 443,738 368,540 75,198 20.4
Isanti County, MN 37,664 31,287 6,377 20.4
Sumter County, FL 64,182 53,345 10,837 20.3
Chisago County, MN 49,400 41,101 8,299 20.2
Johnston County, NC 146,437 121,900 24,537 20.1
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.
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Table CO-EST2005-09 - Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties in 2005: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: March 16, 2006

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