Table 1: Counties Ranked by Numeric Change in White Population: April 1, 1990 - July 1, 1999 Panel A. Ten Counties with the Largest Numeric Increases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-----------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 1,964,628 2,612,440 647,812 33.0 2 Clark County, Nevada Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 635,705 1,011,867 376,162 59.2 3 Riverside County, California Los Angeles-Riversiede-Orange County, CA CMSA 1,046,366 1,349,840 303,474 29.0 4 Harris County, Texas Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 2,146,414 2,402,346 255,932 11.9 5 Orange County, California Los Angeles-Riversiede-Orange County, CA CMSA 2,099,496 2,323,393 223,897 10.7 6 San Diego County, California San Diego, CA MSA 2,103,159 2,307,620 204,461 9.7 7 Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles-Riversiede-Orange County, CA CMSA 6,773,703 6,975,309 201,606 3.0 8 San Bernardino County, California Los Angeles-Riversiede-Orange County, CA CMSA 1,220,906 1,418,799 197,893 16.2 9 Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 1,504,514 1,687,622 183,108 12.2 10 Broward County, Florida Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 1,040,842 1,211,312 170,470 16.4 Panel B. Ten Counties with the Largest Numeric Declines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-----------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 896,299 740,046 -156,253 -17.4 2 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA MSA 1,171,347 1,072,220 -99,127 -8.5 3 Baltimore City, Maryland Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 289,041 195,655 -93,386 -32.3 4 Kings County, New York New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 1,253,830 1,169,865 -83,965 -6.7 5 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 738,787 655,559 -83,228 -11.3 6 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 1,039,616 967,863 -71,753 -6.9 7 Queens County, New York New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA 1,256,641 1,190,782 -65,859 -5.2 8 Wayne County, Michigan Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 1,229,710 1,166,990 -62,720 -5.1 9 Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 466,757 405,867 -60,890 -13.0 10 Erie County, New York Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY MSA 841,361 784,518 -56,843 -6.8 - not part of a metropolitan area Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: January 29, 2001