Table 2: Counties Ranked by Percent Change in White Population: April 1, 1990 - July 1, 1999 Panel A. Ten Counties with the Largest Percentage Increases --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Douglas County, Colorado Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 59,189 153,010 93,821 158.5 2 Forsyth County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 43,879 96,010 52,131 118.8 3 Elbert County, Colorado - 9,483 19,334 9,851 103.9 4 Park County, Colorado - 7,062 13,962 6,900 97.7 5 Paulding County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 39,773 74,999 35,226 88.6 6 Custer County, Colorado - 1,894 3,529 1,635 86.3 7 Henry County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 52,222 97,166 44,944 86.1 8 Archuleta County, Colorado - 5,186 9,318 4,132 79.7 9 Summit County, Utah - 15,354 27,303 11,949 77.8 10 Loudoun County, Virginia Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 77,683 137,010 59,327 76.4 Panel B. Ten Counties with the Largest Percentage Declines --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska - 6,661 2,407 -4,254 -63.9 2 Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska - 905 582 -323 -35.7 3 Baltimore City, Maryland Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 289,041 195,655 -93,386 -32.3 4 San Juan County, Colorado - 738 517 -221 -29.9 5 Burke County, North Dakota - 2,982 2,170 -812 -27.2 6 St. Louis City, Missouri St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 203,288 151,736 -51,552 -25.4 7 Mineral County, Nevada - 5,270 4,041 -1,229 -23.3 8 Sheridan County, North Dakota - 2,138 1,655 -483 -22.6 9 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - 2,039 1,580 -459 -22.5 10 Divide County, North Dakota - 2,882 2,275 -607 -21.1 - not part of a metropolitan area Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: January 29, 2001