Table 8: Counties Ranked by Percent Change in American Indian and Alaska Native 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 Forsyth County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 109 310 201 184.4 2 Douglas County, Colorado Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 276 723 447 162.0 3 Martin County, Florida Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 259 661 402 155.2 4 Torrance County, New Mexico - 137 322 185 135.0 5 Paulding County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 114 249 135 118.4 6 Collier County, Florida Naples, FL MSA 458 1,000 542 118.3 7 Henry County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 110 229 119 108.2 8 Nye County, Nevada Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 523 1,028 505 96.6 9 Osceola County, Florida Orlando, FL MSA 364 713 349 95.9 10 Williamson County, Texas Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 531 1,035 504 94.9 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 - 1,101 590 -511 -46.4 2 Geary County, Kansas - 232 169 -63 -27.2 3 Mississippi County, Arkansas - 172 126 -46 -26.7 4 Lawrence County, Alabama Decatur, AL MSA 2,124 1,595 -529 -24.9 5 St. Louis City, Missouri St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 971 740 -231 -23.8 6 Dale County, Alabama - 244 188 -56 -23.0 7 Monroe County, Alabama - 215 169 -46 -21.4 8 Aroostook County, Maine - 799 631 -168 -21.0 9 Tillman County, Oklahoma - 450 358 -92 -20.4 10 Jackson County, Alabama - 1,020 817 -203 -19.9 - not part of a metropolitan area Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: January 29, 2001