Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Largest 
  Population Growth, 1990-2000

County, State                          Number      Rank
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Maricopa, AZ                          950,048         1
Los Angeles, CA                       656,286         2
Clark, NV                             634,397         3
Harris, TX                            582,477         4
Orange, CA                            435,621         5
Riverside, CA                         374,974         6
Broward, FL                           367,487         7
Dallas, TX                            366,208         8
Dade, FL                              316,168         9
San Diego, CA                         315,817        10
San Bernardino, CA                    291,054        11
Queens, NY                            277,781        12
Tarrant, TX                           276,116        13
Cook, IL                              271,697        14
Palm Beach, FL                        267,681        15
Travis, TX                            235,873        16
Gwinnett, GA                          235,538        17
King, WA                              229,729        18
Collin, TX                            227,639        19
Orange, FL                            218,853        20
Bexar, TX                             207,537        21
Wake, NC                              201,535        22
Hidalgo, TX                           185,918        23
Santa Clara, CA                       185,008        24
Mecklenburg, NC                       184,243        25

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-1.