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100 fastest growing counties

100 Fastest Growing Counties by Percent Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001
Rank County State July 1, 2001
Estimate		 April 1, 2000
Population
Estimates
Base		 April 1, 2000
to
July 1, 2001
Numeric
Population
Change		 April 1, 2000
to
July 1, 2001
Percent
Population
Change
1 Douglas Colorado 199,753 175,766 23,987 13.6
2 Loudoun Virginia 190,903 169,599 21,304 12.6
3 Forsyth Georgia 110,296 98,407 11,889 12.1
4 Rockwall Texas 47,983 43,080 4,903 11.4
5 Williamson Texas 278,067 249,967 28,100 11.2
6 Henry Georgia 132,581 119,341 13,240 11.1
7 Spencer Kentucky 13,039 11,766 1,273 10.8
8 Flagler Florida 54,964 49,832 5,132 10.3
9 Collin Texas 541,403 491,675 49,728 10.1
10 Paulding Georgia 89,734 81,678 8,056 9.9
11 Newton Georgia 68,047 62,001 6,046 9.8
12 Scott Minnesota 98,100 89,498 8,602 9.6
13 Rains Texas 10,006 9,139 867 9.5
14 Lincoln South Dakota 26,322 24,131 2,191 9.1
15 Delaware Ohio 119,752 109,989 9,763 8.9
16 Tooele Utah 44,157 40,735 3,422 8.4
17 Wakulla Florida 24,761 22,863 1,898 8.3
18 Spotsylvania Virginia 97,760 90,395 7,365 8.1
19 Lake Florida 227,598 210,528 17,070 8.1
20 Placer California 268,512 248,399 20,113 8.1
21 Hamilton Indiana 197,477 182,740 14,737 8.1
22 Elbert Colorado 21,445 19,872 1,573 7.9
23 Stafford Virginia 99,692 92,446 7,246 7.8
24 Pickens Georgia 24,776 22,983 1,793 7.8
25 Weld Colorado 194,949 180,936 14,013 7.7
26 Hays Texas 105,115 97,589 7,526 7.7
27 Archuleta Colorado 10,659 9,898 761 7.7
28 Denton Texas 466,240 432,976 33,264 7.7
29 Fort Bend Texas 381,200 354,452 26,748 7.5
30 Bastrop Texas 62,059 57,733 4,326 7.5
31 Walton Georgia 65,224 60,687 4,537 7.5
32 Montgomery Texas 315,418 293,768 21,650 7.4
33 Dawson Georgia 17,176 15,999 1,177 7.4
34 Park Colorado 15,580 14,523 1,057 7.3
35 Union North Carolina 132,676 123,677 8,999 7.3
36 Cherokee Georgia 152,170 141,903 10,267 7.2
37 Teton Idaho 6,419 5,999 420 7.0
38 Saint Johns Florida 131,684 123,135 8,549 6.9
39 Will Illinois 536,416 502,266 34,150 6.8
40 Kendall Illinois 58,227 54,544 3,683 6.8
41 Warren Ohio 169,025 158,383 10,642 6.7
42 De Soto Mississippi 114,352 107,199 7,153 6.7
43 Lyon Nevada 36,783 34,501 2,282 6.6
44 Sherburne Minnesota 68,621 64,417 4,204 6.5
45 Wasatch Utah 16,200 15,215 985 6.5
46 Clark Nevada 1,464,653 1,375,765 88,888 6.5
47 Hendricks Indiana 110,784 104,093 6,691 6.4
48 Canyon Idaho 139,821 131,441 8,380 6.4
49 Prince William Virginia 298,707 280,813 17,894 6.4
50 Kaufman Texas 75,810 71,313 4,497 6.3
51 Caldwell Texas 34,193 32,194 1,999 6.2
52 White Georgia 21,182 19,944 1,238 6.2
53 Barrow Georgia 48,946 46,144 2,802 6.1
54 Fluvanna Virginia 21,257 20,047 1,210 6.0
55 Fayette Tennessee 30,536 28,806 1,730 6.0
56 Coweta Georgia 94,571 89,215 5,356 6.0
57 Burnet Texas 36,151 34,147 2,004 5.9
58 Riverside California 1,635,888 1,545,387 90,501 5.9
59 Comal Texas 82,563 78,021 4,542 5.8
60 Jackson Georgia 44,010 41,589 2,421 5.8
61 Washington Utah 95,590 90,354 5,236 5.8
62 Chisago Minnesota 43,476 41,101 2,375 5.8
63 Collier Florida 265,769 251,377 14,392 5.7
64 Deschutes Oregon 121,949 115,367 6,582 5.7
65 Polk Texas 43,479 41,133 2,346 5.7
66 Williamson Tennessee 133,825 126,638 7,187 5.7
67 Butts Georgia 20,629 19,522 1,107 5.7
68 San Joaquin California 595,324 563,598 31,726 5.6
69 Gwinnett Georgia 621,528 588,448 33,080 5.6
70 Effingham Georgia 39,616 37,535 2,081 5.5
71 Christian Missouri 57,270 54,285 2,985 5.5
72 Wise Texas 51,475 48,793 2,682 5.5
73 Osceola Florida 181,932 172,493 9,439 5.5
74 Custer Colorado 3,693 3,503 190 5.4
75 San Miguel Colorado 6,951 6,594 357 5.4
76 Suffolk City Virginia 67,107 63,677 3,430 5.4
77 Carroll Georgia 91,956 87,268 4,688 5.4
78 Brunswick North Carolina 77,058 73,143 3,915 5.4
79 Wright Minnesota 94,789 89,986 4,803 5.3
80 Dallas Iowa 42,914 40,750 2,164 5.3
81 Lincoln Missouri 41,010 38,944 2,066 5.3
82 Kane Illinois 425,545 404,119 21,426 5.3
83 Bartow Georgia 80,026 76,019 4,007 5.3
84 Matanuska-Susitna Alaska 62,426 59,322 3,104 5.2
85 Boone Kentucky 90,489 85,991 4,498 5.2
86 Pasco Florida 362,658 344,765 17,893 5.2
87 Saguache Colorado 6,224 5,917 307 5.2
88 Johnston North Carolina 128,248 121,965 6,283 5.2
89 Bandera Texas 18,553 17,645 908 5.1
90 Boise Idaho 7,011 6,670 341 5.1
91 Pinal Arizona 188,846 179,727 9,119 5.1
92 Hood Texas 43,181 41,100 2,081 5.1
93 Walton Florida 42,644 40,601 2,043 5.0
94 Calvert Maryland 78,307 74,563 3,744 5.0
95 San Juan Colorado 586 558 28 5.0
96 Saint Croix Wisconsin 66,319 63,155 3,164 5.0
97 Hanson South Dakota 3,294 3,139 155 4.9
98 Livingston Michigan 164,678 156,951 7,727 4.9
99 Nye Nevada 34,075 32,485 1,590 4.9
100 Lee Florida 462,455 440,888 21,567 4.9
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Table CO-EST2001-11 - 100 Fastest Growing Counties by Percent Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: April 29, 2002

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