M-NCPPC: 25 Fastest Growing Jurisdictions,

Top 25 Fastest Growing Jurisdictions Nationwide
by Absolute Population Gain, 2000 - 2003

Rank

Jurisdiction

Pop2000

Pop 2003

Absolute Change

1

Los Angeles County, CA

9,519,338

9,871,506

352,168

2

Maricopa County, AZ

3,072,149

3,389,260

317,111

3

Riverside County, CA

1,545,387

1,782,650

237,263

4

Clark County, NV

1,375,765

1,576,541

200,776

5

Harris County, TX

3,400,578

3,596,086

195,508

6

San Bernardino County, CA

1,709,434

1,859,678

150,244

7

San Diego County, CA

2,813,833

2,930,886

117,053

8

Tarrant County, TX

1,446,219

1,559,148

112,929

9

Orange County, CA

2,846,289

2,957,766

111,477

10

Broward County, FL

1,623,018

1,731,347

108,329

11

Sacramento County, CA

1,223,499

1,330,711

107,212

12

Collin County,TX

491,675

597,147

105,472

13

Miami-Dade County, FL

2,253,362

2,341,167

87,805

14

Palm Beach County, FL

1,131,184

1,216,282

85,098

15

Gwinnet County, GA

588,448

673,345

84,897

16

Will County, TX

502,266

586,706

84,440

17

Bexar County, TX

1,392,931

1,471,644

78,713

18

Denton County, TX

432,976

510,795

77,819

19

Hillsborough County, FL

998,948

1,073,407

74,459

20

San Joachin County, CA

563,598

632,760

69,162

21

Orange County, FL

896,344

964,865

68,521

22

Wake County, NC

627,846

695,681

67,835

23

Hidalgo County, TX

569,463

635,540

66,077

24

Fort Bend, TX

354,452

419,772

65,320

25

Dallas County, TX

2,218,899

2,284,096

65,197

39

Montgomery County, MD

873,341

918,881

45,540

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,current population estimates; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, revised April 2004.