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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Two of the top three largest gaining metropolitan statistical areas from 2010 to 2018 were in the state of Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro areas each gained over 1,000,000 people, according to July 1, 2018, population estimates released today. With estimated populations of 7,539,711 and 6,997,384, respectively, Dallas and Houston are positioned as the fourth and fifth most populous metro areas in 2018.
Typically, metropolitan areas that add the most people are also among the most populous. This is due to a higher potential for change that can alter the population, such as births, deaths and migration — both domestic and international. Yet, some metro areas that gained a lot of people are not among the most populous.
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 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.; Austin-Round Rock, Texas; and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla., were among the 10 largest metros by numeric growth, but not among the 10 most populous in 2018, ranking third, seventh, ninth and tenth, respectively.
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About America Counts
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