Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Growth
by Size Category: 1950-2000: USA
Population
Classification
in 2000 |
1950 |
2000 |
Change |
% Change |
Share of Change |
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Over 5,000,000 |
46.8 |
93.8 |
47.0 |
100.5% |
36.1% |
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2,500,000 - 5,000,000 |
12.9 |
30.6 |
17.7 |
136.7% |
13.6% |
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1,000,000 - 2,500,000 |
22.2 |
46.5 |
24.3 |
109.7% |
18.7% |
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Larger Areas |
81.8 |
170.8 |
89.0 |
108.7% |
68.3% |
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500,000 - 1,000,000 |
12.6 |
26.1 |
13.5 |
107.3% |
10.4% |
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250,000 - 500,000 |
10.7 |
21.3 |
10.7 |
99.8% |
8.2% |
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100,000 - 250,000 |
14.3 |
24.9 |
10.6 |
74.1% |
8.1% |
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50,000 - 100,000 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
3.0 |
40.2% |
2.3% |
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Smaller Areas |
44.9 |
82.6 |
37.7 |
84.0% |
29.0% |
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Metropolitan |
126.7 |
253.4 |
126.7 |
99.9% |
97.3% |
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Outside |
24.5 |
28.0 |
3.5 |
14.4% |
2.7% |
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United States |
151.2 |
281.4 |
130.2 |
86.1% |
100.0% |
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x000,000 |
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Calculated from Census Data |
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County Based Metropolitan Areas as Geographically Constituted in 2003 |
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