Population Growth: Large Metropolitan Areas in High Income New World: (USA, Canada, Australia)
Metropolitan Areas With Over 2.5 Million Population
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Metropolitan Area |
1990/1991 |
Rank |
2000/2001 |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
% Change |
Rank |
|
|
New York |
19,711,000 |
1 |
21,362,000 |
1 |
1,651,000 |
2 |
8.4% |
18 |
|
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Los Angeles |
14,532,000 |
2 |
16,374,000 |
2 |
1,842,000 |
1 |
12.7% |
13 |
|
|
Chicago |
8,385,000 |
3 |
9,312,000 |
3 |
927,000 |
8 |
11.1% |
16 |
|
|
Washington-Baltimore |
6,665,000 |
4 |
7,538,000 |
4 |
873,000 |
9 |
13.1% |
10 |
|
|
San Francisco-San Jose |
6,290,000 |
5 |
7,093,000 |
5 |
803,000 |
10 |
12.8% |
12 |
|
|
Philadelphia |
5,574,000 |
6 |
5,834,000 |
6 |
260,000 |
21 |
4.7% |
22 |
|
|
Boston |
5,349,000 |
7 |
5,716,000 |
7 |
367,000 |
16 |
6.8% |
19 |
|
|
Detroit |
5,096,000 |
8 |
5,358,000 |
8 |
262,000 |
20 |
5.1% |
20 |
|
|
Dallas-Fort Worth |
4,138,000 |
9 |
5,346,000 |
9 |
1,208,000 |
4 |
29.2% |
4 |
|
|
Miami |
4,056,000 |
10 |
5,008,000 |
10 |
952,000 |
7 |
23.5% |
6 |
|
|
Houston |
3,855,000 |
12 |
4,815,000 |
11 |
960,000 |
6 |
24.9% |
5 |
|
|
Toronto |
3,893,000 |
11 |
4,683,000 |
12 |
790,000 |
11 |
20.3% |
7 |
|
|
Atlanta |
3,317,000 |
14 |
4,548,000 |
13 |
1,231,000 |
3 |
37.1% |
2 |
|
|
Sydney |
3,538,000 |
13 |
3,997,000 |
14 |
459,000 |
15 |
13.0% |
11 |
|
|
Seattle |
3,009,000 |
17 |
3,604,000 |
15 |
595,000 |
12 |
19.8% |
8 |
|
|
Montreal |
3,127,000 |
15 |
3,426,000 |
16 |
299,000 |
19 |
9.6% |
17 |
|
|
Melbourne |
3,022,000 |
16 |
3,367,000 |
17 |
345,000 |
17 |
11.4% |
15 |
|
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
2,810,000 |
19 |
3,272,000 |
18 |
462,000 |
14 |
16.4% |
9 |
|
|
Phoenix |
2,238,000 |
23 |
3,252,000 |
19 |
1,014,000 |
5 |
45.3% |
1 |
|
|
Cleveland |
2,860,000 |
18 |
2,946,000 |
20 |
86,000 |
23 |
3.0% |
23 |
|
|
San Diego |
2,498,000 |
22 |
2,814,000 |
21 |
316,000 |
18 |
12.6% |
14 |
|
|
St. Louis |
2,630,000 |
20 |
2,754,000 |
22 |
124,000 |
22 |
4.7% |
21 |
|
|
Pittsburgh |
2,565,000 |
21 |
2,526,000 |
23 |
(39,000) |
24 |
-1.5% |
24 |
|
|
Denver |
1,876,000 |
24 |
2,449,000 |
24 |
573,000 |
13 |
30.6% |
3 |
|
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Average |
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|
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15.6% |
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Metropolitan Area |
1990/1991 |
Rank |
2000/2001 |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
% Change |
Rank |
Growth Category |
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POPULATION GROWTH |
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HIGH GROWTH |
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Phoenix |
2,238,000 |
23 |
3,252,000 |
19 |
1,014,000 |
5 |
45.3% |
1 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Atlanta |
3,317,000 |
14 |
4,548,000 |
13 |
1,231,000 |
3 |
37.1% |
2 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Denver |
1,876,000 |
24 |
2,449,000 |
24 |
573,000 |
13 |
30.6% |
3 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth |
4,138,000 |
9 |
5,346,000 |
9 |
1,208,000 |
4 |
29.2% |
4 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Houston |
3,855,000 |
12 |
4,815,000 |
11 |
960,000 |
6 |
24.9% |
5 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Miami |
4,056,000 |
10 |
5,008,000 |
10 |
952,000 |
7 |
23.5% |
6 |
HIGH GROWTH |
|
Toronto |
3,893,000 |
11 |
4,683,000 |
12 |
790,000 |
11 |
20.3% |
7 |
HIGH GROWTH |
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MEDIUM GROWTH |
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Seattle |
3,009,000 |
17 |
3,604,000 |
15 |
595,000 |
12 |
19.8% |
8 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
2,810,000 |
19 |
3,272,000 |
18 |
462,000 |
14 |
16.4% |
9 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Washington-Baltimore |
6,665,000 |
4 |
7,538,000 |
4 |
873,000 |
9 |
13.1% |
10 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Sydney |
3,538,000 |
13 |
3,997,000 |
14 |
459,000 |
15 |
13.0% |
11 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
San Francisco-San Jose |
6,290,000 |
5 |
7,093,000 |
5 |
803,000 |
10 |
12.8% |
12 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Los Angeles |
14,532,000 |
2 |
16,374,000 |
2 |
1,842,000 |
1 |
12.7% |
13 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
San Diego |
2,498,000 |
22 |
2,814,000 |
21 |
316,000 |
18 |
12.6% |
14 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Melbourne |
3,022,000 |
16 |
3,367,000 |
17 |
345,000 |
17 |
11.4% |
15 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
|
Chicago |
8,385,000 |
3 |
9,312,000 |
3 |
927,000 |
8 |
11.1% |
16 |
MEDIUM GROWTH |
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LOW GROWTH |
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Montreal |
3,127,000 |
15 |
3,426,000 |
16 |
299,000 |
19 |
9.6% |
17 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
New York |
19,711,000 |
1 |
21,362,000 |
1 |
1,651,000 |
2 |
8.4% |
18 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
Boston |
5,349,000 |
7 |
5,716,000 |
7 |
367,000 |
16 |
6.8% |
19 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
Detroit |
5,096,000 |
8 |
5,358,000 |
8 |
262,000 |
20 |
5.1% |
20 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
St. Louis |
2,630,000 |
20 |
2,754,000 |
22 |
124,000 |
22 |
4.7% |
21 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
Philadelphia |
5,574,000 |
6 |
5,834,000 |
6 |
260,000 |
21 |
4.7% |
22 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
Cleveland |
2,860,000 |
18 |
2,946,000 |
20 |
86,000 |
23 |
3.0% |
23 |
LOW GROWTH |
|
Pittsburgh |
2,565,000 |
21 |
2,526,000 |
23 |
(39,000) |
24 |
-1.5% |
24 |
LOW GROWTH |
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Sources: National Census Bureaus |
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