Top 25 metropolitan areas with largest numeric population increases from 2008 to 2009
By APTuesday, March 23, 2010
Metro areas with largest population jumps in 2009
Population estimates for the 25 metropolitan areas with the largest increase from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2009:
| Metro | 2009 | Pop. | Change |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 6,447,615 | 146,530 | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | 5,867,489 | 140,784 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | 12,874,797 | 106,402 | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey | 19,069,796 | 101,295 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Va. | 5,476,241 | 98,305 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | 5,475,213 | 89,627 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 4,364,094 | 76,771 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | 9,580,567 | 64,931 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 4,317,853 | 57,617 | |
| Denver-Aurora | 2,552,195 | 51,811 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 3,407,848 | 51,211 | |
| Austin-Round Rock, Texas | 1,705,075 | 50,975 | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. | 4,143,113 | 50,282 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 5,547,051 | 45,299 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass. | 4,588,680 | 43,975 | |
| San Antonio, TX | 2,072,128 | 41,437 | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C./S.C. | 1,745,524 | 39,055 | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton | 2,241,841 | 38,096 | |
| Raleigh-Cary, N.C. | 1,125,827 | 35,419 | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad | 3,053,793 | 34,519 | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn. | 3,269,814 | 32,202 | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. | 1,839,700 | 29,054 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 5,968,252 | 27,756 | |
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade, Calif. | 2,127,355 | 26,217 | |
| Nashville-Davidson-Franklin, Tenn. | 1,582,264 | 25,896 |
Source: Census Bureau
Tags: California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North America, North Carolina, Texas, United States, Virginia, Washington
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