News Releases

North Texas led the nation in population growth for the second consecutive year, adding more than 146,000 residents from July 2008 to July 2009, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

North Texas topped the Houston metropolitan area, which ranked No. 2 for the second straight year with 140,784 new residents.

The latest estimates of total population for metropolitan areas and counties should provide a preview of the Census 2010 results.

The bureau produces its annual population estimates based on the results from Census 2000 and the demographic components of population change calculated for the time period.

North Texas had several counties among the nation’s fastest-growing in population during the past decade. Rockwall County ranked No. 3 in the country with a growth rate of 88.9 percent from April 2000 to July 2009.

Collin County ranked No. 13, adding nearly 300,000 new residents for a growth rate of 60.1 percent. Denton County was No. 27 with 225,000 additional residents, growing 52.1 percent. Kaufman County nearly doubled its population and ranked No. 40 in the county.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area had a total population estimate of about 6.4 million for 2009, fourth most in the country behind New York City (19 million), Los Angeles (13 million) and Chicago (9.6 million). Click here for full list.