The latest Census Bureau estimates of population growth
The latest Census Bureau estimates of population growth indicate that Texas is gaining more new residents than any other state, with four of the top metropolitan areas in the country in terms of numerical population growth.
At the top of the list that Census produced on March 27, the Dallas-Fort Worth area added more than 162,000 residents between July 2006 and July 2007.
Other Texas metros in the top 10 included Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
Also near the top was Atlanta, which scored the second-largest population boost of more than 151,000 new residents.
Coming in at No. 3 was Phoenix, Ariz., followed by Houston; Riverside, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Austin; Las Vegas; and San Antonio, in that order.
Of the 50 fastest-growing metros, more than half (27) were in the South and 20 were in the West. On the other side of the coin, Detroit's population declined by more than three times the drop in any other area, with 27,300 people exiting the metro over the past year.
Meanwhile, other metros with out-migration of more than 5,000 people included Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ga.; Youngstown, Ohio; and Buffalo, N.Y. The South's first-place standing for population growth was largely credited to the region's relatively strong local economies and affordable housing prices.
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