Top 100 Fastest Growing Counties
  
 
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    All Data Obtained from Census Bureau.
 
 Housing and Population Growth Rates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties 
     between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2009.
 

        

          
            

              Rank
              County
              Metropolitan

              Statistical Area		
              Pop

              Change		
              Hsg

              Change		
              Housing Units
            

            

              Apr 1, 2000
              Jul 1, 2009
            

          
          

            1
            Flagler County, FL
            NA
            83.86
            101.92
            24,452
            49,373
          

          

            2
            Sumter County, FL
            NA
            45.61
            93.07
            25,197
            48,648
          

          

            3
            Teton County, ID
            NA
            55.67
            91.37
            2,631
            5,035
          

          

            4
            Pinal County, AZ
            Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
            89.72
            82.41
            81,152
            148,032
          

          

            5
            Paulding County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            67.44
            79.49
            29,248
            52,498
          

          

            6
            Kendall County, IL
            Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
            92.11
            78.64
            19,528
            34,884
          

          

            7
            Forsyth County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            77.42
            75.16
            36,492
            63,918
          

          

            8
            Rockwall County, TX
            Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
            88.93
            71.80
            15,350
            26,371
          

          

            9
            Henry County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            63.71
            71.19
            43,170
            73,902
          

          

            10
            Loudoun County, VA
            Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
            77.58
            70.58
            62,160
            106,032
          

          

            11
            Osceola County, FL
            Orlando, FL
            56.89
            69.30
            72,293
            122,391
          

          

            12
            Newton County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            61.20
            64.33
            23,033
            37,849
          

          

            13
            Douglas County, CO
            Denver-Aurora, CO
            63.98
            61.56
            63,333
            102,318
          

          

            14
            Williamson County, TX
            Austin-Round Rock, TX
            64.29
            57.49
            90,325
            142,249
          

          

            15
            Cherokee County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            51.52
            57.23
            51,951
            81,680
          

          

            16
            Washington County, UT
            St. George, UT
            52.15
            56.39
            36,478
            57,049
          

          

            17
            Barrow County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            56.38
            54.36
            17,304
            26,711
          

          

            18
            Union County, NC
            Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
            60.49
            54.19
            45,727
            70,508
          

          

            19
            Brunswick County, NC
            Wilmington, NC
            46.45
            51.98
            51,414
            78,139
          

          

            20
            Jackson County, GA
            NA
            52.79
            51.95
            16,226
            24,656
          

          
            

              Rank
              County
              Metropolitan

              Statistical Area		
              Pop

              Change		
              Hsg

              Change		
              Housing Units
            

            

              Apr 1, 2000
              Jul 1, 2009
            

          
          

            21
            Culpeper County, VA
            NA
            35.72
            51.20
            12,872
            19,463
          

          

            22
            Fannin County, GA
            NA
            15.90
            51.09
            11,134
            16,822
          

          

            23
            Madison County, ID
            NA
            39.95
            50.01
            7,630
            11,446
          

          

            24
            Wasatch County, UT
            NA
            41.97
            49.91
            6,564
            9,840
          

          

            25
            Delaware County, OH
            Columbus, OH
            53.38
            49.64
            42,376
            63,413
          

          

            26
            Hamilton County, IN
            Indianapolis, IN
            52.83
            49.53
            69,478
            103,890
          

          

            27
            Collin County, TX
            Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
            60.98
            49.47
            194,943
            291,373
          

          

            28
            Broomfield County, CO
            Denver-Aurora, CO
            42.86
            49.24
            14,654
            21,869
          

          

            29
            Hays County, TX
            Austin-Round Rock, TX
            59.40
            49.22
            35,639
            53,179
          

          

            30
            St. Johns County, FL
            Jacksonville, FL
            52.20
            49.02
            58,008
            86,441
          

          

            31
            Lee County, FL
            Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
            33.12
            48.92
            245,406
            365,447
          

          

            32
            DeSoto County, MS
            Memphis, TN-MS-AR
            48.06
            48.92
            40,795
            60,750
          

          

            33
            Montgomery County, TX
            Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
            52.41
            48.52
            112,769
            167,489
          

          

            34
            Scott County, MN
            Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
            47.42
            48.26
            31,609
            46,863
          

          

            35
            Spencer County, KY
            Louisville, KY-IN
            50.75
            47.18
            4,555
            6,704
          

          

            36
            Rutherford County, TN
            Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
            41.22
            46.97
            70,616
            103,781
          

          

            37
            Dallas County, IA
            Des Moines, IA
            51.93
            46.76
            16,549
            24,287
          

          

            38
            Clark County, NV
            Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
            38.31
            46.38
            559,786
            819,409
          

          

            39
            St. Lucie County, FL
            Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL
            38.30
            45.70
            91,262
            132,966
          

          

            40
            Walton County, FL
            NA
            35.72
            45.27
            29,084
            42,249
          

          
            

              Rank
              County
              Metropolitan

              Statistical Area		
              Pop

              Change		
              Hsg

              Change		
              Housing Units
            

            

              Apr 1, 2000
              Jul 1, 2009
            

          
          

            41
            Comal County, TX
            San Antonio, TX
            46.79
            44.96
            32,718
            47,427
          

          

            42
            Franklin County, WA
            Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA
            56.76
            44.47
            16,084
            23,236
          

          

            43
            Sandoval County, NM
            Albuquerque, NM
            39.08
            44.20
            35,139
            50,672
          

          

            44
            Bryan County, GA
            Savannah, GA
            39.04
            44.05
            8,675
            12,496
          

          

            45
            Walton County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            43.87
            44.04
            22,502
            32,413
          

          

            46
            Deschutes County, OR
            Bend, OR
            37.50
            43.90
            54,583
            78,545
          

          

            47
            Horry County, SC
            Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
            34.17
            43.68
            122,103
            175,433
          

          

            48
            Hendricks County, IN
            Indianapolis, IN
            35.08
            43.61
            39,229
            56,335
          

          

            49
            Coweta County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            42.48
            43.46
            33,182
            47,602
          

          

            50
            Gilmer County, GA
            NA
            23.73
            43.17
            11,924
            17,072
          

          

            51
            Canyon County, ID
            Boise City-Nampa, ID
            41.97
            43.09
            47,966
            68,635
          

          

            52
            Kendall County, TX
            San Antonio, TX
            43.39
            42.97
            9,612
            13,742
          

          

            53
            Douglas County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            40.61
            42.87
            34,852
            49,792
          

          

            54
            Weld County, CO
            Greeley, CO
            40.86
            42.84
            66,166
            94,509
          

          

            55
            Dawson County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            40.92
            42.81
            7,166
            10,234
          

          

            56
            Baldwin County, AL
            NA
            28.10
            42.42
            74,285
            105,799
          

          

            57
            Grand County, CO
            NA
            11.81
            42.42
            10,894
            15,515
          

          

            58
            Wright County, MN
            Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
            35.46
            42.20
            34,358
            48,858
          

          

            59
            Lake County, FL
            Orlando, FL
            48.27
            41.45
            102,801
            145,410
          

          

            60
            Mecklenburg County, NC
            Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
            31.39
            41.22
            292,757
            413,429
          

          
            

              Rank
              County
              Metropolitan

              Statistical Area		
              Pop

              Change		
              Hsg

              Change		
              Housing Units
            

            

              Apr 1, 2000
              Jul 1, 2009
            

          
          

            61
            Christian County, MO
            Springfield, MO
            42.68
            41.07
            21,826
            30,789
          

          

            62
            Lumpkin County, GA
            NA
            31.22
            40.98
            8,251
            11,632
          

          

            63
            New Kent County, VA
            Richmond, VA
            34.54
            40.53
            5,203
            7,312
          

          

            64
            Wakulla County, FL
            Tallahassee, FL
            43.51
            40.43
            9,821
            13,792
          

          

            65
            Prince William County, VA
            Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
            34.80
            40.38
            98,053
            137,651
          

          

            66
            Fort Bend County, TX
            Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
            57.11
            40.34
            115,991
            162,777
          

          

            67
            Sherburne County, MN
            Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
            36.37
            40.21
            22,824
            32,001
          

          

            68
            Beaufort County, SC
            NA
            28.33
            39.69
            60,512
            84,530
          

          

            69
            Wake County, NC
            Raleigh-Cary, NC
            42.90
            39.42
            258,966
            361,060
          

          

            70
            James City County, VA
            Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
            32.50
            39.28
            20,772
            28,931
          

          

            71
            St. Croix County, WI
            Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
            31.98
            39.26
            24,266
            33,792
          

          

            72
            Iron County, UT
            NA
            34.05
            39.10
            13,618
            18,943
          

          

            73
            Morgan County, UT
            Ogden-Clearfield, UT
            24.95
            39.02
            2,158
            3,000
          

          

            74
            Archuleta County, CO
            NA
            25.61
            38.88
            6,211
            8,626
          

          

            75
            Stafford County, VA
            Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
            34.31
            38.78
            31,405
            43,585
          

          

            76
            Placer County, CA
            Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
            40.32
            38.41
            107,302
            148,518
          

          

            77
            Ascension Parish, LA
            Baton Rouge, LA
            36.80
            38.16
            29,172
            40,304
          

          

            78
            Effingham County, GA
            Savannah, GA
            42.63
            38.03
            14,170
            19,559
          

          

            79
            Utah County, UT
            Provo-Orem, UT
            47.96
            38.00
            104,316
            143,960
          

          

            80
            King George County, VA
            NA
            40.20
            37.99
            6,820
            9,411
          

          
            

              Rank
              County
              Metropolitan

              Statistical Area		
              Pop

              Change		
              Hsg

              Change		
              Housing Units
            

            

              Apr 1, 2000
              Jul 1, 2009
            

          
          

            81
            Gwinnett County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            37.34
            37.76
            209,683
            288,869
          

          

            82
            York County, SC
            Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
            37.89
            37.67
            66,061
            90,945
          

          

            83
            Pike County, GA
            Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
            29.46
            37.55
            5,068
            6,971
          

          

            84
            Carver County, MN
            Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
            31.20
            37.37
            24,883
            34,183
          

          

            85
            Tooele County, UT
            Salt Lake City, UT
            43.21
            37.14
            13,812
            18,942
          

          

            86
            Denton County, TX
            Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
            52.11
            37.12
            168,070
            230,456
          

          

            87
            Union County, GA
            NA
            22.92
            37.12
            10,001
            13,713
          

          

            88
            Camden County, NC
            NA
            41.32
            37.00
            2,973
            4,073
          

          

            89
            Chambers County, TX
            Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
            20.74
            36.98
            10,336
            14,158
          

          

            90
            Lincoln County, SD
            Sioux Falls, SD
            70.70
            36.90
            9,131
            12,500
          

          

            91
            Towns County, GA
            NA
            18.15
            36.85
            6,282
            8,597
          

          

            92
            Iredell County, NC
            NA
            28.94
            36.80
            51,917
            71,025
          

          

            93
            Boone County, KY
            Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
            37.89
            36.46
            33,351
            45,510
          

          

            94
            Lee County, GA
            Albany, GA
            38.99
            36.37
            8,813
            12,018
          

          

            95
            Routt County, CO
            NA
            19.20
            36.33
            11,216
            15,291
          

          

            96
            Clay County, FL
            Jacksonville, FL
            32.63
            36.21
            53,747
            73,208
          

          

            97
            Berkeley County, WV
            Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
            36.82
            35.97
            32,914
            44,752
          

          

            98
            Oconee County, GA
            Athens-Clarke County, GA
            27.06
            35.81
            9,527
            12,939
          

          

            99
            Spotsylvania County, VA
            Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
            33.83
            35.79
            33,329
            45,258
          

          

            100
            Indian River County, FL
            Vero Beach, FL
            19.68
            35.76
            57,900
            78,604
          

        

      		
    

    

      
        
 
 


      		
    

    

      
        
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