Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates released

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As mentioned in a previous post, the Census Bureau has just released 2011 population estimates for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical areas (state and county estimates were released earlier). A metro area contains a core urban area of 50,000 or more population, and a micro area contains an urban core of at least 10,000 (but less than 50,000) population.

You can download these estimates (as well as components of change--births/deaths/migration) from the Census Bureau website (click here) or on a limited basis from the visualization after the jump.

Both the Provo-Orem (seventh) and St. George (eleventh) were among the fastest growing metro areas nationally. Between 2000-2010 the St. George MSA was the second-fastest growing MSA in the nation. Unlike many fast-growers in the last decade, the Washington County area continued to show notable growth. Overall, the fastest growing metro areas tended to appear in the South. While the Northeast metro areas tended to just maintain or lose their population base.  Fast-growers also tended to have relatively small populations. The largest fast-growing metro areas were Dallas and Houston.


Heber City proved the seventh fastest growing micropolitan area according to Census Bureau Estimates. Vernal was the next fastest growing micropolitan area in Utah.

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