![]() ![]() George had the fastest-growing metro area from 2020 to 2021, according to the Census Bureau. With a gain of a little over 9,300 people in the same timespan, the area's population grew by 5.1%, besting Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, which grew by 4.1%.Ĭonstruction continues on River Road in St. metro areas in percentage growth last year. "Even though over time we've seen a higher number of counties with natural decrease and net international migration continuing to decline, in the past year, the contribution of domestic migration counteracted these trends so there were actually more counties growing than losing population."Īt the same time, three Utah metro areas landed in the top 10 fastest-growing communities when taking into account percentage increases. Christine Hartley, assistant division chief for estimates and projections in the Census Bureau's population division, in a statement. "The patterns we've observed in domestic migration shifted in 2021," said Dr. The bureau says all counties in Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island experienced natural decreases, meaning the number of deaths is exceeding the number of new births in those states. But the Census Bureau said it has since lost 6% of its population, the third-largest population decrease from 2020 to 2021 among U.S. For instance, Williams County in western North Dakota ranked as the second-fastest growing county from 2010 to 2020. ![]() The Midwest and Northeast struggled, including parts of North Dakota that led in the 2020 census. Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon, as well as most of Arizona and Colorado, generally speaking, lead in the highest population percentage gains, as do the eastern half of Texas, northwestern Arkansas, Tennessee, northern Georgia and Florida. Utah County placed 10th in absolute change increase. This map shows population trends per U.S. In fact, all 10 counties at the top of numeric growth from 2020 to 2021 are in those two regions. The map shows general growth in the western and southern regions of the country. that shows exactly where people are going. The bureau released a heat map of population trends per county in the U.S. Utah also factors into nationwide trends. Grand, San Juan and Carbon were the only Utah counties with absolute decreases, which factors in natural growth and migration patterns. That's not the case with Utah the Census Bureau estimates that all but three Utah counties - Carbon, Garfield and San Juan - had natural increases in 2021. The report also notes that nearly three out of four counties in the U.S. There's just so much growth going on there." what Utah County is going to look like in two or three years. For me, it seems like it's just going to be this year but I'm very curious to see. "It's not something that I necessarily see - Utah County fitting into those ranks from here on out. "I think the natural increase component really moved Utah County up in the rankings," she said. All of this combined is why she believes Utah County may have been "artificially" bumped into the top 10 in the country for 2021. But she says it's too soon to know if this report means Utah is now a leader in drawing in droves of people the same way that places like Arizona, California, Florida and Texas do.įor instance, she pointed out most major counties either experienced decreases in net migration or just didn't have as many births as Utah County because Utah County continues to buck national trends in natural growth. Harris explained that most other counties, including Utah, only experience one or the other. ![]() It also gained 8,256 through natural increase, or more babies were born than people died. The bureau reported that Utah County gained 13,655 in net migration, or the number of people moving in the county versus moving out. Utah County led the state in both percentage and numeric growth of population over the span the data was collected. The Provo-Orem and Logan metro areas also ranked in the top 10 in that category. George was the fastest-growing metro area in the U.S. Utah is kind of in the middle of the pack in terms of population size, and it is doesn't typically see rankings nationally for numeric growth," said Emily Harris, a senior demographer at the University of Utah Kem C. Utah County, with an estimated increase of 21,843 people, had the 10th largest jump in population from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021, among the 3,143 counties in the country, according to a report released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. Census Bureau shows Utah's counties are now starting to have the largest numeric growth in the nation. SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's population isn't just growing by leaps and bounds percentage-wise, but new data from the U.S. ![]()
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