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The New York City metro area is growing in population, but most of the rest of New York state is either gaining a few people or losing people, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.
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The biggest growth from 2010 to 2014, according to a Syracuse.com/The Post-Standard analysis of the new census data, came in five metro-area counties:
- Kings County (Brooklyn): 4.7%
- Queens County: 4.1%
- Rockland County: 3.9%
- Bronx County: 3.8%
- New York County (Manhattan): 3.2%
The only New York state counties to make the top 10 for growth near Syracuse were No. 6 Tompkins County (3.1%) and No. 8. Jefferson County (2.5%)
The median change in population across New York state's counties was -0.9 percent.
In Central New York, the population was essentially stable over the last five years:
- 21. Onondaga (+0.3%)
- 29. Cortland (-0.6%)
- 31. Oneida (-0.9%)
- 33. Oswego (-1.0%)
- 42. Madison (-1.5%)
- 43. Cayuga (-1.5%)
Schoharie County, just west of Albany, saw the largest percentage drop from 2010 to 2014: 3.6 percent.
The Census Bureau today released its population estimates for metropolitan statistical areas, micropolitan statistical areas and counties. Population estimates for cities and towns will be released in the coming months.
Florida had seven of the nation's top 50 growing metro areas from 2013 to 2014 and, as reported in December, is now the nation's third most populous state.
Although New York state fell out of third place in state population between 2013 and 2014, it did have three counties among the top 50 numerical gainers. Each was a New York City borough: Kings (Brooklyn), which added about 19,000; Queens, which gained about 18,000; and Bronx (with an increase of about 11,000).
Population change in New York counties, 2010-2014
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Other findings released by the Census Bureau included:
- Los Angeles is still the nation's most populous county, surpassing 10.1 million.
- North Carolina, between 2013 and 2014, became the ninth-most populous state (up from 10th). Its growth was fueled by two counties that were among the 50 top numerical gainers: Wake (Raleigh), which added about 24,000 people over the period, and Mecklenburg (Charlotte), which grew by about 20,000.
- Among the largest counties (those with total populations of 250,000 or more in 2013), the three fastest growing were in Texas: Fort Bend, Montgomery and Williamson. Each grew by at least 3.8 percent 2013 to 2014
- Among very small counties, Sterling, Texas, was the fastest growing of those with a population of fewer than 5,000 people in 2013 (8.9 percent growth). Among those in the 5,000-9,999 population range, McKenzie, N.D., led in rate of growth (18.3 percent).
- The fastest-losing county (among counties with 2013 populations of 10,000 or more) was Chattahoochee, Ga., which declined by 4.2 percent. Hale, Texas (-3.0 percent) and Colfax, N.M. (-2.9 percent) followed.
- Wayne, Mich. (Detroit) remains the county with the largest numeric decline, by far, at just less than 11,000. The next largest decline belonged to Cuyahoga, Ohio (Cleveland) at slightly more than 4,000.
- The Tucson, Ariz., metro area surpassed the 1 million population threshold between 2013 and 2014.