Report 1: Fastest Growing Cities Based on Numeric Increase, 2008-2008 1 New York NY 45,087 0.5 8,346,794 8,391,881 383,195 4.8 2 Los Angeles CA 30,294 0.8 3,801,574 3,831,868 136,442 3.7 3 San Antonio TX 24,394 1.8 1,349,274 1,373,668 213,752 18.4 4 Phoenix AZ 23,775 1.5 1,577,812 1,601,587 279,149 21.1 5 Fort Worth TX 23,276 3.3 704,299 727,575 184,237 33.9 6 Chicago IL 21,242 0.8 2,830,026 2,851,268-44,749-1.5 7 Dallas TX 20,004 1.6 1,279,539 1,299,543 110,641 9.3 8 Houston TX 19,743 0.9 2,238,183 2,257,926 284,199 14.4 9 Austin TX 19,183 2.5 767,199 786,382 118,133 17.7 10 New Orleans LA 18,206 5.4 336,644 354,850-129,824-26.8 11 Denver CO 17,259 2.9 593,086 610,345 56,654 10.2 12 Charlotte NC 16,452 2.4 692,989 709,441 141,498 24.9 13 San Jose CA 16,009 1.7 948,686 964,695 63,671 7.1 14 Seattle WA 13,707 2.3 603,627 617,334 53,957 9.6 15 Raleigh NC 11,925 3.0 393,866 405,791 117,329 40.7 16 El Paso TX 11,199 1.8 609,248 620,447 56,570 10.0 17 Columbus OH 9,970 1.3 759,390 769,360 55,942 7.8 18 Portland OR 9,725 1.7 556,416 566,141 36,981 7.0 19 Washington DC 9,583 1.6 590,074 599,657 27,602 4.8 20 Oklahoma City OK 8,457 1.5 551,875 560,332 54,199 10.7 21 Boston MA 8,421 1.3 636,748 645,169 56,026 9.5 22 Cary NC 7,410 5.7 129,190 136,600 40,002 41.4 23 San Francisco CA 7,357 0.9 808,001 815,358 38,627 5.0 24 Arlington VA 7,287 3.5 210,196 217,483 28,098 14.8 25 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan TN 7,008 1.2 598,465 605,473 59,937 11.0 26 Fresno CA 6,970 1.5 472,951 479,921 50,340 11.7 27 Philadelphia PA 6,946 0.5 1,540,351 1,547,297 29,755 2.0 28 Indianapolis city IN 6,854 0.9 800,730 807,584 25,717 3.3 29 Aurora CO 6,716 2.1 317,939 324,655 48,206 17.4 30 McKinney TX 6,683 5.5 120,988 127,671 73,352 135.0 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 1: Fastest Growing Cities Based on Numeric Increase, 2008-2008 31 Omaha NE 6,681 1.5 448,050 454,731 45,996 11.3 32 North Las Vegas NV 6,412 2.9 217,975 224,387 108,856 94.2 33 Wichita KS 6,348 1.7 365,838 372,186 20,019 5.7 34 Oakland CA 6,003 1.5 403,181 409,184 9,699 2.4 35 Frisco TX 6,002 6.2 96,410 102,412 68,717 203.9 36 Albuquerque NM 5,974 1.1 522,523 528,497 78,959 17.6 37 Durham NC 5,843 2.6 223,331 229,174 41,277 22.0 38 Bakersfield CA 5,761 1.8 318,702 324,463 80,830 33.2 39 Anchorage AK 5,703 2.0 280,471 286,174 25,891 9.9 40 Sacramento CA 5,640 1.2 461,047 466,687 59,642 14.7 41 Alexandria VA 5,427 3.8 144,579 150,006 21,655 16.9 42 Gilbert AZ 5,393 2.5 211,892 217,285 102,583 89.4 43 Laredo TX 5,321 2.4 220,801 226,122 48,015 27.0 44 Arlington TX 5,291 1.4 374,793 380,084 46,897 14.1 45 Plano TX 5,059 1.9 268,552 273,611 51,606 23.2 46 Las Vegas NV 4,792 0.9 562,849 567,641 87,332 18.2 47 Anaheim CA 4,782 1.4 333,114 337,896 9,060 2.8 48 Irvine CA 4,780 2.3 204,936 209,716 65,570 45.5 49 Peoria AZ 4,647 2.9 158,093 162,740 53,991 49.6 50 Riverside CA 4,634 1.6 293,225 297,859 41,448 16.2 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 2: Fastest Shrinking Cities Based on Numeric Decrease, 2008-2008 1 Cleveland OH -2,658-0.6 434,021 431,363-46,100-9.7 2 Livonia MI -1,808-2.0 91,090 89,282-11,263-11.2 3 Dearborn MI -1,779-2.1 86,354 84,575-13,128-13.4 4 Detroit MI -1,713-0.2 912,633 910,920-40,350-4.2 5 Westland MI -1,559-2.0 78,847 77,288-9,314-10.8 6 Flint MI -1,382-1.2 112,857 111,475-13,468-10.8 7 Norfolk VA -1,320-0.6 234,653 233,333-1,070-0.5 8 Emporia KS -1,304-5.0 26,172 24,868-1,951-7.3 9 Taylor MI -1,225-2.0 60,533 59,308-6,560-10.0 10 Ionia MI -1,132-9.0 12,578 11,446-85 -0.7 11 Dearborn Heights MI -1,078-2.1 51,898 50,820-7,444-12.8 12 Hampton VA -1,020-0.7 145,256 144,236-2,201-1.5 13 Buffalo NY -980-0.4 271,220 270,240-22,408-7.7 14 Galveston TX -891-1.6 57,039 56,148-1,566-2.7 15 Lincoln Park MI -755-2.1 35,267 34,512-5,496-13.7 16 Camden NJ -729-0.9 79,519 78,790-1,114-1.4 17 Avenal CA -725-4.2 17,077 16,352 1,678 11.4 18 Dayton OH -718-0.5 154,575 153,857-12,353-7.4 19 Baltimore MD -673-0.1 638,091 637,418-13,736-2.1 20 Youngstown OH -666-0.9 73,099 72,433-9,593-11.7 21 Akron OH -664-0.3 207,880 207,216-9,890-4.6 22 Waseca MN -657-7.0 9,406 8,749-888 -9.2 23 Sayre OK -656-13.9 4,711 4,055-102 -2.5 24 Cape Coral FL -616-0.4 154,818 154,202 51,735 50.5 25 Southgate MI -574-2.1 27,699 27,125-3,011-10.0 26 Garden City MI -563-2.1 26,705 26,142-3,905-13.0 27 Inkster MI -553-2.1 26,584 26,031-4,084-13.6 28 Texas City TX -552-1.2 44,517 43,965 2,349 5.6 29 Allen Park MI -549-2.1 25,977 25,428-4,020-13.7 30 Milledgeville GA -537-2.5 21,545 21,008 2,145 11.4 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 2: Fastest Shrinking Cities Based on Numeric Decrease, 2008-2008 31 Wyandotte MI -530-2.1 24,704 24,174-3,832-13.7 32 Parma OH -522-0.7 77,796 77,274-8,381-9.8 33 Toledo OH -484-0.2 316,722 316,238 2,454 0.8 34 Montgomery AL -477-0.2 202,601 202,124 305 0.2 35 Pittsburgh PA -472-0.2 312,119 311,647-22,791-6.8 36 Romulus MI -462-2.0 22,930 22,468-511 -2.2 37 St. Petersburg FL -429-0.2 244,753 244,324-4,490-1.8 38 Hamtramck MI -421-2.1 20,483 20,062-2,914-12.7 39 Coronado CA -411-1.8 22,636 22,225-1,875-7.8 40 Kenner LA -379-0.6 68,225 67,846-2,671-3.8 41 Trenton MI -376-2.1 17,940 17,564-2,020-10.3 42 Findlay OH -369-1.0 37,041 36,672-2,549-6.5 43 Deltona FL -368-0.4 83,898 83,530 13,912 20.0 44 Lakewood OH -368-0.7 50,619 50,251-6,396-11.3 45 Burton MI -364-1.2 29,856 29,492-854 -2.8 46 Wayne MI -351-2.0 17,162 16,811-2,240-11.8 47 Kokomo IN -344-0.8 45,740 45,396-1,513-3.2 48 Grafton OH -342-5.1 6,715 6,373 358 6.0 49 Euclid OH -334-0.7 47,332 46,998-5,713-10.8 50 Cleveland Heights OH -332-0.7 45,746 45,414-5,357-10.6 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 3: Fastest Growing Cities Based on Numeric Increase, - s base 1 New York NY 383,195 4.8 8,008,686 8,391,881 2 Houston TX 284,199 14.4 1,973,727 2,257,926 3 Phoenix AZ 279,149 21.1 1,322,438 1,601,587 4 San Antonio TX 213,752 18.4 1,159,916 1,373,668 5 Fort Worth TX 184,237 33.9 543,338 727,575 6 Charlotte NC 141,498 24.9 567,943 709,441 7 Los Angeles CA 136,442 3.7 3,695,426 3,831,868 8 Atlanta GA 122,098 29.2 418,823 540,921 9 Austin TX 118,133 17.7 668,249 786,382 10 Raleigh NC 117,329 40.7 288,462 405,791 11 Dallas TX 110,641 9.3 1,188,902 1,299,543 12 North Las Vegas NV 108,856 94.2 115,531 224,387 13 Gilbert AZ 102,583 89.4 114,702 217,285 14 Las Vegas NV 87,332 18.2 480,309 567,641 15 San Diego CA 82,883 6.8 1,223,418 1,306,301 16 Henderson NV 80,961 46.1 175,484 256,445 17 Bakersfield CA 80,830 33.2 243,633 324,463 18 Albuquerque NM 78,959 17.6 449,538 528,497 19 Chandler AZ 78,299 44.3 176,931 255,230 20 Jacksonville FL 77,900 10.6 735,618 813,518 21 McKinney TX 73,352 135.0 54,319 127,671 22 Miami FL 70,696 19.5 362,440 433,136 23 Frisco TX 68,717 203.9 33,695 102,412 24 Port St. Lucie FL 65,939 74.5 88,471 154,410 25 Irvine CA 65,570 45.5 144,146 209,716 26 Mesa AZ 64,608 16.2 397,878 462,486 27 Surprise AZ 63,924 206.4 30,975 94,899 28 San Jose CA 63,671 7.1 901,024 964,695 29 Tucson AZ 61,265 12.6 487,290 548,555 30 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan TN 59,937 11.0 545,536 605,473 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 3: Fastest Growing Cities Based on Numeric Increase, - s base 31 Sacramento CA 59,642 14.7 407,045 466,687 32 Denver CO 56,654 10.2 553,691 610,345 33 El Paso TX 56,570 10.0 563,877 620,447 34 Boston MA 56,026 9.5 589,143 645,169 35 Columbus OH 55,942 7.8 713,418 769,360 36 Oklahoma City OK 54,199 10.7 506,133 560,332 37 Elk Grove CA 54,132 66.8 81,096 135,228 38 Peoria AZ 53,991 49.6 108,749 162,740 39 Seattle WA 53,957 9.6 563,377 617,334 40 Cape Coral FL 51,735 50.5 102,467 154,202 41 Plano TX 51,606 23.2 222,005 273,611 42 Fresno CA 50,340 11.7 429,581 479,921 43 Chula Vista CA 50,185 28.9 173,553 223,738 44 Moreno Valley CA 49,232 34.5 142,534 191,766 45 Avondale AZ 48,875 135.6 36,039 84,914 46 Aurora CO 48,206 17.4 276,449 324,655 47 Laredo TX 48,015 27.0 178,107 226,122 48 Goodyear AZ 47,485 252.3 18,823 66,308 49 Arlington TX 46,897 14.1 333,187 380,084 50 Murrieta CA 46,863 91.9 51,018 97,881 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 4: Fastest Shrinking Cities Based on Numeric Decrease, - s base 1 New Orleans LA -129,824-26.8 484,674 354,850 2 Cleveland OH -46,100-9.7 477,463 431,363 3 Chicago IL -44,749-1.5 2,896,017 2,851,268 4 Detroit MI -40,350-4.2 951,270 910,920 5 Pittsburgh PA -22,791-6.8 334,438 311,647 6 Buffalo NY -22,408-7.7 292,648 270,240 7 Memphis TN -14,103-2.0 690,743 676,640 8 Baltimore MD -13,736-2.1 651,154 637,418 9 Flint MI -13,468-10.8 124,943 111,475 10 Dearborn MI -13,128-13.4 97,703 84,575 11 Rochester NY -12,488-5.7 219,782 207,294 12 Dayton OH -12,353-7.4 166,210 153,857 13 Birmingham AL -12,321-5.1 242,451 230,130 14 Livonia MI -11,263-11.2 100,545 89,282 15 Mobile AL -11,043-5.4 204,214 193,171 16 Jackson MS -10,765-5.8 185,786 175,021 17 Akron OH -9,890-4.6 217,106 207,216 18 Youngstown OH -9,593-11.7 82,026 72,433 19 Westland MI -9,314-10.8 86,602 77,288 20 Parma OH -8,381-9.8 85,655 77,274 21 Syracuse NY -7,904-5.4 146,464 138,560 22 Hialeah FL -7,544-3.3 226,440 218,896 23 Dearborn Heights MI -7,444-12.8 58,264 50,820 24 Gary IN -7,039-6.9 102,746 95,707 25 Taylor MI -6,560-10.0 65,868 59,308 26 Saginaw MI -6,554-10.6 61,792 55,238 27 Hammond IN -6,503-7.8 83,048 76,545 28 Lakewood OH -6,396-11.3 56,647 50,251 29 Greenville MS -6,276-15.1 41,630 35,354 30 Decatur IL -5,922-7.2 82,121 76,199 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for
Report 4: Fastest Shrinking Cities Based on Numeric Decrease, - s base 31 Euclid OH -5,713-10.8 52,711 46,998 32 Lansing MI -5,547-4.6 119,357 113,810 33 Cicero IL -5,516-6.4 85,616 80,100 34 Lincoln Park MI -5,496-13.7 40,008 34,512 35 St. Paul MN -5,486-1.9 286,748 281,262 36 Cleveland Heights OH -5,357-10.6 50,771 45,414 37 Fayetteville NC -5,148-2.5 203,209 198,061 38 Union City NJ -5,142-7.7 67,096 61,954 39 Biloxi MS -5,083-10.0 50,851 45,768 40 Evansville IN -5,067-4.2 121,651 116,584 41 Long Beach MS -5,041-29.1 17,318 12,277 42 Warren OH -4,836-10.0 48,238 43,402 43 Pine Bluff AR -4,783-8.7 55,169 50,386 44 Macon GA -4,771-4.9 97,353 92,582 45 East Orange NJ -4,677-6.7 69,829 65,152 46 St. Petersburg FL -4,490-1.8 248,814 244,324 47 Warren MI -4,375-3.2 138,247 133,872 48 Niagara Falls NY -4,366-7.8 55,661 51,295 49 Berwyn IL -4,352-8.1 54,016 49,664 50 Kalamazoo MI -4,320-5.6 77,145 72,825 No s in This Report Have (Yet) Been Updated to Reflect Successful Challenges for