U.S. Census Bureau releases 2013 population estimates for states, counties and metropolitan areas -Release Date: March 27, 2014
Raleigh-Durham, NC joins the ranks of urban areas with over 2 million people. Raleigh-Durham’s 2013 estimate population now stands at 2,037,430. The state of North Carolina now has 2 metropolitan areas with over 2 million people. The other being Charlotte with a population of 2,493,040. Greensboro/Winston-Salem follows with a population of 1,619,313.
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Data Release Date: March 27, 2014
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
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2013 Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Combined Statistical Areas Estimates
Charlotte, North Carolina
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA 23,484,225
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 18,351,929
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 9,912,730
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 9,443,180
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA 8,469,854
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT 8,041,303
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 7,206,144
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,146,706
Houston-The Woodlands, TX 6,508,323
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL 6,447,610
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA 6,162,195
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI 5,314,163
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 4,459,677
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,398,762
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 3,797,883
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH 3,501,538
Denver-Aurora, CO 3,277,309
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,211,252
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA 3,022,178
Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL 2,975,658
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 2,905,893
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,870,569
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 2,659,937
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 2,493,040
Sacramento-Roseville, CA 2,482,660
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS 2,393,623
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT 2,389,225
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH 2,370,839
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN 2,336,237
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,314,554
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ 2,273,195
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN 2,196,629
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI 2,040,498
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,037,430
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,883,051
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN 1,876,933
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC 1,810,266
Greensboro–Winston Salem–High Point, NC 1,619,313
Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA 1,518,677
Louisville–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN 1,490,724
Hartford-West Hartford, CT 1,489,361
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS 1,467,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI 1,407,323
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC 1,395,624
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK 1,390,835
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR 1,369,006
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 1,313,105
Richmond-Petersburg, VA 1,245,764
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA 1,233,708
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 1,213,007
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY 1,178,141
Albany-Schenectady, NY 1,173,061
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM 1,163,966
Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK 1,131,458
Fresno-Madera, CA 1,107,661
Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN 1,096,961
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH 1,079,679
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM 1,044,496
Tucson-Nogales, AZ 1,043,322
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL 1,000,757
Honolulu, HI 983,429
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL 940,299
North Port-Sarasota, FL 931,788
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA 931,666
Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC 922,242
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 898,683
McAllen-Edinburg, TX 877,959
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI 851,332
Modesto-Merced, CA 788,719
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA 755,200
Syracuse-Auburn, NY 741,411
Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR 729,547
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI 721,543
Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY 708,677
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY 702,984
Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA 698,136
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL 683,871
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID 679,989
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS 673,598
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS 668,663
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2013 Populations of some urban counties
ALABAMA
Jefferson County 659,479
Mobile County 414,079
Madison County 346,892
Montgomery County 226,659
Shelby County 204,180
Tuscaloosa County 200,821
ALASKA
Anchorage Municipality 300,950
Fairbanks North Star Borough 100,436
ARIZONA
Maricopa County 4,009,412
Pima County 996,554
Pinal County 389,350
ARKANSAS
Pulaski County 391,284
Benton County 237,297
Washington County 216,41
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles County 10,017,068
San Diego County 3,211,252
Orange County 3,114,363
Riverside County 2,292,507
San Bernardino County 2,088,371
Santa Clara County 1,862,041
Alameda Count 1,578,891
Sacramento County 1,462,131
Contra Costa County 1,094,205
Fresno County 955,272
Kern County 864,124
Ventura County 839,620
San Francisco County 837,442
San Joaquin County 704,379
COLORADO
El Paso County 655,044
Denver County 649,495
Arapahoe County 607,070
Jefferson County 551,798
Adams County 469,193
Larimer County 315,988
Boulder County 310,048
Douglas County 305,963
Weld County 269,785
CONNECTICUT
Fairfield County 939,904
Hartford County 898,272
New Haven County 862,287
DELAWARE
New Castle County 549,684
Sussex County 206,649
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia 646,449
FLORIDA
Miami-Dade County 2,617,176
Broward County 1,838,844
Palm Beach County 1,372,171
Hillsborough County 1,291,578
Orange County 1,225,267
Pinellas County 929,048
Duval County 885,855
Lee County 661,115
Polk County 623,009
Brevard County 550,823
Volusia County 500,800
GEORGIA
Fulton County 984,293
Gwinnett County 859,304
Cobb County 717,190
DeKalb County 713,340
Chatham County 278,434
Clayton County 264,220
Cherokee County 225,106
Henry County 211,128
Richmond County 202,003
Forsyth County 195,405
Hall County 187,745
Bibb County 154,721
HAWAII
Honolulu County 983,429
Hawaii County 190,821
Maui County 160,202
IDAHO
Ada County 416,464
Canyon County 198,871
Kootenai County 144,265
Bonneville County 107,517
ILLINOIS
Cook County 5,240,700
DuPage County 932,126
Lake County 703,019
Will County 682,829
Kane County 523,643
INDIANA
Marion County 928,281
Lake County 491,456
Allen County 363,014
Hamilton County 296,693
St. Joseph County 266,709
Elkhart County 200,563
IOWA
Polk County 451,677
Linn County 216,111
Scott County 170,385
Woodbury County 102,130
KANSAS
Johnson County 566,933
Sedgwick County 505,415
Shawnee County 178,831
Wyandotte County 160,384
Douglas County 114,322
KENTUCKY
Jefferson County 756,832
Fayette County 308,428
Kenton County 163,145
Boone County 124,442
Warren County 118,370
LOUISIANA
East Baton Rouge Parish 445,227
Jefferson Parish 434,767
Orleans Parish 378,715
Caddo Parish 254,887
St. Tammany Parish 242,333
MAINE
Cumberland County 285,456
York County 199,431
Penobscot County 153,364
Kennebec County 121,164
Androscoggin County 107,604
MARYLAND
Montgomery County 1,016,677
Prince George’s County 890,081
Baltimore County 823,015
Baltimore city 622,104
Anne Arundel County 555,743
MASSACHUSETTES
Middlesex County 1,552,802
Worcester County 809,106
Essex County 762,550
Suffolk County 755,503
Norfolk County 687,802
Bristol County 552,780
Plymouth County 501,915
Hampden County 467,319
MICHIGAN
Wayne County 1,775,273
Oakland County 1,231,640
Macomb County 854,769
Kent County 621,700
Ingham County 282,234
Kalamazoo County 256,725
MINNESOTA
Hennepin County 1,198,778
Ramsey County 526,714
Anoka County 339,534
Dakota County 408,509
Washington County 246,603
St. Louis County 200,540
MISSISSIPPI
Hinds County 244,899
Harrison County 196,500
DeSoto County 168,240
Rankin County 146,767
Jackson County 140,450
Madison County 100,412
MISSOURI
St. Louis County 1,001,444
Jackson County 679,996
St. Charles County 373,495
St. Louis city 318,416
Greene County 283,870
Clay County 230,473
Jefferson County 221,396
MONTANA
Yellowstone County 154,162
Missoula County 111,807
NEBRASKA
Douglas County 537,256
Lancaster County 297,036
Sarpy County 169,331
NEVADA
Clark County 2,027,868
Washoe County 433,731
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hillsborough County 403,985
Rockingham County 299,134
Merrimack County 146,849
Strafford County 124,593
NEW JERSEY
Bergen County 925,328
Middlesex County 828,919
Essex County 789,565
Hudson County 660,282
Monmouth County 629,672
Ocean County 583,414
Union County 548,256
Camden County 512,854
Passaic County 505,672
Morris County 499,397
Burlington County 450,838
Somerset County 330,585
NEW MEXICO
Bernalillo County 674,221
Doña Ana County 213,460
Santa Fe County 147,423
Sandoval County 136,575
San Juan County 126,503
NEW YORK
Kings County (NYC Brooklyn) 2,592,149
Queens CountY (NYC Queens) 2,296,175
New York County (NYC Manhattan) 1,626,159
Suffolk County 1,499,738
Bronx County (NYC Bronx) 1,418,733
Nassau County 1,352,146
Westchester County 968,802
NORTH CAROLINA
Mecklenburg County 990,977
Wake County 974,289
Guilford County 506,610
Forsyth County 361,220
Cumberland County 325,871
Durham County 288,133
Buncombe County 247,912
New Hanover County 213,267
Union County 212,756
Gaston County 209,420
Cabarrus County 187,226
Johnston County 177,967
Pitt County 174,263
Iredell County 164,517
NORTH DAKOTA
Cass County 162,829
Grand Forks County 69,179
Ward County 67,990
OHIO
Cuyahoga County 1,263,154
Franklin County 1,212,263
Hamilton County 804,520
Summit County 541,824
Montgomery County 535,846
Lucas County 436,393
Stark County 375,432
Butler County 371,272
Lorain County 302,827
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma County 755,245
Tulsa County 622,409
Cleveland County 269,340
OREGON
Multnomah County 766,135
Washington County 554,996
Clackamas County 388,263
Lane County 356,212
Marion County 323,614
Jackson County 208,545
Yamhill County 100,725
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia County 1,553,165
Allegheny County 1,231,527
Montgomery County 812,376
Bucks County 626,976
Lancaster County 529,600
Chester County 509,468
York County 438,965
Berks County 413,521
Westmoreland County 362,437
Lehigh County 355,092
Luzerne County 320,103
RHONDE ISLAND
Providence County 628,600
Kent County 165,035
Washington County 126,259
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville County 474,266
Richland County 399,256
Charleston County 372,803
Spartanburg County 290,969
Horry County 289,650
Lexington County 273,752
Berkeley County 194,020
Anderson County 190,641
SOUTH DAKOTA
Minnehaha County 179,640
Pennington County 105,761
TENNESSEE
Shelby County 939,465
Davidson County 658,602
Knox County 444,622
Hamilton County 348,673
Rutherford County 281,029
TEXAS
Harris County 4,336,853
Dallas County 2,480,331
Tarrant County 1,911,541
Bexar County 1,817,610
Travis County 1,120,954
Collin County 854,778
El Paso County 827,718
Hidalgo County 815,996
Denton County 728,799
Fort Bend County 652,365
Montgomery County 499,137
Williamson County 471,014
Cameron County 417,276
UTAH
Salt Lake County 1,079,721
Utah County 551,891
Weber County 238,519
Davis County 322,094
VERMONT
Chittenden County 159,515
VIRGINIA
Fairfax County 1,130,924
Virginia Beach city 448,479
Prince William County 438,580
Loudoun County 349,679
Chesterfield County 327,745
Henrico County 318,611
Norfolk city 246,139
Chesapeake city 230,571
Arlington County 224,906
Richmond city 214,114
Newport News city 182,020
Hampton city 136,699
WASHINGTON
King County 2,044,449
Pierce County 819,743
Snohomish County 745,913
Spokane County 479,398
Clark County 443,817
Kitsap County 253,968
Yakima County 247,044
Whatcom County 206,353
WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha County 191,275
Monongalia County 102,274
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee County 956,023
Dane County 509,939
Waukesha County 393,843
Brown County 254,586
WYOMING
Laramie County 95,809
Natrona County 80,973
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