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Camden County Ranks 8th For Population Growth In New Jersey
New population estimates for 2018 released by the Census Bureau show how the population has changed in different parts of the U.S.
The southern and western United States are home to the counties that experienced the largest increases in population, according to new 2018 estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau said four of the top 10 counties for population growth were in Texas. Just over 55 percent of all U.S. counties had a population gain from 2017 to 2018. And while nearly 56 percent of U.S. counties had a natural increase in population in 2018, that figure was down from the previous year.
According to the Census estimates, Camden County lost about 6,000 residents over the last eight years.
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According to the figures, the 2018 population for Camden County was 507,078, which was slightly higher than the 506,343 that called the county home in 2017.
But the numbers show there has been a steady decline since the county boasted a population of over 513,000 in 2010. There has been a steady decline of about 1,000 people each year since, with a drop from just over 510,000 to just over 508,000 from 2013 to 2014.
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Camden County had the eighth highest population in New Jersey for 2018, according to Census estimates. Bergen County had the highest population, with 936,692.
On the metro level, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area had the largest numeric growth in population, followed by the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area. A natural increase in population — having more births than deaths — was the largest source of population growth in the Dallas area while domestic migration was the largest source for the Phoenix area, the Census Bureau said.
“One interesting trend we are seeing this year is that metro areas not among the most populous are ranked in the top 10 for population growth,” Sandra Johnson, a demographer at the Census Bureau, said in a press release.
According to the Census, the top 10 most populous counties for 2018 are:
- Los Angeles County, California
- Cook County, Illinois
- Harris County, Texas
- Maricopa County, Arizona
- San Diego County, California
- Orange County, California
- Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Dallas County, Texas
- Kings County, New York
- Riverside County, California
The top 10 counties for numeric growth between 2017 to 2018 are:
- Maricopa County, Arizona
- Clark County, Nevada
- Harris County, Texas
- Collin County, Texas
- Riverside County, California
- King County, Washington
- Orange County, Florida
- Tarrant County, Texas
- Bexar County, Texas
- Hillsborough County, Florida
The top 10 most populous metropolitan areas in 2018 are:
- New York-Newark-Jersey City
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton
The top 10 metropolitan areas for numeric growth between 2017 and 2018 are:
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
- Austin-Round Rock
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
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