The Top 10 Counties for Population Change in the Maritime Provinces (2002-2013)
- Halifax (NS)……………………..+34,307
- Westmorland (NB)…….……..+19,851
- Cape Breton (NS)……………..-10,194
- Queens (PEI)…………………….+10,033
- York (NB)………………….……….+9,422
- Gloucester (NB)………………....-7,419
- Northumberland (NB)…….……-4,728
- Restigouche (NB)…………………-4,579
- Kings (NB)…………………………..+3,376
- Madawaska (NB)…….……………-3,084
Takeaway - population growth is concentrated in a small handful of counties. Population loss tends to be much more distributed throughout all three provinces. The biggest exception is Cape Breton county in NS which is experiencing exceptionally heavy and concentrated population loss.
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