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Census: St. George is fastest-growing metro area in the U.S.
... "The speed of the growth, and especially its makeup, is raising more than a few eyebrows among state demographers, said Pam Perlich, director of demographic research at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. According to the estimates, people moving into the state overwhelmingly made up the 6,200 or so new residents. Eighty-six percent came from net migration — a startling figure given that most places in Utah see the bulk of new growth coming from "natural" growth, or more people being born than dying"...
(Photo: Chris Caldwell / The Spectrum & Daily News)
David DeMille, The Spectrum - https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2...astest-growing-metro-area-u-s/446901002/
The St. George metro area is the fastest-growing in the U.S., according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
There were an estimated 165,662 people in 2017 in the designated metro area, which includes most of Washington County, up 4 percent from 2016, according to estimates released Thursday.
The news may come as little surprise to residents used to traversing the constant road construction; looking up at new homes, new stores and other construction projects; and watching as housing developments expand away from the city centers and into the surrounding desert...
Construction crews continue building homes in the Ledges Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Local governments and city planners discuss the projected increase in population and the potential impacts on the area.
(Photo: Chris Caldwell / The Spectrum & Daily News)
"Certainly it's tied to the growth dynamic of the Greater Las Vegas area, but it's got its own internal growth dynamic, and there isn't another county in the state we can point to that has this," she said.
Top 10 fastest-growing U.S. metro areas by percentage, 2016-2017
#1. St. George, Utah, 4 percent to 165,662.
2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and North Carolina, 3.7 percent to 447,793.
3. Greeley, Colorado, 3.5 percent to 294,243.
4. Bend-Redmond, Oregon, 3.4 percent to 180,675.
5. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 2.9 percent to 153,144.
6. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida, 2.9 percent to 667,018.
7. Boise City, Idaho, 2.8 percent to 690,810.
#8. Provo-Orem, Utah, 2.7 percent to 601,478.
9. Austin-Round Rock, Texas, 2.7 percent to 2,060,558.
10. The Villages, Florida, 2.5 percent to 125,165.
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