Population of New York City area reaches 19 million
The Business Journals by G. Scott Thomas
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 1:00am EST
The New York City market hit a population milestone in the pre-dawn hours.
The nation's largest metropolitan area reached a population of 19 million at 5:55 a.m. this Wednesday, according to new estimates by On Numbers. New York is more than 6 million residents ahead of the national runner-up, Los Angeles.
The database below contains the estimated populations of 942 metropolitan and micropolitan areas as of Jan. 15, as well as their official 2010 headcounts. Use the tab to isolate a single state, or simply hit Search to view the entire list.
On Numbers has developed a computer program that analyzes a decade's worth of demographic data to project the populations of states, metros and counties. The program also predicts the dates at which milestones (defined as populations ending in four zeros) will be reached.
Jan. 15, 2012 MSA Estimates & pop. change since 2010 Census Apr. 1, 2010
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,999,490 ( 102,381 )
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,915,425 ( 86,588 )
3 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 9,527,962 ( 66,857 )
4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,603,870 ( 232,097 )
5 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,191,498 ( 244,698 )
6 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,012,176 ( 46,833 )
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,746,616 ( 164,446 )
8 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 5,657,815 ( 93,180 )
9 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,422,852 ( 153,992 )
10 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,593,914 ( 41,512 )
11 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,396,357 ( 60,966 )
12 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,391,644 ( 166,793 )
13 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 4,342,557 ( 149,670 )
14 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,252,417 ( -43,833 )
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,514,948 ( 75,139 )
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,333,713 ( 53,880 )
17 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,158,073 ( 62,760 )
18 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,841,793 ( 58,550 )
19 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,829,894 ( 16,998 )
20 Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,736,845 ( 26,356 )
21 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 2,622,648 ( 79,166 )
22 Pittsburgh, PA 2,350,573 ( -5,712 )
23 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,282,274 ( 56,265 )
24 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,236,493 ( 93,985 )
25 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,210,151 ( 75,740 )
26 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,200,811 ( 51,684 )
27 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,146,002 ( 15,851 )
28 Kansas City, MO-KS 2,069,664 ( 34,330 )
29 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,064,950 ( -12,290 )
30 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 2,032,835 ( 81,566 )
31 Columbus, OH 1,876,811 ( 40,275 )
32 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,871,608 ( 34,697 )
33 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1,836,354 ( 78,316 )
34 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,814,188 ( 97,899 )
35 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,797,063 ( 40,822 )
36 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,685,786 ( 14,103 )
37 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,639,245 ( 49,311 )
38 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1,600,586 ( -266 )
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,565,236 ( 9,328 )
40 Jacksonville, FL 1,381,989 ( 36,393 )
41 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,334,945 ( 18,845 )
42 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,306,171 ( 22,605 )
43 Oklahoma City, OK 1,287,922 ( 34,935 )
44 Richmond, VA 1,285,112 ( 26,861 )
45 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,221,907 ( 9,526 )
46 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,197,174 ( 66,684 )
47 Salt Lake City, UT 1,156,274 ( 32,077 )
48 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,153,781 ( -13,983 )
49 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,139,957 ( 11,910 )
50 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,132,256 ( -3,253 )
51 Rochester, NY 1,057,821 ( 3,498 )
52 Tucson, AZ 997,705 ( 17,442 )
53 Honolulu, HI 971,059 ( 17,852 )
54 Tulsa, OK 955,866 ( 18,388 )
55 Fresno, CA 954,188 ( 23,738 )
56 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 926,699 ( 9,870 )
57 Albuquerque, NM 916,883 ( 29,806 )
58 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 885,812 ( 20,462 )
59 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 876,839 ( 6,123 )
60 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 870,532 ( 30,901 )
61 New Haven-Milford, CT 868,973 ( 6,496 )
62 Dayton, OH 840,331 ( -1,171 )
63 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 838,147 ( 14,829 )
64 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 833,363 ( 12,190 )
65 El Paso, TX 829,924 ( 29,277 )
66 Baton Rouge, LA 823,096 ( 20,612 )
67 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 817,750 ( 42,981 )
68 Worcester, MA 805,299 ( 6,747 )
69 Columbia, SC 791,614 ( 24,016 )
70 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 777,950 ( 3,790 )
71 Greensboro-High Point, NC 739,184 ( 15,383 )
72 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 718,375 ( 18,618 )
73 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 716,803 ( 14,522 )
74 Knoxville, TN 711,338 ( 13,308 )
75 Akron, OH 703,358 ( 158 )
76 Stockton, CA 703,240 ( 17,934 )
77 Springfield, MA 694,404 ( 1,462 )
78 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 688,307 ( 23,700 )
79 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 676,023 ( 5,722 )
80 Colorado Springs, CO 672,040 ( 26,427 )
81 Syracuse, NY 665,850 ( 3,273 )
82 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 652,076 ( 15,090 )
83 Toledo, OH 647,491 ( -3,938 )
84 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 645,676 ( 26,922 )
85 Boise City-Nampa, ID 640,972 ( 24,411 )
86 Wichita, KS 634,076 ( 11,015 )
87 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 620,346 ( 18,251 )
88 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 587,149 ( 17,516 )
89 Madison, WI 579,684 ( 11,091 )
90 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 570,510 ( 13,633 )
91 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 567,734 ( 20,550 )
92 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 565,346 ( 1,715 )
93 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 559,600 ( -6,173 )
94 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 557,307 ( 7,832 )
95 Provo-Orem, UT 554,349 ( 27,539 )
96 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 550,432 ( 7,056 )
97 Jackson, MS 546,540 ( 7,483 )
98 Chattanooga, TN-GA 537,004 ( 8,861 )
99 Lancaster, PA 528,143 ( 8,698 )
100 Modesto, CA 523,059 ( 8,606 )
Extras
Spokane, WA 481,182 ( 9,961 )
Anchorage, AK 394,061 ( 13,240 )
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California's population takes aim at 38 million
The Business Journals by G. Scott Thomas
Date: Monday, January 16, 2012, 1:00am EST
California's population is on the verge of 38 million, while Texas' total has just passed 26 million.
That's according to On Numbers' latest population estimates, which were generated by a computer program that projects the populations of states, metropolitan areas and counties, based on demographic trends since 2000.
The following database contains Jan. 15 estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, along with their official numbers from the 2010 census.
California, which is far and away the most populous state, had an estimated 37,884,602 residents at January's midpoint. Runner-up Texas had 26,017,907.
On Numbers is projecting that California's population odometer will roll over to 38 million on May 12. (The computer is actually more precise than that, predicting that the target will be reached at 11:49 a.m. on that Saturday.)
Texas passed the 26 million mark at 7:07 p.m. on New Year's Day, according to the projections.
Rounding out the top five in the population standings as of Jan. 15 were New York (19,442,080), Florida (19,221,784) and Illinois (12,906,281).
Jan. 15, 2012 State & DC Estimates & pop. change since 2010 Census Apr. 1, 2010
1 California 37,884,602 ( 630,646 )
2 Texas 26,017,907 ( 872,346 )
3 New York 19,442,080 ( 63,978 )
4 Florida 19,221,784 ( 420,474 )
5 Illinois 12,906,281 ( 75,649 )
6 Pennsylvania 12,783,164 ( 80,785 )
7 Ohio 11,555,168 ( 18,664 )
8 Georgia 9,921,585 ( 233,932 )
9 Michigan 9,839,333 ( -44,307 )
10 North Carolina 9,812,584 ( 277,101 )
11 New Jersey 8,859,683 ( 67,789 )
12 Virginia 8,172,435 ( 171,411 )
13 Washington 6,884,760 ( 160,220 )
14 Massachusetts 6,594,896 ( 47,267 )
15 Arizona 6,585,467 ( 193,450 )
16 Indiana 6,555,037 ( 71,235 )
17 Tennessee 6,461,724 ( 115,619 )
18 Missouri 6,054,916 ( 65,989 )
19 Maryland 5,857,813 ( 84,261 )
20 Wisconsin 5,735,950 ( 48,964 )
21 Minnesota 5,369,362 ( 65,437 )
22 Colorado 5,174,268 ( 145,072 )
23 Alabama 4,844,454 ( 64,718 )
24 South Carolina 4,740,599 ( 115,235 )
25 Louisiana 4,566,151 ( 32,779 )
26 Kentucky 4,394,760 ( 55,393 )
27 Oregon 3,904,870 ( 73,796 )
28 Oklahoma 3,824,062 ( 72,711 )
29 Connecticut 3,603,680 ( 29,583 )
30 Iowa 3,074,861 ( 28,506 )
31 Mississippi 2,989,615 ( 22,318 )
32 Arkansas 2,963,165 ( 47,247 )
33 Kansas 2,892,052 ( 38,934 )
34 Utah 2,865,723 ( 101,838 )
35 Nevada 2,799,082 ( 98,531 )
36 New Mexico 2,110,002 ( 50,823 )
37 West Virginia 1,864,481 ( 11,487 )
38 Nebraska 1,853,033 ( 26,692 )
39 Idaho 1,614,184 ( 46,602 )
40 Hawaii 1,389,977 ( 29,676 )
41 Maine 1,331,960 ( 3,599 )
42 New Hampshire 1,324,104 ( 7,634 )
43 Rhode Island 1,050,280 ( -2,287 )
44 Montana 1,005,670 ( 16,255 )
45 Delaware 917,361 ( 19,427 )
46 South Dakota 828,116 ( 13,936 )
47 Alaska 729,890 ( 19,659 )
48 North Dakota 684,247 ( 11,656 )
49 Vermont 628,197 ( 2,456 )
50 District of Columbia 612,569 ( 10,846 )
51 Wyoming 577,843 ( 14,217 )
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