City of Houston adds 2nd most residents, 2000-2009

New York City is #1

Jon Boyd, Sep 13, 10.

US Census updates from 2009 reveal that the City of Houston added more residents since 2000 than any other city except New York, says the Houston Business Journal:

[City of] Houston ranked second in the nation in terms of population growth between 2000 and 2009, a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau says.

[City of] Houston added 284,199 people between 2000 and 2009 for a population of 2,257,926 as of July 1, 2009, according to revised U.S. Census Bureau population figures released Friday. The city ranked as the 4th most populous city. The nation’s largest city, New York, posted the largest population increase, adding 383,195 residents. Its estimated 2009 population was 8.39 million.

New Orleans registered the nation’s biggest nine-year decline. Its population dropped by 129,824 between 2000 and 2009, followed by Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh.

The Census Bureau issued revised 2009 estimates for 19,507 cities, incorporated towns, and similar communities. These figures are not the results of the 2010 census scheduled for release next year.

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The Houston region as a whole continues to add a tremendous amount of people. Among the local counties, Harris added the most people between 2000-2009, and Fort Bend was second, according to the Census. Harris County counted 670,399 more people than it did in 2000, an increase of 19.7%. The population of Fort Bend County increased by 57.1, but only added 202,418 new residents, or less than a third of the new residents in Harris County. The eight-county region of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties added 1,145,753. Harris County’s increase was 195,045 more people than all the other seven counties combined.