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Top 10 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Professional Realty 200039


The fastest-growing counties in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, are mostly in suburban areas outside of urban centers.

The census numbers govern the distribution of more than $400 billion in federal money each year.

Here are the 10 fastest-growing counties:

1. Kendall County, Ill. (Chicago), 92.1 percent
2. Pinal County, Ariz. (Phoenix), 89.7 percent
3. Rockwall County, Texas (Dallas), 88.9 percent
4. Flagler County, Fla. (Jacksonville), 83.9 percent
5. Loudon County, Va. (Washington, D.C.), 77.6 percent
6. Forsyth County, Ga. (Atlanta), 77.4 percent
7. Lincoln County, S.D. (Sioux Falls), 70.7 percent
8. Paulding County, Ga. (Atlanta), 67.4 percent
9. Williamson County, Texas (Austin), 64.3 percent
10. Douglas County, Colo. (Denver), 64 percent

Source: CNNMoney.com, Les Christie (06/16/2010)

Comments (3)

Gabe Fitzhugh
GF Homes and Land - Nashville, TN
You Come First!

Great information!  I'm glad to see a Florida county on the list!

Jun 21, 2010 09:26 AM
Shannon Lewis
Beringer Realty - Champaign, IL
Realtor, Broker - Champaign-Urbana, IL

Interesting list. Looks like the Atlanta area is really growing taking 2 spots in the top 10!

Jun 21, 2010 09:37 AM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Guy - Excellent list. It appears that, counties from Southern California is not in the list.

Jun 21, 2010 05:07 PM