Seattle-Tacoma Metro Growth Ranks 6th Nationwide: Census

SEATTLE — The southern and western United States are home to the counties that experienced the largest increases in population, according to new 2018 estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Census Bureau said four of the top 10 counties for population growth were in Texas. Just over 55 percent of all U.S. counties had a population gain from 2017 to 2018. And while nearly 56 percent of U.S. counties had a natural increase in population in 2018, that figure was down from the previous year.

According to the Census estimates, the population in King County increased nearly 29,000 residents between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, earning King County 1st place for numeric growth in Washington and 6th place for numeric growth nationwide between 2017 and 2018.

On the metro level, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area had the largest numeric growth in population, followed by the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area. A natural increase in population — having more births than deaths — was the largest source of population growth in the Dallas area while domestic migration was the largest source for the Phoenix area, the Census Bureau said.

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro region was ranked 6th nationwide for growth.

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