Can you name the US cities that added the most people between the 2000 census and the 2010 census?

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Includes all cities, towns and villages with populations of at least 50,000 in 2000. CDPs (census designated places) not included.
Source: US Census Data from 2000 and 2010
Also try: Shrinking American Cities

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Rank	City	Growth (2000 > 2010 Population)
1		206,512 (534,694 > 741,206)
2		190,596 (540,828 > 731,424)
3		182,761 (1,144,646 > 1,327,407)
4		166,855 (8,008,278 > 8,175,133)
5		145,820 (1,953,631 > 2,099,451)
6		133,828 (656,562 > 790,390)
7		127,799 (276,093 > 403,892)
8		124,587 (1,321,045 > 1,445,632)
9		105,322 (478,434 > 583,756)
10		101,473 (115,488 > 216,961)
11		100,426 (247,057 > 347,483)
12		98,756 (109,697 > 208,453)
13		97,801 (3,694,820 > 3,792,621)
14		97,245 (448,607 > 545,852)
15		86,167 (735,617 > 821,784)

Rank	City	Growth (2000 > 2010 Population)
16		85,459 (563,662 > 649,121)
17		84,002 (1,223,400 > 1,307,402)
18		82,348 (175,381 > 257,729)
19		79,549 (121,015 > 200,564)
20		76,748 (54,369 > 131,117)
21		75,834 (88,769 > 164,603)
22		75,563 (711,470 > 787,033)
23		73,867 (506,132 > 579,999)
24		70,360 (173,556 > 243,916)
25		69,303 (143,072 > 212,375)
26		67,140 (128,929 > 196,069)
27		67,013 (427,652 > 494,665)
28		59,542 (176,581 > 236,123)
29		59,515 (176,576 > 236,091)
30		59,470 (407,018 > 466,488)
	59,470 (407,018 > 466,488)
	59,470 (407,018 > 466,488)
	59,470 (407,018 > 466,488)

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	MrCaliChicago:	May 13th, 2011 at 04:58 GMT		49 points
	I can't believe so many people would move to places with no water and highs of 110 degrees.

	DTNelson:	May 13th, 2011 at 06:02 GMT		16 points
	@MrCaliChicago: Most of those people are moving from places that are hotter and drier, places to the south of the southwest US.

	PK9:	May 13th, 2011 at 06:14 GMT		2 points
	Sacramento surprises the heck out of me. Usually growing markets aren't the ones that are at risk of losing their professional sports teams...

	Lolo76:	May 13th, 2011 at 06:27 GMT		2 points
	@PK9: Sacramento doesn't surprise me at all, since I'm from the Bay Area... and I know MANY people who've relocated to Sacramento, mostly because it's cheap (compared to SF/SJ) but still close to the bay & a "real" city. I even considered moving there myself, until I - very luckily - found a job near San Jose. Whew!

	Lolo76:	May 13th, 2011 at 06:34 GMT		7 points
	@MrCaliChicago: As we say in the west, "at least it's a dry heat!" ;-) I've also lived on the Atlantic coast, and I'll take 110F in CA/AZ over 80F in Maryland ANY day.

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	franktank26:	May 13th, 2011 at 07:28 GMT		12 points
	@Lolo76: After living in Dallas/Ft. Worth with "blow torch" wind and scalding hot outdoor surfaces, I'll still take the Chicago/Illinois humidity over the caveats of "dry heat."

	Teary_Ennui:	May 13th, 2011 at 10:55 GMT		17 points
	Surprised to see Columbus on here - try the shrinking cities quiz and you'll see a lot in Ohio

	web250:	May 13th, 2011 at 12:13 GMT		-4 points
	This should be by percentage growth, not raw growth

	DyslexicGod:	May 13th, 2011 at 12:15 GMT		-4 points
	Texas got 4.3 million new residents last decade, more than California, New York and Illinois combined. The economy is flourishing here, and the big cities have become technological hubs. Plus, Austin is the coolest city in the U.S....and it snows like 3 days every decade, people have to get sick of dealing with snow in the north so many months every year.

	caramba:	May 13th, 2011 at 12:25 GMT		6 points
	@web250: Booger did that one - http://www.sporcle.com/games/Booger/fastest-growing-american-cities

	Raynard:	May 13th, 2011 at 12:45 GMT		3 points
	@Booger: I find it very patriotic how you made the color scheme red white and blue.

	joshmassey:	May 13th, 2011 at 13:02 GMT		11 points
	Houston's inclusion on this list = New Orleans' inclusion on the other one.

	msantos1116:	May 13th, 2011 at 13:16 GMT		10 points
	What about Louisville? They consolidated their county into the city and grew by about half a million. I guess it's not the same thing, but for statistical purposes according to the US Census, it should be the top "gainer".

	msantos1116:	May 13th, 2011 at 13:39 GMT		-2 points
	@MrCaliChicago: "I can't believe so many people would move to places with no water and highs of 110 degrees." Cost of living is much more affordable when you don't have access to water. Most places in the northeast are already built out almost as much as they possibly can be.

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	debbiedoesnothin:	May 13th, 2011 at 14:42 GMT		7 points
	@CraigR: With health care costs skyrocketing, old people can't afford to relocate anymore. Young people with families are moving to the southwest for jobs and lower cost of living. When I watch House Hunters, I'm shocked by how expensive homes are in Florida and how cheap they are in Texas. Plus fewer gators.

	Booger:	May 13th, 2011 at 14:59 GMT		2 points
	@msantos1116: Look at my comment in the archived section regarding Louisville.

	croquembouche:	May 13th, 2011 at 15:25 GMT		5 points
	Thanks for making Frisco a bonus answer :) Lived in the Dallas area between 1998 and 2007 and that place got so huge quick due to the spillout from Plano.

	adrian96:	May 13th, 2011 at 15:51 GMT		-2 points
	Was it wrong to guess New Orleans? :p

	jmatt22397:	May 13th, 2011 at 16:20 GMT		-1 points
	@MrCaliChicago: I used to live in Arizona, AZ and Southern California's weather is awesome. From about October to February its pretty much 70 degrees every day. The summers are hot, but I'll take 110 over 90 and humid any day.

	crew1996:	May 13th, 2011 at 16:46 GMT		7 points
	@Teary_Ennui: Columbus is where the rest of Ohio moves to get a job. I know so many people born and raised in Cleveland and Akron it's not funny.

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	QuintFan:	May 13th, 2011 at 19:01 GMT		1 point
	I would never have guessed most of these places, they're kind of random. Very surprised to see Port St. Lucie, FL...I lived right over the bridge from it in Vero Beach for 2 years and I gotta say: there is NOTHING there, and it's not even a nice little beach town, it's basically low income (though I guess that's who the growth rate is) :-/.

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	TheBigE1980:	May 13th, 2011 at 19:45 GMT		2 points
	Surprise, AZ is a bonus and it is misspelled.

	trekkie4christ:	May 13th, 2011 at 20:49 GMT		0 points
	I never even considered Laredo; though a lot may come from the human trafficking rings that run through there.

	yankeespurs101:	May 13th, 2011 at 20:54 GMT		3 points
	Haha the front page comment cracks me up!

	Bobman1:	May 13th, 2011 at 20:58 GMT		-1 points
	No ofense, but I think the 50,000 population cut-off is a bit low. I was in the 94th percentile and didn't even hit half right--never heard of 4-6 of the smaller bergs. 100k, 150k might make more sense. It kills me that I whiffed on Dallas but Ft. Worth was in there. Argh. Inclusion of Columbus IS interesting--I left the rust belt off entirely, but did try a few college towns, just in case.

	theGrit:	May 13th, 2011 at 21:11 GMT		3 points
	My whole life I've heard that Fresno is a terrible place. I've never been there, so I have no idea. But I wonder what changed. Anyone?