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March 1998 Report

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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

-- Metropolitan counties grew by 1.3 percent between 1996 and 1997, roughly two and a half times the rate of 0.5 percent for nonmetropolitan counties and higher than the national growth rate of 0.9 percent.

-- Of the nation=s 2,420 counties with at least 10,000 people in 1997, three of the 10 fastest growing are located in Colorado, another three in northern Georgia and all 10 are within or border on metropolitan areas.

-- In general, the fastest-growing one-fifth of the U.S. counties were primarily in the South (56 percent) and West (24 percent). Nineteen percent were in the Midwest and only 1 percent were in the Northeast.

For questions about the data, contact David Rain or Marc Perry (301-457-2419). The Internet address is: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/countypop.html.

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