The Country's Largest Metropolitan Areas by Population - July 1, 2008 census estimates
01 - New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 19,006,798
02 - Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,872,808
03 - Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,569,624
04 - Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,300,006
05 - Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,838,471
06 - Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,728,143
07 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 5,414,772
08 - Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,376,285
09 - Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,358,130
10 - Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,522,858
11 - Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,425,110
12 - Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,281,899
13 - San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,274,531
14 - Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,115,871
15 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,344,813
16 - Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,229,878
17 - San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,001,072
18 - St. Louis, MO-IL 2,816,710
19 - Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,733,761
20 - Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,667,117
21 - Denver-Aurora, CO 2,506,626
22 - Pittsburgh, PA 2,351,192
23 - Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,207,462
24 - Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,155,137
25 - Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,109,832
26 - Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,088,291
27 - Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,054,574
28 - San Antonio, TX 2,031,445
29 - Kansas City, MO-KS 2,002,047
30 - Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,865,746
31 - San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,819,198
32 - Columbus, OH 1,773,120
33 - Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,715,459
34 - Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,701,799
35 - Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,658,292
36 - Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,652,602
37 - Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1,596,611
38 - Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,550,733
39 - Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,549,308
40 - Jacksonville, FL 1,313,228
41 - Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,285,732
42 - Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,244,696
43 - Richmond, VA 1,225,626
44 - Oklahoma City, OK 1,206,142
45 - Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,190,512
46 - New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,134,029
47 - Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,124,309
48 - Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,117,608
49 - Salt Lake City, UT 1,115,692
50 - Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,088,765
51 - Rochester, NY 1,034,090
52 - Tucson, AZ 1,012,018
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.html
First Coast Breakdown
Duval County
2008: 850,962
2000: 778,879
2007-2008: +3,998
2000-2008: +72,083
St. Johns County
2008: 181,540
2000: 123,135
2007-2008: +6,382
2000 - 2008: +58,405
Clay County
2008: 184,727
2000: 140,814
2007-2008: +3,048
2000-2008: +43,913
Nassau County
2008: 69,835
2000: 57,663
2007-2008: +1,514
2000-2008: +12,172
Baker County
2008: 26,164
2000: 22,259
2007-2008: +473
2000-2008: +3,906
Florida's Top 10 Counties
1. Miami-Dade County
2008: 2,398,245
2000: 2,253,362
2007-2008: +15,284
2000-2008: +144,883
2. Broward County
2008: 1,751,234
2000: 1,623,018
2007-2008: +2,463
2000-2008: +128,216
3. Palm Beach County
2008: 1,265,293
2000: 1,131,184
2007-2008: +4,907
2000-2008: +134,109
4. Hillsborough County
2008: 1,180,784
2000: 998,948
2007-2008: +10,266
2000-2008: +181,836
5. Orange County
2008: 1,072,801
2000: 896,344
2007-2008: +8,822
2000-2008: +176,457
6. Pinellas County
2008: 910,260
2000: 921,482
2007-2008: -4,184
2000-2008: -11,222
7. Duval County
2008: 850,962
2000: 778,879
2007-2008: +3,998
2000-2008: +72,083
8. Lee County
2008: 593,136
2000: 440,888
2007-2008: +5,007
2000-2008: +152,248
9. Polk County
2008: 580,594
2000: 483,924
2007-2008: +7,627
2000-2008: +96,670
10. Brevard County
2008: 536,521
2000: 476,230
2007-2008: +1,516
2000-2008: +60,291
Florida's 10 Largest Metropolitan Areas
State Rank - 2008 Population - 2007-2008 Percent Change - Metropolitan Area
1. 5,414,772 0.4% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
2. 2,733,761 0.7% Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
3. 2,054,574 1.3% Orlando-Kissimmee
4. 1,313,228 1.2% Jacksonville
5. 687,823 0.4% Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice
6. 593,136 0.9% Cape Coral-Fort Myers
7. 580,594 1.7% Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. 536,521 0.3% Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
9. 498,036 -0.3% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormand Beach
10. 452,992 0.4% Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
To find information for other U.S. Metropolitan Areas not mentioned: http://www.theledger.com/section/POLKI0855
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JaxNole
March 23, 2009, 08:30:33 AMI wonder how much of Jacksonville's population growth is from citizens whose commutes are no longer than 10 minutes.
David
March 23, 2009, 09:07:12 AMLooks like we dropped from the 37th largest metro area to the 40th due to our faster growing cousins.
Duval county only had a net growth of 4,000? Seems pretty weak. At that rate we won't hit 1,000,000 for Duval until 2040.
thelakelander
March 23, 2009, 09:43:42 AMGrowth in Florida is slowing, but our region is pretty healthy compared to some of the state's other population centers. However, Duval's growth rate is pretty concerning. Looking at the growth of Clay and St. Johns, its clear that sprawl occurring at a healthy rate, at the expense of the core county. Looking at South Florida's numbers, it appears that the core county leads the region in growth, which could suggest some level of infill development continues to occur.
reednavy
March 23, 2009, 10:32:56 AMI anticipate for St. Johns to continue to boom, while Clay will probably slow down more. Clay really needs to workout it's issues with getting people into Duval other than just Blanding and US 17.
David, that 4,000 was just for one year, which isn't that bad. For the 8 year span, we still win hands down over the other two counties. At current trends, Duval will overtake Pinnellas around 2015, and crossing 1mil around 2020 to 2025.
Steve
March 23, 2009, 11:02:40 AM4,000 people is essentially births outnumbering deaths
tufsu1
March 23, 2009, 02:51:51 PMFrom 2007 to 2008 Florida actually lost population in terms of migration...we only grew because births outweighed deaths.
Much of south Florida's growth has been migration, so we'll see where that goes over the next few years....and while there is infill going on, keep in mind that there is a good bit of undeveloped land in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties (not including the Everglades).
konstantconsumer
March 23, 2009, 03:21:16 PMi'd like to see how many people live downtown/springfield/riverside/san marco/etc area. urban core population, essentially.
David
March 23, 2009, 04:10:16 PMhttp://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,4569.0.html
stjr
March 23, 2009, 04:25:02 PMDuval county only had a net growth of 4,000? Seems pretty weak. At that rate we won't hit 1,000,000 for Duval until 2040.
Who said growth is good? More congestion, crowding, sprawl..... Where does it end?
tufsu1
March 23, 2009, 04:53:54 PMsteady growth is good....if you don't grow, you fall behind!
David
March 23, 2009, 05:01:20 PMWho said growth is good? More congestion, crowding, sprawl..... Where does it end?
More jobs, more tax dollars, more diversity, more entertainment & cultural options. Or at least, that's my ideal version of growth.
JeffreyS
March 23, 2009, 06:03:12 PMUrban growth here is what is needed. We have nice rural areas, nice suburbs, recreation and indusrial areas. We need Urban development and some of the things I would like for the city we probably need more population.
stjr
March 23, 2009, 06:15:42 PMWell, then, lets talk about growth qualitatively, not necessarily quantitatively. We could "grow" our community through increasing per capita income, better education, improving cultural and other qualitative amenities. How about that kind of growth rather than mushrooming the population, be damned! There are limits, my friends, to how many people Mother Earth can support before sustainability of the planet is jeopardized. Remember, Jax wants growth and so does everyone else. Six billion today, nine billion tomorrow - how many billions served before it all implodes?
Think about all the wetlands, beach access, river access, forests, etc. that have disappeared just in Duval County over the last 25 years. Repeat this throughout Florida, the U.S., the world....and you begin to see how fast we are consuming the planet.
P.S. Regarding more tax dollars, I think it would be deemed by many that the increase in tax dollars is more than offset by the corresponding increase in tax expenditures for growth. Let's look at the BIG picture.
mtraininjax
March 23, 2009, 06:47:03 PMI agree, growth without a plan is just waste. For far too long growth without a plan led to large mountainous ski-slopes along Atlantic Blvd, Sunbeam Road, and in trenches that go from US 1 East to Pottsburg Creek.
Growing without a plan has led JEA to want to raise rates for water because while demand for water is lower, the expense to get the water to you has risen due to their "growth" plans.
I was initially all for a new courthouse, but with the economy down, how many people are filling the courthouse for new filings or new marriage licenses, if anything, i see divorces on the rise, and more filings being done online or electronically. So why again does the Clerk need 2 floors of space in the new building? I am all in favor of doing it right, but I don't see the need in this down economy for something so big and audacious.
Makes you wonder about the growth plans in place now. JAA builds 2 beautiful terminals for the future, probably losing their shirt to pay for them, but when the economy comes back, what will the new future hold for JAA? Terminal B upgrade? New art for the lobby? A few new parking decks?
I am always amazed at how we can plan for progress, then we end up paying for it in the good and bad times. I guess a cynic would call that running government like a business.
heights unknown
March 23, 2009, 09:03:07 PMI'm a little disappointed over our growth metro-wise, but hey, Jax is in North Florida, not Central or South Florida where growth in population and overall growth is off the chain, and the good news is that we are continuing steady but seemingly controlled growth and not a population boom per se.
Would like to see Jax and especially Duval County (especially urban core) see more population growth and growth overall (developments, attractions, infrastructure, etc.); no boom, but continued, steady growth to see Jax more populous than at least 10 or even 20 other metro's (including Orlando) that are now ahead of us possibly moving us to number 25 or even higher.
Let's all calm down; Jax is o.k., as long as we don't regress or decline in population and other areas of growth. Number 4 largest metro in the State is also fine, and there is a huge gulf between us and Orlando, so don't expect us to overtake Orlando metro anytime soon, especially during our lifetimes.
Good stuff and good thread!
JaxNole
March 23, 2009, 11:11:15 PMI believe it all starts with an emphasis on quality education.
Lunican
March 24, 2009, 03:39:44 PMhttp://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/citynotes.php
JeffreyS
March 24, 2009, 04:06:17 PMI noticed many of the metro areas list multiple states. Jax only lists Florida but a fair amount of SE GA must be in our metro area.
David
March 24, 2009, 04:07:34 PMWe're already called LGA (Lower Georgia ) by the rest of the state anyway. So we might as well include it.
thelakelander
March 25, 2009, 02:21:38 PMSE Georgia isn't included because the amount of those who live in SE Georgia and work in Jax, does not meet the commute requirements.
ProjectMaximus
March 25, 2009, 02:28:51 PMWhats the margin for error on these estimates? When you factor that in, Duval may have actually had a population loss.
David
March 25, 2009, 02:38:12 PMGood. So we're not a vital part of South Georgia! Can you tell the rest of the state to stop calling us lower Georgia then? haha
But seriously, it seems it will have to be counted eventually. Kingsland seems to be growing, as do some parts of the Northside & Nassau.
reednavy
March 25, 2009, 03:37:46 PMthelakelander
March 25, 2009, 03:55:11 PMNassau is already included. At some point, the metropolitan area will probably expand to take in portions of S. Georgia or at least form a CSA.
David
March 25, 2009, 04:01:49 PMRight, I know that. Poor writing on my part. I meant as the Northside & Nassau areas grow, South Ga will interact more with the metro area.