Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 4, 2019
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June 4, 2019: In 2018, eight of the 15 fastest-growing cities were in the South. According to Census Bureau estimates, six were in the West, one in the Midwest, and none in the Northeast.[1]
Phoenix, Ariz., grew by 25,288, making it the fastest-growing city between 2017 and 2018.
The rest of the top five were San Antonio, Texas (20,824); Fort Worth, Texas (19,552); Seattle, Wash. (15,354); and Charlotte, N.C. (13,151).
Other Southern cities in the top 15 included Austin, Texas (12,504); Jacksonville, Fla. (12,153); Frisco, Texas (10,884); McKinney, Texas (9,888); and Miami, Fla. (8,884).
Western cities on the list were San Diego, Calif. (11,549); Denver, Colo. (11,053); Henderson, Nev. (10,759); and Las Vegas, Nev. (9,016).
Columbus, Ohio (10,770), was the only city from the Midwest on the Census Bureau's top 15 list.
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