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| Population estimates for the 25 metropolitan areas with the largest increase from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008: |
| Metro 2008 Pop. Change |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 6,300,006 146,532 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 5,728,143 130,185 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 4,281,899 115,978 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta 5,376,285 114,989 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12,872,808 88,196 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey 19,006,798 84,227 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 9,569,624 72,771 |
| Austin-Round Rock, Texas 1,652,602 60,012 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 4,274,531 58,406 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Va. 5,358,130 55,835 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C./S.C. 1,701,799 55,368 |
| Denver-Aurora 2,506,626 53,233 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. 4,115,871 49,298 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 3,344,813 46,588 |
| San Antonio, TX 2,031,445 46,524 |
| Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 1,088,765 44,804 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad 3,001,072 41,338 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton 2,207,462 40,971 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise 1,865,746 38,091 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 1,819,198 32,843 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn. 3,229,878 32,258 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Franklin, Tenn. 1,550,733 30,573 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass. 4,522,858 30,520 |
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade, Calif. 2,109,832 27,646 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla. 2,054,574 25,905 |
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| Source: Census Bureau |
