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| Population estimates for the 25 metropolitan areas with the largest increase from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2009: |
| Metro 2009 Pop. Change |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 6,447,615 146,530 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 5,867,489 140,784 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12,874,797 106,402 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey 19,069,796 101,295 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Va. 5,476,241 98,305 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta 5,475,213 89,627 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 4,364,094 76,771 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 9,580,567 64,931 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 4,317,853 57,617 |
| Denver-Aurora 2,552,195 51,811 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 3,407,848 51,211 |
| Austin-Round Rock, Texas 1,705,075 50,975 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. 4,143,113 50,282 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 5,547,051 45,299 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass. 4,588,680 43,975 |
| San Antonio, TX 2,072,128 41,437 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C./S.C. 1,745,524 39,055 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton 2,241,841 38,096 |
| Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 1,125,827 35,419 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad 3,053,793 34,519 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn. 3,269,814 32,202 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 1,839,700 29,054 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 5,968,252 27,756 |
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade, Calif. 2,127,355 26,217 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Franklin, Tenn. 1,582,264 25,896 |
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| Source: Census Bureau |
