It’s amazing that the Phoenix area has gained nearly 790,000 people since 2000! Wow! That is almost 131,000 people per year! Atlanta has an ever steeper growth curve. See story below:
The fastest growing metro areas in the United States – Apr. 5, 2007: “Atlanta has been the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation since 2000, with a gain of nearly 900,000 residents to 5.1 million.
Also gaining more than 800,000 residents in the five-year Census Bureau report were Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston. Phoenix gained nearly 790,000. Seven of the top 10 fastest growers were in the South or West.”