Chatham is the 100th fastest growing county in the U.S.

Posted Monday, August 2, 2004

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Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties in 2003: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003

Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2000 to 2003
Geographic Area	July 1, 2003	April 1, 2000 estimates base	Number	Percent
Loudoun County, VA	221,746	169,599	52,147	30.7
Chattahoochee County, GA	19,333	14,882	4,451	29.9
Douglas County, CO	223,471	175,766	47,705	27.1
Rockwall County, TX	54,630	43,080	11,550	26.8
Forsyth County, GA	123,811	98,407	25,404	25.8
Henry County, GA	150,003	119,341	30,662	25.7
Flagler County, FL	62,206	49,832	12,374	24.8
Newton County, GA	76,144	62,001	14,143	22.8
Paulding County, GA	100,071	81,587	18,484	22.7
Kendall County, IL	66,565	54,544	12,021	22.0
Spencer County, KY	14,301	11,766	2,535	21.5
Williamson County, TX	303,587	249,967	53,620	21.5
Collin County, TX	597,147	491,774	105,373	21.4
Lincoln County, SD	29,302	24,147	5,155	21.3
Scott County, MN	108,578	89,498	19,080	21.3
Delaware County, OH	132,797	109,989	22,808	20.7
Stafford County, VA	111,021	92,446	18,575	20.1
Osceola County, FL	205,870	172,493	33,377	19.3
Spotsylvania County, VA	107,838	90,395	17,443	19.3
Rains County, TX	10,857	9,139	1,718	18.8
Hamilton County, IN	216,826	182,740	34,086	18.7
Fort Bend County, TX	419,772	354,452	65,320	18.4
Denton County, TX	510,795	432,976	77,819	18.0
Union County, NC	145,986	123,772	22,214	17.9
Tooele County, UT	47,965	40,735	7,230	17.7
Teton County, ID	7,058	5,999	1,059	17.7
Placer County, CA	292,235	248,399	43,836	17.6
Cherokee County, GA	166,639	141,903	24,736	17.4
Montgomery County, TX	344,700	293,768	50,932	17.3
Pickens County, GA	26,905	22,983	3,922	17.1
Hays County, TX	114,193	97,589	16,604	17.0
Weld County, CO	211,272	180,862	30,410	16.8
Will County, IL	586,706	502,266	84,440	16.8
Lake County, FL	245,877	210,527	35,350	16.8
Lyon County, NV	40,126	34,501	5,625	16.3
Bastrop County, TX	67,077	57,733	9,344	16.2
Dawson County, GA	18,575	15,999	2,576	16.1
St. Johns County, FL	142,869	123,135	19,734	16.0
DeSoto County, MS	124,378	107,199	17,179	16.0
Sherburne County, MN	74,667	64,415	10,252	15.9
Barrow County, GA	53,479	46,144	7,335	15.9
Prince William County, VA	325,324	280,813	44,511	15.9
Suffolk city, VA	73,515	63,677	9,838	15.4
Riverside County, CA	1,782,650	1,545,387	237,263	15.4
Canyon County, ID	151,508	131,441	20,067	15.3
Washington County, UT	104,132	90,354	13,778	15.2
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	68,335	59,322	9,013	15.2
Fluvanna County, VA	23,078	20,047	3,031	15.1
Wasatch County, UT	17,509	15,215	2,294	15.1
Kaufman County, TX	81,955	71,313	10,642	14.9
Lee County, GA	28,410	24,757	3,653	14.8
Warren County, OH	181,743	158,486	23,257	14.7
Clark County, NV	1,576,541	1,375,738	200,803	14.6
Currituck County, NC	20,834	18,190	2,644	14.5
Gwinnett County, GA	673,345	588,448	84,897	14.4
White County, GA	22,815	19,944	2,871	14.4
Walton County, GA	69,381	60,687	8,694	14.3
Archuleta County, CO	11,313	9,898	1,415	14.3
Wakulla County, FL	26,131	22,863	3,268	14.3
Walton County, FL	46,373	40,601	5,772	14.2
Camden County, NC	7,863	6,885	978	14.2
Hendricks County, IN	118,850	104,093	14,757	14.2
Collier County, FL	286,634	251,377	35,257	14.0
Wright County, MN	102,529	89,993	12,536	13.9
Effingham County, GA	42,715	37,535	5,180	13.8
Franklin County, WA	56,126	49,347	6,779	13.7
Burnet County, TX	38,809	34,147	4,662	13.7
Coweta County, GA	101,395	89,215	12,180	13.7
Pinal County, AZ	204,148	179,727	24,421	13.6
Lincoln County, MO	44,207	38,944	5,263	13.5
Christian County, MO	61,571	54,285	7,286	13.4
Park County, CO	16,465	14,523	1,942	13.4
Saguache County, CO	6,708	5,917	791	13.4
Dallas County, IA	46,148	40,750	5,398	13.2
Kane County, IL	457,122	404,119	53,003	13.1
Isanti County, MN	35,372	31,287	4,085	13.1
Santa Rosa County, FL	133,092	117,743	15,349	13.0
Butts County, GA	22,099	19,552	2,547	13.0
Jackson County, GA	46,998	41,589	5,409	13.0
Boone County, KY	97,139	85,991	11,148	13.0
Carroll County, GA	98,525	87,268	11,257	12.9
Calvert County, MD	84,110	74,563	9,547	12.8
Pasco County, FL	388,906	344,768	44,138	12.8
St. Croix County, WI	71,155	63,155	8,000	12.7
Pike County, PA	52,163	46,302	5,861	12.7
Nantucket County, MA	10,724	9,520	1,204	12.6
Culpeper County, VA	38,555	34,262	4,293	12.5
Comal County, TX	87,785	78,021	9,764	12.5
Bryan County, GA	26,340	23,417	2,923	12.5
Carver County, MN	78,960	70,205	8,755	12.5
Berkeley County, WV	85,272	75,905	9,367	12.3
Chisago County, MN	46,165	41,101	5,064	12.3
San Joaquin County, CA	632,760	563,598	69,162	12.3
Deschutes County, OR	129,492	115,367	14,125	12.2
Johnston County, NC	136,802	121,924	14,878	12.2
Fayette County, TN	32,289	28,796	3,493	12.1
Benton County, AR	172,003	153,406	18,597	12.1
Hall County, GA	156,101	139,311	16,790	12.1
Elbert County, CO	22,254	19,872	2,382	12.0
Chatham County, NC	55,238	49,329	5,909	12.0
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions.