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Fastest growing and declining metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the US between 1990 and 2000 in percent change.
| Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area | Pop. 2000 | Pop. 1990 | # Change | % Chang |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,375,765 | 741,459 | 634,306 | 85.5 |
| Silverthorne, CO | 23,548 | 12,881 | 10,667 | 82.8 |
| Pahrump, NV | 32,485 | 17,781 | 14,704 | 82.7 |
| Edwards, CO | 49,471 | 27,935 | 21,536 | 77.1 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 49,832 | 28,701 | 21,131 | 73.6 |
| The Villages, FL | 53,345 | 31,577 | 21,768 | 68.9 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 24,250 | 14,611 | 9,639 | 66.0 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 155,032 | 93,497 | 61,535 | 65.8 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 251,377 | 152,099 | 99,278 | 65.3 |
| Cedar City, UT | 33,779 | 20,789 | 12,990 | 62.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 108,685 | 69,795 | 38,890 | 55.7 |
| Prescott, AZ | 167,517 | 107,714 | 59,803 | 55.5 |
| Bend, OR | 115,367 | 74,958 | 40,409 | 53.9 |
| Branson, MO | 68,361 | 44,639 | 23,722 | 53.1 |
| Yuma, AZ | 160,026 | 106,895 | 53,131 | 49.7 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | 41,259 | 27,637 | 13,622 | 49.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX | 569,463 | 383,545 | 185,918 | 48.5 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,249,763 | 846,227 | 403,536 | 47.7 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 797,071 | 541,100 | 255,971 | 47.3 |
| Gainesville, GA | 139,277 | 95,428 | 43,849 | 45.9 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 464,840 | 319,596 | 145,244 | 45.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,251,876 | 2,238,480 | 1,013,396 | 45.3 |
| Laredo, TX | 193,117 | 133,239 | 59,878 | 44.9 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 347,045 | 239,464 | 107,581 | 44.9 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 138,687 | 95,709 | 42,978 | 44.9 |
| St. Marys, GA | 43,664 | 30,167 | 13,497 | 44.7 |
| Canon City, CO | 46,145 | 32,273 | 13,872 | 43.0 |
| Daphne-Fairhope, AL | 140,415 | 98,280 | 42,135 | 42.9 |
| Clewiston, FL | 36,210 | 25,773 | 10,437 | 40.5 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 376,774 | 269,407 | 107,367 | 39.9 |
| Madera, CA | 123,109 | 88,090 | 35,019 | 39.8 |
| Granbury, TX | 47,909 | 34,341 | 13,568 | 39.5 |
| Sevierville, TN | 71,170 | 51,043 | 20,127 | 39.4 |
| Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC | 141,615 | 101,912 | 39,703 | 39.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,247,981 | 3,069,425 | 1,178,556 | 38.4 |
| Seaford, DE | 156,638 | 113,229 | 43,409 | 38.3 |
| Wauchula, FL | 26,938 | 19,499 | 7,439 | 38.2 |
| Deming, NM | 25,016 | 18,110 | 6,906 | 38.1 |
| Mountain Home, ID | 29,130 | 21,205 | 7,925 | 37.4 |
| Greeley, CO | 180,926 | 131,817 | 49,109 | 37.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | 274,532 | 200,124 | 74,408 | 37.2 |
| Montrose, CO | 33,432 | 24,423 | 9,009 | 36.9 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 196,629 | 144,053 | 52,576 | 36.5 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 74,698 | 54,758 | 19,940 | 36.4 |
| Durango, CO | 43,941 | 32,284 | 11,657 | 36.1 |
| Prineville, OR | 19,182 | 14,111 | 5,071 | 35.9 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 251,494 | 186,136 | 65,358 | 35.1 |
| Arcadia, FL | 32,209 | 23,865 | 8,344 | 35.0 |
| Crossville, TN | 46,802 | 34,736 | 12,066 | 34.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | 67,831 | 50,463 | 17,368 | 34.4 |
| Orlando, FL | 1,644,561 | 1,224,852 | 419,709 | 34.3 |
| Dunn, NC | 91,025 | 67,822 | 23,203 | 34.2 |
| Elko, NV | 46,942 | 35,077 | 11,865 | 33.8 |
| Fallon, NV | 23,982 | 17,938 | 6,044 | 33.7 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 342,885 | 257,193 | 85,692 | 33.3 |
| Ocala, FL | 258,916 | 194,833 | 64,083 | 32.9 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 46,543 | 35,028 | 11,515 | 32.9 |
| Lake City, FL | 56,513 | 42,613 | 13,900 | 32.6 |
| Rio Grande City, TX | 53,597 | 40,518 | 13,079 | 32.3 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 115,092 | 87,146 | 27,946 | 32.1 |
| Statesville-Mooresville, NC | 122,660 | 92,931 | 29,729 | 32.0 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 29,967 | 22,746 | 7,221 | 31.7 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 440,888 | 335,113 | 105,775 | 31.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 537,484 | 409,482 | 128,002 | 31.3 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO1/ | 2,179,240 | 1,666,883 | 512,357 | 30.7 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 129,292 | 98,928 | 30,364 | 30.7 |
| Bellingham, WA | 166,814 | 127,780 | 39,034 | 30.5 |
| El Centro, CA | 142,361 | 109,303 | 33,058 | 30.2 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 47,297 | 36,378 | 10,919 | 30.0 |
| Cornelia, GA | 35,902 | 27,621 | 8,281 | 30.0 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,330,448 | 1,024,643 | 305,805 | 29.8 |
| Statesboro, GA | 55,983 | 43,125 | 12,858 | 29.8 |
| Carson City, NV | 52,457 | 40,443 | 12,014 | 29.7 |
| Taos, NM | 29,979 | 23,118 | 6,861 | 29.7 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 102,979 | 79,555 | 23,424 | 29.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5,161,544 | 3,989,294 | 1,172,250 | 29.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 102,720 | 79,415 | 23,305 | 29.3 |
| Nogales, AZ | 38,381 | 29,676 | 8,705 | 29.3 |
| Boulder, CO1/ | 269,814 | 208,949 | 60,865 | 29.1 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 174,682 | 135,510 | 39,172 | 28.9 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 335,227 | 260,120 | 75,107 | 28.9 |
| Shelton, WA | 49,405 | 38,341 | 11,064 | 28.9 |
| Beeville, TX | 32,359 | 25,135 | 7,224 | 28.7 |
| Olympia, WA | 207,355 | 161,238 | 46,117 | 28.6 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 191,822 | 150,033 | 41,789 | 27.9 |
| Sebring, FL | 87,366 | 68,432 | 18,934 | 27.7 |
| Payson, AZ | 51,335 | 40,216 | 11,119 | 27.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 141,627 | 110,975 | 30,652 | 27.6 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 128,094 | 100,374 | 27,720 | 27.6 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 129,461 | 101,469 | 27,992 | 27.6 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 319,426 | 251,071 | 68,355 | 27.2 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 238,314 | 187,768 | 50,546 | 26.9 |
| Columbia, TN | 69,498 | 54,812 | 14,686 | 26.8 |
| Lincolnton, NC | 63,780 | 50,319 | 13,461 | 26.8 |
| Southern Pines, NC | 74,769 | 59,013 | 15,756 | 26.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,927,881 | 1,523,741 | 404,140 | 26.5 |
| Tucson, AZ | 843,746 | 666,880 | 176,866 | 26.5 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 99,219 | 78,455 | 20,764 | 26.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 118,085 | 93,515 | 24,570 | 26.3 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 968,858 | 768,075 | 200,783 | 26.1 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 442,656 | 351,799 | 90,857 | 25.8 |
| Kalispell, MT | 74,471 | 59,218 | 15,253 | 25.8 |
| Calhoun, GA | 44,104 | 35,072 | 9,032 | 25.8 |
| Douglas, GA | 45,022 | 35,805 | 9,217 | 25.7 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3,254,821 | 2,588,793 | 666,028 | 25.7 |
| Picayune, MS | 48,621 | 38,714 | 9,907 | 25.6 |
| Vero Beach, FL | 112,947 | 90,208 | 22,739 | 25.2 |
| Athens, TX | 73,277 | 58,543 | 14,734 | 25.2 |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX | 4,715,407 | 3,767,335 | 948,072 | 25.2 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,311,789 | 1,048,216 | 263,573 | 25.1 |
| Whitewater, WI | 93,759 | 75,000 | 18,759 | 25.0 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 25,136 | 25,664 | -528 | -2.1 |
| Decatur, IL | 114,706 | 117,206 | -2,500 | -2.1 |
| Peru, IN | 36,082 | 36,897 | -815 | -2.2 |
| Sunbury, PA | 94,556 | 96,771 | -2,215 | -2.3 |
| El Dorado, AR | 45,629 | 46,719 | -1,090 | -2.3 |
| Carbondale, IL | 59,612 | 61,067 | -1,455 | -2.4 |
| Bradford, PA | 45,936 | 47,131 | -1,195 | -2.5 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 560,625 | 575,264 | -14,639 | -2.5 |
| Woodward, OK | 18,486 | 18,976 | -490 | -2.6 |
| Warren, PA | 43,863 | 45,050 | -1,187 | -2.6 |
| Van Wert, OH | 29,659 | 30,464 | -805 | -2.6 |
| Alexandria, LA | 145,035 | 149,082 | -4,047 | -2.7 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 54,587 | 56,184 | -1,597 | -2.8 |
| Bastrop, LA | 31,021 | 31,938 | -917 | -2.9 |
| Vernon, TX | 14,676 | 15,121 | -445 | -2.9 |
| Cleveland, MS | 40,633 | 41,875 | -1,242 | -3.0 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 107,578 | 110,940 | -3,362 | -3.0 |
| Oil City, PA | 57,565 | 59,381 | -1,816 | -3.1 |
| Hereford, TX | 18,561 | 19,153 | -592 | -3.1 |
| Rock Springs, WY | 37,613 | 38,823 | -1,210 | -3.1 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 134,953 | 139,352 | -4,399 | -3.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 112,249 | 116,034 | -3,785 | -3.3 |
| Clarksdale, MS | 30,622 | 31,665 | -1,043 | -3.3 |
| Tuskegee, AL | 24,105 | 24,928 | -823 | -3.3 |
| Parsons, KS | 22,835 | 23,693 | -858 | -3.6 |
| Selma, AL | 46,365 | 48,130 | -1,765 | -3.7 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 153,172 | 159,301 | -6,129 | -3.8 |
| Great Bend, KS | 28,205 | 29,382 | -1,177 | -4.0 |
| Berlin, NH-VT | 39,570 | 41,233 | -1,663 | -4.0 |
| Manhattan, KS | 108,999 | 113,720 | -4,721 | -4.2 |
| Elmira, NY | 91,070 | 95,195 | -4,125 | -4.3 |
| Amsterdam, NY | 49,708 | 51,981 | -2,273 | -4.4 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 30,060 | 31,506 | -1,446 | -4.6 |
| Binghamton, NY | 252,320 | 264,497 | -12,177 | -4.6 |
| Sweetwater, TX | 15,802 | 16,594 | -792 | -4.8 |
| Fairmont, MN | 21,802 | 22,914 | -1,112 | -4.9 |
| Danville, IL | 83,919 | 88,257 | -4,338 | -4.9 |
| Camden, AR | 34,534 | 36,400 | -1,866 | -5.1 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 299,896 | 316,633 | -16,737 | -5.3 |
| Pampa, TX | 23,631 | 24,992 | -1,361 | -5.4 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 97,478 | 103,181 | -5,703 | -5.5 |
| Havre, MT | 16,673 | 17,654 | -981 | -5.6 |
| Levelland, TX | 22,716 | 24,199 | -1,483 | -6.1 |
| Johnstown, PA | 152,598 | 163,029 | -10,431 | -6.4 |
| Williston, ND | 19,761 | 21,129 | -1,368 | -6.5 |
| Coffeyville, KS | 36,252 | 38,816 | -2,564 | -6.6 |
| Macomb, IL | 32,913 | 35,244 | -2,331 | -6.6 |
| Huron, SD | 17,023 | 18,253 | -1,230 | -6.7 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 79,894 | 85,969 | -6,075 | -7.1 |
| Borger, TX | 23,857 | 25,689 | -1,832 | -7.1 |
| Greenville, MS | 62,977 | 67,935 | -4,958 | -7.3 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 132,008 | 142,523 | -10,515 | -7.4 |
| Morgan City, LA | 53,500 | 58,086 | -4,586 | -7.9 |
| West Helena, AR | 26,445 | 28,838 | -2,393 | -8.3 |
| Marquette, MI | 64,634 | 70,887 | -6,253 | -8.8 |
| Andrews, TX | 13,004 | 14,338 | -1,334 | -9.3 |
| Blytheville, AR | 51,979 | 57,525 | -5,546 | -9.6 |
| Snyder, TX | 16,361 | 18,634 | -2,273 | -12.2 |
| Fort Polk South, LA | 52,531 | 61,961 | -9,430 | -15.2 |
| Pecos, TX | 13,137 | 15,852 | -2,715 | -17.1 |
Source: US Census Bureau
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