Tampa Bay's head count continues to surge

Census data reveals big population increases for Gulf Coast metro areas.


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Mark Wemple. Between 2017 and 2018, Tampa Bay was one of the top 10 fastest-growing metro areas in the United States in terms of population.
Mark Wemple. Between 2017 and 2018, Tampa Bay was one of the top 10 fastest-growing metro areas in the United States in terms of population.
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Recently released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that the Tampa Bay area is one of the fastest-growing U.S. metro areas in terms of population.

Evaluating individual counties by population growth between 2017 and 2018, the bureau reports that Hillsborough County ranks 10th nationwide. Some 26,773 people moved to Hillsborough during that span of time, increasing the county’s population from 1,410,115 to 1,436,888, a rise of 1.8%.

 

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