Fastest Growing U. S. Metro Areas (500,000+ pop.) 2


Last week, the Wall Street Journal posted a very interesting article on the population shifts that have occurred in certain U. S. cities.  The article reported findings of decadal growth and declines in metropolitan areas with 500,000 or more people.

Las Vegas grew the fastest, followed by Raleigh, Ft. Myers, Provo, and Austin.

The metro areas with the greatest losses were New Orleans, Youngstown, Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh.

You will especially want to check out the interactive map “Populous Metropolis,” connected to the article.

I share this post with you today because I believe there is a wealth of great information reported in this article, information to guide our missionary thinking and practice.

Some other matters for your consideration, not reported in the article:

How about you?  What do you know about these “biggest gainers” and “biggest losers”?  Feel free to post your comments that may help others minister in these cities.

 


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2 thoughts on “Fastest Growing U. S. Metro Areas (500,000+ pop.)

  • David K

    I appreciate your bringing this out. It’s interesting that Austin is growing so much. I lived there in the early 2000’s and saw some of the growth and had a chance to go back recently, simply amazing how much opportunity there is.