The U.S. Census Bureau released county population estimates today. Though I've not pored over all the information, I did find some interesting things:
-Three counties--Mecklenburg, NC; St. Louis, MO; and Montgomery, MD--became millionaire counties, bringing the total number of counties over a million to 43. Several more counties--Wake, NC; Fulton, GA; and Honolulu, HI--just missed the cut, but are within at least 9,000 from making it.
-Denver, CO, is still the state's most populous county, but is ahead of El Paso County (Colorado Springs) by only 343 folks.
-Washington, DC, continues to surge ahead in population, at 658,893, its highest number since the 1970 census. Up the road in Baltimore, they're also experiencing a population rebound, though at a slower clip.
Oddly enough, I had to go to Cleveland.com's web site (http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2015/03/us_county_and_state_population.html) to get this since the USCB didn't have it on theirs or had it very well hidden. Just click the link and use the drop-down menu to find your state.
Urban areas are growing, rural areas are shrinking.
Redistricting is gonna be a hoot!