Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2012
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Natural Population Increase for the United States was 1.44M. Among all US counties, New York had the highest natural population increase (93.02K), followed by Los Angeles County (71.17K), and Harris County (43.67K).
On the other hand, Pinellas County had the lowest natural population increase (-2.74K) followed by Sarasota County (-2.04K), and Volusia County (-1.51K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high natural population increase, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2012
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 93020 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 71169 |
| 3 | Harris County, TX | 43669 |
| 4 | Utah, UT | 34968 |
| 5 | Cook County, IL | 31691 |
| 6 | Maricopa County, AZ | 28252 |
| 7 | Kings County, NY | 26422 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 24258 |
| 9 | San Diego County, CA | 23954 |
| 10 | Orange County, CA | 20038 |
| 11 | San Bernardino County, CA | 18073 |
| 12 | Tarrant County, TX | 16621 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 16295 |
| 14 | Riverside County, CA | 15513 |
| 15 | Oklahoma, OK | 15357 |
| 16 | Bexar County, TX | 14458 |
| 17 | Santa Clara County, CA | 14113 |
| 18 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 12963 |
| 19 | Bronx County, NY | 12790 |
| 20 | King County, WA | 12515 |
| 21 | Hidalgo County, TX | 12431 |
| 22 | Clark County, NV | 12302 |
| 23 | Salt Lake County, UT | 11707 |
| 24 | Travis County, TX | 10857 |
| 25 | Fairfax County, VA | 10533 |
| 26 | Idaho, ID | 10468 |
| 27 | Iowa, IA | 10405 |
| 28 | Alameda County, CA | 9774 |
| 29 | Fresno County, CA | 9678 |
| 30 | Franklin County, OH | 9563 |
| 31 | El Paso County, TX | 9108 |
| 32 | Sacramento County, CA | 9048 |
| 33 | Kern County, CA | 8975 |
| 34 | Arkansas, AR | 8894 |
| 35 | Philadelphia County, PA | 8889 |
| 36 | Orange County, FL | 8818 |
| 37 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 8665 |
| 38 | Hawaii, HI | 8644 |
| 39 | Hennepin County, MN | 8290 |
| 40 | Gwinnett County, GA | 8033 |
| 41 | Wake County, NC | 7709 |
| 42 | Montgomery County, MD | 7370 |
| 43 | Fulton County, GA | 7202 |
| 44 | Hillsborough County, FL | 7191 |
| 45 | Collin County, TX | 7041 |
| 46 | Prince George's County, MD | 7028 |
| 47 | Broward County, FL | 6936 |
| 48 | DeKalb County, GA | 6860 |
| 49 | Marion County, IN | 6835 |
| 50 | Middlesex County, MA | 6678 |
| 51 | Shelby County, TN | 6636 |
| 52 | Hudson County, NJ | 6602 |
| 53 | Honolulu County, HI | 6378 |
| 54 | Milwaukee County, WI | 6249 |
| 55 | Denton County, TX | 6218 |
| 56 | Cobb County, GA | 5822 |
| 57 | Wayne County, MI | 5786 |
| 58 | Pierce County, WA | 5721 |
| 59 | Fort Bend County, TX | 5545 |
| 60 | Ventura County, CA | 5518 |
| 61 | El Paso County, CO | 5389 |
| 62 | Tulare County, CA | 5211 |
| 63 | Prince William County, VA | 5156 |
| 64 | Duval County, FL | 5121 |
| 65 | San Joaquin County, CA | 5100 |
| 66 | Denver County, CO | 5099 |
| 67 | Suffolk County, MA | 5041 |
| 68 | Cameron County, TX | 4990 |
| 69 | Contra Costa County, CA | 4952 |
| 70 | DuPage County, IL | 4854 |
| 71 | Davidson County, TN | 4792 |
| 72 | Essex County, NJ | 4671 |
| 73 | Suffolk County, NY | 4617 |
| 74 | Douglas County, NE | 4613 |
| 75 | Middlesex County, NJ | 4485 |
| 76 | Monterey County, CA | 4431 |
| 77 | Kent County, MI | 4403 |
| 78 | San Mateo County, CA | 4351 |
| 79 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4341 |
| 80 | Davis County, UT | 4232 |
| 81 | Will County, IL | 4215 |
| 82 | Snohomish County, WA | 4200 |
| 83 | Adams County, CO | 4194 |
| 84 | Webb County, TX | 4181 |
| 85 | Washington County, OR | 4179 |
| 86 | Kane County, IL | 4085 |
| 87 | Bell County, TX | 4028 |
| 88 | Multnomah County, OR | 4016 |
| 89 | Tulsa County, OK | 4005 |
| 90 | Loudoun County, VA | 3938 |
| 91 | Williamson County, TX | 3919 |
| 92 | Fairfield County, CT | 3896 |
| 93 | Stanislaus County, CA | 3885 |
| 94 | Lake County, IL | 3856 |
| 95 | Johnson County, KS | 3787 |
| 96 | Sedgwick County, KS | 3737 |
| 97 | Ramsey County, MN | 3717 |
| 98 | Westchester County, NY | 3715 |
| 99 | Jackson County, MO | 3636 |
| 100 | Passaic County, NJ | 3578 |
| 101 | Polk County, IA | 3563 |
| 102 | Oakland County, MI | 3533 |
| 103 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3522 |
| 104 | Bernalillo County, NM | 3502 |
| 105 | Hamilton County, OH | 3484 |
| 106 | Nassau County, NY | 3431 |
| 107 | Montgomery County, TX | 3407 |
| 108 | Cumberland County, NC | 3366 |
| 109 | Onslow County, NC | 3265 |
| 110 | San Francisco County, CA | 3239 |
| 111 | Dane County, WI | 3191 |
| 112 | Pima County, AZ | 3118 |
| 113 | Dakota County, MN | 3086 |
| 114 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 3084 |
| 115 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 3044 |
| 116 | Baltimore city, MD | 2935 |
| 117 | Union County, NJ | 2873 |
| 118 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 2783 |
| 119 | Clayton County, GA | 2780 |
| 120 | Merced County, CA | 2739 |
| 121 | Jefferson County, KY | 2720 |
| 122 | Rockland County, NY | 2665 |
| 123 | Durham County, NC | 2632 |
| 124 | Brazoria County, TX | 2549 |
| 125 | St. Louis County, MO | 2500 |
| 125 | Lancaster County, PA | 2500 |
| 126 | Ada County, ID | 2480 |
| 127 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 2473 |
| 128 | New Castle County, DE | 2471 |
| 129 | Orange County, NY | 2447 |
| 130 | Douglas County, CO | 2446 |
| 131 | Hamilton County, IN | 2422 |
| 132 | Montgomery County, TN | 2408 |
| 132 | Weber County, UT | 2408 |
| 133 | Greenville County, SC | 2360 |
| 134 | Weld County, CO | 2338 |
| 135 | Anoka County, MN | 2336 |
| 136 | Clark County, WA | 2323 |
| 137 | Yakima County, WA | 2293 |
| 138 | Jefferson County, AL | 2271 |
| 138 | Allen County, IN | 2271 |
| 139 | Guilford County, NC | 2256 |
| 140 | Pulaski County, AR | 2233 |
| 141 | Arlington County, VA | 2232 |
| 142 | Worcester County, MA | 2222 |
| 143 | Richmond County, NY | 2212 |
| 144 | Essex County, MA | 2209 |
| 145 | Richland County, SC | 2182 |
| 146 | Baltimore County, MD | 2153 |
| 147 | Solano County, CA | 2146 |
| 148 | Bergen County, NJ | 2115 |
| 149 | Lancaster County, NE | 2102 |
| 150 | Camden County, NJ | 2082 |
| 151 | Pinal County, AZ | 2061 |
| 152 | Imperial County, CA | 2060 |
| 153 | Osceola County, FL | 2054 |
| 154 | St. Charles County, MO | 2035 |
| 155 | Rutherford County, TN | 2032 |
| 156 | Norfolk city, VA | 2026 |
| 157 | Nueces County, TX | 2021 |
| 158 | Alexandria city, VA | 1992 |
| 159 | St. Louis city, MO | 1985 |
| 160 | Chester County, PA | 1980 |
| 161 | Charleston County, SC | 1949 |
| 162 | Providence County, RI | 1927 |
| 163 | Fayette County, KY | 1919 |
| 163 | Howard County, MD | 1919 |
| 164 | Montgomery County, PA | 1907 |
| 165 | Washington County, AR | 1902 |
| 166 | Chatham County, GA | 1878 |
| 167 | Cache County, UT | 1856 |
| 168 | Norfolk County, MA | 1853 |
| 169 | Washoe County, NV | 1834 |
| 170 | Spokane County, WA | 1830 |
| 171 | Sarpy County, NE | 1812 |
| 172 | Yuma County, AZ | 1803 |
| 173 | Monroe County, NY | 1782 |
| 174 | Marion County, OR | 1756 |
| 175 | Hartford County, CT | 1738 |
| 176 | Canyon County, ID | 1731 |
| 177 | Orleans Parish, LA | 1721 |
| 178 | Brazos County, TX | 1714 |
| 179 | Galveston County, TX | 1705 |
| 180 | Benton County, AR | 1703 |
| 180 | Washtenaw County, MI | 1703 |
| 181 | Henrico County, VA | 1671 |
| 182 | Ottawa County, MI | 1664 |
| 183 | Jefferson County, CO | 1658 |
| 184 | Doña Ana County, NM | 1653 |
| 185 | Lubbock County, TX | 1651 |
| 186 | Mobile County, AL | 1626 |
| 186 | Chesterfield County, VA | 1626 |
| 187 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 1623 |
| 188 | Lake County, IN | 1619 |
| 189 | Brown County, WI | 1614 |
| 190 | Muscogee County, GA | 1590 |
| 191 | Kings County, CA | 1580 |
| 192 | Cherokee County, GA | 1559 |
| 193 | Forsyth County, NC | 1550 |
Ranking of Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2012 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by natural population increase for each of the following US states.