Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Natural Population Increase for the United States was 1.27M. Among all US counties, New York had the highest natural population increase (84.19K), followed by Los Angeles County (59.52K), and Harris County (47.93K).
On the other hand, Pinellas County had the lowest natural population increase (-2.98K) followed by Sarasota County (-2.57K), and Volusia County (-1.84K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 84188 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 59516 |
| 3 | Harris County, TX | 47931 |
| 4 | Utah, UT | 33057 |
| 5 | Cook County, IL | 27636 |
| 6 | Kings County, NY | 25545 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 24270 |
| 8 | Maricopa County, AZ | 24098 |
| 9 | San Diego County, CA | 22265 |
| 10 | Orange County, CA | 17692 |
| 11 | San Bernardino County, CA | 16804 |
| 12 | Tarrant County, TX | 16266 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 16160 |
| 14 | Bexar County, TX | 15206 |
| 15 | Riverside County, CA | 14137 |
| 16 | Oklahoma, OK | 13864 |
| 17 | Santa Clara County, CA | 13177 |
| 18 | King County, WA | 13041 |
| 19 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 12944 |
| 20 | Clark County, NV | 11673 |
| 21 | Bronx County, NY | 11641 |
| 22 | Hidalgo County, TX | 11451 |
| 23 | Salt Lake County, UT | 10978 |
| 24 | Travis County, TX | 10961 |
| 25 | Fairfax County, VA | 10306 |
| 26 | Iowa, IA | 10265 |
| 27 | Alameda County, CA | 10016 |
| 28 | Franklin County, OH | 9654 |
| 29 | Idaho, ID | 9323 |
| 30 | Orange County, FL | 8891 |
| 31 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 8877 |
| 32 | Fresno County, CA | 8636 |
| 33 | Sacramento County, CA | 8448 |
| 34 | Hennepin County, MN | 8201 |
| 35 | El Paso County, TX | 8138 |
| 36 | Kern County, CA | 8003 |
| 37 | Philadelphia County, PA | 7778 |
| 38 | Broward County, FL | 7770 |
| 39 | Gwinnett County, GA | 7673 |
| 40 | Wake County, NC | 7565 |
| 41 | Hawaii, HI | 7551 |
| 42 | Arkansas, AR | 7471 |
| 43 | Montgomery County, MD | 7435 |
| 44 | Collin County, TX | 7101 |
| 45 | Fort Bend County, TX | 6938 |
| 46 | Hillsborough County, FL | 6925 |
| 47 | Hudson County, NJ | 6781 |
| 48 | Denton County, TX | 6693 |
| 49 | DeKalb County, GA | 6615 |
| 50 | Prince George's County, MD | 6466 |
| 51 | Marion County, IN | 6208 |
| 52 | Fulton County, GA | 6196 |
| 53 | Honolulu County, HI | 5896 |
| 54 | Middlesex County, MA | 5819 |
| 55 | Milwaukee County, WI | 5474 |
| 56 | Shelby County, TN | 5367 |
| 57 | Pierce County, WA | 5358 |
| 58 | Duval County, FL | 5356 |
| 59 | Cobb County, GA | 5303 |
| 60 | Wayne County, MI | 5224 |
| 61 | El Paso County, CO | 5193 |
| 62 | Denver County, CO | 5067 |
| 63 | Contra Costa County, CA | 4790 |
| 64 | San Joaquin County, CA | 4785 |
| 65 | Suffolk County, MA | 4757 |
| 66 | Snohomish County, WA | 4755 |
| 67 | Davidson County, TN | 4737 |
| 68 | Prince William County, VA | 4736 |
| 69 | Douglas County, NE | 4728 |
| 70 | Essex County, NJ | 4702 |
| 71 | DuPage County, IL | 4647 |
| 72 | Cameron County, TX | 4501 |
| 73 | San Mateo County, CA | 4348 |
| 74 | Ventura County, CA | 4295 |
| 75 | Tulare County, CA | 4280 |
| 76 | Adams County, CO | 4189 |
| 77 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4185 |
| 78 | Kent County, MI | 4149 |
| 79 | Bell County, TX | 4095 |
| 80 | Davis County, UT | 4094 |
| 81 | Loudoun County, VA | 4080 |
| 82 | Suffolk County, NY | 4059 |
| 83 | Webb County, TX | 3983 |
| 84 | Williamson County, TX | 3865 |
| 85 | Tulsa County, OK | 3849 |
| 86 | Montgomery County, TX | 3793 |
| 87 | Monterey County, CA | 3736 |
| 88 | Ramsey County, MN | 3707 |
| 89 | Washington County, OR | 3699 |
| 90 | Westchester County, NY | 3697 |
| 91 | Johnson County, KS | 3684 |
| 92 | Middlesex County, NJ | 3669 |
| 93 | Polk County, IA | 3616 |
| 94 | Kane County, IL | 3591 |
| 95 | Will County, IL | 3583 |
| 96 | Nassau County, NY | 3574 |
| 97 | Stanislaus County, CA | 3494 |
| 98 | Multnomah County, OR | 3465 |
| 99 | Fairfield County, CT | 3445 |
| 100 | San Francisco County, CA | 3301 |
| 101 | Lake County, IL | 3291 |
| 102 | Passaic County, NJ | 3281 |
| 103 | Oakland County, MI | 3203 |
| 104 | Jackson County, MO | 3096 |
| 105 | Onslow County, NC | 3084 |
| 106 | Union County, NJ | 3080 |
| 107 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3065 |
| 108 | Dane County, WI | 3051 |
| 109 | Rockland County, NY | 3043 |
| 110 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 2926 |
| 111 | Cumberland County, NC | 2908 |
| 112 | Dakota County, MN | 2888 |
| 113 | Sedgwick County, KS | 2884 |
| 114 | Hamilton County, OH | 2869 |
| 115 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 2861 |
| 116 | Clayton County, GA | 2721 |
| 117 | Bergen County, NJ | 2683 |
| 118 | Brazoria County, TX | 2567 |
| 119 | Weld County, CO | 2523 |
| 120 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 2469 |
| 121 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 2449 |
| 122 | Arlington County, VA | 2380 |
| 123 | Hamilton County, IN | 2371 |
| 123 | Durham County, NC | 2371 |
| 124 | Anoka County, MN | 2358 |
| 125 | Merced County, CA | 2296 |
| 126 | Rutherford County, TN | 2289 |
| 127 | Orange County, NY | 2192 |
| 128 | Clark County, WA | 2179 |
| 129 | Douglas County, CO | 2160 |
| 130 | Osceola County, FL | 2159 |
| 131 | Montgomery County, TN | 2158 |
| 132 | Alexandria city, VA | 2155 |
| 133 | Weber County, UT | 2116 |
| 134 | Bernalillo County, NM | 2113 |
| 135 | Lancaster County, PA | 2105 |
| 136 | Nueces County, TX | 2102 |
| 137 | Greenville County, SC | 2094 |
| 138 | Baltimore city, MD | 2083 |
| 139 | Ada County, ID | 2081 |
| 140 | Yakima County, WA | 2078 |
| 141 | New Castle County, DE | 2033 |
| 142 | Imperial County, CA | 2004 |
| 143 | Allen County, IN | 1988 |
| 144 | Lancaster County, NE | 1967 |
| 145 | Howard County, MD | 1965 |
| 145 | Richland County, SC | 1965 |
| 146 | Solano County, CA | 1951 |
| 147 | Benton County, AR | 1938 |
| 147 | Jefferson County, KY | 1938 |
| 148 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 1907 |
| 149 | Brazos County, TX | 1898 |
| 150 | St. Charles County, MO | 1886 |
| 151 | Essex County, MA | 1885 |
| 152 | Orleans Parish, LA | 1864 |
| 153 | Midland County, TX | 1861 |
| 154 | Guilford County, NC | 1837 |
| 155 | Richmond County, NY | 1828 |
| 156 | Charleston County, SC | 1823 |
| 157 | Lubbock County, TX | 1807 |
| 158 | Providence County, RI | 1797 |
| 159 | Fayette County, KY | 1792 |
| 160 | Cache County, UT | 1758 |
| 161 | Norfolk city, VA | 1750 |
| 162 | Pima County, AZ | 1745 |
| 163 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 1739 |
| 164 | Pulaski County, AR | 1737 |
| 165 | Ector County, TX | 1728 |
| 166 | Canyon County, ID | 1713 |
| 166 | St. Louis County, MO | 1713 |
| 167 | Galveston County, TX | 1707 |
| 168 | Chatham County, GA | 1698 |
| 169 | Minnehaha County, SD | 1693 |
| 170 | Marion County, OR | 1684 |
| 171 | Worcester County, MA | 1665 |
| 172 | Baltimore County, MD | 1647 |
| 173 | Sarpy County, NE | 1644 |
| 174 | Washoe County, NV | 1642 |
| 175 | Washington County, AR | 1635 |
| 176 | Jefferson County, AL | 1609 |
| 177 | Cass County, ND | 1598 |
| 178 | Washtenaw County, MI | 1591 |
| 179 | Jefferson County, CO | 1589 |
| 180 | Chesterfield County, VA | 1570 |
| 181 | St. Louis city, MO | 1529 |
| 182 | Hartford County, CT | 1503 |
| 183 | Spokane County, WA | 1502 |
| 184 | Camden County, NJ | 1501 |
| 185 | Ottawa County, MI | 1500 |
| 186 | Yuma County, AZ | 1496 |
| 187 | Pinal County, AZ | 1493 |
| 188 | Monroe County, NY | 1488 |
| 189 | Norfolk County, MA | 1481 |
| 190 | Chester County, PA | 1477 |
| 191 | Kings County, CA | 1463 |
| 192 | Montgomery County, PA | 1435 |
| 193 | Ocean County, NJ | 1434 |
| 194 | Hays County, TX | 1433 |
| 195 | Brown County, WI | 1418 |
Ranking of Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2016 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.