The Greeley metro area – essentially all of Weld County – was ranked fourth among metropolitan statistical areas nationwide for growth between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Weld grew by nearly 69,000 people, or 38.1 percent, in the eight-year period.
While no other Colorado metro areas broke into the top 10, they were all in the top 50 percent of the 363 metro areas included in the count. The fastest-growing metro area was Palm Coast, Fla., which had a population increase of 83.1 percent. Three other western metro areas – St. George, Utah; Provo-Orem, Utah; and Bend, Ore. – rounded out the five fastest-growing metro areas.
Here’s a look at how much Colorado’s metro areas grew from 2000 to 2008 and how they ranked among other MSA’s nationwide:
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