Comments on: Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:05:30 +0000

James,

Don't be so sure about the fact this growth is in Red States and will help the Republicans. As a resident of Fairfax, it used to be as red as Loudoun and in 2004 went for Kerry.

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:20:05 +0000

Mississippi county growth rates
As James Joyner notes, the Census Bureau today released statistics on the estimated growth rates of U.S. states and counties; the nitty-gritty is at the Census Bureau website, while the fastest-growing counties are the focus of attention for many in...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:20:16 +0000

John: Same's happening in Loudoun.

Fersboo: Yep, that's always the problem with "growth" comparisons.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:42:34 +0000

I live in Sarasota Co., in FL. It seems to be investor-driven, but the price of housing has jumped over 40% in the past year. Anti-, slow-, and no-growth initiatives are starting to take a bite locally.

By: Fersboo

Fersboo — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:22:01 +0000

Stupid chart. I figured the Census Bureau would have hired real staticians. Hanson County, SD is listed as fourth overall, with 7.9% growth; therefore said county added 277 individuals during the year. Whereas, Loudoun County, VA (3rd percentage-wise) added 17,920. Most people (yeah I'm generalizing) are going to look at the chart and think that there is comparable growth in those two counties.