Data is now available for 20 of the nation’s 52 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 population. The early results indicate a pattern of accelerating dispersion of the population to the suburbs as is indicated in the table below. Thus far, historic core municipality growth has been approximately one-half the 1990s rate. During the 2000s, the historic cores have accounted for 8.8 percent of metropolitan growth, down nearly one-half from the 1990s rate.
| Summary of 2010 Census Results | |||
| Major Metropolitan Areas (Over 1,000,000 Population) | |||
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Historical Core Municipalities
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Suburbs
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Metropolitan Areas
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| 2000-2010 | |||
| Population Gain | 682,000 | 7,047,000 | 7,729,000 |
| Percentage Increase | 6.7% | 23.7% | 17.7% |
| Share of Growth | 8.8% | 91.2% | 100.0% |
| 1990-2000 | |||
| Population Gain | 1,229,000 | 6,718,000 | 7,948,000 |
| Percentage Increase | 10.8% | 30.5% | 23.7% |
| Share of Growth | 15.5% | 84.5% | 100.0% |
| Includes 20 of 52 metropolitan areas released by 3-3-2010 | |||
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