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2020 Census Metro Area Comparison

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After a very long delay, the 2020 Census data has arrived! In this first series of related posts, we will compared Columbus to national peer and Midwest metro areas.  Metros used here are those that were within 1.5-2.5 million in either 2010 or 2020, as well as Midwest metros of 500,000 or more in either 2010 or 2020, and all Ohio metros.

Total Population by Metro Area by Year
Green metros moved up in the rankings 2010-2020 and red moved down.

Rank

2010

2020

1

Chicago: 9,461,105

Chicago: 9,618,502

2

Detroit: 4,296,250

Detroit: 4,392,041

3

Minneapolis: 3,346,859

Minneapolis: 3,690,261

4

St. Louis: 2,787,701

St. Louis: 2,820,253

5

Pittsburgh: 2,356,285

Orlando: 2,673,376

6

Charlotte: 2,243,960

Charlotte: 2,660,329

7

Portland: 2,226,009

San Antonio: 2,558,143

8

Sacramento: 2,149,127

Portland: 2,512,859

9

San Antonio: 2,142,508

Sacramento: 2,379,382

10

Cincinnati: 2,137,667

Pittsburgh: 2,370,930

11

Orlando: 2,134,411

Austin: 2,283,371

12

Cleveland: 2,077,240

Las Vegas: 2,265,461

13

Kansas City: 2,009,240

Cincinnati: 2,256,884

14

Las Vegas: 1,951,269

Kansas City: 2,192,035

15

Columbus: 1,901,974

Columbus: 2,138,926

16

Indianapolis: 1,887,877

Indianapolis: 2,111,040

17

San Jose: 1,836,911

Cleveland: 2,088,251

18

Austin: 1,716,289

San Jose: 2,000,251

19

Virginia Beach: 1,713,954

Nashville: 1,989,519

20

Nashville: 1,646,200

Virginia Beach: 1,799,674

21

Providence: 1,600,852

Providence: 1,676,579

22

Milwaukee: 1,555,908

Jacksonville: 1,605,848

23

Jacksonville: 1,345,596

Milwaukee: 1,574,731

24

Grand Rapids: 993,670

Grand Rapids: 1,087,592

25

Omaha: 865,350

Omaha: 967,604

26

Dayton: 799,232

Dayton: 809,248

27

Akron: 703,200

Des Moines: 707,915

28

Toledo: 651,429

Akron: 701,449

29

Wichita: 623,061

Madison: 670,447

30

Des Moines: 606,475

Wichita: 643,768

31

Madison: 605,435

Toledo: 641,549

32

Youngstown: 565,773

Lansing: 548,248

33

Lansing: 534,684

Youngstown: 531,420

34

Canton: 404,422

Canton: 396,669

Columbus largely held its own in the rankings this decade, but it poised to eventually pass a few of the metros currently ahead of it.

Total Metro Growth by Metro 2010-2020
1. Austin: +567,082
2. Orland: +538,965
3. Charlotte: +416,369
4. San Antonio: +415,635
5. Minneapolis: +343,402
6. Nashville: +343,319
7. Las Vegas: +314,192
8. Portland: +286,850
9. Jacksonville: +260,252
10. Sacramento: +248,255
11. Columbus: +236,952
12. Indianapolis: +223,163
13. Kansas City: +182,693
14. San Jose: +163,557
15. Chicago: +157,397
16. Cincinnati: +119,217
17. Omaha: +102,254
18. Des Moines: +101,440
19. Detroit: +95,791
20. Grand Rapids: +93,922
21. Virginia Beach: +85,720
22. Providence: +75,727
23. Madison: +65,012
24. St. Louis: +32,552
25. Wichita: +20,707
26. Milwaukee: +18,823
27. Pittsburgh: +14,645
28. Lansing: +13,564
29. Cleveland: +11,011
30. Dayton: +10,016
31. Akron: -1,751
32. Canton: -7,753
33. Toledo: -9,880
34. Youngstown: -34,353

Columbus had the 2nd highest growth in the Midwest after Minneapolis, and is growing much faster than 3 metros currently ranked ahead of it- Cincinnati, Kansas City and Pittsburgh- which it will likely pass at some point in the future. For Cincinnati, for example, current growth rates would suggest Columbus will pass it sometime around 2027. In any event, Columbus’ metro growth was the highest in its history, and about 10,000 more than occurred during the 2000s.

Data related to metro components of growth, such as immigration and deaths vs. births, have yet to be released. Those should come out sometime next month, and will be posted here when they do.



2020 Census State Populations

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2020 census state populations

Happy day! The 2020 Census data is finally beginning to be released after months of delays, including 2020 census state populations. Let’s take a look.

State Population Census 2010 vs. 2020 Estimate vs. 2020 Census
2010 Census———————–2020 Estimate——————-2020 Census
1. California:37,253,956—–1. California: 39,368,078—- 1. California: 39,538,223
2. Texas: 25,145,561———-2. Texas: 29,360,759———2. Texas: 29,145,505
3. New York: 19,378,102—–3. Florida: 21,733,312——–3. Florida: 21,538,187
4. Florida: 18,801,310———4. New York: 19,336,776—-4. New York: 20,201,249
5. Illinois: 12,830,632———-5. Pennsylvania: 12,783,254–5. Pennsylvania: 13,002,700
6. Pennsylvania: 12,702,379-6. Illinois: 12,587,530——–6. Illinois: 12,812,508
7. Ohio: 11,536,504————-7. Ohio: 11,693,217———-7. Ohio: 11,799,448
8. Michigan: 9,883,640———8. Georgia: 10,710,017——8. Georgia: 10,711,908
9. Georgia: 9,687,653———-9. N. Carolina: 10,600,823–9. N. Carolina: 10,439,388
10. N. Carolina: 9,535,483—-10. Michigan: 9,966,555—–10. Michigan: 10,077,331
11. New Jersey: 8,791,894—-11. New Jersey: 8,882,371–11. New Jersey: 9,288,994
12. Virginia: 8,001,024———-12. Virginia: 8,590,563——-12. Virginia: 8,631,393
13. Washington: 6,724,540—–13. Washington: 7,693,612–13. Washington: 7,705,281
14. Massachusetts: 6,547,629–14. Arizona: 7,421,401——14. Arizona: 7,151,502
15. Indiana: 6,483,802—-15. Massachusetts: 6,893,574–15. Massachusetts: 7,029,917
16. Arizona: 6,392,017———–16. Tennessee: 6,886,834–16. Tennessee: 6,910,840
17. Tennessee: 6,346,105——-17. Indiana: 6,754,953——-17. Indiana: 6,785,528
18. Missouri: 5,988,927———–18. Missouri: 6,151,548——18. Maryland: 6,177,224
19. Maryland: 5,773,552———-19. Maryland: 6,055,802—–19. Missouri: 6,154,913
20. Wisconsin: 5,686,986———20. Wisconsin: 5,832,655—-20. Wisconsin: 5,893,718
21. Minnesota: 5,303,925———21. Colorado: 5,807,719—-21. Colorado: 5,773,714
22. Colorado: 5,029,196———–22. Minnesota: 5,657,342—-22. Minnesota: 5,706,494
23. Alabama: 4,779,736———23. S. Carolina: 5,218,040——23. S. Carolina: 5,118,425
24. S. Carolina: 4,625,364———24. Alabama: 4,921,532——24. Alabama: 5,024,279
25. Louisiana: 4,533,372———-25. Louisiana: 4,645,318——25. Louisiana: 4,657,757
26. Kentucky: 4,339,367———–26. Kentucky: 4,477,251——26. Kentucky: 4,505,836
27. Oregon: 3,831,074————–27. Oregon: 4,241,507——–27. Oregon: 4,237,256
28. Oklahoma: 3,751,351———-28. Oklahoma: 3,980,783—–28. Oklahoma: 3,959,353
29. Connecticut: 3,574,097——29. Connecticut: 3,557,006—29. Connecticut: 3,605,944
30. Iowa: 3,046,355—————-30. Utah: 3,249,879————30. Utah: 3,271,616
31. Mississippi: 2,967,297——–31. Iowa: 3,163,561———–31. Iowa: 3,190,369
32. Arkansas: 2,915,918———-32. Nevada: 3,138,259——-32. Nevada: 3,104,614
33. Kansas: 2,853,118————-33. Arkansas: 3,030,522——33. Arkansas: 3,011,524
34. Utah: 2,763,885—————–34. Mississippi: 2,966,786—-34. Mississippi: 2,961,279
35. Nevada: 2,700,551————-35. Kansas: 2,913,805———35. Kansas: 2,937,880
36. New Mexico: 2,059,179—-36. New Mexico: 2,106,319—36. New Mexico: 2,117,522
37. W. Virginia: 1,852,994——–37. Nebraska: 1,937,552——-37. Nebraska: 1,961,504
38. Nebraska: 1,826,341———38. Idaho: 1,826,913———–38. Idaho: 1,839,106
39. Idaho: 1,567,582—————39. W. Virginia: 1,784,787—–39. W. Virginia: 1,793,716
40. Hawaii: 1,360,301————40. Hawaii: 1,407,006———-40. Hawaii: 1,455,271
41. Maine: 1,328,361——–41. N. Hampshire: 1,366,275—41. N. Hampshire: 1,377,529
42. N. Hampshire: 1,316,470—-42. Maine: 1,350,141——–42. Maine: 1,362,359
43. Rhode Island: 1,052,567—–43. Montana: 1,080,577—-43. Rhode Island: 1,097,379
44. Montana: 989,414———-44. Rhode Island: 1,057,125——–44. Montana: 1,084,225
45. Delaware: 897,934————45. Delaware: 986,809———45. Delaware: 989,948
46. S. Dakota: 814,180———–46. S. Dakota: 892,717——–46. S. Dakota: 886,667
47. Alaska: 710,231————–47. N. Dakota: 765,309——–47. N. Dakota: 779,094
48. N. Dakota: 672,591———–48. Alaska: 731,158———–48. Alaska: 733,391
49. Vermont: 625,741——-49. Washington DC: 712,816—-49. Washington DC: 689,545
50. Washington DC: 601,723——-50. Vermont: 623,347———-50. Vermont: 643,077
51. Wyoming: 563,626————-51. Wyoming: 582,328———-51. Wyoming: 576,851

In many cases, the 2020 estimates had significant errors. New York was found to have more than 800,000 people above what the estimate was. The estimate assumed the state had lost population the past decade, but it had actually gained well over 800,000. Ohio was also undercounted by more than 106,000. In general, the Census estimates had Northern states with either too large losses/too slow growth than reality, while Southern states were generally estimated to have grown more than they really did. This has been a long-standing bias within the Census estimates program.



Total Population Change Comparison By Decade
2000-2010——————————————2010-2020
1. Texas: 4,293,741————————–1. Texas: 3,999,944
2. California: 3,382,308———————2. Florida: 2,736,877
3. Florida: 2,818,932————————3. California: 2,284,267
4. Georgia: 1,501,200———————–4. Georgia: 1,024,255
5. N. Carolina: 1,486,170——————-5. Washington: 980,741
6. Arizona: 1,261,385————————6. N. Carolina: 903,905
7. Virginia: 922,509—————————7. New York: 823,147
8. Washington: 830,419———————8. Arizona: 759,485
9. Colorado: 727,934————————-9. Colorado: 744,518
10. Nevada: 702,294——————–     10. Virginia: 630,369
11. Tennessee: 656,822——————–11. Tennessee: 564,735
12. S. Carolina: 613,352——————-12. Utah: 507,731
13. Utah: 530,716—————————-13. New Jersey: 497,100
14. Maryland: 477,066———————-14. S. Carolina: 493,061
15. Pennsylvania: 421,325————— -15. Massachusetts: 482,288
16. Illinois: 411,339————————–16. Oregon: 406,182
17. Oregon: 409,675————————17. Nevada: 404,063
18. Indiana: 403,317————————18. Maryland: 403,672
19. New York: 401,645———————-19. Minnesota: 402,569
20. Missouri: 393,716———————–20. Indiana: 301,726
21. Minnesota: 384,446———————21. Pennsylvania: 300,321
22. New Jersey: 377,544——————-22. Idaho: 271,524
23. Alabama: 332,645———————–23. Ohio: 262,944
24. Wisconsin: 323,311———————24. Alabama: 244,543
25. Oklahoma: 300,697———————25. Oklahoma: 208,002
26. Kentucky: 297,598———————-26. Wisconsin: 206,732
27. Idaho: 273,629—————————27. Michigan: 193,691
28. Arkansas: 242,518———————-28. Kentucky: 166,469
29. New Mexico: 240,133——————29. Missouri: 165,986
30. Massachusetts: 198,532————–30. Iowa: 144,014
31. Ohio: 183,364—————————31. Nebraska: 135,163
32. Connecticut: 168,532——————32. Louisiana: 124,385
33. Kansas: 164,700————————33. N. Dakota: 106,503
34. Hawaii: 148,764————————-34. Arkansas: 95,606
35. Mississippi: 122,639——————–35. Hawaii: 94,970
36. Iowa: 120,031—————————-36. Montana: 94,810
37. Nebraska: 115,078———————-37. Delaware: 92,014
38. Delaware: 114,334———————-38. Washington DC: 87,822
39. Montana: 87,220————————39. Kansas: 84,762
40. Alaska: 83,299—————————40. S. Dakota: 72,487
41. N. Hampshire: 80,684—————–41. N. Hampshire: 61,059
42. Wyoming: 69,844———————–42. New Mexico: 58,343
43. Louisiana: 64,396———————–43. Rhode Island: 44,812
44. S. Dakota: 59,336———————–44. Maine: 33,998
45. Maine: 53,438—————————-45. Connecticut: 31,847
46. W. Virginia: 44,650———————-46. Alaska: 23,160
47. N. Dakota: 30,391———————–47. Vermont: 17,336
48. Washington DC: 29,664—————48. Wyoming: 13,225
49. Vermont: 16,914————————-49. Mississippi: -6,018
50. Rhode Island: 4,248——————–50. Illinois: -18,124
51. Michigan: -54,804———————–51. W. Virginia: -59,278

Rank by Difference between 2010-2020 vs. 2000-2010
1. New York: +421,502
2. Massachusetts: +283,756
3. Michigan: +248,495
4. Washington: +150,322
5. New Jersey: +119,556
6. Ohio: +79,580
7. North Dakota: +76,112
8. Louisiana: +59,989
9. Washington DC: +58,158
10. Rhode Island: +40,564
11. Iowa: +23,983
12. Nebraska: +20,085
13. Minnesota: +18,123
14. Colorado: +16,584
15. South Dakota: +13,151
16. Montana: +7,590
17. Vermont: +422
18. Idaho: -2,105
19. Oregon: -3,493
20. Maine: -19,440
21. New Hampshire: -19,625
22. Delaware: -22,320
23. Utah: -22,985
24. Hawaii: -53,794
25. Wyoming: -56,619
26. Alaska: -60,139
27. Maryland: -73,394
28. Kansas: -79,938
29. Florida: -82,055
30. Alabama: -88,102
31. Tennessee: -92,087
32. Oklahoma: -92,695
33. Indiana: -101,591
34. West Virginia: -103,928
35. Wisconsin: -116,579
36. South Carolina: -120,291
37. Pennsylvania: -121,004
38. Mississippi: -128,657
39. Kentucky: -131,129
40. Connecticut: -136,685
41. Arkansas: -146,912
42. New Mexico: -181,790
43. Missouri: -227,730
44. Virginia: -292,140
45. Texas: -293,797
46. Nevada: -298,231
47. Illinois: -429,463
48. Georgia: -476,945
49. Arizona: -501,900
50. North Carolina: -582,265
51. California: -1,098,041

Total Change By Region Between 2000-2010 and 2010-2020
South: -2,571,014
Midwest: -475,772
Northeast: +531,490
West: -2,104,601

Ohio moved into the top 25 in total growth and was one of the top states for the biggest improvement between the 2000s and 2010s. However, because it was already one of the most-populated states in the nation, its total growth still wasn’t enough for it to not lose another House district. The state will have to keep improving if it wants to maintain its level of representation in Congress.
Meanwhile, the fast-growing South and West regions clearly slowed down in growth the past decade. Combined, they added 4.675 million fewer people the past decade than they did during the 2000s. The Midwest was more of a mixed bag, with more states improving, but Illinois cancelling out all of that positive momentum. Only the Northeast managed to add more people the past decade than it did during the 2000s, mostly led by a huge improvement in New York.

The Census will release 2020 population numbers for counties, cities and other places over the next few months, and will be posted here when they are.

For more local and national population data, follow the links.
United States Census
Columbus City Population and Demographics
Columbus Metro Area Population and Demographics
Columbus vs. Other Places