21st Most Populous City

Jun 24, 2015

Capture2According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau city population estimates, Denver is now the 21st most populous city in the United States, up from 22nd a year ago.

As of July 1, 2014, the City & County of Denver had an estimated 663,862 residents, up from 648,401 in 2013.

Denver now stands immediately behind Seattle (20th) and ahead of Washington D.C. (22nd).

The estimates are for residents living within each city’s limits and do not include people in the surrounding metro area.

As for estimated percentages of population gains between 2013 and 2014, Castle Rock ranks 10th in the nation with a 4.9 percent increase. Broomfield ranks 40th with a 3 percent increase, and Fort Collins ranks 52nd, with a 2.7 percent increase.

Between 2000 and 2014, Broomfield’s population grew by 11.2 percent, the 33rd biggest percentage gain in the nation over that time span, and Denver’s population rose by 10.6 percent, the 36th biggest percentage gain.

Click here to see the complete new Census Bureau data.

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