Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History

Table 5

Metropolitan population: 1950–2000 (1000s).

	1950	1970	1980	1990	2000
Norfolk, NP News	541	1066	1201	1443	1576
Richmond	329	542	761	865	1097
Charlotte, Gast., RH	197	558	971	1162	1330
Greensboro, WS, HP	337	724	951	1050	1252
Raleigh-Durham	238	419	665	856	1223
Atlanta	672	1596	2233	2960	4248
Jacksonville	304	622	722	908	1123
Miami, Ft. L., WP	694	2237	3201	4057	5008
Orlando	115	453	805	1225	1645
Tampa-St. P.	409	1089	1614	2068	2396
Memphis	482	834	939	1007	1205
Nashville	322	699	851	985	1312
Birmingham	559	767	815	840	1052
New Orleans	685	1046	1304	1285	1317
Austin	161	323	585	846	1250
Dallas-Ft. Worth	976	2378	3046	4037	5162
Houston	808	1999	2753	3322	4465
San Antonio	500	888	1089	1325	1712
Total	8329	18,240	24,506	30,241	38,373
11 States	36,551	50,045	61,287	70,768	84,283
Pct. in 18 Metros	22.79%	36.45%	40.00%	42.73%	45.53%

Source: US Bureau of the Census, various years.