WASHINGTON — Four Northeast Florida counties saw double-digit growth in population from 2010 to 2020, according to 2020 Census data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The U.S. Census Bureau said Jacksonville was one of 14 cities in the U.S. to grow by more than 100,000 people. Other cities on that list included Seattle, Charlotte and New York City.
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Percentage-wise, St. Johns County saw the largest jump at 43.9%, going from 190,039 people to 273,425 -- an increase of 83,386 people. Duval County grew by 15.2%, picking up 131,304 people.
The other two counties to experience double-digit growth were Nassau County at 23.2% and Clay County at 14.3%.
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Meanwhile, Putnam and Bradford counties in Northeast Florida and Ware and Brantley counties in Southeast Georgia saw slight declines in population between 2010 and 2020.
These figures seemed to fall in line with the country overall, as the Census Bureau said “on average, smaller counties tended to lose population and more populous counties tended to grow.”
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