Maricopa County, AZ
Population: 3,768,123
Increase (July 2005-July 2006): 129,642
Maricopa added more residents to its population in the 12 months ended July 1,2006, than live in the city of Savannah, Georgia. Its main city, Phoenix, has grown from a modest desert town into the sixth largest city in the nation. Growth for the county as a whole has been explosive, from less than a million in 1970 to 3.8 million today. The population has increased by about 700,000 since 2000. Helping to drive the growth is a diversified economy; many high-tech and telecoms companies have relocated to the area in the past few decades. Also, the climate attracts many seasonal visitors, adding to the population. |
