Flagler County, FL Ranks Fourth in Population Growth Over Ten Year Period

Area’s spurt in growth three to six years ago was enough to keep Flagler on the list of fastest growing counties in the country from 2000 to 2009.

Palm Coast, FL – March 23, 2010 – The U.S. Census Bureau released today its estimate of population growth from 2000 to 2009. Flagler County, FL ranked 4th on the list of the country’s 100 fastest growing counties. This is the last year the bureau will publish estimated population growth based on the 2000 actual census data. Flagler joined nine other Florida counties making the top 100 list.

**Florida County Estimated Population Growth – National Ranking**
Rank	County	2009 Est.	2000 Base	Percent
4	Flagler	91,622	49,832	83.9
17	Osceola	270,618	172,493	56.9
25	St. Johns	187,718	123,148	52.2
32	Lake	312,119	210,509	48.3
39	Sumter	77,681	53,348	45.6
42	Wakulla	32,815	9,949	43.5
65	St. Lucie	266,502	192,695	38.3
74	Pasco	471,709	344,771	36.8
83	Walton	55,105	40,602	35.7
100	Lee	586,908	440,889	33.1