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Denver's metro area gained 44,188 new residents in 2018

Denver remains the 19th-largest metro in the U.S., just behind Tampa.

DENVER — Denver's metro population grew by 1.53% from 2017 to 2018, with 44,188 new residents, according to new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The metro's total population for 2018 was 2,932,415. Denver remains the 19th-largest metro in the U.S., just behind Tampa.

The metro with the largest numeric growth was Dallas (131,767 new residents), followed by Phoenix (96,268), Houston (91,689), Atlanta (75,702) and Orlando (60,045).

The metro with the highest percentage growth was Midland, Texas (4.3%), followed by Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (3.8%), St. George, Utah (3.5%), Lakeland, Florida (3.2%), and Odessa, Texas (3.1%).

Greeley, Colorado, made the top 10 metros for growth, coming in at No. 7 with a 3% increase in population.

See how Denver's numeric population and percentage growth between 2010 and 2018 compares to other large U.S. metros of more than 1 million in population | https://bit.ly/2UJ8O2v

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