San Diego Ranks 8th in Population Growth Among Major U.S. Cities

SAN DIEGO -- The city of San Diego had the eighth largest population increase among cities with populations of 50,000 or more between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday.

Data show that during the 12-month period ending July 1, 2018, the population of ``America's Finest City'' grew by 11,549 people, or nearly 1 percent, over the previous year.

San Diego was the only city in California to make the top 10 for largest population gains in the latest report, while Texas had four cities make the top 10. San Antonio and Fort Worth ranked second and third in population growth, rising by 20,824 and 19,552, respectively, according to the Census Bureau.

Jacksonville, Florida, ranked right above San Diego, with a population growth of 12,153 during the same period, and Denver, Colorado, was right below San Diego, with an increase of 11,053.

Phoenix, Arizona, saw the largest population increase in the country during the span, rising by 25,288 people, according to the Census Bureau.

Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose each ranked in the top 10 for most populous cities on July 1, 2018. L.A. had a population of 3,990,456, while San Diego had 1,425,976 residents and San Jose had 1,030,119.

The full data can be found at: https://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019/subcounty-population-estimates.html.

City News Service contributed to this report.