| San Antonio region’s population expected to top 2.2 million |
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Published: San Antonio Business Journal San Antonio is one of the top 100 growth markets in the United States. The San Antonio-New Braunfels area ranked 24th out of nearly 1,000 metro and micro areas in terms of projected population growth, according to a report released by a sister publication of the San Antonio Business Journal. The San Antonio region will have an estimated population of 2.2 million as of July 1, 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures tabulated by Business First in Buffalo, N.Y. The newspaper analyzed the populations of 942 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas and projected out the growth of these markets via a computer program. New York City will remain the most populous metropolitan area in America with an estimated population of 18.97 million as of July 1. It is followed by Los Angeles (12.89 million), Chicago (9.51 million), Dallas-Fort Worth (6.53 million) and Houston (6.12 million). |