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Sources of Sprawl in USA's Top Sprawling Urbanized Areas

Urbanized Area

% of Total Sprawl
related to
GROWTH IN
PER CAPITA
LAND
CONSUMPTION

was:

% of Total Sprawl
related to
POPULATION
GROWTH

was:

1. Atlanta, GA

36% 64%

2. Houston, TX

30% 70%

3. New York City, NY-NJ

100% 0%

4. Washington, DC-MD-VA

53% 47%

5. Philadelphia, PA-NJ

89% 11%

6. Los Angeles, CA

0% 100%

7. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

0% 100%

8. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

15% 85%

9. Phoenix, AZ

0% 91% *

10. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN

49% 51%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau data
*Adjusted from 100%: see Appendix F for explanation.

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