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Sources of Sprawl in USA's Top Sprawling Urbanized
Areas
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Urbanized
Area
|
% of
Total Sprawl
related to
GROWTH IN
PER CAPITA
LAND
CONSUMPTION
was:
|
% of
Total Sprawl
related to
POPULATION
GROWTH
was:
|
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1. Atlanta,
GA
|
36% |
64% |
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2. Houston,
TX
|
30% |
70% |
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3. New
York City, NY-NJ
|
100% |
0% |
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4. Washington,
DC-MD-VA
|
53% |
47% |
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5. Philadelphia,
PA-NJ
|
89% |
11% |
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6. Los
Angeles, CA
|
0% |
100% |
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7. Dallas-Fort
Worth, TX
|
0% |
100% |
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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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