List of exurbs in the United States
This list of exurbs in the United States from the Finding Exurbia report was identified by the Brookings Institution in 2006.[1] Some of them form a Micropolitan Statistical Area or other small metro area that may connect with a larger one to form a Combined Statistical Area.
Criteria
To qualify as an exurb in the Finding Exurbia report, a census tract must meet three criteria:
- Economic connection to a large metropolis.
- Low housing density: bottom third of census tracts with regard to housing density. In 2000, this was a minimum of 2.6 acres (11,000 m2) per resident.
- Population growth exceeding the average for its metropolitan area.
List
These exurbs are listed in the report, sorted by Metropolitan Statistical Area and then by state. Occasional nuances in their economies and relevant population centers will be marked as well.
- Barrow County, Georgia
- Bartow County, Georgia
- Butts County, Georgia
- Coweta County, Georgia
- Dawson County, Georgia
- Jackson County, Georgia (Jefferson micropolis)
- Jasper County, Georgia
- Lumpkin County, Georgia
- Newton County, Georgia
- Pickens County, Georgia
- Walton County, Georgia
- Bastrop County, Texas (Elgin)
- Blanco County, Texas
- Burnet County, Texas (Marble Falls)
- Caldwell County, Texas
- Hays County, Texas (San Marcos)
Maryland
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland (home to state capital Annapolis)
- Carroll County, Maryland (Taneytown, Westminster)
- Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Pennsylvania
- East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Illinois
- Bureau County, Illinois
- DeKalb County, Illinois (home to college town DeKalb)
- Grundy County, Illinois (Morris)
- Kankakee County, Illinois (Kankakee)
- Kendall County, Illinois (Oswego)
- LaSalle County, Illinois (Ottawa)
- Putnam County, Illinois
Indiana
- Jasper County, Indiana
- LaPorte County, Indiana (LaPorte, Michigan City)
- Porter County, Indiana (home to college town Valparaiso)
- Newton County, Indiana
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
- Bracken County, Kentucky
- Gallatin County, Kentucky
- Grant County, Kentucky
- Pendleton County, Kentucky
Ohio
- Calhoun County, South Carolina
- Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Lexington County, South Carolina
- Newberry County, South Carolina (Newberry)
- Saluda County, South Carolina
- Madison County, Ohio
- Morrow County, Ohio
- Perry County, Ohio
- Pickaway County, Ohio
- Union County, Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
- Ellis County, Texas (Waxahachie)
- Henderson County, Texas
- Hood County, Texas (Granbury)
- Kaufman County, Texas
- Hunt County, Texas
- Johnson County, Texas (Burleson)
- Parker County, Texas
- Rains County, Texas
- Van Zandt County, Texas
- Wise County, Texas
Duluth, Minnesota/ Twin Ports
Kansas
Missouri
- Blount County, Tennessee
- Campbell County (LaFollette micropolis)
- Cocke County (Newport micropolis)
- Grainger County, Tennessee
- Hamblen County, Tennessee (Morristown)
- Jefferson County, Tennessee (Morristown metropolis)
- Roane County, Tennessee (Harriman)
- Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville)
- Union County, Tennessee
- Faulkner County, Arkansas
- Grant County, Arkansas
- Hot Spring County, Arkansas (Hot Springs)
- Lonoke County, Arkansas
- Perry County, Arkansas
- Kern County, California (Bakersfield)
- Riverside County, California (Corona, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Riverside, Temecula)
- San Bernardino County, California (Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville)
- Ventura County, California (Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks)
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Minneapolis, Minnesota/ Twin Cities
Minnesota
Wisconsin
- Cannon County, Tennessee
- Cheatham County, Tennessee
- Dickson County, Tennessee
- Hickman County, Tennessee
- Robertson County, Tennessee
- Rutherford County, Tennessee (Murfreesboro)
- Trousdale County, Tennessee (Hartsville)
- Wilson County, Tennessee (Mount Juliet, Lebanon)
Connecticut
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut (Bridgeport)
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (home to college town New Haven)
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (Stamford)
New Jersey
- Essex County, New Jersey (Newark)
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County, New Jersey (home to college town New Brunswick and to suburban Monroe Township
- Monmouth County, New Jersey (Asbury Park, Freehold, Long Branch, Red Bank, West Long Branch)
- Morris County, New Jersey (Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills)
- Ocean County, New Jersey (Lakewood)
- Passaic County, New Jersey (Passaic, Paterson, Clifton)
- Somerset County, New Jersey (Franklin Township)
- Sussex County, New Jersey
- Union County, New Jersey (Elizabeth)
- Warren County, New Jersey
New York
- Dutchess County, New York (Poughkeepsie)
- Orange County, New York (Middletown, Newburgh)
- Ulster County, New York (Kingston)
- Putnam County, New York (Brewster)
- Rockland County, New York (Ramapo)
- Suffolk County, New York (Amityville, Babylon, Brentwood, Fire Island, Hauppauge, Huntington, Islip, Montauk, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Ronkonkoma, Stony Brook, The Hamptons)
- Sullivan County, New York (Monticello)
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Nebraska
- Cass County, Nebraska
- Dodge County, Nebraska (Fremont micropolis)
- Saunders County, Nebraska
- Washington County, Nebraska
Delaware
- Kent County, Delaware (home to state capital Dover)
- New Castle County, Delaware (Wilmington, New Castle, Newark)
Maryland
New Jersey
- Atlantic County, New Jersey (Atlantic City, Hammonton)
- Cape May County, New Jersey (Cape May, Ocean City)
- Cumberland County, New Jersey (Vineland)
- Mercer County, New Jersey (home to state capital Trenton)
- Salem County, New Jersey (Wilmington metropolis)
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
- Amelia County, Virginia
- Caroline County, Virginia
- Charles City County, Virginia
- Cumberland County, Virginia
- Goochland County, Virginia
- Hanover County, Virginia
- King William County, Virginia
- Louisa County, Virginia
- New Kent County, Virginia
- Powhatan County, Virginia
- Sussex County, Virginia
Illinois
Missouri
- Franklin County, Missouri
- Jefferson County, Missouri
- Lincoln County, Missouri
- Montgomery County, Missouri
- Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri
- Warren County, Missouri
- Washington County, Missouri
Salt Lake City, Utah
- Summit County, Utah (Park City, Heber City micropolis)
- Tooele County, Utah (Tooele)
- Wasatch County, Utah (Heber City)
- Atascosa County, Texas
- Bandera County, Texas
- Comal County, Texas (New Braunfels)
- Guadalupe County, Texas
- Kendall County, Texas
- Medina County, Texas
- Wilson County, Texas
- Butte County, California (home to college town Chico)
- Sutter County, California (Yuba City)
- Yolo County, California (home to college town Davis)
- Napa County, California (Napa)
- Santa Cruz County, California (home to college town Santa Cruz)
- Solano County, California (Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo)
- Sonoma County, California (Petaluma, Santa Rosa)
- Island County, Washington (Camano Island, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island)
- Lewis County, Washington (Centralia)
- Mason County, Washington (Shelton)
- Kitsap County, Washington (Bremerton, Port Orchard, Silverdale)
- Skagit County, Washington (Mount Vernon, Anacortes)
- Thurston County, Washington (state capital Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater)
- Creek County, Oklahoma
- Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
- Osage County, Oklahoma
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma
- Rogers County, Oklahoma
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma
North Carolina
Virginia
- Gloucester County, Virginia
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Middlesex County, Virginia
- Suffolk, Virginia
- Surry County, Virginia
Maryland
- Calvert County, Maryland
- Charles County, Maryland (Waldorf)
- Frederick County, Maryland (Frederick)
- Howard County, Maryland (Columbia)
- Saint Mary's County, Maryland
- Washington County, Maryland (Hagerstown)
Virginia
- Culpeper County, Virginia
- Fauquier County, Virginia
- Frederick County, Virginia (home to college town Winchester)
- King George County, Virginia
- Orange County, Virginia
- Fredericksburg, Virginia/ Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- Stafford County, Virginia
- Warren County, Virginia
West Virginia
- Berkeley County, West Virginia (Martinsburg)
- Jefferson County, West Virginia (Charles Town, Harpers Ferry)
See also
References
- ^ Berube, Alan; Singer, Audrey; Wilson, Jill H.; Frey, William H. (October 2006). "Finding Exurbia: America's Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolitan Fringe". Living Cities Census Series. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
We first identify exurbs using census tracts—small areas with an average of 4,000 people—and then aggregate these areas to the county level for further analysis.