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America's Ten Fastest Growing Counties

According to the Census Bureau, the populations of these counties are growing faster than any other.

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Bexar County, Texas

Population: 1,555,592

Increase (July 2005 - July 2006): 39,066

Most of the county's population resides within the borders of San Antonio, the seventh most populous city in the nation.

The diversified economy is anchored by financial services, defense, health care and tourism.

The county's number-one attraction, the Alamo, draws nearly 3 million tourists a year.

 

Crime Rate

The state of Texas ranked twelfth among the 50 states for incidences of crime, according to Morgan Quitno Press, an independent researcher in Lawrence, Kansas, which publishes the rankings annually.

 

 

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What's your Favorite Book about a Texas County, Town, Person or Place? Here's our best reads list County by County

 

Mysterious TexasTrue Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texcas
 Loneliest, Least Populated Counties in Texas
Texas Cowboy HistoryBooks about Texas People County by County