News for Public Officials

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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Collin County, Texas
County Seat: McKinney, TX

Population: 698,851

Increase (July 2005 - July 2006): 37,925

Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and joins two other counties here among the 10 fastest-growing U.S. counties.

Collin is the wealthiest county in Texas, and many of its towns and neighborhoods are home to the corporate elite of the Dallas area.

 

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.

 

 

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