Fastest Growing Cities in Arizona, Nevada, California

Eight of the nation's top 10 fastest growing large cities (100,000 or more population) since Census 2000 lie in the Western states of Arizona, Nevada and California, according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2003. The ten are: 1) Gilbert, Ariz.; 2) North Las Vegas, Nev.; 3) Henderson, Nev.; 4) Chandler, Ariz.; 5) Irvine, Calif.; 6) Port St. Lucie, Fla.; 7) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; 8) Fontana, Calif.; 9) Peoria, Ariz.; and 10) Cape Coral, Fla.