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The recently released Census Bureau population estimates show the nation becoming increasingly metropolitan. Large metro areas are growing at twice the rate of smaller ones. In fact, nearly one in seven Americans reside in just three metro areas—Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York. And almost one in three live in one of the 10 most populous areas, which include the three just mentioned, plus Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, and Boston.
