CHICAGO (WBBM/AP) - Chicago and its suburbs have been home to some of the largest and fastest-growing areas of the country.
The Chicago metropolitan area increased by nearly 73,000 people from July 2007 to July 2008, making the population 9.6 million.
Chicago has the seventh-largest population increase in the country, according to the Census.
Cook County is the second-most populous county in the nation, with 5.3 million residents.
DuPage, Lake and Will -- are among the country's 100 largest.
Kendall County was the nation's fastest-growing county from April 2000 to July 2008, when it increased by nearly 90 percent.
The following are July 1, 2008, population figures by area with the July 1, 2007 figure in parentheses:
-Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metropolitan area: 9,569,624 (9,496,853)
-Cook County: 5,294,664 (5,271,405)
-DuPage County: 930,528 (926,228)
-Lake County: 712,453 (706,386)
-Will County: 681,097 (670,663)
( Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
More information at www.census.gov
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