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Based on data from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, approximately 57.5% of
Greensboro’s population growth between 2000 and 2016 has occurred within the city’s 2000 boundary. The
remaining 42.5% of the city’s population growth has occurred in areas annexed since 2000.

Greensboro Population Growth by Infill and Annexation, 2000 to 2016

Source: North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management

Density
Population density is an important measure of a city’s ability to manage efficient development of its land area
and provide cost-effective services and infrastructure to its population. Comparing land area to total
population from 2000 through 2016 reveals that Greensboro’s population density has increased by 4.8% from
2,049 persons per square mile to 2,148 persons per square mile. Among North Carolina’s ten largest cities,
Greensboro had the lowest percent increase in population density over that period with the exception of
Fayetteville, which experienced a net decrease in density (-32.2%). Population densities in Charlotte, Raleigh,
and Durham increased by 23.0%, 31.4%, and 20.6%, respectively.

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