RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,127

Fastest gentrifying, US counties

US counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

1001Essex County, MAMA826,65359–

1002Twiggs County, GAGA7,59759–

1003Pulaski County, GAGA10,17259–

1004Payette County, IDID27,82459–

1005Louisa County, VAVA42,92459–

1006Douglas County, GAGA154,29359–

1007Carter County, KYKY26,14959–

1008Comanche County, TXTX14,43259–

1009Roane County, WVWV13,31759–

1010Miller County, GAGA5,81259–

1011San Joaquin County, CACA823,81559–

1012Dane County, WIWI590,37559–

1013Scott County, KYKY62,26259–

1014Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03559–

1015Wright County, IAIA12,80159–

1016Perry County, TNTN9,12659–

1017Oceana County, MIMI27,17759–

1018Box Elder County, UTUT65,32059–

1019Lincoln County, MOMO66,67659–

1020Summers County, WVWV11,53259–

1021Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46059–

1022Coke County, TXTX3,41259–

1023Becker County, MNMN35,49759–

1024Scotland County, MOMO4,79659–

1025Polk County, ARAR19,48659–

1026Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38759–

1027Martin County, ININ9,85659–

1028Alexander County, NCNC36,95859–

1029Sonoma County, CACA486,44459–

1030Cass County, TXTX28,65159–

1031Orange County, ININ19,83459–

1032Grundy County, IAIA12,36159–

1033Hubbard County, MNMN22,36959–

1034Hitchcock County, NENE2,46759–

1035Maverick County, TXTX58,82359–

1036Highland County, OHOH43,82359–

1037Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45759–

1038Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32459–

1039Union County, MSMS28,45959–

1040Love County, OKOK10,78059–

1041Harris County, TXTX5,045,02659–

1042Montgomery County, MOMO11,59059–

1043Houston County, MNMN18,40059–

1044Newport County, RIRI83,05159–

1045Rolette County, NDND11,68859–

1046Estill County, KYKY13,96259–

1047Wilson County, KSKS8,29959–

1048Sargent County, NDND3,71159–

1049Reynolds County, MOMO5,99259–

1050Coconino County, AZAZ144,36859–

1051Rowan County, NCNC155,09659–

1052Menominee County, WIWI4,19959–

1053Barnstable County, MAMA233,53958–

1054Hamilton County, IAIA14,94458–

1055Pierce County, WIWI43,51958–

1056Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458–

1057Bartholomew County, ININ85,72958–

1058Sedgwick County, COCO2,24758–

1059Towner County, NDND2,04058–

1060Wells County, NDND3,72958–

1061Orange County, TXTX86,26658–

1062Morrow County, OROR12,60258–

1063Anderson County, TXTX59,80558–

1064Washington County, VAVA53,89858–

1065Warren County, TNTN43,71758–

1066Oconee County, SCSC83,77558–

1067Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07058–

1068Lafayette County, WIWI17,47858–

1069Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81058–

1070Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50358–

1071Knox County, NENE8,33558–

1072Frederick County, VAVA99,95558–

1073Chippewa County, WIWI67,61458–

1074Washington County, TNTN141,19958–

1075Dodge County, MNMN21,37658–

1076Delaware County, IAIA17,67458–

1077Stoddard County, MOMO28,28458–

1078Butte County, CACA209,21158–

1079Clearwater County, MNMN8,64758–

1080Clay County, ALAL14,20758–

1081Lanier County, GAGA10,62358–

1082White County, TNTN29,61258–

1083Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79358–

1084Alamosa County, COCO16,68858–

1085Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69158–

1086Sullivan County, TNTN163,75958–

1087Inyo County, CACA18,15858–

1088Pope County, MNMN11,42058–

1089Warren County, IAIA57,33158–

1090Andrews County, TXTX18,91458–

1091Tehama County, CACA64,66558–

1092Clay County, TXTX10,76458–

1093Berrien County, GAGA18,93258–

1094Walker County, TXTX83,84258–

1095Plymouth County, MAMA546,82958–

1096Mayes County, OKOK40,41658–

1097Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60058–

1098Brown County, ILIL6,40158–

1099Northumberland County, PAPA89,92058–

1100Beaufort County, SCSC204,43358–

1101Rutherford County, NCNC65,74558–

1102Mills County, IAIA14,79358–

1103Hart County, GAGA28,63958–

1104Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24458–

1105Stevens County, WAWA49,66858–

1106Bradford County, FLFL28,30758–

1107Marshall County, MSMS34,65458–

1108McCulloch County, TXTX7,47258–

1109Matagorda County, TXTX36,46357–

1110Grant County, KYKY26,18157–

1111Yolo County, CACA224,41057–

1112Briscoe County, TXTX1,47457–

1113Cumberland County, TNTN66,30057–

1114Madison County, GAGA32,91957–

1115Adams County, WAWA21,48857–

1116Wright County, MOMO19,67157–

1117Meade County, KSKS3,85257–

1118Orange County, CACA3,149,50757–

1119Morgan County, KYKY14,41557–

1120Albemarle County, VAVA118,35657–

1121Outagamie County, WIWI195,89457–

1122Sussex County, VAVA10,75557–

1123Hart County, KYKY20,11757–

1124Montgomery County, KYKY28,82257–

1125Jones County, SDSD91357–

1126Uvalde County, TXTX24,96357–

1127Harrison County, TXTX71,95657–

1128Baltimore, MDMD569,99757–

1129Austin County, TXTX33,62557–

1130Lincoln County, WAWA11,98257–

1131Weakley County, TNTN33,26157–

1132Bertie County, NCNC17,08657–

1133Culberson County, TXTX2,26757–

1134Dakota County, NENE21,68757–

1135Douglas County, ILIL19,88057–

1136Clay County, SDSD15,03157–

1137Lawrence County, ALAL33,84357–

1138Wakulla County, FLFL38,08957–

1139Strafford County, NHNH135,04357–

1140Jefferson County, IAIA15,29157–

1141Madison County, MTMT10,02657–

1142Marshall County, KYKY31,65957–

1143Emery County, UTUT10,17757–

1144Hall County, NENE63,63357–

1145Berrien County, MIMI152,44457–

1146Chowan County, NCNC14,08257–

1147Brule County, SDSD5,27857–

1148Doniphan County, KSKS7,59457–

1149Otsego County, MIMI26,08057–

1150Mitchell County, IAIA10,65057–

1151Bourbon County, KYKY20,24357–

1152Brookings County, SDSD37,63557–

1153Marion County, TXTX9,89657–

1154Williamson County, ILIL67,22557–

1155Charlotte County, FLFL217,21257–

1156Orange County, VTVT30,00257–

1157Staunton, VAVA26,80157–

1158Bradford County, PAPA59,60057–

1159Cleveland County, ARAR7,22457–

1160Limestone County, TXTX22,84957–

1161Jackson County, IAIA19,28857–

1162Preston County, WVWV34,00457–

1163Noble County, ININ47,93757–

1164Lee County, GAGA34,17957–

1165Coos County, OROR63,99257–

1166Washington County, VTVT59,65257–

1167Caldwell County, NCNC81,10557–

1168Anderson County, KSKS8,01857–

1169Scott County, IAIA175,25957–

1170Fentress County, TNTN20,32257–

1171Yankton County, SDSD23,63557–

1172Whitley County, ININ35,04657–

1173Golden Valley County, MTMT84457–

1174Carver County, MNMN114,37957–

1175Allamakee County, IAIA14,23857–

1176Choctaw County, ALAL11,90457–

1177Randolph County, MOMO24,51357–

1178Weston County, WYWY6,84057–

1179Burke County, NCNC88,65556–

1180Iron County, MIMI11,75756–

1181Cascade County, MTMT85,02956–

1182Escambia County, FLFL333,83456–

1183Campbell County, VAVA55,62956–

1184Yadkin County, NCNC38,32556–

1185Bolivar County, MSMS28,26256–

1186Towns County, GAGA13,28556–

1187Tipton County, TNTN62,28756–

1188Brown County, WIWI275,80356–

1189Leake County, MSMS21,66256–

1190Lee County, SCSC15,73056–

1191Shelby County, OHOH48,06556–

1192Fillmore County, MNMN21,54056–

1193Hamilton County, OHOH838,41856–

1194Fulton County, NYNY52,21656–

1195Jefferson County, MTMT13,32956–

1196Clarendon County, SCSC31,04356–

1197Taylor County, IAIA5,83556–

1198Conejos County, COCO7,52956–

1199Daviess County, ININ34,20956–

1200St. Louis County, MNMN200,51856–

1201Bath County, KYKY13,17656–

1202Koochiching County, MNMN11,58756–

1203Polk County, IAIA516,54656–

1204Noble County, OKOK10,89956–

1205Gaines County, TXTX23,95656–

1206Saline County, ARAR133,28856–

1207Harrison County, ININ40,43756–

1208Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,18756–

1209Muskegon County, MIMI177,90156–

1210Hancock County, MEME57,17156–

1211Augusta County, VAVA78,94056–

1212Fauquier County, VAVA76,50356–

1213Jefferson County, PAPA43,25556–

1214Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45356–

1215Cedar County, MOMO14,88856–

1216Berkshire County, MAMA128,22456–

1217Lancaster County, NENE334,04956–

1218Riverside County, CACA2,544,91656–

1219Greene County, TNTN73,83156–

1220Fayette County, ININ23,53356–

1221Sheridan County, NENE4,80956–

1222Warrick County, ININ66,80356–

1223Converse County, WYWY13,82456–

1224Collier County, FLFL417,13156–

1225Brazos County, TXTX249,08855–

1226Redwood County, MNMN15,26555–

1227El Dorado County, CACA192,32355–

1228Alamance County, NCNC186,17755–

1229Calhoun County, SCSC14,18855–

1230Wells County, ININ28,88355–

1231Wayne County, WVWV37,30955–

1232Anderson County, TNTN82,06655–

1233Upson County, GAGA28,50055–

1234Clay County, MOMO265,03255–

1235Mahaska County, IAIA21,88055–

1236Duval County, FLFL1,062,96355–

1237Putnam County, MOMO4,54655–

1238Randolph County, ARAR18,87655–

1239Union County, PAPA42,31355–

1240Knox County, MOMO3,72855–

1241Merrick County, NENE7,90555–

1242Johnson County, KSKS636,90655–

1243Hickman County, KYKY4,37255–

1244Early County, GAGA10,45555–

1245Miami County, KSKS36,24055–

1246Mifflin County, PAPA46,12755–

1247Decatur County, KSKS2,71655–

1248Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00155–

1249Jackson County, KYKY13,32555–

1250Greer County, OKOK5,37355–

1251Hughes County, SDSD17,57055–

1252Sauk County, WIWI66,65255–

1253Smith County, KSKS3,56655–

1254Humboldt County, IAIA9,40955–

1255Franklin County, KSKS26,29955–

1256Jackson County, MOMO732,99455–

1257Choctaw County, OKOK14,05955–

1258Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89655–

1259Nueces County, TXTX352,99255–

1260St. Croix County, WIWI98,27655–

1261Mercer County, OHOH42,73755–

1262Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33755–

1263Pike County, ALAL33,68855–

1264Custer County, OKOK28,17555–

1265Wood County, TXTX49,68855–

1266Lincoln County, TNTN36,85355–

1267Cooke County, TXTX44,46155–

1268Archer County, TXTX9,12955–

1269Oneida County, NYNY226,39255–

1270Brantley County, GAGA18,93655–

1271Russell County, KSKS6,58155–

1272Lee County, FLFL875,60755–

1273Jackson County, OHOH32,81755–

1274La Crosse County, WIWI121,33955–

1275Yuma County, COCO9,89655–

1276Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95355–

1277Winona County, MNMN50,52354–

1278Runnels County, TXTX9,69354–

1279Butler County, KSKS69,48454–

1280Brown County, TXTX38,71154–

1281Osage County, OKOK46,79454–

1282Carter County, OKOK48,91054–

1283St. Charles County, MOMO426,49954–

1284Logan County, ARAR21,63354–

1285Owen County, ININ21,88654–

1286Nevada County, CACA101,91154–

1287Sherman County, TXTX2,78154–

1288Knox County, TXTX3,19254–

1289Crawford County, GAGA12,20654–

1290Humboldt County, NVNV17,26754–

1291Trigg County, KYKY14,51254–

1292Howard County, MOMO10,18054–

1293Cass County, ILIL12,46354–

1294Harvey County, KSKS33,58054–

1295Marion County, IAIA34,19254–

1296Lawrence County, MOMO39,40154–

1297Marion County, TNTN29,80454–

1298St. Joseph County, ININ272,86154–

1299Jones County, IAIA21,25354–

1300Richland County, NDND16,73154–

1301Sheridan County, KSKS2,42754–

1302Lincoln County, GAGA8,11254–

1303Morris County, KSKS5,34854–

1304Montgomery County, NYNY50,04654–

1305Garfield County, OKOK61,77954–

1306Hardin County, TXTX58,72354–

1307Warren County, NCNC18,89854–

1308Hernando County, FLFL221,70154–

1309Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36854–

1310Buffalo County, WIWI13,31854–

1311Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68554–

1312McDowell County, NCNC45,19854–

1313Valley County, IDID12,83154–

1314Fleming County, KYKY15,78754–

1315Roscommon County, MIMI23,91454–

1316Ramsey County, NDND11,53054–

1317Delta County, COCO32,17854–

1318Colbert County, ALAL59,47454–

1319San Benito County, CACA70,08254–

1320McIntosh County, OKOK19,75854–

1321Alleghany County, NCNC11,47954–

1322Polk County, FLFL874,79054–

1323Lee County, IAIA32,30654–

1324Faribault County, MNMN13,88854–

1325Terrell County, TXTX70254–

1326Charlton County, GAGA13,12154–

1327Yell County, ARAR19,95654–

1328Bladen County, NCNC30,00754–

1329Lexington, VAVA7,76954–

1330Wabash County, ININ30,71354–

1331Kinney County, TXTX3,12854–

1332Buckingham County, VAVA17,13754–

1333White County, GAGA29,80254–

1334Webster County, MSMS10,16754–

1335Franklin County, VAVA55,52653–

1336Adams County, IDID5,01353–

1337Tulsa County, OKOK698,78253–

1338Morgan County, WVWV18,02753–

1339Bell County, TXTX402,24853–

1340Hardeman County, TXTX3,29253–

1341Jackson County, ININ47,37053–

1342Bracken County, KYKY8,51153–

1343Decatur County, IAIA7,65553–

1344Cloud County, KSKS8,83353–

1345Buffalo County, NENE51,17253–

1346Richmond County, VAVA9,29453–

1347Canadian County, OKOK187,18953–

1348Columbia County, OROR54,09153–

1349Gila County, AZAZ53,80153–

1350Dallam County, TXTX7,50853–

1351Roseau County, MNMN15,24653–

1352Christian County, KYKY70,11553–

1353Tioga County, PAPA40,50253–

1354Wilcox County, ALAL9,66653–

1355O'Brien County, IAIA14,22053–

1356Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14853–

1357Jasper County, GAGA17,63253–

1358McCone County, MTMT1,72053–

1359Penobscot County, MEME157,96753–

1360Jefferson County, ALAL665,74253–

1361Bennington County, VTVT36,63053–

1362Phelps County, MOMO45,24753–

1363McCormick County, SCSC10,21553–

1364Greeley County, KSKS1,18253–

1365Carter County, MOMO5,41853–

1366Greene County, ARAR47,41153–

1367Lewis County, KYKY12,90153–

1368Rowan County, KYKY24,47653–

1369Ionia County, MIMI66,55753–

1370Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08953–

1371Daniels County, MTMT1,61253–

1372Vilas County, WIWI23,76153–

1373Vinton County, OHOH12,64553–

1374Geauga County, OHOH95,67653–

1375Wadena County, MNMN14,38853–

1376Amherst County, VAVA31,96253–

1377Ohio County, WVWV40,49653–

1378Franklin County, NYNY46,50053–

1379DeSoto County, MSMS197,91853–

1380Sutton County, TXTX3,20353–

1381Dundy County, NENE1,56853–

1382Powhatan County, VAVA32,59153–

1383Coryell County, TXTX85,59253–

1384Gonzales County, TXTX20,15953–

1385Lea County, NMNM74,74953–

1386Oswego County, NYNY118,56953–

1387Sterling County, TXTX1,34953–

1388Grant County, WIWI52,44653–

1389Broward County, FLFL2,013,31753–

1390Albany County, WYWY38,55853–

1391Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73353–

1392Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14453–

1393San Patricio County, TXTX72,05353–

1394Wapello County, IAIA35,21052–

1395Glascock County, GAGA3,14152–

1396Kent County, MDMD19,56552–

1397Richland County, MTMT11,37752–

1398Herkimer County, NYNY59,21952–

1399Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12152–

1400Washington County, ININ28,38352–

1401Lewis County, IDID3,70452–

1402Alcona County, MIMI10,55652–

1403Winnebago County, IAIA10,25152–

1404St. Clair County, MOMO9,97652–

1405Swift County, MNMN9,76352–

1406Pope County, ILIL3,67252–

1407Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45152–

1408Morgan County, ALAL126,48352–

1409Grand Forks County, NDND74,50152–

1410DeKalb County, ININ44,53552–

1411Clinton County, PAPA37,87052–

1412Mountrail County, NDND9,39552–

1413Whitfield County, GAGA106,21252–

1414Montgomery County, ARAR8,57952–

1415Adams County, NDND2,27552–

1416Loudoun County, VAVA449,74952–

1417Monroe County, MOMO8,95952–

1418Ziebach County, SDSD2,38952–

1419Washington County, IAIA22,66752–

1420Goochland County, VAVA29,18752–

1421King and Queen County, VAVA6,74352–

1422Northampton County, NCNC16,49152–

1423Holmes County, OHOH44,97052–

1424Jack County, TXTX9,56352–

1425Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99952–

1426Fayette County, WVWV38,16552–

1427Gallatin County, KYKY8,84052–

1428Brown County, ININ15,77752–

1429Iberville Parish, LALA29,57952–

1430Andrew County, MOMO18,24152–

1431Jones County, NCNC9,57552–

1432Johnson County, ILIL13,36352–

1433Sawyer County, WIWI18,84652–

1434Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75852–

1435Clinton County, ILIL37,12852–

1436Seneca County, NYNY32,88352–

1437Rawlins County, KSKS2,43152–

1438Montague County, TXTX21,96652–

1439Tyler County, TXTX20,44352–

1440Oconto County, WIWI40,19552–

1441Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76252–

1442Cass County, MNMN31,43052–

1443Lancaster County, VAVA10,99552–

1444Mercer County, NDND8,44152–

1445Nodaway County, MOMO20,17452–

1446Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03552–

1447Norfolk, VAVA231,01352–

1448Nicholas County, WVWV23,84852–

1449Madison County, KYKY101,69652–

1450Independence County, ARAR38,78552–

1451Red River County, TXTX11,81652–

1452Wagoner County, OKOK93,26352–

1453Knox County, KYKY29,53252–

1454Washington County, RIRI129,79552–

1455Clarion County, PAPA36,68052–

1456Manistee County, MIMI25,65652–

1457Greene County, OHOH174,32252–

1458LaGrange County, ININ41,30552–

1459Erie County, OHOH73,29652–

1460Greene County, MOMO309,28652–

1461Muskingum County, OHOH87,01452–

1462Windham County, VTVT45,20452–

1463Adair County, IAIA7,40352–

1464Florence County, WIWI4,74851–

1465Kennebec County, MEME129,06751–

1466Woodford County, KYKY27,88351–

1467Guilford County, NCNC562,23451–

1468Garvin County, OKOK26,37751–

1469Columbia County, NYNY60,16851–

1470Iron County, UTUT67,14151–

1471Washington County, MEME31,33451–

1472Missaukee County, MIMI15,27451–

1473Greensville County, VAVA11,18151–

1474Cass County, MIMI51,67751–

1475Providence County, RIRI678,17951–

1476Monroe County, ILIL34,84051–

1477Barry County, MOMO36,20051–

1478Honolulu County, HIHI988,70351–

1479Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93951–

1480Ness County, KSKS2,61751–

1481Hardin County, ILIL3,58851–

1482Clinton County, MIMI80,43251–

1483Stanley County, SDSD3,01851–

1484Franklin County, VTVT51,17751–

1485Catron County, NMNM3,82751–

1486Onondaga County, NYNY466,58451–

1487Macon County, NCNC39,23251–

1488Neosho County, KSKS15,63751–

1489Menifee County, KYKY6,43051–

1490Lincoln County, OROR50,63651–

1491Calumet County, WIWI53,98251–

1492Houston County, GAGA178,21451–

1493Kauai County, HIHI73,40051–

1494Walker County, ALAL65,14051–

1495Henry County, OHOH27,59851–

1496Chester County, SCSC33,00151–

1497Watonwan County, MNMN11,45951–

1498Horry County, SCSC427,55151–

1499Linn County, KSKS9,95051–

1500Warren County, KYKY149,37551–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES