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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1501Bucks County, PAPA647,82851–

1502Putnam County, ININ37,87651–

1503Laurens County, SCSC71,84851–

1504Tuolumne County, CACA53,16051–

1505Windsor County, VTVT57,31251–

1506Red Willow County, NENE10,30751–

1507Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24251–

1508Portage County, WIWI71,94351–

1509Grant County, WVWV11,04151–

1510Big Horn County, MTMT12,75251–

1511Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39151–

1512Buffalo County, SDSD1,80251–

1513Lander County, NVNV5,87251–

1514Lake County, OROR8,18751–

1515Montcalm County, MIMI69,40651–

1516Gilliam County, OROR1,97150–

1517Codington County, SDSD29,56250–

1518Chester County, TNTN17,99450–

1519Liberty County, TXTX121,36450–

1520Noble County, OHOH14,27650–

1521Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59050–

1522Essex County, NYNY36,43850–

1523Levy County, FLFL48,52050–

1524Richmond County, NCNC42,04150–

1525Stokes County, NCNC46,12650–

1526Mitchell County, KSKS5,59050–

1527Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09150–

1528Angelina County, TXTX88,15450–

1529Rock County, WIWI166,47250–

1530Spalding County, GAGA70,77550–

1531Washington County, OHOH58,38950–

1532Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44950–

1533Harrison County, IAIA14,62350–

1534Tipton County, ININ15,31950–

1535Floyd County, IAIA14,90150–

1536Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37350–

1537Shelby County, TNTN910,22650–

1538Rockdale County, GAGA98,41650–

1539Coffee County, TNTN62,41950–

1540Cherokee County, SCSC58,27550–

1541Major County, OKOK7,53650–

1542Geneva County, ALAL27,55450–

1543Burt County, NENE6,67850–

1544Warren County, NYNY65,02050–

1545Navarro County, TXTX57,18150–

1546Bedford County, VAVA83,05950–

1547Crook County, WYWY7,85250–

1548Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23750–

1549Colfax County, NENE10,93450–

1550Marquette County, MIMI68,06450–

1551Columbia County, ARAR21,89450–

1552Armstrong County, PAPA63,69850–

1553Ontario County, NYNY113,13050–

1554Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89950–

1555Talladega County, ALAL81,60350–

1556Douglas County, MOMO12,34250–

1557Seminole County, FLFL491,88450–

1558Miami County, OHOH112,63450–

1559Iowa County, WIWI23,95150–

1560Camden County, NCNC11,31550–

1561Decatur County, TNTN11,82050–

1562Alachua County, FLFL290,02850–

1563Lawrence County, OHOH55,71050–

1564Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72050–

1565Franklin County, ALAL32,44950–

1566Chisago County, MNMN59,14250–

1567Edmonson County, KYKY12,74950–

1568Howard County, IAIA9,41550–

1569Richland Parish, LALA19,58250–

1570LaPorte County, ININ111,29450–

1571Clarke County, ALAL22,01450–

1572Bannock County, IDID91,59149–

1573Dewey County, OKOK4,20749–

1574Ashland County, WIWI16,20349–

1575Lake County, ININ504,61249–

1576Gage County, NENE21,71149–

1577Payne County, OKOK83,88949–

1578Lexington County, SCSC317,58849–

1579Livingston County, MIMI197,31549–

1580Cortland County, NYNY45,85049–

1581Allen County, ININ402,32949–

1582Marion County, KYKY20,11549–

1583Johnson County, NENE5,21849–

1584Southampton County, VAVA18,11049–

1585Mellette County, SDSD2,13749–

1586Pettis County, MOMO44,25449–

1587Washington County, MNMN286,89549–

1588Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10249–

1589Grant Parish, LALA22,07549–

1590Albany County, NYNY321,22549–

1591Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09649–

1592Caledonia County, VTVT30,41449–

1593Hale County, ALAL15,19449–

1594Guernsey County, OHOH38,37949–

1595Lewis County, TNTN13,48749–

1596Washington County, WIWI139,23849–

1597Pulaski County, KYKY67,38449–

1598Putnam County, OHOH34,38049–

1599Covington County, ALAL37,94749–

1600Steuben County, NYNY91,85549–

1601Grant County, OROR7,07549–

1602Perry County, ININ19,38949–

1603Toombs County, GAGA27,54549–

1604Coleman County, TXTX7,91549–

1605Harrison County, MOMO8,28149–

1606Mercer County, MOMO3,40449–

1607Caldwell County, KYKY12,60949–

1608Adams County, ILIL64,26749–

1609Jefferson County, GAGA15,01149–

1610Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849–

1611Rock County, NENE1,25949–

1612Potter County, PAPA15,89749–

1613Appanoose County, IAIA12,07749–

1614Douglas County, KSKS120,92049–

1615Otero County, COCO17,68349–

1616Cocke County, TNTN37,88949–

1617Crawford County, MOMO22,92949–

1618Panola County, TXTX23,01849–

1619Richland County, WIWI17,03649–

1620Cottle County, TXTX1,22449–

1621Polk County, WIWI45,80349–

1622Blair County, PAPA119,54149–

1623Lincoln County, IDID5,60349–

1624Prowers County, COCO11,88449–

1625Seward County, NENE18,03249–

1626Lincoln County, MTMT22,32849–

1627Fayette County, GAGA125,15649–

1628Hawkins County, TNTN59,55949–

1629De Witt County, ILIL15,11849–

1630Riley County, KSKS72,59849–

1631Parke County, ININ16,64249–

1632Dallas County, MOMO18,02549–

1633Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12849–

1634Franklin County, ARAR17,72549–

1635Benton County, MOMO20,53649–

1636Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249–

1637Cook County, ILIL5,194,62549–

1638Morrow County, OHOH36,30548–

1639Roanoke, VAVA99,11148–

1640Van Buren County, IAIA7,13148–

1641Mississippi County, MOMO12,00348–

1642Harris County, GAGA37,28048–

1643Union County, GAGA27,85948–

1644Dorchester County, SCSC178,39748–

1645Lycoming County, PAPA112,58748–

1646New York County, NYNY1,664,86248–

1647Nobles County, MNMN22,33848–

1648Petersburg, VAVA33,73448–

1649Suwannee County, FLFL48,14948–

1650Newton County, GAGA125,58348–

1651Ramsey County, MNMN541,62348–

1652Ascension Parish, LALA135,10548–

1653Jefferson County, NYNY111,54048–

1654Queens County, NYNY2,358,18248–

1655Davison County, SDSD20,06948–

1656Anderson County, KYKY25,22548–

1657Bland County, VAVA6,15148–

1658Burnett County, WIWI17,22348–

1659Chester County, PAPA557,11648–

1660Parmer County, TXTX9,67848–

1661Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34348–

1662Indiana County, PAPA82,87848–

1663Colleton County, SCSC39,38248–

1664Boone County, KYKY145,31648–

1665Cole County, MOMO77,90848–

1666Meriwether County, GAGA21,51648–

1667Toole County, MTMT5,21148–

1668Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17148–

1669Snyder County, PAPA39,65548–

1670Hendry County, FLFL48,27648–

1671Story County, IAIA101,29148–

1672Gadsden County, FLFL44,29848–

1673Posey County, ININ24,98848–

1674Chilton County, ALAL47,70848–

1675Greene County, ININ31,16548–

1676St. Clair County, ILIL250,70848–

1677Umatilla County, OROR81,11948–

1678Pulaski County, MOMO54,44248–

1679Bowie County, TXTX92,69648–

1680Sandoval County, NMNM159,56548–

1681Brown County, OHOH44,39748–

1682Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09048–

1683Saline County, MOMO23,26548–

1684Mineral County, COCO91048–

1685Pulaski County, VAVA33,58648–

1686Somerset County, MEME51,62048–

1687Chippewa County, MNMN12,40648–

1688Gratiot County, MIMI41,19048–

1689Barron County, WIWI46,48448–

1690Lewis County, NYNY26,47948–

1691Curry County, NMNM46,65547–

1692Little River County, ARAR11,76347–

1693Hemphill County, TXTX3,08347–

1694Dearborn County, ININ51,60947–

1695Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64947–

1696Cavalier County, NDND3,49747–

1697Breathitt County, KYKY12,55847–

1698Forsyth County, NCNC401,71847–

1699Jefferson County, OHOH63,59747–

1700Otsego County, NYNY60,58947–

1701Monroe County, NYNY750,50647–

1702Henry County, IAIA19,34947–

1703Graham County, NCNC8,19047–

1704Belmont County, OHOH64,43447–

1705Wayne County, OHOH116,75847–

1706Morgan County, ININ74,96747–

1707Wayne County, TNTN16,41647–

1708Polk County, NENE5,27047–

1709Highlands County, FLFL111,12247–

1710Hampshire County, MAMA164,06547–

1711Pickens County, SCSC139,19847–

1712Butler County, OHOH400,12847–

1713Caribou County, IDID7,25247–

1714Ocean County, NJNJ673,74647–

1715LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15447–

1716Shelby County, ALAL238,55247–

1717Jackson County, OKOK24,76447–

1718Whitman County, WAWA48,51247–

1719Marion County, FLFL442,66047–

1720Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15347–

1721Winnebago County, WIWI174,21847–

1722Coahoma County, MSMS19,84947–

1723Scioto County, OHOH71,36547–

1724Mississippi County, ARAR37,82847–

1725Renville County, NDND2,33147–

1726Arenac County, MIMI15,06847–

1727Johnson County, MOMO56,67047–

1728Platte County, NENE35,64947–

1729Leflore County, MSMS25,68647–

1730McNairy County, TNTN26,23647–

1731Union County, ININ6,86347–

1732Perry County, PAPA46,80647–

1733Columbia County, WIWI58,13247–

1734Graham County, AZAZ40,15747–

1735Ulster County, NYNY183,33047–

1736Daviess County, MOMO8,55847–

1737Halifax County, VAVA33,44747–

1738Carroll County, ARAR29,26347–

1739Montgomery County, PAPA877,64347–

1740Drew County, ARAR17,05447–

1741Ottawa County, OHOH39,48146–

1742Searcy County, ARAR7,84846–

1743St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64246–

1744Cook County, MNMN5,52246–

1745Holt County, MOMO4,20046–

1746Vance County, NCNC42,63846–

1747Wayne County, GAGA32,48146–

1748Freeborn County, MNMN30,44046–

1749Pembina County, NDND6,56846–

1750Screven County, GAGA14,40846–

1751Ferry County, WAWA7,51746–

1752Clarke County, IAIA9,57446–

1753Northampton County, PAPA324,41146–

1754St. James Parish, LALA18,93846–

1755Washburn County, WIWI17,08746–

1756Surry County, NCNC72,28746–

1757Somervell County, TXTX10,26146–

1758Jackson County, COCO1,21146–

1759Texas County, MOMO25,99446–

1760Pitkin County, COCO16,62546–

1761Sullivan County, NYNY80,58646–

1762Elk County, KSKS2,45846–

1763Chambers County, ALAL34,25346–

1764Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06546–

1765Haskell County, KSKS3,59946–

1766Dillon County, SCSC27,45846–

1767Henrico County, VAVA342,77546–

1768Sitka, AKAK8,31946–

1769Marion County, KSKS11,63446–

1770Pitt County, NCNC182,93646–

1771Lowndes County, GAGA122,86746–

1772Neshoba County, MSMS28,73246–

1773Arlington County, VAVA243,93146–

1774Ford County, KSKS33,99346–

1775Jackson County, TNTN12,46646–

1776Bergen County, NJNJ977,02646–

1777Kenosha County, WIWI168,44846–

1778Leon County, FLFL299,04846–

1779Lyon County, MNMN25,68446–

1780Gallia County, OHOH29,07246–

1781Pepin County, WIWI7,51346–

1782Carbon County, UTUT20,68046–

1783Madison County, MSMS116,29846–

1784Clermont County, OHOH216,97746–

1785Rich County, UTUT2,68746–

1786Gregg County, TXTX126,09546–

1787Mesa County, COCO162,84546–

1788Cleburne County, ARAR25,67246–

1789Forest County, WIWI9,57445–

1790Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20145–

1791Jefferson County, MOMO233,13245–

1792Benton County, ININ8,88345–

1793Hancock County, IAIA10,52845–

1794Sully County, SDSD1,47945–

1795Cumberland County, PAPA277,27045–

1796Brown County, KSKS9,10445–

1797Jefferson County, FLFL16,00745–

1798Winn Parish, LALA14,96145–

1799Union County, NJNJ601,86345–

1800Menard County, TXTX1,95645–

1801Lamb County, TXTX12,57945–

1802Shelby County, ILIL20,57645–

1803Pleasants County, WVWV7,33845–

1804Russell County, KYKY18,60845–

1805Marinette County, WIWI42,57445–

1806Upshur County, TXTX44,41045–

1807Person County, NCNC40,63645–

1808Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95145–

1809Washington County, IDID11,58345–

1810Yazoo County, MSMS22,94745–

1811Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41545–

1812Hanover County, VAVA116,42345–

1813Johnson County, KYKY22,05145–

1814Lyon County, KSKS32,26645–

1815Cleveland County, OKOK303,97345–

1816Laurel County, KYKY63,74645–

1817Franklin County, MSMS7,49145–

1818Frederick County, MDMD302,88345–

1819Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66345–

1820Calhoun County, IAIA9,56245–

1821Wichita County, TXTX129,55545–

1822Clinton County, OHOH42,30145–

1823San Augustine County, TXTX7,72245–

1824Vernon County, MOMO19,94645–

1825Wayne County, NENE10,02045–

1826Dewey County, SDSD5,41945–

1827Falls Church, VAVA15,15945–

1828Charlotte County, VAVA11,40145–

1829Franklin County, MOMO108,09045–

1830Oregon County, MOMO8,70945–

1831Lawrence County, ARAR16,27345–

1832East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76045–

1833Monroe County, OHOH12,99445–

1834Overton County, TNTN23,78745–

1835Ohio County, KYKY23,93445–

1836Rush County, KSKS2,84545–

1837Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445–

1838Terrell County, GAGA8,65645–

1839Gilmer County, WVWV7,08545–

1840Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61945–

1841Victoria County, TXTX92,65645–

1842Schleicher County, TXTX2,24544–

1843Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38044–

1844Raleigh County, WVWV71,77544–

1845Bossier Parish, LALA131,86744–

1846Brooke County, WVWV21,14244–

1847Steele County, MNMN37,46444–

1848Montgomery County, OHOH539,59844–

1849Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52044–

1850Putnam County, WVWV56,88544–

1851Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32044–

1852Bristol County, MAMA593,64044–

1853Hancock County, KYKY9,05044–

1854Alger County, MIMI8,64144–

1855Warren County, MOMO39,01644–

1856Merrimack County, NHNH158,07844–

1857George County, MSMS26,33144–

1858Chippewa County, MIMI36,08144–

1859Crawford County, IAIA16,23744–

1860Greene County, IAIA8,65844–

1861Washington County, KYKY12,36844–

1862Huntington County, ININ37,22444–

1863Wasco County, OROR26,31044–

1864Starke County, ININ23,42544–

1865Stone County, ARAR12,70344–

1866Ritchie County, WVWV8,03444–

1867Jackson County, KSKS13,43844–

1868Randall County, TXTX152,35144–

1869Madison County, NENE36,10644–

1870Adams County, OHOH27,86544–

1871Worth County, MOMO1,91444–

1872Dubois County, ININ44,01644–

1873Highland County, VAVA2,31844–

1874Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36844–

1875Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99644–

1876Marshall County, MNMN8,79844–

1877Pike County, ARAR9,96444–

1878St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10644–

1879Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50244–

1880Van Buren County, MIMI76,07144–

1881Titus County, TXTX31,56344–

1882Crittenden County, KYKY8,80744–

1883Allegany County, NYNY46,80044–

1884Douglas County, NVNV50,11144–

1885Benton County, TNTN16,18344–

1886Dickinson County, IAIA18,07744–

1887Cherokee County, ALAL26,41344–

1888Kiowa County, COCO1,41244–

1889Hardin County, KYKY113,48244–

1890Hickory County, MOMO9,04444–

1891St. Louis County, MOMO990,91144–

1892Cherokee County, NCNC30,83044–

1893Polk County, GAGA45,51444–

1894Nemaha County, NENE7,10244–

1895Portage County, OHOH163,40444–

1896Clearwater County, IDID9,11844–

1897Lowndes County, MSMS57,34644–

1898Tulare County, CACA485,14644–

1899Sherman County, KSKS5,76344–

1900Fallon County, MTMT2,95944–

1901Thomas County, NENE63944–

1902Kossuth County, IAIA14,32244–

1903Wichita County, KSKS2,03143–

1904Louisa County, IAIA10,41643–

1905Cayuga County, NYNY74,36543–

1906Marathon County, WIWI139,43243–

1907Scott County, MNMN159,01743–

1908Walworth County, WIWI106,12743–

1909Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94943–

1910Hancock County, WVWV27,72943–

1911Porter County, ININ176,04943–

1912Delaware County, NYNY44,30543–

1913Oldham County, TXTX1,78343–

1914Jones County, MSMS66,49643–

1915Washington County, ILIL13,56443–

1916Madera County, CACA167,92743–

1917Hocking County, OHOH27,51243–

1918Waukesha County, WIWI417,21043–

1919Douglas County, OROR111,95143–

1920Radford, VAVA17,24343–

1921Garfield County, COCO63,47443–

1922Huerfano County, COCO7,01143–

1923Sumter County, SCSC105,06743–

1924Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73843–

1925Randolph County, NCNC149,51643–

1926Lee County, NCNC70,25843–

1927Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45643–

1928Cumberland County, VAVA10,35243–

1929Decatur County, ININ26,57643–

1930Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25943–

1931Androscoggin County, MEME116,48743–

1932Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17543–

1933Franklin County, MEME30,82443–

1934Jones County, TXTX20,86143–

1935Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63443–

1936Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73843–

1937Comanche County, KSKS1,67343–

1938Crittenden County, ARAR46,21043–

1939Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16243–

1940Sibley County, MNMN15,35643–

1941Erie County, PAPA265,83243–

1942Braxton County, WVWV11,88543–

1943Montezuma County, COCO26,67843–

1944Rusk County, TXTX54,85443–

1945Torrance County, NMNM16,10043–

1946Gasconade County, MOMO14,78443–

1947Simpson County, KYKY20,78843–

1948Jackson County, NCNC45,03943–

1949Lehigh County, PAPA384,38343–

1950Fresno County, CACA1,035,45643–

1951Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61743–

1952Richmond County, GAGA206,55943–

1953Attala County, MSMS17,10043–

1954Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843–

1955Pine County, MNMN30,47243–

1956Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02043–

1957Adams County, WIWI21,75243–

1958Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25743–

1959Fayette County, ALAL15,87243–

1960Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92543–

1961Logan County, OHOH46,30242–

1962Crawford County, MIMI13,72242–

1963Somerset County, PAPA72,00442–

1964Issaquena County, MSMS1,26342–

1965Cedar County, IAIA18,35942–

1966Madison County, ARAR18,41042–

1967Starr County, TXTX66,31942–

1968Beltrami County, MNMN47,05542–

1969Knox County, ININ35,65242–

1970Ouachita County, ARAR21,73142–

1971Wayne County, NCNC122,27842–

1972Columbia County, GAGA169,18942–

1973Miami County, ININ34,48742–

1974Coosa County, ALAL10,16142–

1975Grant County, ARAR18,75642–

1976Benton County, MNMN41,74442–

1977Bates County, MOMO16,51242–

1978Venango County, PAPA49,34642–

1979Hancock County, TNTN7,07542–

1980Dunn County, WIWI46,22342–

1981Box Butte County, NENE10,49442–

1982Wilkin County, MNMN6,28842–

1983Webster County, KYKY12,92942–

1984Monterey County, CACA433,72942–

1985Dauphin County, PAPA293,35142–

1986Stutsman County, NDND21,41442–

1987Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53242–

1988St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69242–

1989Lamoille County, VTVT26,29442–

1990Surry County, VAVA6,60342–

1991Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83942–

1992Alcorn County, MSMS34,56942–

1993Van Buren County, ARAR16,23842–

1994Shelby County, ININ45,88242–

1995Osceola County, IAIA5,98042–

1996Rankin County, MSMS162,18142–

1997Crawford County, WIWI15,91042–

1998Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12142–

1999Garland County, ARAR99,69542–

2000Garrett County, MDMD28,37042–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES