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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2501Hardin County, OHOH30,07232–

2502Ohio County, ININ5,99432–

2503Baltimore County, MDMD847,65032–

2504Alexander County, ILIL4,57032–

2505Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832–

2506Rush County, ININ16,76732–

2507Ogle County, ILIL51,39932–

2508James City County, VAVA83,32632–

2509Lincoln County, MSMS35,01232–

2510Klamath County, OROR70,27432–

2511White County, ARAR80,08532–

2512Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39832–

2513Allen County, OHOH100,88132–

2514La Paz County, AZAZ16,71132–

2515Bedford County, PAPA47,48032–

2516Pike County, ILIL14,23132–

2517Warren County, MSMS41,75932–

2518East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18032–

2519Jackson County, MIMI159,55232–

2520Renville County, MNMN14,35632–

2521Merced County, CACA297,26032–

2522Isabella County, MIMI64,69132–

2523Chaves County, NMNM63,36432–

2524Putnam County, ILIL5,61932–

2525Dickens County, TXTX1,69232–

2526Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55532–

2527King George County, VAVA29,64632–

2528Randolph County, ILIL29,92132–

2529Warren County, NJNJ112,95332–

2530Warren County, GAGA5,26932–

2531Freestone County, TXTX20,81132–

2532Darke County, OHOH51,52032–

2533Montgomery County, ININ38,95432–

2534Grant County, NDND2,20632–

2535Clark County, MOMO6,47532–

2536De Soto Parish, LALA27,38132–

2537Haskell County, OKOK11,78732–

2538Marshall County, ININ46,59932–

2539Greene County, ILIL11,31332–

2540Somerset County, MDMD24,97332–

2541Jefferson County, OKOK5,43132–

2542Prince George's County, MDMD970,37432–

2543Conecuh County, ALAL10,89931–

2544Coles County, ILIL46,60731–

2545DuPage County, ILIL934,29831–

2546St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10831–

2547Scotland County, NCNC33,32231–

2548Grant County, OKOK4,06731–

2549Emporia, VAVA5,44731–

2550Lincoln County, NMNM19,84431–

2551Sangamon County, ILIL194,17031–

2552Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83231–

2553Gray County, TXTX20,91931–

2554Butte County, IDID2,78331–

2555Audrain County, MOMO24,52831–

2556Grant County, KSKS7,02831–

2557Washington County, OKOK54,03731–

2558St. Clair County, MIMI160,48631–

2559Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231–

2560Cecil County, MDMD107,13131–

2561Shelby County, TXTX24,28631–

2562Preble County, OHOH40,66431–

2563Buena Vista, VAVA6,67231–

2564Sherman County, OROR2,05131–

2565Johnson County, WYWY8,90831–

2566Buchanan County, MOMO83,54031–

2567Cowley County, KSKS34,38231–

2568Calhoun County, ALAL115,83431–

2569Anson County, NCNC21,75831–

2570Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45131–

2571Henry County, VAVA49,24231–

2572Putnam County, NYNY99,02831–

2573Newport News, VAVA183,23031–

2574Calhoun County, GAGA5,41331–

2575Montmorency County, MIMI9,84231–

2576Kiowa County, OKOK8,18131–

2577Grundy County, MOMO9,74431–

2578Shelby County, MOMO5,87031–

2579Gloucester County, VAVA40,09731–

2580Pratt County, KSKS9,11731–

2581Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60831–

2582Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84231–

2583Shawano County, WIWI41,56030–

2584Pawnee County, KSKS5,99130–

2585Mason County, WVWV24,70730–

2586Rusk County, WIWI14,14630–

2587Knott County, KYKY13,32130–

2588Live Oak County, TXTX11,92930–

2589Saline County, ILIL22,77230–

2590Cross County, ARAR16,18630–

2591Hartley County, TXTX4,90430–

2592Big Horn County, WYWY12,02430–

2593Adams County, MSMS30,06130–

2594Cameron Parish, LALA4,71830–

2595Clayton County, IAIA16,84530–

2596Florence County, SCSC138,50430–

2597Hayes County, NENE82130–

2598Mohave County, AZAZ228,10230–

2599McMullen County, TXTX54430–

2600Benton County, MSMS7,50230–

2601Troup County, GAGA72,84430–

2602Mercer County, NJNJ399,28930–

2603Ventura County, CACA830,85130–

2604Comanche County, OKOK122,15830–

2605Malheur County, OROR32,26130–

2606Jackson County, WVWV27,45030–

2607Colquitt County, GAGA47,43830–

2608Gladwin County, MIMI26,07730–

2609Waseca County, MNMN18,68830–

2610Otero County, NMNM70,36830–

2611Geary County, KSKS36,33830–

2612Dodge County, WIWI89,09730–

2613Warren County, ILIL16,22230–

2614Sanilac County, MIMI40,08330–

2615Livingston County, ILIL35,05730–

2616Howard County, MDMD339,18329–

2617Noxubee County, MSMS9,79829–

2618McLean County, ILIL171,41929–

2619Huron County, MIMI30,53029–

2620Jackson County, SDSD2,66629–

2621Harrison County, OHOH14,07029–

2622Crisp County, GAGA19,23729–

2623Manassas, VAVA44,33229–

2624Ingham County, MIMI289,70929–

2625Saginaw County, MIMI187,68829–

2626Vermillion County, ININ15,48829–

2627Meeker County, MNMN23,60329–

2628Lincoln County, WIWI28,40329–

2629Fulton County, ARAR12,49229–

2630Racine County, WIWI198,91929–

2631Charles County, MDMD176,59329–

2632Republic County, KSKS4,64029–

2633Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60229–

2634Anchorage, AKAK287,15529–

2635Coffee County, GAGA44,40729–

2636Copiah County, MSMS27,49729–

2637Tattnall County, GAGA24,37629–

2638Jasper County, ININ33,89429–

2639Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66929–

2640Quitman County, MSMS5,36429–

2641Knox County, ILIL47,76729–

2642Woods County, OKOK8,44329–

2643Woodward County, OKOK19,82729–

2644Quitman County, GAGA2,25429–

2645Acadia Parish, LALA57,03229–

2646Aleutians East, AKAK3,47929–

2647Wicomico County, MDMD106,89929–

2648Marion County, ARAR17,59329–

2649Harper County, KSKS5,37029–

2650Hinsdale County, COCO75329–

2651Pawnee County, OKOK16,02928–

2652Randolph County, ININ24,43828–

2653Powell County, KYKY12,81228–

2654Richland County, SCSC434,95628–

2655Calhoun County, MIMI133,40828–

2656Fairfield County, SCSC20,34028–

2657Edwards County, ILIL5,89828–

2658Tift County, GAGA42,25428–

2659Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82328–

2660Monroe County, MIMI156,00428–

2661Bee County, TXTX32,51528–

2662St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76528–

2663Todd County, SDSD8,86328–

2664Ripley County, MOMO10,71728–

2665Carroll County, MOMO8,41728–

2666Pike County, PAPA62,80828–

2667Keokuk County, IAIA9,79728–

2668Calloway County, KYKY39,42128–

2669Butler County, MOMO41,90428–

2670Cochise County, AZAZ126,33228–

2671Moore County, TXTX21,89128–

2672Harlan County, KYKY24,72528–

2673Menominee County, MIMI22,94128–

2674Rosebud County, MTMT8,25328–

2675Montgomery County, GAGA8,63528–

2676Nolan County, TXTX14,11728–

2677Grenada County, MSMS20,86828–

2678Morton County, KSKS2,47028–

2679Hampton, VAVA137,31528–

2680Kay County, OKOK43,49028–

2681St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96828–

2682Armstrong County, TXTX1,84328–

2683Clark County, KYKY37,88828–

2684Houston County, ALAL110,31828–

2685Wayne County, NYNY91,25028–

2686Garden County, NENE1,80428–

2687Columbia County, FLFL74,09428–

2688Fulton County, ILIL32,90128–

2689Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71027–

2690Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22327–

2691Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727–

2692Branch County, MIMI45,99327–

2693Kanabec County, MNMN16,62827–

2694Wyoming County, NYNY39,74127–

2695Ross County, OHOH76,42927–

2696Genesee County, MIMI401,09327–

2697Wood County, WVWV82,38527–

2698Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16327–

2699Halifax County, NCNC46,53427–

2700Dickinson County, KSKS18,63727–

2701Fulton County, OHOH41,85327–

2702Ellis County, OKOK3,61327–

2703Marion County, OHOH65,11527–

2704Washington County, MDMD157,73127–

2705Lucas County, IAIA8,84727–

2706Union County, FLFL16,25027–

2707Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24127–

2708Arkansas County, ARAR15,83627–

2709Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38827–

2710Bath County, VAVA4,07627–

2711Lafayette County, ARAR5,88827–

2712Greenwood County, SCSC70,37927–

2713Grundy County, ILIL54,05227–

2714Henderson County, ILIL5,98427–

2715Perry County, KYKY26,55527–

2716Elkhart County, ININ208,77427–

2717Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66627–

2718Floyd County, KYKY34,40127–

2719Morris County, TXTX12,13327–

2720Siskiyou County, CACA42,01327–

2721Tuscola County, MIMI52,68026–

2722Allendale County, SCSC7,35526–

2723Scott County, ININ25,05326–

2724Scott County, MSMS28,07326–

2725Perry County, MSMS11,57726–

2726Hockley County, TXTX21,60026–

2727Concordia Parish, LALA17,83626–

2728Peoria County, ILIL178,55326–

2729Clark County, OHOH135,34026–

2730Clinton County, ININ33,32226–

2731Manassas Park, VAVA16,56026–

2732Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32126–

2733Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28426–

2734Miller County, ARAR42,35726–

2735Rapides Parish, LALA125,87726–

2736Barton County, KSKS24,79026–

2737Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62626–

2738Lake County, ILIL719,33926–

2739Grant County, NMNM27,25226–

2740Carbon County, PAPA65,86826–

2741Bibb County, ALAL22,26226–

2742Nash County, NCNC99,36526–

2743Franklin County, KYKY52,64926–

2744Iowa County, IAIA16,50426–

2745Barton County, MOMO11,79526–

2746Jenkins County, GAGA8,84326–

2747Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97226–

2748Archuleta County, COCO14,30626–

2749Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326–

2750Clay County, ILIL12,79326–

2751West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15626–

2752Scott County, ARAR9,96525–

2753Coffey County, KSKS8,46725–

2754Vermilion County, ILIL71,25925–

2755Ozark County, MOMO9,17225–

2756Monroe County, WVWV12,49125–

2757Whiteside County, ILIL54,12125–

2758Mendocino County, CACA88,12225–

2759Tazewell County, ILIL130,04925–

2760Roanoke County, VAVA97,15025–

2761Harmon County, OKOK2,32725–

2762Glenn County, CACA28,14125–

2763Russell County, VAVA25,33225–

2764Treutlen County, GAGA6,46625–

2765Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09525–

2766Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68125–

2767Salem County, NJNJ66,28025–

2768Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025–

2769Champaign County, ILIL209,97225–

2770Cotton County, OKOK5,43225–

2771Hawaii County, HIHI210,04325–

2772Macon County, ALAL18,13225–

2773Quay County, NMNM8,45425–

2774Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74025–

2775Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325–

2776Sabine Parish, LALA21,83425–

2777Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47725–

2778Morrill County, NENE4,40425–

2779Carroll County, ININ20,65525–

2780Greenup County, KYKY35,21325–

2781Waynesboro, VAVA23,95125–

2782Carson City, NVNV58,57125–

2783Logan County, WVWV30,37525–

2784Warren County, PAPA37,03824–

2785Marquette County, WIWI15,92724–

2786Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624–

2787Iosco County, MIMI25,26624–

2788Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71524–

2789Buchanan County, VAVA18,49224–

2790Columbus County, NCNC50,48724–

2791Monroe County, MSMS33,31824–

2792Tioga County, NYNY47,45324–

2793Edgar County, ILIL16,32324–

2794Red River Parish, LALA7,16524–

2795Henry County, ILIL48,09524–

2796DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824–

2797Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27024–

2798Grant County, ININ66,52424–

2799Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624–

2800Perry County, ILIL20,16024–

2801Franklin County, IAIA9,86824–

2802Craig County, OKOK14,51824–

2803Irwin County, GAGA9,02024–

2804Franklin County, GAGA25,94824–

2805Shawnee County, KSKS178,60724–

2806Lincoln County, ARAR12,76424–

2807Apache County, AZAZ64,44524–

2808Henry County, KYKY16,44723–

2809Smyth County, VAVA28,88223–

2810Baxter County, ARAR42,98223–

2811Wayne County, PAPA51,70323–

2812Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34623–

2813Salem, VAVA25,81623–

2814Orleans County, NYNY39,82523–

2815Huron County, OHOH58,25023–

2816Clinton County, MOMO21,66123–

2817Schuyler County, ILIL6,65723–

2818Baraga County, MIMI8,16923–

2819Jefferson County, KSKS18,29623–

2820Caddo Parish, LALA224,22623–

2821Clay County, MSMS18,23823–

2822Jones County, GAGA29,17123–

2823Lee County, ILIL32,91423–

2824Forest County, PAPA6,61423–

2825Schoharie County, NYNY30,17623–

2826Iberia Parish, LALA66,84623–

2827Stone County, MSMS19,65423–

2828Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49023–

2829Sumter County, ALAL11,58822–

2830Chenango County, NYNY45,71522–

2831Piute County, UTUT1,50922–

2832Alpena County, MIMI28,85322–

2833Crosby County, TXTX4,85222–

2834Randolph County, WVWV26,88222–

2835St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55222–

2836Wallace County, KSKS1,44122–

2837Kingman County, KSKS7,02922–

2838Danville, VAVA41,64722–

2839Botetourt County, VAVA34,14422–

2840Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94122–

2841Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33222–

2842Union County, ILIL16,65622–

2843Elko County, NVNV54,81522–

2844Dallas County, ARAR6,01122–

2845Portsmouth, VAVA96,77722–

2846Price County, WIWI13,98822–

2847Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70522–

2848Campbell County, WYWY48,14522–

2849Jackson County, ILIL52,50122–

2850Wheeler County, TXTX4,77322–

2851Blount County, ALAL60,15622–

2852McDonough County, ILIL25,91622–

2853Seminole County, OKOK23,44122–

2854Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522–

2855Nicholas County, KYKY7,94922–

2856Lee County, KYKY7,29722–

2857Jefferson County, MSMS6,82522–

2858Lawrence County, ILIL13,79022–

2859Stark County, ILIL5,31921–

2860Lamar County, MSMS67,40321–

2861Craig County, VAVA4,80021–

2862Jefferson County, ARAR62,98721–

2863Bailey County, TXTX6,96321–

2864Stephenson County, ILIL43,22021–

2865North Slope, AKAK10,58221–

2866Monroe County, ARAR6,24421–

2867Ray County, MOMO23,39821–

2868Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98021–

2869Ralls County, MOMO10,44421–

2870King William County, VAVA19,61721–

2871Richland County, ILIL15,21921–

2872Wayne County, MSMS19,80721–

2873Holmes County, FLFL20,11921–

2874Lake County, CACA67,77221–

2875Worth County, GAGA20,05921–

2876McKinley County, NMNM68,11921–

2877Monroe County, PAPA167,17921–

2878Reno County, KSKS61,53921–

2879Nicollet County, MNMN34,27321–

2880Rice County, MNMN69,93921–

2881Fulton County, KYKY6,21821–

2882Montgomery County, KSKS30,17721–

2883Union County, KYKY12,83921–

2884Pearl River County, MSMS59,36321–

2885Morgan County, ILIL32,51521–

2886Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721–

2887Las Animas County, COCO14,39120–

2888Lenawee County, MIMI97,77920–

2889Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14820–

2890Sandusky County, OHOH58,65520–

2891Plumas County, CACA18,58320–

2892Pulaski County, ININ12,46320–

2893Hale County, TXTX31,81920–

2894Emmet County, IAIA9,10720–

2895Sullivan County, ININ20,83120–

2896Langlade County, WIWI19,53420–

2897Cass County, ININ37,83620–

2898Martin County, NCNC21,60120–

2899Rock Island County, ILIL141,86920–

2900Iroquois County, ILIL26,15020–

2901Page County, IAIA14,85620–

2902LaSalle County, ILIL107,77320–

2903Calaveras County, CACA46,60520–

2904Wayne County, ININ66,16920–

2905Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05820–

2906Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46520–

2907Walthall County, MSMS13,92820–

2908Bristol Bay, AKAK84720–

2909Wood County, WIWI74,06020–

2910Orange County, NYNY417,66920–

2911Barnwell County, SCSC20,65319–

2912Marion County, MSMS24,00119–

2913Ida County, IAIA6,77719–

2914Coos County, NHNH31,34319–

2915Concho County, TXTX3,60719–

2916Ottawa County, OKOK30,43819–

2917Hinds County, MSMS211,88819–

2918Butler County, ALAL18,10019–

2919Macon County, ILIL99,30019–

2920Kendall County, ILIL145,47019–

2921Kings County, CACA154,32719–

2922Bay County, MIMI102,12319–

2923Pike County, MOMO17,95519–

2924Atchison County, KSKS16,17219–

2925Labette County, KSKS19,68519–

2926Trimble County, KYKY8,70119–

2927Lapeer County, MIMI89,51619–

2928Lake County, TNTN6,24919–

2929St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75819–

2930Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319–

2931Accomack County, VAVA33,85918–

2932Moniteau County, MOMO15,42818–

2933Uintah County, UTUT38,27818–

2934Williamsburg, VAVA15,86118–

2935Owen County, KYKY11,60118–

2936Skagway, AKAK1,10418–

2937Trumbull County, OHOH198,97218–

2938Scurry County, TXTX16,16218–

2939Phillips County, ARAR14,25518–

2940Clare County, MIMI31,54318–

2941Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39018–

2942Hertford County, NCNC19,01518–

2943Perry County, ALAL7,42518–

2944Hopewell, VAVA23,26118–

2945Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58218–

2946Delta County, MIMI36,58218–

2947Greene County, ALAL7,06718–

2948Donley County, TXTX3,21317–

2949Richland County, OHOH124,89317–

2950Bacon County, GAGA11,07017–

2951Page County, VAVA23,76217–

2952Montgomery County, ALAL225,89117–

2953Hardin County, IAIA16,45517–

2954Howard County, ININ83,90417–

2955McCreary County, KYKY17,12417–

2956McPherson County, NENE36917–

2957Baylor County, TXTX3,47217–

2958Refugio County, TXTX6,65717–

2959DeKalb County, ILIL101,83517–

2960Logan County, ILIL27,18217–

2961Beckham County, OKOK22,15917–

2962Warren County, VAVA42,74017–

2963Winnebago County, ILIL283,67417–

2964Switzerland County, ININ10,03717–

2965McDowell County, WVWV16,87816–

2966Kankakee County, ILIL105,52516–

2967Bell County, KYKY22,82916–

2968Desha County, ARAR9,98416–

2969Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21916–

2970Sweetwater County, WYWY41,26716–

2971Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016–

2972Terry County, TXTX11,72016–

2973Taylor County, FLFL21,21016–

2974Boone County, WVWV20,25116–

2975Macon County, GAGA11,75616–

2976Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83916–

2977Dale County, ALAL49,91216–

2978Bradley County, ARAR9,82816–

2979Bibb County, GAGA157,55616–

2980Atchison County, MOMO5,17516–

2981Hamilton County, FLFL14,18016–

2982Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58215–

2983Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115–

2984Meigs County, OHOH21,58715–

2985Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09915–

2986Washakie County, WYWY7,59715–

2987Wyoming County, WVWV19,80115–

2988Wolfe County, KYKY6,29815–

2989Clay County, WVWV7,53815–

2990Luce County, MIMI6,33915–

2991Marshall County, ILIL11,47315–

2992Putnam County, FLFL77,73415–

2993Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17715–

2994Gates County, NCNC10,23415–

2995Hempstead County, ARAR19,08015–

2996Martin County, KYKY10,69715–

2997Nevada County, ARAR7,94215–

2998Jay County, ININ20,11815–

2999Mason County, ILIL12,41115–

3000Liberty County, FLFL8,03514–

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