Which county has the highest population growth?

Douglas County, Colorado ranks #1 with +191.0% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population growth?

Douglas County, Colorado, Forsyth County, Georgia, Elbert County, Colorado, Henry County, Georgia, Park County, Colorado.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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Fastest growing, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

3001Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-9.9%–

3002Republic County, KSKS4,640-10.0%–

3003Kenedy County, TXTX319-10.0%–

3004McPherson County, SDSD2,347-10.0%–

3005Valley County, NENE4,094-10.1%–

3006Dunn County, NDND4,058-10.1%–

3007McKenzie County, NDND15,192-10.1%–

3008Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-10.1%–

3009Trego County, KSKS2,740-10.2%–

3010Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.2%–

3011Day County, SDSD5,484-10.2%–

3012Norfolk, VAVA231,013-10.3%–

3013Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-10.3%–

3014Fisher County, TXTX3,692-10.3%–

3015Wibaux County, MTMT885-10.3%–

3016Emmons County, NDND3,215-10.3%–

3017Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-10.4%–

3018Walsh County, NDND10,179-10.5%–

3019Tillman County, OKOK6,780-10.6%–

3020Gregory County, SDSD4,037-10.6%–

3021Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-10.6%–

3022Haskell County, TXTX5,499-10.7%–

3023Smith County, KSKS3,566-10.7%–

3024Rosebud County, MTMT8,253-10.7%–

3025Stafford County, KSKS4,005-10.7%–

3026Sherman County, NENE2,924-10.8%–

3027Bottineau County, NDND6,284-10.8%–

3028Bristol Bay, AKAK847-10.8%–

3029Jewell County, KSKS2,830-10.8%–

3030Phillips County, MTMT4,203-10.9%–

3031McLean County, NDND9,740-11.0%–

3032Daniels County, MTMT1,612-11.0%–

3033Powder River County, MTMT1,781-11.1%–

3034Garfield County, NENE1,710-11.2%–

3035Dundy County, NENE1,568-11.2%–

3036Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-11.2%–

3037Holt County, MOMO4,200-11.3%–

3038Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-11.3%–

3039Baltimore, MDMD569,997-11.5%–

3040Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-11.7%–

3041Logan County, NENE669-11.8%–

3042Miner County, SDSD2,281-11.9%–

3043Mercer County, NDND8,441-11.9%–

3044Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-11.9%–

3045Knox County, TXTX3,192-12.1%–

3046Petersburg, VAVA33,734-12.1%–

3047Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-12.1%–

3048Scurry County, TXTX16,162-12.2%–

3049St. Louis, MOMO278,144-12.2%–

3050Harper County, OKOK3,172-12.3%–

3051Logan County, WVWV30,375-12.4%–

3052Hand County, SDSD3,121-12.4%–

3053Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-12.6%–

3054Hayes County, NENE821-12.6%–

3055LaMoure County, NDND4,135-12.7%–

3056Culberson County, TXTX2,267-12.7%–

3057Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-12.9%–

3058Wells County, NDND3,729-13.0%–

3059Rock County, NENE1,259-13.0%–

3060McCone County, MTMT1,720-13.1%–

3061Sheridan County, MTMT3,436-13.3%–

3062Oliver County, NDND1,898-13.3%–

3063Prairie County, MTMT1,112-13.3%–

3064Harmon County, OKOK2,327-13.4%–

3065Roberts County, TXTX867-13.5%–

3066Greeley County, KSKS1,182-13.5%–

3067Blaine County, NENE458-13.6%–

3068Decatur County, KSKS2,716-13.7%–

3069Atchison County, MOMO5,175-13.8%–

3070Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-13.9%–

3071Boyd County, NENE1,674-14.0%–

3072Crane County, TXTX4,554-14.1%–

3073Thomas County, NENE639-14.3%–

3074Ness County, KSKS2,617-14.4%–

3075Perkins County, SDSD2,853-14.5%–

3076Dewey County, OKOK4,207-14.6%–

3077Cochran County, TXTX2,546-14.8%–

3078Kent County, TXTX674-15.0%–

3079Aroostook County, MEME66,609-15.0%–

3080Comanche County, KSKS1,673-15.0%–

3081Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-15.2%–

3082Cottle County, TXTX1,224-15.3%–

3083Slope County, NDND628-15.4%–

3084Potter County, SDSD2,377-15.6%–

3085McIntosh County, NDND2,451-15.7%–

3086Nelson County, NDND2,963-15.8%–

3087Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-15.9%–

3088Mingo County, WVWV21,455-16.3%–

3089Haakon County, SDSD1,802-16.3%–

3090Griggs County, NDND2,239-16.6%–

3091Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-16.7%–

3092Ward County, TXTX11,125-16.8%–

3093Winkler County, TXTX7,540-16.8%–

3094Graham County, KSKS2,371-16.9%–

3095Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-17.0%–

3096Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.1%–

3097Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259-17.1%–

3098Kidder County, NDND2,393-17.4%–

3099Renville County, NDND2,331-17.4%–

3100Harding County, NMNM617-17.9%–

3101Adams County, NDND2,275-18.3%–

3102Logan County, NDND1,859-18.9%–

3103Harding County, SDSD1,331-18.9%–

3104Garfield County, MTMT1,148-19.5%–

3105Billings County, NDND1,071-19.9%–

3106Grant County, NDND2,206-19.9%–

3107Cavalier County, NDND3,497-20.3%–

3108Sheridan County, NDND1,296-20.4%–

3109Towner County, NDND2,040-20.7%–

3110Hettinger County, NDND2,492-21.2%–

3111Divide County, NDND2,110-21.2%–

3112Mineral County, NVNV4,407-21.7%–

3113McDowell County, WVWV16,878-22.4%–

3114Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-22.7%–

3115Terrell County, TXTX702-23.3%–

3116Upton County, TXTX3,131-23.5%–

3117San Juan County, COCO813-25.1%–

3118Burke County, NDND2,132-25.3%–

3119Reagan County, TXTX3,166-26.3%–

3120Esmeralda County, NVNV729-27.8%–

3121Loving County, TXTX52-37.4%–

3122Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240-42.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS