RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest growing, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. Jefferson, GA leads at +30.8%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 9 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 918 is +1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Arcadia, FL, up 654 places to #70.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲14Jefferson, GAGA99,265+30.8%−7.8 pts

02▲7Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+21.8%−14.7 pts

03The Villages, FLFL157,772+21.6%−47.3 pts

04▲26Lakeland, FLFL874,790+20.7%+1.3 pts

05▲620Clewiston, FLFL61,546+18.9%−21.3 pts

06▲2St. George, UTUT213,670+18.5%−67.5 pts

07▲80Ocala, FLFL442,660+17.8%−15.1 pts

08▲12Cedar City, UTUT67,141+17.2%−45.3 pts

09▲22Seaford, DEDE277,140+16.8%−21.6 pts

10▲65Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+16.6%−10.6 pts

11▲48Wilmington, NCNC492,772+16.6%−20.6 pts

12▲45Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+16.3%−11.4 pts

13Daphne, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

14▲56Sandpoint, IDID54,420+15.5%−22.8 pts

15▲385Panama City, FLFL231,174+15.3%−2.3 pts

16▼4Provo, UTUT773,426+15.2%−24.6 pts

17▲8Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+15.1%−16.5 pts

18▼8Greeley, COCO378,426+15.0%−22.2 pts

19▼14Austin, TXTX2,620,945+14.8%−32.9 pts

20▲69Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+14.8%+4.4 pts

21▲12Granbury, TXTX70,501+14.5%−27.4 pts

22▲224Spearfish, SDSD29,459+14.3%+8.8 pts

23▼4Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+13.8%−32.4 pts

24▲19North Port, FLFL948,158+13.7%−6.8 pts

25▲85Sherman, TXTX153,613+13.3%−3.1 pts

26▲20Huntsville, ALAL556,444+13.2%−3.7 pts

27▲52Brigham City, UTUT70,405+13.1%−4.1 pts

28▼7Boise City, IDID864,243+13.0%−32.4 pts

29▼12Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+12.9%−34.5 pts

30▲326Hinesville, GAGA91,870+12.8%−9.2 pts

31▲38Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+12.5%−26.4 pts

32▲29Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+12.4%−21.8 pts

33▼11Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+12.0%−43.8 pts

34▲57Deltona, FLFL746,933+11.7%−11.8 pts

35▲138Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+11.6%−14.7 pts

36▲61Gainesville, GAGA226,568+11.5%−34.4 pts

37▲147Durant, OKOK51,367+11.5%−2.3 pts

38▼4Charleston, SCSC889,263+11.2%+2.9 pts

39▲3Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+11.2%−10.2 pts

40▲8Pahrump, NVNV57,336+11.1%−71.6 pts

41▲120Sanford, NCNC70,258+11.0%−7.5 pts

42▲12Naples, FLFL417,131+11.0%−54.3 pts

43▼7Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+11.0%−18.4 pts

44▲67Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+10.9%−13.3 pts

45▲53Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+10.9%−15.8 pts

46▼30Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+10.6%−23.6 pts

47▲30Kalispell, MTMT115,429+10.6%−15.1 pts

48▲148Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+10.6%−10.3 pts

49▼14Houston, TXTX7,904,627+10.6%−14.6 pts

50▼6Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+10.5%−17.2 pts

51▼6Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+10.4%−3.6 pts

52▼29Midland, TXTX193,139+10.2%+2.0 pts

53▲362Albemarle, NCNC68,830+10.1%−2.1 pts

54▲268Bonham, TXTX39,265+10.1%−15.9 pts

55▲316Yuma, AZAZ224,449+10.1%−39.6 pts

56▲136Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+10.1%−14.8 pts

57▲64Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+10.0%−13.6 pts

58▼17San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+10.0%−11.6 pts

59▼27Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+9.8%−10.7 pts

60▲128Kingsland, GAGA60,143+9.8%−34.9 pts

61▼35Crestview, FLFL315,098+9.8%−13.3 pts

62▲385Sebring, FLFL111,122+9.8%−17.9 pts

63▲29Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+9.8%−9.8 pts

64▲39Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.7%−11.6 pts

65▲180Cornelia, GAGA50,416+9.5%−20.5 pts

66▲158Brookings, SDSD37,635+9.5%−2.5 pts

67▲51Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+9.5%−9.9 pts

68▲33Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+9.3%−8.3 pts

69▼22Logan, UTUT160,889+9.2%−20.2 pts

70▲654Arcadia, FLFL37,078+9.1%−25.8 pts

71▼43Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+9.1%−16.1 pts

72▼21Clarksville, TNTN349,001+8.9%−13.7 pts

73▲66Corsicana, TXTX57,181+8.7%−4.4 pts

74▲14Burlington, NCNC186,177+8.6%−12.3 pts

75▲5Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+8.6%−13.2 pts

76▲94Crossville, TNTN66,300+8.4%−26.3 pts

77▲1Twin Falls, IDID123,901+8.4%−11.8 pts

78▲338Athens, TNTN71,590+8.4%−10.8 pts

79▲445Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791+8.4%+0.5 pts

80▼18Savannah, GAGA438,314+8.3%−5.3 pts

81▲116Shelton, WAWA71,165+8.3%−20.6 pts

82▼76Bozeman, MTMT128,740+8.2%−26.2 pts

83▲39Tyler, TXTX252,549+8.2%−7.3 pts

84▲33Helena, MTMT97,153+8.1%−11.3 pts

85▼20Sebastian, FLFL172,799+8.1%−17.1 pts

86▲265Morristown, TNTN128,867+8.1%−14.5 pts

87▼19Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+7.9%−37.4 pts

88▲148Cookeville, TNTN152,477+7.9%−10.5 pts

89▼49Fargo, NDND269,528+7.9%−5.9 pts

90▲255Athens, TXTX88,595+7.8%−17.3 pts

91▲89Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+7.8%−11.5 pts

92▲489Jesup, GAGA32,481+7.8%−11.1 pts

93▼12Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+7.7%−8.2 pts

94▼70Bend, OROR266,376+7.6%−41.8 pts

95▼45Killeen, TXTX511,497+7.6%−15.4 pts

96▲177Sheridan, WYWY33,241+7.5%−5.2 pts

97▲547Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+7.5%−13.7 pts

98▲65Vernal, UTUT38,278+7.5%−6.1 pts

99▲413Greenville, NCNC182,936+7.5%−16.5 pts

100▼61Auburn, ALAL208,013+7.3%−16.9 pts

101▲369Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+7.3%−58.3 pts

102▲65Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+7.3%−8.3 pts

103▲130Richmond, KYKY131,806+7.2%−11.0 pts

104▲258Calhoun, GAGA61,701+7.2%−18.5 pts

105▲72Centralia, WAWA88,062+7.2%−8.4 pts

106▲110Knoxville, TNTN968,137+7.2%−7.7 pts

107▼58College Station, TXTX287,476+7.2%−15.3 pts

108▲4Dover, DEDE194,786+7.1%−7.0 pts

109▲55Cullman, ALAL94,009+7.0%−7.6 pts

110▲153Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+7.0%−58.9 pts

111▲163Brenham, TXTX38,288+6.9%−9.2 pts

112▲2Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+6.9%−48.6 pts

113▼61Des Moines, IAIA758,539+6.9%−8.0 pts

114▼28Pensacola, FLFL544,949+6.9%−12.8 pts

115▼78Kennewick, WAWA324,334+6.8%−21.0 pts

116▲12Winchester, VAVA152,332+6.8%−15.6 pts

117▲315McMinnville, TNTN43,717+6.7%−9.3 pts

118▲103Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+6.7%−14.2 pts

119▲70Gainesville, TXTX44,461+6.7%−11.4 pts

120▲4Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+6.7%−29.8 pts

121▼26Statesboro, GAGA97,977+6.6%−21.6 pts

122▲198Blackfoot, IDID51,153+6.6%−4.5 pts

123▲171Seneca, SCSC83,775+6.6%−8.6 pts

124▲99Burley, IDID49,308+6.6%−0.4 pts

125▲749Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+6.6%−2.1 pts

126▲242Winchester, TNTN45,579+6.6%−6.5 pts

127▲114Enterprise, ALAL56,953+6.5%−1.9 pts

128▲28Rapid City, SDSD156,934+6.5%−3.3 pts

129▲17Hailey, IDID32,436+6.4%−30.2 pts

130▲283Lake City, FLFL74,094+6.3%−26.3 pts

131▼67Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+6.3%−79.3 pts

132▲40Cleveland, TNTN134,057+6.3%−12.8 pts

133▲468Murray, KYKY39,421+6.2%−5.0 pts

134▲180Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+6.2%−6.9 pts

135▼77Durham, NCNC625,485+6.2%−17.5 pts

136▲268Cedartown, GAGA45,514+6.2%−6.5 pts

137▲207Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+6.2%−4.7 pts

138▼67Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+6.2%−32.2 pts

139▼66Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+6.2%+5.8 pts

140▲7Hammond, LALA141,346+6.1%−11.2 pts

141▼58Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+6.1%−6.7 pts

142▼46Franklin, KYKY20,788+6.1%−2.2 pts

143▲63Columbia, SCSC879,918+6.1%−11.9 pts

144▲186Albertville, ALAL103,537+6.1%−10.0 pts

145▲529Palatka, FLFL77,734+6.0%−2.2 pts

146▲133Moscow, IDID41,842+5.9%−8.2 pts

147▼136Heber, UTUT81,655+5.8%−69.7 pts

148▼22Gainesville, FLFL359,036+5.8%−17.0 pts

149▼43McAllen, TXTX921,549+5.8%−42.6 pts

150▲490Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+5.8%−7.9 pts

151▲401Picayune, MSMS59,363+5.7%−19.9 pts

152▼67Stockton, CACA823,815+5.7%−11.5 pts

153▼5Merced, CACA297,260+5.7%−12.3 pts

154▼21Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+5.7%−9.6 pts

155▲109Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+5.7%−4.3 pts

156▼93Ogden, UTUT672,784+5.6%−20.2 pts

157▼44Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+5.6%−10.6 pts

158▼65Slidell, LALA279,108+5.5%−26.9 pts

159▲145Ontario, OROR60,085+5.5%−17.4 pts

160▼76Oxford, MSMS71,972+5.4%−12.7 pts

161▲149Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+5.4%−11.2 pts

162▲16Springfield, MOMO500,694+5.3%−18.0 pts

163▲31Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+5.3%−7.6 pts

164▲90Laredo, TXTX281,224+5.3%−39.7 pts

165▼93Reno, NVNV578,734+5.3%−30.9 pts

166▲158Pocatello, IDID91,591+5.3%−9.2 pts

167▲363Newport, TNTN37,889+5.3%−9.9 pts

168▼23Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+5.2%−21.2 pts

169▲309Greeneville, TNTN73,831+5.2%−7.4 pts

170▼141Odessa, TXTX173,801+5.2%+3.4 pts

171▲154Cody, WYWY31,171+5.2%−6.0 pts

172▼31Billings, MTMT193,603+5.1%−9.8 pts

173▲42Missoula, MTMT128,698+5.1%−16.5 pts

174▼136Fort Collins, COCO377,292+5.1%−30.0 pts

175▲74Abilene, TXTX185,429+5.0%−3.3 pts

176▲25Augusta, GAGA641,231+4.9%−9.7 pts

177▲376Nogales, AZAZ50,020+4.9%−24.4 pts

178▲260Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+4.9%−8.6 pts

179▼72Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+4.9%−3.3 pts

180▲3Lubbock, TXTX368,431+4.9%−1.5 pts

181▲370Newberry, SCSC39,561+4.9%−4.0 pts

182▼78Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+4.8%−9.7 pts

183▲231Lewiston, MEME116,487+4.8%+6.2 pts

184▲542Beeville, TXTX32,515+4.7%−24.0 pts

185▲43Portland, MEME577,635+4.7%−5.8 pts

186▲4Hilo, HIHI210,043+4.7%−18.9 pts

187▼60Jackson, WYWY36,587+4.7%−61.3 pts

188▼181Rexburg, IDID69,380+4.6%−8.9 pts

189▲87Grand Junction, COCO162,845+4.6%−20.2 pts

190▼163Bismarck, NDND139,750+4.6%−7.7 pts

191▲111Brainerd, MNMN100,562+4.5%−20.0 pts

192▲386Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+4.5%−20.4 pts

193▲209Montrose, COCO44,591+4.5%−32.4 pts

194▲334St. Simons, GAGA118,524+4.4%−8.8 pts

195▲165Johnson City, TNTN216,416+4.4%−8.8 pts

196▼28Waco, TXTX308,807+4.4%−7.9 pts

197▲316Augusta, MEME129,067+4.4%+3.3 pts

198▲178Watertown, SDSD29,562+4.4%−9.7 pts

199▼83Omaha, NENE1,009,836+4.4%−7.5 pts

200▲20Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+4.3%−3.0 pts

201▲91Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+4.3%−7.0 pts

202▲129Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+4.3%−24.6 pts

203▼143Denver, COCO3,092,037+4.3%−26.4 pts

204▲36Columbus, ININ85,729+4.3%−7.9 pts

205▲570New Bern, NCNC127,358+4.2%−7.8 pts

206▲403Searcy, ARAR80,085+4.2%−18.6 pts

207▼64Othello, WAWA21,488+4.2%−16.5 pts

208▼103Madison, WIWI709,685+4.2%−11.5 pts

209▲137Faribault, MNMN69,939+4.2%−11.0 pts

210▲187Safford, AZAZ40,157+4.2%−21.9 pts

211▲586Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+4.2%−4.1 pts

212▼112Bellingham, WAWA236,392+4.2%−26.3 pts

213▼137Iowa City, IAIA182,711+4.2%−9.6 pts

214▲8Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+4.1%−6.0 pts

215▼77Miami, FLFL6,391,072+4.1%−132.2 pts

216▲268Morehead City, NCNC70,469+4.1%−8.9 pts

217▲186Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+4.1%−19.7 pts

218▼103Athens, GAGA224,148+4.1%−18.0 pts

219▲381Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+4.0%−7.5 pts

220▲246Laramie, WYWY38,558+4.0%+0.1 pts

221▼154Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+4.0%−20.8 pts

222▲258Joplin, MOMO208,796+4.0%−11.1 pts

223▲232Toccoa, GAGA27,854+4.0%−5.4 pts

224▲93Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+4.0%−16.6 pts

225▲22Little Rock, ARAR777,607+4.0%−10.2 pts

226▼95Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+3.9%−11.2 pts

227▲235Longview, TXTX297,315+3.9%−3.9 pts

228▼94Columbia, MOMO219,062+3.9%−14.7 pts

229▲216Florence, ALAL156,609+3.9%−5.0 pts

230▲268Shelby, NCNC103,325+3.8%−9.8 pts

231▲180Danville, KYKY56,985+3.8%−7.9 pts

232▲243Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+3.8%−29.1 pts

233▲94Columbus, NENE46,583+3.8%−4.3 pts

234▼152Spokane, WAWA608,012+3.8%−13.0 pts

235▲419Bangor, MEME157,967+3.8%+4.9 pts

236▼113Asheville, NCNC422,345+3.8%−16.9 pts

237▼7Greensboro, NCNC805,945+3.8%−15.4 pts

238▼35Longview, WAWA114,885+3.8%−9.4 pts

239▲144Lafayette, LALA423,758+3.7%−8.0 pts

240▲31Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+3.7%−16.2 pts

241▲366Brevard, NCNC34,211+3.7%−11.2 pts

242▼66Riverside, CACA4,769,007+3.7%−22.0 pts

243▲89York, PAPA473,197+3.7%−8.7 pts

244▲250Gaffney, SCSC58,275+3.7%−14.4 pts

245▼63Paragould, ARAR47,411+3.7%−13.7 pts

246▲111Shawnee, OKOK75,102+3.7%−7.9 pts

247▼10Gulfport, MSMS431,329+3.6%−13.2 pts

248▲171Somerset, KYKY67,384+3.6%−10.0 pts

249▲200Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+3.6%−13.0 pts

250▼71Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+3.6%−28.1 pts

251▼82Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+3.6%−8.6 pts

252▼196Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+3.6%−15.4 pts

253▼95Lexington, KYKY535,174+3.6%−13.6 pts

254▼201Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+3.5%−27.7 pts

255▼253Nantucket, MAMA14,758+3.5%−54.8 pts

256▲593Oneonta, NYNY60,589+3.5%+1.6 pts

257▲304Dalton, GAGA147,819+3.5%−18.2 pts

258▼156Lincoln, NENE352,081+3.5%−13.0 pts

259▲130Dothan, ALAL156,266+3.5%−5.2 pts

260▲17Valdosta, GAGA153,276+3.5%−17.0 pts

261▼76Yuba City, CACA187,478+3.5%−10.0 pts

262▲281Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+3.5%−14.5 pts

263▲119Campbellsville, KYKY38,407+3.4%−5.9 pts

264▲86Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+3.4%−20.2 pts

265▲554Duncan, OKOK44,310+3.4%+1.3 pts

266▲27Staunton, VAVA129,692+3.4%−8.2 pts

267▼69Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+3.4%−19.3 pts

268▲334Cambridge, MDMD33,628+3.4%+1.9 pts

269▲265Moultrie, GAGA47,438+3.4%−11.4 pts

270▼151Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+3.3%−18.0 pts

271▲109Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+3.3%−1.4 pts

272▼53Fresno, CACA1,203,383+3.3%−18.8 pts

273▼133Albany, OROR132,843+3.3%−9.7 pts

274▼16Frankfort, KYKY77,874+3.3%−11.2 pts

275▲301Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+3.3%−19.8 pts

276▲371Palestine, TXTX59,805+3.3%−11.5 pts

277▲383Scottsboro, ALAL54,281+3.2%−9.6 pts

278▼223Lacey, WAWA304,261+3.2%−25.4 pts

279▼170Stephenville, TXTX43,911+3.2%−14.7 pts

280▲564Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+3.2%−4.1 pts

281▼132Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+3.2%−17.8 pts

282▲308Hickory, NCNC376,890+3.2%−13.7 pts

283▲474Greencastle, ININ37,876+3.1%−15.7 pts

284▲397Marquette, MIMI68,064+3.1%+11.9 pts

285▲20St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+3.1%−9.3 pts

286▲9Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+3.1%−13.9 pts

287▲14Trenton, NJNJ399,289+3.1%−4.6 pts

288▲102Brownsville, TXTX433,946+3.1%−25.8 pts

289▼78Worcester, MAMA888,502+3.1%−2.8 pts

290▲374Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+3.0%−14.8 pts

291▲201Waycross, GAGA57,670+3.0%−1.7 pts

292▲86Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+3.0%−6.6 pts

293▲73Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+3.0%−3.8 pts

294▲339Show Low, AZAZ109,946+3.0%−22.5 pts

295▲132Bartlesville, OKOK54,037+3.0%+1.1 pts

296▼159Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+3.0%−25.8 pts

297▼138Sevierville, TNTN101,342+3.0%−36.4 pts

298▼280Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+3.0%−25.8 pts

299▲444Wilson, NCNC81,150+3.0%−8.7 pts

300▼32Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+3.0%−23.5 pts

301▲27Allentown, PAPA887,615+3.0%−4.8 pts

302▼208Washington, DCDC6,465,724+3.0%−13.0 pts

303▲178Sedalia, MOMO44,254+3.0%−8.2 pts

304▼56Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+3.0%−6.9 pts

305▲143Auburn, ININ44,535+2.9%−11.1 pts

306▲606Lumberton, NCNC119,941+2.9%−14.3 pts

307▼141Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+2.9%−14.0 pts

308▼33Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+2.9%−8.2 pts

309▲163Thomaston, GAGA28,500+2.9%−2.0 pts

310▲200Douglas, GAGA52,861+2.9%−22.9 pts

311▼182Salem, OROR445,814+2.9%−22.0 pts

312▲138Salisbury, MDMD131,872+2.9%−9.0 pts

313▼120Alexandria, MNMN40,120+2.9%−11.6 pts

314▲139Rome, GAGA101,378+2.8%−8.6 pts

315▼164Bremerton, WAWA283,374+2.8%−19.4 pts

316▼60Amarillo, TXTX276,235+2.8%−12.5 pts

317▲119Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118+2.8%+0.8 pts

318▼15Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+2.8%−6.1 pts

319▼37Mountain Home, IDID29,465+2.8%−34.6 pts

320▲106LaGrange, GAGA107,097+2.8%−0.4 pts

321▲5Concord, NHNH158,078+2.8%−10.7 pts

322▼105Appleton, WIWI249,876+2.8%−12.6 pts

323▼16Stillwater, OKOK83,889+2.7%−8.1 pts

324▼38Kerrville, TXTX54,037+2.7%−17.5 pts

325▼190Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+2.7%−14.2 pts

326▲224Dublin, GAGA60,351+2.7%−7.9 pts

327▼74Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+2.7%−5.2 pts

328▲294Crawfordsville, ININ38,954+2.7%−6.6 pts

329▼111Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+2.7%−10.3 pts

330▼205Corvallis, OROR97,728+2.7%−7.7 pts

331▲349Paris, TXTX63,319+2.7%−5.1 pts

332▼200Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+2.7%−26.8 pts

333▲5Glasgow, KYKY56,224+2.7%−9.2 pts

334▲349West Plains, MOMO40,798+2.6%−15.8 pts

335▲29Reading, PAPA440,072+2.6%−8.4 pts

336▲196Bloomington, ININ165,231+2.6%−10.1 pts

337▼103Green Bay, WIWI336,756+2.6%−13.4 pts

338▼94Visalia, CACA485,146+2.5%−15.4 pts

339▲302Coldwater, MIMI45,993+2.5%−7.8 pts

340▲164Lebanon, MOMO36,943+2.5%−17.2 pts

341▲38Wichita, KSKS663,809+2.5%−9.2 pts

342▲421Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+2.5%−9.4 pts

343▲379Dumas, TXTX21,891+2.5%−10.1 pts

344▲157Monticello, NYNY80,586+2.5%−4.3 pts

345▼201Huron, SDSD19,624+2.5%+9.2 pts

346▼33Washington, ININ34,209+2.5%−5.8 pts

347▼38Manchester, NHNH433,415+2.5%−10.8 pts

348▼14Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+2.5%−4.1 pts

349▲138Decatur, ALAL160,326+2.4%−8.4 pts

350▼197Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+2.4%−9.2 pts

351▲155Fremont, NENE38,057+2.4%−2.4 pts

352▲125Gillette, WYWY48,145+2.4%−12.4 pts

353▲290Keene, NHNH78,269+2.4%−2.9 pts

354▲321Harrison, ARAR45,654+2.4%−16.0 pts

355▲105Austin, MNMN40,971+2.4%−0.9 pts

356▲17Decatur, ININ36,650+2.3%−5.8 pts

357▲274Kingsport, TNTN314,834+2.3%−5.9 pts

358▲216Pella, IAIA34,192+2.3%−4.5 pts

359▼117Traverse City, MIMI156,972+2.3%−21.0 pts

360▼155Ames, IAIA128,090+2.3%−4.5 pts

361▲416Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+2.3%+0.8 pts

362▼171Durango, COCO56,898+2.3%−33.8 pts

363▼80Laconia, NHNH65,147+2.3%−12.2 pts

364▲32Willmar, MNMN44,720+2.3%−4.0 pts

365▲194Jackson, TNTN184,569+2.3%−10.7 pts

366▼11Cañon City, COCO50,039+2.2%−40.7 pts

367▼105Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+2.2%−24.0 pts

368▲30Batesville, ARAR38,785+2.2%−7.5 pts

369▼167Holland, MIMI123,188+2.2%−14.5 pts

370▲184Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+2.2%−7.2 pts

371▼65Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+2.2%−11.0 pts

372▼141Lebanon, PAPA146,380+2.2%−3.6 pts

373▲242Paris, TNTN32,896+2.2%−9.4 pts

374▼214Rochester, MNMN231,184+2.1%−11.4 pts

375▲202Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+2.1%−6.0 pts

376▼106Lafayette, ININ228,468+2.1%−9.8 pts

377▼105Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+2.1%−8.0 pts

378▼165Kearney, NENE57,962+2.1%−9.4 pts

379▼63Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+2.1%−10.7 pts

380▼59Waynesville, NCNC63,369+2.1%−13.0 pts

381▲190Troy, ALAL33,688+2.1%−5.2 pts

382▲181Alamosa, COCO27,896+2.0%−9.4 pts

383▲41Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+2.0%−12.8 pts

384▲67Cadillac, MIMI49,719+2.0%−14.7 pts

385▲232Lufkin, TXTX88,154+2.0%−12.6 pts

386▲160Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553+2.0%−5.6 pts

387▼233Seymour, ININ47,370+2.0%−7.5 pts

388▼226Elko, NVNV56,682+2.0%−31.8 pts

389▲434Forest City, NCNC65,745+2.0%−8.5 pts

390▼389Williston, NDND41,767+2.0%+8.5 pts

391▼110Barnstable, MAMA233,539+2.0%−17.1 pts

392▲303Evanston, WYWY23,415+2.0%−4.2 pts

393▼198Bakersfield, CACA927,068+2.0%−19.8 pts

394▲297Vineland, NJNJ157,148+1.9%−4.1 pts

395▲185Monticello, ININ25,164+1.9%−6.7 pts

396▲236Easton, MDMD38,238+1.9%−8.8 pts

397▲102Watertown, WIWI86,505+1.9%−7.3 pts

398▲133Ardmore, OKOK48,910+1.9%−4.4 pts

399▼59Providence, RIRI1,708,161+1.9%−3.0 pts

400▼51Anchorage, AKAK405,821+1.9%−18.3 pts

401▼215Boston, MAMA5,034,221+1.9%−4.4 pts

402▲7Albany, NYNY915,835+1.8%−0.2 pts

403▼136Lancaster, PAPA563,159+1.8%−9.5 pts

404▼169Lawrence, KSKS120,920+1.8%−20.4 pts

405▼28Bemidji, MNMN47,055+1.8%−13.5 pts

406▲34Tifton, GAGA51,237+1.8%−7.9 pts

407▲102Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+1.7%−7.2 pts

408▼17Menomonie, WIWI46,223+1.7%−9.3 pts

409▲358Winona, MNMN50,523+1.7%−2.8 pts

410▲58Janesville, WIWI166,472+1.7%−7.5 pts

411▲86Evansville, ININ273,786+1.7%−4.9 pts

412▲266Greenwood, SCSC95,215+1.7%−9.1 pts

413▼114Lewiston, IDID65,450+1.7%−11.2 pts

414▼227Branson, MOMO57,001+1.7%−53.7 pts

415▲70Champaign, ILIL239,979+1.7%−2.0 pts

416▲296Marshall, MNMN25,684+1.6%−0.9 pts

417▼403Andrews, TXTX18,914+1.6%+10.9 pts

418▲296Kirksville, MOMO29,824+1.6%+0.5 pts

419▲452Uvalde, TXTX24,963+1.6%−9.5 pts

420▲168Brownwood, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts

421▼166Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts

422▲148Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+1.6%−14.4 pts

423▼88Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+1.6%−11.1 pts

424▼137Hermiston, OROR93,721+1.6%−20.4 pts

425▲68Houghton, MIMI40,028+1.6%−1.6 pts

426▲213Coshocton, OHOH37,188+1.6%−1.9 pts

427▼79Victoria, TXTX99,864+1.6%−11.7 pts

428▼117Manhattan, KSKS136,122+1.5%+5.7 pts

429▲181Russellville, ARAR84,932+1.5%−17.3 pts

430▲49Dayton, OHOH826,554+1.5%+1.3 pts

431▲232Huntington, ININ37,224+1.5%−5.9 pts

432▲267Vidalia, GAGA36,180+1.5%−8.4 pts

433▼262Breckenridge, COCO39,069+1.5%−64.5 pts

434▲77Lebanon, NHNH224,500+1.5%−5.8 pts

435▼92Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+1.5%−8.5 pts

436▼5Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+1.4%−10.3 pts

437▼229El Paso, TXTX881,291+1.4%−13.4 pts

438▲331Pottsville, PAPA145,085+1.4%+2.9 pts

439▼229Morgantown, WVWV141,995+1.4%−5.0 pts

440▼59Yankton, SDSD23,635+1.4%−11.1 pts

441▲208Marion, NCNC45,198+1.4%−16.7 pts

442▲269Shawano, WIWI45,759+1.4%−8.8 pts

443▲30Lansing, MIMI479,722+1.4%−2.1 pts

444▲213Rolla, MOMO45,247+1.4%−11.6 pts

445▼238Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+1.4%−12.9 pts

446▼168Baraboo, WIWI66,652+1.4%−16.2 pts

447▼158Grand Island, NENE78,076+1.3%−7.0 pts

448▼106Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+1.3%−3.3 pts

449▼222Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+1.3%−29.3 pts

450▲335Summerville, GAGA25,300+1.3%−13.2 pts

451▼226Rifle, COCO80,099+1.3%−36.3 pts

452▼162Owensboro, KYKY113,962+1.3%−3.5 pts

453▼1Farmington, MOMO67,809+1.3%−12.5 pts

454▲356Price, UTUT20,680+1.3%+0.4 pts

455▼14Fallon, NVNV25,851+1.3%−32.4 pts

456▲292Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+1.3%−14.1 pts

457▲419Kinston, NCNC55,837+1.3%−2.8 pts

458▼219Mankato, MNMN104,907+1.3%−3.1 pts

459▼168Boone, NCNC54,786+1.3%−14.2 pts

460▼39Red Wing, MNMN48,195+1.3%−7.2 pts

461▼54Thomasville, GAGA72,958+1.3%−10.7 pts

462▲106Malvern, ARAR33,451+1.2%−15.0 pts

463▼110Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+1.2%−9.3 pts

464▲257Bedford, ININ45,568+1.2%−6.0 pts

465▲305Athens, OHOH63,197+1.2%−3.3 pts

466▼91Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+1.2%−8.4 pts

467▲29Ada, OKOK38,528+1.2%−1.8 pts

468▲76Scranton, PAPA574,418+1.2%+3.8 pts

469▲139Hanford, CACA154,327+1.2%−26.4 pts

470▲227Ozark, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

471▼4Muskegon, MIMI177,901+1.2%−5.9 pts

472▲70El Campo, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts

473▼469Dickinson, NDND39,142+1.2%+4.1 pts

474▼375Portland, OROR2,542,282+1.2%−25.4 pts

475▲112Ottawa, KSKS26,299+1.2%−11.5 pts

476▼238Pullman, WAWA48,512+1.1%−3.9 pts

477▲330Lock Haven, PAPA37,870+1.1%−0.8 pts

478▲187Mayfield, KYKY37,050+1.1%−9.3 pts

479▲224Plymouth, ININ46,599+1.1%−5.9 pts

480▲371Martin, TNTN33,261+1.1%−8.1 pts

481▼42Amherst, MAMA164,065+1.1%−2.8 pts

482▲338Muncie, ININ113,106+1.1%+1.8 pts

483▲57Angola, ININ34,799+1.1%−20.0 pts

484▲24Russellville, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

485▲186Amsterdam, NYNY50,046+1.0%+5.4 pts

486▼61Wausau, WIWI139,432+1.0%−8.0 pts

487▲111Kendallville, ININ47,937+1.0%−21.2 pts

488▼256Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+1.0%−11.6 pts

489▼237Burlington, VTVT227,803+1.0%−11.3 pts

490▲138Payson, AZAZ53,801+1.0%−26.7 pts

491▲38Norfolk, NENE49,228+1.0%−5.0 pts

492▲8Platteville, WIWI52,446+1.0%+0.3 pts

493▼160Sioux City, IAIA145,738+1.0%−8.2 pts

494▲179Lexington, NENE26,255+1.0%−20.3 pts

495▼172Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+1.0%−7.9 pts

496▼188Yakima, WAWA259,185+1.0%−16.9 pts

497▼92Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+1.0%−20.8 pts

498▼75El Centro, CACA181,411+1.0%−29.3 pts

499▼180Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+0.9%−46.8 pts

500▼88Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+0.9%+1.2 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population growth?

Jefferson, GA ranks #1 with +30.8% (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Jefferson, GA, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, Wildwood-The Villages, FL, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, Clewiston, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).