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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Jefferson, GAGA99,265+30.8%−20%

02Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+21.8%−40%

03The Villages, FLFL157,772+21.6%−69%

04Lakeland, FLFL874,790+20.7%+7%

05Clewiston, FLFL61,546+18.9%−53%

06St. George, UTUT213,670+18.5%−78%

07Ocala, FLFL442,660+17.8%−46%

08Cedar City, UTUT67,141+17.2%−72%

09Seaford, DEDE277,140+16.8%−56%

10Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+16.6%−39%

11Wilmington, NCNC492,772+16.6%−55%

12Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+16.3%−41%

13Daphne, ALAL267,761+15.5%−64%

14Sandpoint, IDID54,420+15.5%−60%

15Panama City, FLFL231,174+15.3%−13%

16Provo, UTUT773,426+15.2%−62%

17Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+15.1%−52%

18Greeley, COCO378,426+15.0%−60%

19Austin, TXTX2,620,945+14.8%−69%

20Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+14.8%+43%

21Granbury, TXTX70,501+14.5%−65%

22Spearfish, SDSD29,459+14.3%+158%

23Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+13.8%−70%

24North Port, FLFL948,158+13.7%−33%

25Sherman, TXTX153,613+13.3%−19%

26Huntsville, ALAL556,444+13.2%−22%

27Brigham City, UTUT70,405+13.1%−24%

28Boise City, IDID864,243+13.0%−71%

29Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+12.9%−73%

30Hinesville, GAGA91,870+12.8%−42%

31Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+12.5%−68%

32Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+12.4%−64%

33Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+12.0%−79%

34Deltona, FLFL746,933+11.7%−50%

35Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+11.6%−56%

36Gainesville, GAGA226,568+11.5%−75%

37Durant, OKOK51,367+11.5%−17%

38Charleston, SCSC889,263+11.2%+35%

39Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+11.2%−48%

40Pahrump, NVNV57,336+11.1%−87%

41Sanford, NCNC70,258+11.0%−41%

42Naples, FLFL417,131+11.0%−83%

43Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+11.0%−63%

44Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+10.9%−55%

45Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+10.9%−59%

46Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+10.6%−69%

47Kalispell, MTMT115,429+10.6%−59%

48Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+10.6%−49%

49Houston, TXTX7,904,627+10.6%−58%

50Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+10.5%−62%

51Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+10.4%−26%

52Midland, TXTX193,139+10.2%+24%

53Albemarle, NCNC68,830+10.1%−17%

54Bonham, TXTX39,265+10.1%−61%

55Yuma, AZAZ224,449+10.1%−80%

56Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+10.1%−59%

57Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+10.0%−58%

58San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+10.0%−54%

59Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+9.8%−52%

60Kingsland, GAGA60,143+9.8%−78%

61Crestview, FLFL315,098+9.8%−58%

62Sebring, FLFL111,122+9.8%−65%

63Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+9.8%−50%

64Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.7%−54%

65Cornelia, GAGA50,416+9.5%−68%

66Brookings, SDSD37,635+9.5%−21%

67Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+9.5%−51%

68Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+9.3%−47%

69Logan, UTUT160,889+9.2%−69%

70Arcadia, FLFL37,078+9.1%−74%

71Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+9.1%−64%

72Clarksville, TNTN349,001+8.9%−61%

73Corsicana, TXTX57,181+8.7%−33%

74Burlington, NCNC186,177+8.6%−59%

75Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+8.6%−61%

76Crossville, TNTN66,300+8.4%−76%

77Twin Falls, IDID123,901+8.4%−58%

78Athens, TNTN71,590+8.4%−56%

79Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791+8.4%+7%

80Savannah, GAGA438,314+8.3%−39%

81Shelton, WAWA71,165+8.3%−71%

82Bozeman, MTMT128,740+8.2%−76%

83Tyler, TXTX252,549+8.2%−47%

84Helena, MTMT97,153+8.1%−58%

85Sebastian, FLFL172,799+8.1%−68%

86Morristown, TNTN128,867+8.1%−64%

87Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+7.9%−83%

88Cookeville, TNTN152,477+7.9%−57%

89Fargo, NDND269,528+7.9%−43%

90Athens, TXTX88,595+7.8%−69%

91Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+7.8%−60%

92Jesup, GAGA32,481+7.8%−59%

93Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+7.7%−52%

94Bend, OROR266,376+7.6%−85%

95Killeen, TXTX511,497+7.6%−67%

96Sheridan, WYWY33,241+7.5%−41%

97Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+7.5%−65%

98Vernal, UTUT38,278+7.5%−45%

99Greenville, NCNC182,936+7.5%−69%

100Auburn, ALAL208,013+7.3%−70%

101Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+7.3%−89%

102Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+7.3%−53%

103Richmond, KYKY131,806+7.2%−60%

104Calhoun, GAGA61,701+7.2%−72%

105Centralia, WAWA88,062+7.2%−54%

106Knoxville, TNTN968,137+7.2%−52%

107College Station, TXTX287,476+7.2%−68%

108Dover, DEDE194,786+7.1%−50%

109Cullman, ALAL94,009+7.0%−52%

110Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+7.0%−89%

111Brenham, TXTX38,288+6.9%−57%

112Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+6.9%−88%

113Des Moines, IAIA758,539+6.9%−54%

114Pensacola, FLFL544,949+6.9%−65%

115Kennewick, WAWA324,334+6.8%−76%

116Winchester, VAVA152,332+6.8%−70%

117McMinnville, TNTN43,717+6.7%−58%

118Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+6.7%−68%

119Gainesville, TXTX44,461+6.7%−63%

120Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+6.7%−82%

121Statesboro, GAGA97,977+6.6%−76%

122Blackfoot, IDID51,153+6.6%−40%

123Seneca, SCSC83,775+6.6%−57%

124Burley, IDID49,308+6.6%−5%

125Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+6.6%−25%

126Winchester, TNTN45,579+6.6%−50%

127Enterprise, ALAL56,953+6.5%−22%

128Rapid City, SDSD156,934+6.5%−34%

129Hailey, IDID32,436+6.4%−82%

130Lake City, FLFL74,094+6.3%−81%

131Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+6.3%−93%

132Cleveland, TNTN134,057+6.3%−67%

133Murray, KYKY39,421+6.2%−44%

134Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+6.2%−52%

135Durham, NCNC625,485+6.2%−74%

136Cedartown, GAGA45,514+6.2%−51%

137Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+6.2%−43%

138Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+6.2%−84%

139Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+6.2%+1685%

140Hammond, LALA141,346+6.1%−65%

141Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+6.1%−52%

142Franklin, KYKY20,788+6.1%−27%

143Columbia, SCSC879,918+6.1%−66%

144Albertville, ALAL103,537+6.1%−62%

145Palatka, FLFL77,734+6.0%−27%

146Moscow, IDID41,842+5.9%−58%

147Heber, UTUT81,655+5.8%−92%

148Gainesville, FLFL359,036+5.8%−74%

149McAllen, TXTX921,549+5.8%−88%

150Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+5.8%−58%

151Picayune, MSMS59,363+5.7%−78%

152Stockton, CACA823,815+5.7%−67%

153Merced, CACA297,260+5.7%−68%

154Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+5.7%−63%

155Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+5.7%−43%

156Ogden, UTUT672,784+5.6%−78%

157Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+5.6%−66%

158Slidell, LALA279,108+5.5%−83%

159Ontario, OROR60,085+5.5%−76%

160Oxford, MSMS71,972+5.4%−70%

161Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+5.4%−68%

162Springfield, MOMO500,694+5.3%−77%

163Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+5.3%−59%

164Laredo, TXTX281,224+5.3%−88%

165Reno, NVNV578,734+5.3%−85%

166Pocatello, IDID91,591+5.3%−64%

167Newport, TNTN37,889+5.3%−65%

168Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+5.2%−80%

169Greeneville, TNTN73,831+5.2%−58%

170Odessa, TXTX173,801+5.2%+184%

171Cody, WYWY31,171+5.2%−54%

172Billings, MTMT193,603+5.1%−66%

173Missoula, MTMT128,698+5.1%−76%

174Fort Collins, COCO377,292+5.1%−86%

175Abilene, TXTX185,429+5.0%−39%

176Augusta, GAGA641,231+4.9%−66%

177Nogales, AZAZ50,020+4.9%−83%

178Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+4.9%−64%

179Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+4.9%−40%

180Lubbock, TXTX368,431+4.9%−23%

181Newberry, SCSC39,561+4.9%−45%

182Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+4.8%−67%

183Lewiston, MEME116,487+4.8%−446%

184Beeville, TXTX32,515+4.7%−84%

185Portland, MEME577,635+4.7%−55%

186Hilo, HIHI210,043+4.7%−80%

187Jackson, WYWY36,587+4.7%−93%

188Rexburg, IDID69,380+4.6%−66%

189Grand Junction, COCO162,845+4.6%−82%

190Bismarck, NDND139,750+4.6%−63%

191Brainerd, MNMN100,562+4.5%−81%

192Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+4.5%−82%

193Montrose, COCO44,591+4.5%−88%

194St. Simons, GAGA118,524+4.4%−66%

195Johnson City, TNTN216,416+4.4%−67%

196Waco, TXTX308,807+4.4%−64%

197Augusta, MEME129,067+4.4%+320%

198Watertown, SDSD29,562+4.4%−69%

199Omaha, NENE1,009,836+4.4%−63%

200Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+4.3%−41%

201Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+4.3%−62%

202Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+4.3%−85%

203Denver, COCO3,092,037+4.3%−86%

204Columbus, ININ85,729+4.3%−65%

205New Bern, NCNC127,358+4.2%−65%

206Searcy, ARAR80,085+4.2%−81%

207Othello, WAWA21,488+4.2%−80%

208Madison, WIWI709,685+4.2%−73%

209Faribault, MNMN69,939+4.2%−72%

210Safford, AZAZ40,157+4.2%−84%

211Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+4.2%−49%

212Bellingham, WAWA236,392+4.2%−86%

213Iowa City, IAIA182,711+4.2%−70%

214Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+4.1%−59%

215Miami, FLFL6,391,072+4.1%−97%

216Morehead City, NCNC70,469+4.1%−68%

217Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+4.1%−83%

218Athens, GAGA224,148+4.1%−82%

219Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+4.0%−65%

220Laramie, WYWY38,558+4.0%+2%

221Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+4.0%−84%

222Joplin, MOMO208,796+4.0%−74%

223Toccoa, GAGA27,854+4.0%−57%

224Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+4.0%−81%

225Little Rock, ARAR777,607+4.0%−72%

226Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+3.9%−74%

227Longview, TXTX297,315+3.9%−50%

228Columbia, MOMO219,062+3.9%−79%

229Florence, ALAL156,609+3.9%−56%

230Shelby, NCNC103,325+3.8%−72%

231Danville, KYKY56,985+3.8%−68%

232Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+3.8%−88%

233Columbus, NENE46,583+3.8%−53%

234Spokane, WAWA608,012+3.8%−77%

235Bangor, MEME157,967+3.8%−430%

236Asheville, NCNC422,345+3.8%−82%

237Greensboro, NCNC805,945+3.8%−80%

238Longview, WAWA114,885+3.8%−72%

239Lafayette, LALA423,758+3.7%−68%

240Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+3.7%−81%

241Brevard, NCNC34,211+3.7%−75%

242Riverside, CACA4,769,007+3.7%−86%

243York, PAPA473,197+3.7%−70%

244Gaffney, SCSC58,275+3.7%−80%

245Paragould, ARAR47,411+3.7%−79%

246Shawnee, OKOK75,102+3.7%−68%

247Gulfport, MSMS431,329+3.6%−79%

248Somerset, KYKY67,384+3.6%−73%

249Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+3.6%−78%

250Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+3.6%−89%

251Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+3.6%−71%

252Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+3.6%−81%

253Lexington, KYKY535,174+3.6%−79%

254Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+3.5%−89%

255Nantucket, MAMA14,758+3.5%−94%

256Oneonta, NYNY60,589+3.5%+84%

257Dalton, GAGA147,819+3.5%−84%

258Lincoln, NENE352,081+3.5%−79%

259Dothan, ALAL156,266+3.5%−60%

260Valdosta, GAGA153,276+3.5%−83%

261Yuba City, CACA187,478+3.5%−74%

262Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+3.5%−81%

263Campbellsville, KYKY38,407+3.4%−63%

264Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+3.4%−86%

265Duncan, OKOK44,310+3.4%+63%

266Staunton, VAVA129,692+3.4%−71%

267Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+3.4%−85%

268Cambridge, MDMD33,628+3.4%+133%

269Moultrie, GAGA47,438+3.4%−77%

270Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+3.3%−84%

271Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+3.3%−30%

272Fresno, CACA1,203,383+3.3%−85%

273Albany, OROR132,843+3.3%−75%

274Frankfort, KYKY77,874+3.3%−77%

275Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+3.3%−86%

276Palestine, TXTX59,805+3.3%−78%

277Scottsboro, ALAL54,281+3.2%−75%

278Lacey, WAWA304,261+3.2%−89%

279Stephenville, TXTX43,911+3.2%−82%

280Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+3.2%−56%

281Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+3.2%−85%

282Hickory, NCNC376,890+3.2%−81%

283Greencastle, ININ37,876+3.1%−83%

284Marquette, MIMI68,064+3.1%−135%

285St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+3.1%−75%

286Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+3.1%−82%

287Trenton, NJNJ399,289+3.1%−60%

288Brownsville, TXTX433,946+3.1%−89%

289Worcester, MAMA888,502+3.1%−47%

290Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+3.0%−83%

291Waycross, GAGA57,670+3.0%−36%

292Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+3.0%−68%

293Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+3.0%−55%

294Show Low, AZAZ109,946+3.0%−88%

295Bartlesville, OKOK54,037+3.0%+56%

296Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+3.0%−90%

297Sevierville, TNTN101,342+3.0%−92%

298Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+3.0%−90%

299Wilson, NCNC81,150+3.0%−74%

300Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+3.0%−89%

301Allentown, PAPA887,615+3.0%−62%

302Washington, DCDC6,465,724+3.0%−81%

303Sedalia, MOMO44,254+3.0%−74%

304Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+3.0%−70%

305Auburn, ININ44,535+2.9%−79%

306Lumberton, NCNC119,941+2.9%−83%

307Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+2.9%−83%

308Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+2.9%−74%

309Thomaston, GAGA28,500+2.9%−41%

310Douglas, GAGA52,861+2.9%−89%

311Salem, OROR445,814+2.9%−88%

312Salisbury, MDMD131,872+2.9%−76%

313Alexandria, MNMN40,120+2.9%−80%

314Rome, GAGA101,378+2.8%−75%

315Bremerton, WAWA283,374+2.8%−87%

316Amarillo, TXTX276,235+2.8%−82%

317Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118+2.8%+43%

318Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+2.8%−69%

319Mountain Home, IDID29,465+2.8%−93%

320LaGrange, GAGA107,097+2.8%−13%

321Concord, NHNH158,078+2.8%−79%

322Appleton, WIWI249,876+2.8%−82%

323Stillwater, OKOK83,889+2.7%−75%

324Kerrville, TXTX54,037+2.7%−86%

325Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+2.7%−84%

326Dublin, GAGA60,351+2.7%−74%

327Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+2.7%−66%

328Crawfordsville, ININ38,954+2.7%−71%

329Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+2.7%−79%

330Corvallis, OROR97,728+2.7%−74%

331Paris, TXTX63,319+2.7%−66%

332Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+2.7%−91%

333Glasgow, KYKY56,224+2.7%−78%

334West Plains, MOMO40,798+2.6%−86%

335Reading, PAPA440,072+2.6%−76%

336Bloomington, ININ165,231+2.6%−80%

337Green Bay, WIWI336,756+2.6%−84%

338Visalia, CACA485,146+2.5%−86%

339Coldwater, MIMI45,993+2.5%−76%

340Lebanon, MOMO36,943+2.5%−87%

341Wichita, KSKS663,809+2.5%−79%

342Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+2.5%−79%

343Dumas, TXTX21,891+2.5%−80%

344Monticello, NYNY80,586+2.5%−63%

345Huron, SDSD19,624+2.5%−137%

346Washington, ININ34,209+2.5%−70%

347Manchester, NHNH433,415+2.5%−81%

348Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+2.5%−62%

349Decatur, ALAL160,326+2.4%−77%

350Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+2.4%−79%

351Fremont, NENE38,057+2.4%−50%

352Gillette, WYWY48,145+2.4%−84%

353Keene, NHNH78,269+2.4%−55%

354Harrison, ARAR45,654+2.4%−87%

355Austin, MNMN40,971+2.4%−28%

356Decatur, ININ36,650+2.3%−71%

357Kingsport, TNTN314,834+2.3%−72%

358Pella, IAIA34,192+2.3%−66%

359Traverse City, MIMI156,972+2.3%−90%

360Ames, IAIA128,090+2.3%−67%

361Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+2.3%+51%

362Durango, COCO56,898+2.3%−94%

363Laconia, NHNH65,147+2.3%−84%

364Willmar, MNMN44,720+2.3%−64%

365Jackson, TNTN184,569+2.3%−83%

366Cañon City, COCO50,039+2.2%−95%

367Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+2.2%−91%

368Batesville, ARAR38,785+2.2%−77%

369Holland, MIMI123,188+2.2%−87%

370Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+2.2%−76%

371Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+2.2%−83%

372Lebanon, PAPA146,380+2.2%−62%

373Paris, TNTN32,896+2.2%−81%

374Rochester, MNMN231,184+2.1%−84%

375Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+2.1%−74%

376Lafayette, ININ228,468+2.1%−82%

377Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+2.1%−79%

378Kearney, NENE57,962+2.1%−82%

379Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+2.1%−84%

380Waynesville, NCNC63,369+2.1%−86%

381Troy, ALAL33,688+2.1%−72%

382Alamosa, COCO27,896+2.0%−82%

383Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+2.0%−86%

384Cadillac, MIMI49,719+2.0%−88%

385Lufkin, TXTX88,154+2.0%−86%

386Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553+2.0%−73%

387Seymour, ININ47,370+2.0%−79%

388Elko, NVNV56,682+2.0%−94%

389Forest City, NCNC65,745+2.0%−81%

390Williston, NDND41,767+2.0%−131%

391Barnstable, MAMA233,539+2.0%−90%

392Evanston, WYWY23,415+2.0%−68%

393Bakersfield, CACA927,068+2.0%−91%

394Vineland, NJNJ157,148+1.9%−68%

395Monticello, ININ25,164+1.9%−78%

396Easton, MDMD38,238+1.9%−82%

397Watertown, WIWI86,505+1.9%−79%

398Ardmore, OKOK48,910+1.9%−70%

399Providence, RIRI1,708,161+1.9%−61%

400Anchorage, AKAK405,821+1.9%−91%

401Boston, MAMA5,034,221+1.9%−70%

402Albany, NYNY915,835+1.8%−9%

403Lancaster, PAPA563,159+1.8%−84%

404Lawrence, KSKS120,920+1.8%−92%

405Bemidji, MNMN47,055+1.8%−88%

406Tifton, GAGA51,237+1.8%−82%

407Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+1.7%−81%

408Menomonie, WIWI46,223+1.7%−84%

409Winona, MNMN50,523+1.7%−62%

410Janesville, WIWI166,472+1.7%−81%

411Evansville, ININ273,786+1.7%−74%

412Greenwood, SCSC95,215+1.7%−84%

413Lewiston, IDID65,450+1.7%−87%

414Branson, MOMO57,001+1.7%−97%

415Champaign, ILIL239,979+1.7%−55%

416Marshall, MNMN25,684+1.6%−36%

417Andrews, TXTX18,914+1.6%−118%

418Kirksville, MOMO29,824+1.6%+41%

419Uvalde, TXTX24,963+1.6%−85%

420Brownwood, TXTX38,711+1.6%−83%

421Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+1.6%−95%

422Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+1.6%−90%

423Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+1.6%−87%

424Hermiston, OROR93,721+1.6%−93%

425Houghton, MIMI40,028+1.6%−50%

426Coshocton, OHOH37,188+1.6%−55%

427Victoria, TXTX99,864+1.6%−88%

428Manhattan, KSKS136,122+1.5%−137%

429Russellville, ARAR84,932+1.5%−92%

430Dayton, OHOH826,554+1.5%+490%

431Huntington, ININ37,224+1.5%−79%

432Vidalia, GAGA36,180+1.5%−85%

433Breckenridge, COCO39,069+1.5%−98%

434Lebanon, NHNH224,500+1.5%−80%

435Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+1.5%−85%

436Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+1.4%−88%

437El Paso, TXTX881,291+1.4%−90%

438Pottsville, PAPA145,085+1.4%−197%

439Morgantown, WVWV141,995+1.4%−78%

440Yankton, SDSD23,635+1.4%−89%

441Marion, NCNC45,198+1.4%−92%

442Shawano, WIWI45,759+1.4%−86%

443Lansing, MIMI479,722+1.4%−60%

444Rolla, MOMO45,247+1.4%−89%

445Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+1.4%−90%

446Baraboo, WIWI66,652+1.4%−92%

447Grand Island, NENE78,076+1.3%−84%

448Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+1.3%−71%

449Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+1.3%−96%

450Summerville, GAGA25,300+1.3%−91%

451Rifle, COCO80,099+1.3%−96%

452Owensboro, KYKY113,962+1.3%−72%

453Farmington, MOMO67,809+1.3%−90%

454Price, UTUT20,680+1.3%+37%

455Fallon, NVNV25,851+1.3%−96%

456Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+1.3%−92%

457Kinston, NCNC55,837+1.3%−69%

458Mankato, MNMN104,907+1.3%−70%

459Boone, NCNC54,786+1.3%−92%

460Red Wing, MNMN48,195+1.3%−85%

461Thomasville, GAGA72,958+1.3%−89%

462Malvern, ARAR33,451+1.2%−92%

463Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+1.2%−88%

464Bedford, ININ45,568+1.2%−83%

465Athens, OHOH63,197+1.2%−73%

466Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+1.2%−87%

467Ada, OKOK38,528+1.2%−59%

468Scranton, PAPA574,418+1.2%−147%

469Hanford, CACA154,327+1.2%−96%

470Ozark, ALAL49,912+1.2%−217%

471Muskegon, MIMI177,901+1.2%−83%

472El Campo, TXTX42,060+1.2%−62%

473Dickinson, NDND39,142+1.2%−140%

474Portland, OROR2,542,282+1.2%−96%

475Ottawa, KSKS26,299+1.2%−91%

476Pullman, WAWA48,512+1.1%−78%

477Lock Haven, PAPA37,870+1.1%−43%

478Mayfield, KYKY37,050+1.1%−89%

479Plymouth, ININ46,599+1.1%−84%

480Martin, TNTN33,261+1.1%−88%

481Amherst, MAMA164,065+1.1%−72%

482Muncie, ININ113,106+1.1%−245%

483Angola, ININ34,799+1.1%−95%

484Russellville, ALAL32,449+1.0%−91%

485Amsterdam, NYNY50,046+1.0%−124%

486Wausau, WIWI139,432+1.0%−89%

487Kendallville, ININ47,937+1.0%−95%

488Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+1.0%−92%

489Burlington, VTVT227,803+1.0%−92%

490Payson, AZAZ53,801+1.0%−96%

491Norfolk, NENE49,228+1.0%−84%

492Platteville, WIWI52,446+1.0%+45%

493Sioux City, IAIA145,738+1.0%−89%

494Lexington, NENE26,255+1.0%−95%

495Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+1.0%−89%

496Yakima, WAWA259,185+1.0%−95%

497Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+1.0%−96%

498El Centro, CACA181,411+1.0%−97%

499Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+0.9%−98%

500Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+0.9%−363%

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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).