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).

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Fastest growing, US metro areas

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

501Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+0.9%−88%

502Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448+0.9%−89%

503Modesto, CACA557,719+0.9%−96%

504Jasper, ININ44,016+0.9%−90%

505Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404+0.9%−89%

506Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+0.9%−97%

507Elkhart, ININ208,774+0.8%−95%

508Kingston, NYNY183,330+0.8%−89%

509Warsaw, ININ80,892+0.8%−94%

510Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+0.8%−88%

511Monroe, MIMI156,004+0.8%−92%

512Lawton, OKOK127,590+0.7%−75%

513Great Falls, MTMT85,029+0.7%−79%

514Tupelo, MSMS133,167+0.7%−95%

515Casper, WYWY80,526+0.7%−92%

516Florence, SCSC201,392+0.7%−93%

517Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+0.7%−97%

518Montgomery, ALAL388,747+0.7%−95%

519Zanesville, OHOH87,014+0.7%−77%

520Roseburg, OROR111,951+0.7%−89%

521Wilmington, OHOH42,301+0.7%−95%

522Pueblo, COCO169,277+0.7%−96%

523Grand Forks, NDND105,046+0.7%−112%

524Mitchell, SDSD25,913+0.6%−88%

525Sparta, WIWI46,572+0.6%−94%

526Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+0.6%−95%

527Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+0.6%−98%

528Racine, WIWI198,919+0.6%−92%

529Riverton, WYWY39,464+0.6%−91%

530Connersville, ININ23,533+0.6%−135%

531Bay City, TXTX36,463+0.6%−79%

532Starkville, MSMS62,063+0.6%−94%

533Muskogee, OKOK66,708+0.6%−72%

534Milledgeville, GAGA44,029+0.5%−96%

535Del Rio, TXTX47,835+0.5%−97%

536Miami, OKOK30,438+0.5%−94%

537Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+0.5%−94%

538La Crosse, WIWI171,182+0.5%−95%

539Celina, OHOH42,737+0.5%−87%

540Hays, KSKS29,075+0.5%−92%

541Newport, OROR50,636+0.5%−97%

542Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+0.5%−93%

543Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+0.5%−97%

544New Castle, ININ49,137+0.5%−41%

545San Angelo, TXTX122,065+0.5%−92%

546Beaumont, TXTX399,310+0.4%−93%

547Gadsden, ALAL103,886+0.4%−88%

548Waterloo, IAIA169,189+0.4%−86%

549Manitowoc, WIWI81,710+0.4%−86%

550Vermillion, SDSD15,031+0.4%−84%

551Vallejo, CACA455,376+0.4%−97%

552Roanoke, VAVA316,547+0.4%−94%

553North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+0.4%−96%

554Madison, ININ33,279+0.4%−94%

555Frankfort, ININ33,322+0.4%−96%

556Hobbs, NMNM74,749+0.4%−187%

557Greensburg, ININ26,576+0.4%−90%

558DeRidder, LALA36,673+0.3%−96%

559Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302+0.3%−96%

560Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+0.3%−95%

561Midland, MIMI83,754+0.3%−97%

562Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+0.3%−97%

563Kokomo, ININ83,904+0.3%−94%

564Van Wert, OHOH29,013+0.3%−111%

565Urbana, OHOH38,820+0.3%−97%

566Bloomington, ILIL171,419+0.3%−98%

567Emporia, KSKS34,838+0.3%−92%

568Hereford, TXTX18,626+0.2%−107%

569Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575+0.2%−94%

570Hannibal, MOMO38,969+0.2%−95%

571Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+0.2%−98%

572Taos, NMNM34,564+0.2%−99%

573Terre Haute, ININ169,241+0.2%−92%

574Marinette, WIWI65,515+0.2%−96%

575Worthington, MNMN22,338+0.2%−94%

576Duluth, MNMN281,219+0.2%−93%

577Owatonna, MNMN37,464+0.2%−98%

578Findlay, OHOH75,034+0.2%−98%

579New York, NYNY20,112,448+0.2%−98%

580Ashland, OHOH52,523+0.1%−99%

581Henderson, NCNC42,638+0.1%−99%

582Kapaa, HIHI73,400+0.1%−99%

583Corbin, KYKY150,040+0.1%−99%

584Dubuque, IAIA99,381+0.1%−96%

585Marion, ILIL67,225+0.1%−98%

586Pittsburg, KSKS39,008+0.1%−99%

587Batavia, NYNY58,416+0.0%−91%

588Sturgis, MIMI60,968+0.0%−99%

589Washington, NCNC44,670+0.0%−99%

590Beatrice, NENE21,711+0.0%−96%

591Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010+0.0%−100%

592Defiance, OHOH38,292+0.0%−96%

593South Bend, ININ324,538+0.0%−100%

594Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+0.0%−100%

595Le Mars, IAIA25,697-0.0%−100%

596Hillsdale, MIMI45,738-0.0%−100%

597San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367-0.0%−100%

598Detroit, MIMI4,390,913-0.0%−101%

599Mansfield, OHOH124,893-0.0%−102%

600Lewistown, PAPA46,127-0.0%−106%

601Ludington, MIMI29,040-0.0%−100%

602Topeka, KSKS233,052-0.0%−101%

603Baker City, OROR16,658-0.1%−101%

604Los Alamos, NMNM19,407-0.1%−105%

605Akron, OHOH701,780-0.1%−101%

606Wahpeton, NDND23,019-0.1%−97%

607Ruston, LALA48,360-0.1%−104%

608Deming, NMNM25,407-0.1%−100%

609Altus, OKOK24,764-0.1%−93%

610Logansport, ININ37,836-0.1%−101%

611Winnemucca, NVNV17,267-0.1%−100%

612Carson, NVNV58,571-0.1%−100%

613Wooster, OHOH116,758-0.1%−101%

614Blacksburg, VAVA181,616-0.1%−102%

615Cambridge, OHOH38,379-0.2%−103%

616Chicago, ILIL9,434,123-0.2%−101%

617Alpena, MIMI28,853-0.2%−108%

618Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060-0.2%−107%

619Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655-0.2%−109%

620St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421-0.2%−105%

621Marion, ININ66,524-0.2%−78%

622Grants Pass, OROR87,867-0.3%−101%

623Barre, VTVT59,652-0.3%−105%

624Redding, CACA181,648-0.3%−103%

625Marshall, MOMO23,265-0.3%−129%

626Memphis, TNTN1,341,412-0.3%−102%

627Bucyrus, OHOH41,896-0.3%−84%

628Hastings, NENE40,577-0.3%−110%

629Springfield, MAMA464,338-0.3%+1676%

630Truckee, CACA101,911-0.3%−102%

631Whitewater, WIWI106,127-0.3%−101%

632Canton, OHOH400,246-0.3%−110%

633Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097-0.3%−103%

634Sidney, OHOH48,065-0.3%−105%

635Astoria, OROR40,926-0.4%−105%

636Walla Walla, WAWA62,361-0.4%−103%

637Eugene, OROR381,584-0.4%−103%

638Marion, OHOH65,115-0.4%−112%

639Hutchinson, MNMN36,631-0.4%−104%

640Fremont, OHOH58,655-0.4%+48%

641Kenosha, WIWI168,448-0.4%−102%

642Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838-0.4%+64%

643Indiana, PAPA82,878-0.4%+2%

644Rockford, ILIL337,242-0.5%−104%

645Sumter, SCSC105,067-0.5%−124%

646Greenfield, MAMA70,698-0.5%−123%

647Texarkana, TXTX146,816-0.5%−107%

648Ponca City, OKOK43,490-0.5%−1062%

649Arkansas City, KSKS34,382-0.5%−71%

650Hot Springs, ARAR99,695-0.5%−102%

651Rice Lake, WIWI46,484-0.5%−105%

652Springfield, OHOH135,340-0.5%−74%

653Corinth, MSMS34,569-0.5%−106%

654State College, PAPA157,393-0.5%−105%

655Santa Rosa, CACA486,444-0.5%−103%

656San Diego, CACA3,282,248-0.5%−104%

657Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368-0.5%−102%

658Gallipolis, OHOH29,072-0.5%−236%

659Jackson, MIMI159,552-0.5%−109%

660Oxford, ALAL115,834-0.5%−84%

661McPherson, KSKS30,064-0.5%−106%

662Marshalltown, IAIA39,890-0.5%−120%

663Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904-0.5%−110%

664Norwalk, OHOH58,250-0.5%−109%

665Charleston, ILIL46,607-0.5%−118%

666Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214-0.5%−104%

667Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099-0.6%−107%

668Clearlake, CACA67,772-0.6%−104%

669Richmond, ININ66,169-0.6%−51%

670Hutchinson, KSKS61,539-0.6%−115%

671Owosso, MIMI67,681-0.6%−122%

672Sayre, PAPA59,600-0.6%−121%

673Pittsfield, MAMA128,224-0.6%−80%

674Ottumwa, IAIA35,210-0.6%−163%

675Madisonville, KYKY45,127-0.7%−176%

676Medford, OROR221,795-0.7%−103%

677Boulder, COCO328,560-0.7%−102%

678Battle Creek, MIMI133,408-0.7%−146%

679East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179-0.7%−102%

680Greenville, OHOH51,520-0.7%+20%

681Rochelle, ILIL51,399-0.8%−107%

682Pierre, SDSD20,588-0.8%−107%

683Mobile, ALAL411,658-0.8%−114%

684San Jose, CACA1,984,473-0.8%−106%

685Moberly, MOMO24,513-0.8%−168%

686Jamestown, NDND21,414-0.8%−45%

687Talladega, ALAL91,764-0.8%−110%

688Wabash, ININ30,713-0.8%+173%

689Dodge City, KSKS33,993-0.9%−105%

690Chillicothe, OHOH76,429-0.9%−115%

691Lewisburg, PAPA42,313-0.9%−106%

692Rochester, NYNY1,056,149-0.9%−124%

693Alexander City, ALAL40,953-0.9%−113%

694Effingham, ILIL44,727-0.9%−112%

695Escanaba, MIMI36,582-0.9%−144%

696Carbondale, ILIL52,501-0.9%−63%

697Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775-0.9%−141%

698New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373-1.0%−112%

699Raymondville, TXTX19,971-1.0%−107%

700Weatherford, OKOK39,059-1.0%−47%

701Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653-1.0%−40%

702Zapata, TXTX13,753-1.0%−103%

703Clinton, IAIA46,002-1.0%−44%

704Petoskey, MIMI33,775-1.0%−104%

705Tiffin, OHOH54,522-1.0%−43%

706Michigan City, ININ111,294-1.0%−135%

707Davenport, IAIA380,452-1.0%−147%

708McAlester, OKOK43,320-1.0%−112%

709Hood River, OROR23,720-1.1%−105%

710Atchison, KSKS16,172-1.1%+15%

711Henderson, KYKY57,184-1.1%−132%

712Farmington, NMNM120,340-1.1%−104%

713Fairmont, WVWV55,584-1.1%−3%

714Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909-1.1%−124%

715Spencer, IAIA16,202-1.1%−8%

716Elk City, OKOK22,159-1.1%−121%

717La Grande, OROR25,900-1.1%−129%

718Toledo, OHOH599,376-1.1%−271%

719Chico, CACA209,211-1.1%−110%

720Bogalusa, LALA44,937-1.2%−167%

721Paducah, KYKY102,259-1.2%−128%

722Salinas, CACA433,729-1.2%−109%

723Niles, MIMI152,444-1.2%−282%

724Pampa, TXTX21,786-1.2%−78%

725Columbus, GAGA324,830-1.2%−123%

726Orangeburg, SCSC83,177-1.2%−116%

727Springfield, ILIL206,033-1.2%−120%

728Flint, MIMI401,093-1.3%−195%

729Alice, TXTX45,383-1.3%−141%

730Jacksonville, ILIL37,381-1.3%−579%

731Saginaw, MIMI187,688-1.3%+42%

732Lima, OHOH100,881-1.3%+11%

733Sikeston, MOMO49,978-1.3%−2356%

734Dyersburg, TNTN36,320-1.3%−119%

735Española, NMNM39,832-1.3%−107%

736Scottsbluff, NENE36,272-1.3%−155%

737The Dalles, OROR26,310-1.3%−114%

738Alma, MIMI41,190-1.4%−116%

739Natchez, MSMS54,722-1.4%+75%

740Santa Maria, CACA442,065-1.4%−117%

741Washington Court House, OHOH28,552-1.4%−139%

742Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657-1.4%−107%

743Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880-1.4%−137%

744Williamsport, PAPA112,587-1.4%−225%

745Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992-1.4%−6%

746Peoria, ILIL363,505-1.4%−161%

747Coos Bay, OROR63,992-1.4%−135%

748Albert Lea, MNMN30,440-1.5%+2%

749Cumberland, MDMD93,640-1.5%−511%

750Syracuse, NYNY652,273-1.5%+0%

751Rutland, VTVT59,653-1.5%−175%

752New Ulm, MNMN25,517-1.5%+463%

753Brattleboro, VTVT45,204-1.5%−124%

754Salina, KSKS59,121-1.5%−117%

755Oxnard, CACA830,851-1.5%−112%

756Laurel, MSMS82,281-1.6%−132%

757Binghamton, NYNY243,189-1.6%−65%

758Ithaca, NYNY104,047-1.6%−163%

759Youngstown, OHOH423,678-1.6%−20%

760Jackson, MSMS609,847-1.6%−115%

761Adrian, MIMI97,779-1.7%−120%

762Aberdeen, SDSD41,583-1.7%+510%

763Bay City, MIMI102,123-1.7%+19%

764Enid, OKOK61,779-1.7%−189%

765Mason City, IAIA49,710-1.7%+153%

766Taylorville, ILIL33,443-1.7%−162%

767Vincennes, ININ35,652-1.7%+10%

768Mexico, MOMO24,528-1.7%−118%

769Fairbanks, AKAK93,972-1.8%−127%

770Red Bluff, CACA64,665-1.8%−114%

771Ottawa, ILIL145,902-1.8%−155%

772Storm Lake, IAIA20,449-1.8%−180%

773Sunbury, PAPA107,788-1.8%+21%

774Kankakee, ILIL105,525-1.8%−123%

775Corning, NYNY91,855-1.8%+406%

776Erie, PAPA265,832-1.9%−197%

777St. Joseph, MOMO119,170-1.9%−134%

778Danville, VAVA101,137-1.9%−243%

779Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081-1.9%−117%

780Bennington, VTVT36,630-1.9%−160%

781Juneau city and, AKAK31,609-2.0%−114%

782Cortland, NYNY45,850-2.0%+176%

783Gloversville, NYNY52,216-2.1%−228%

784Martinsville, VAVA63,091-2.1%−729%

785Monroe, LALA222,390-2.1%−168%

786Ruidoso, NMNM19,844-2.1%−104%

787Glens Falls, NYNY124,373-2.1%−143%

788Canton, ILIL32,901-2.1%−572%

789Rockingham, NCNC42,041-2.1%−146%

790Pontiac, ILIL35,057-2.1%−321%

791Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138-2.1%−70%

792Quincy, ILIL74,146-2.1%−167%

793Olean, NYNY75,390-2.1%+547%

794Opelousas, LALA80,765-2.2%−123%

795Eufaula, ALAL26,861-2.2%−115%

796Oil City, PAPA49,346-2.2%−28%

797Carroll, IAIA20,303-2.2%+23480%

798Americus, GAGA33,394-2.3%−124%

799Utica, NYNY285,611-2.3%−57%

800Hudson, NYNY60,168-2.3%−1380%

801Albany, GAGA145,510-2.3%−130%

802Marietta, OHOH58,389-2.3%−244%

803Kingsville, TXTX30,315-2.3%−155%

804Union City, TNTN30,067-2.3%−201%

805Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938-2.4%−124%

806Rock Springs, WYWY41,267-2.4%−24%

807Minot, NDND75,694-2.4%+644%

808Salem, OHOH99,377-2.5%−170%

809Auburn, NYNY74,365-2.5%+481%

810Huntingdon, PAPA43,001-2.5%−177%

811Parkersburg, WVWV87,264-2.5%−231%

812Laurinburg, NCNC33,322-2.5%−138%

813San Francisco, CACA4,630,041-2.5%−121%

814Garden City, KSKS37,505-2.5%−111%

815Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599-2.5%−130%

816Hermitage, PAPA107,860-2.5%+330%

817Shreveport, LALA383,474-2.5%−156%

818Kahului, HIHI160,674-2.5%−109%

819Clarksburg, WVWV88,142-2.5%−465%

820Meadville, PAPA81,792-2.6%−152%

821Edwards, COCO54,291-2.6%−103%

822Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147-2.6%−132%

823Altoona, PAPA119,541-2.7%+149%

824Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441-2.7%−128%

825Huntington, WVWV365,965-2.7%−175%

826Burlington, IAIA44,061-2.7%+848%

827Honolulu, HIHI988,703-2.7%−157%

828Roswell, NMNM63,364-2.8%−145%

829Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883-2.8%+172%

830Great Bend, KSKS24,790-2.8%−31%

831Jamestown, NYNY124,126-2.8%+83%

832Sandusky, OHOH112,777-2.8%−187%

833Massena, NYNY105,488-2.8%+7141%

834Alexandria, LALA147,952-2.8%+3%

835Sterling, ILIL54,121-2.8%−463%

836Ketchikan, AKAK13,549-2.9%−263%

837Somerset, PAPA72,004-2.9%−224%

838Lincoln, ILIL27,182-2.9%−330%

839McComb, MSMS52,640-2.9%−152%

840Columbus, MSMS67,144-2.9%−195%

841Fairmont, MNMN19,440-2.9%−40%

842Key West, FLFL80,406-3.0%−248%

843DuBois, PAPA78,100-3.1%−145%

844Woodward, OKOK19,827-3.1%+22%

845Vernon, TXTX12,481-3.2%+7%

846Freeport, ILIL43,220-3.2%−264%

847Muscatine, IAIA41,853-3.2%−170%

848Plainview, TXTX36,700-3.2%−216%

849Silver City, NMNM27,252-3.3%−128%

850Johnstown, PAPA128,968-3.4%−47%

851St. Marys, PAPA29,926-3.4%−612%

852Las Vegas, NMNM30,311-3.4%−119%

853Clovis, NMNM65,270-3.5%−149%

854Brookings, OROR22,621-3.5%−138%

855Eureka, CACA131,647-3.5%−157%

856Centralia, ILIL36,382-3.6%−1241%

857Portsmouth, OHOH71,365-3.6%+153%

858Bradford, PAPA38,984-3.6%+41%

859Meridian, MSMS85,419-3.6%−203%

860Dixon, ILIL32,914-3.6%−174%

861Houma, LALA199,668-3.6%−157%

862New Orleans, LALA970,849-3.6%−824%

863Napa, CACA132,949-3.7%−130%

864Fort Madison, IAIA32,306-3.7%+127%

865Camden, ARAR26,363-3.7%−27%

866Elkins, WVWV26,882-3.8%−328%

867Weirton, WVWV112,468-3.8%−49%

868Ukiah, CACA88,122-3.8%−152%

869Natchitoches, LALA36,089-3.8%−158%

870Wheeling, WVWV134,089-3.9%+1%

871Grenada, MSMS30,222-3.9%−188%

872Lake Charles, LALA244,655-3.9%−148%

873Danville, ILIL71,259-3.9%−20%

874Bluefield, WVWV96,138-4.0%+30%

875Magnolia, ARAR21,894-4.0%+1061%

876North Platte, NENE33,972-4.0%−166%

877Warren, PAPA37,038-4.0%+52%

878Liberal, KSKS21,073-4.1%−120%

879Sterling, COCO20,654-4.1%−124%

880Peru, ININ34,487-4.1%+86%

881Sweetwater, TXTX14,117-4.2%−12%

882Galesburg, ILIL47,767-4.4%+346%

883New Iberia, LALA66,846-4.4%−161%

884Sonora, CACA53,160-4.4%−135%

885Cordele, GAGA19,237-4.4%−145%

886Santa Cruz, CACA258,852-4.4%−139%

887Elmira, NYNY80,415-4.4%+2%

888Watertown, NYNY111,540-4.4%−719%

889Beckley, WVWV109,940-4.5%−375%

890Bishop, CACA18,158-4.5%+145%

891Decatur, ILIL99,300-4.5%+112%

892Snyder, TXTX16,162-4.5%−63%

893Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025-4.6%−213%

894Borger, TXTX19,633-4.8%−33%

895Crescent City, CACA26,410-4.8%−128%

896Macomb, ILIL25,916-4.9%−27%

897Charleston, WVWV200,170-5.0%+60%

898Guymon, OKOK20,322-5.0%−122%

899Maryville, MOMO20,174-5.0%−637%

900Kennett, MOMO26,855-5.0%−3988%

901Middlesborough, KYKY22,829-5.3%+15%

902El Dorado, ARAR36,926-5.4%+134%

903Minden, LALA34,948-5.5%+1351%

904Forrest City, ARAR21,800-5.6%−291%

905Morgan City, LALA46,552-5.8%−27%

906Pikeville, KYKY89,122-5.8%+35%

907Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211-6.1%+1268%

908Gallup, NMNM68,119-6.6%−128%

909Vicksburg, MSMS41,759-6.6%−280%

910Blytheville, ARAR37,828-7.0%−27%

911Clarksdale, MSMS19,849-7.2%+119%

912Selma, ALAL35,140-8.6%+136%

913Cleveland, MSMS28,262-8.8%+196%

914Greenwood, MSMS34,912-8.9%−295%

915Greenville, MSMS40,446-10.0%+37%

916Big Spring, TXTX30,504-12.5%−415%

917Susanville, CACA28,117-14.1%−162%

918Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138-17.7%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES