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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest growing, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. Wildwood-The Villages, FL leads at +75.1%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Utah carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,538+10.5%
01The Villages, FLFL157,772+75.1%+6.2 pts
02St. George, UTUT213,670+52.9%−33.2 pts
03Jefferson, GAGA99,265+45.4%+6.8 pts
04Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+41.8%−43.7 pts
05Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+41.8%−5.5 pts
06Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+40.3%+8.8 pts
07Provo, UTUT773,426+39.8%−0.0 pts
08Greeley, COCO378,426+39.7%+2.5 pts
09Austin, TXTX2,620,945+37.3%−10.4 pts
10Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+37.0%+0.5 pts
11Gillette, WYWY48,145+36.9%+22.2 pts
12Cedar City, UTUT67,141+36.7%−25.8 pts
13McAllen, TXTX921,549+36.1%−12.4 pts
14Pahrump, NVNV57,336+35.3%−47.4 pts
15Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+35.3%−10.9 pts
16Heber, UTUT81,655+33.2%−42.4 pts
17Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+32.8%+5.5 pts
18Boise City, IDID864,243+32.6%−12.8 pts
19Kennewick, WAWA324,334+32.1%+4.2 pts
20Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+32.1%−6.9 pts
21Wilmington, NCNC492,772+32.0%−5.2 pts
22Bozeman, MTMT128,740+32.0%−2.5 pts
23Bend, OROR266,376+30.5%−18.9 pts
24Branson, MOMO57,001+30.2%−25.2 pts
25Daphne, ALAL267,761+29.8%−13.1 pts
26Riverside, CACA4,769,007+29.8%+4.1 pts
27Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+29.8%−4.5 pts
28Jackson, WYWY36,587+29.7%−36.2 pts
29Laredo, TXTX281,224+29.6%−15.3 pts
30Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+29.4%+8.5 pts
31Rexburg, IDID69,380+29.3%+15.7 pts
32Vernal, UTUT38,278+29.2%+15.6 pts
33Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+29.1%−36.7 pts
34Gainesville, GAGA226,568+29.0%−16.9 pts
35Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+28.9%−16.3 pts
36Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+28.8%+1.1 pts
37Dover, DEDE194,786+28.1%+14.0 pts
38Ocala, FLFL442,660+28.0%−4.9 pts
39Naples, FLFL417,131+27.9%−37.4 pts
40Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+27.4%+13.4 pts
41Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+27.4%−28.3 pts
42Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+27.0%+27.3 pts
43Bakersfield, CACA927,068+26.9%+5.2 pts
44Reno, NVNV578,734+26.5%−9.6 pts
45Sevierville, TNTN101,342+26.3%−13.1 pts
46Grand Junction, COCO162,845+26.2%+1.4 pts
47Houston, TXTX7,904,627+26.1%+0.9 pts
48Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+26.0%−8.2 pts
49Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+26.0%−29.5 pts
50Seaford, DEDE277,140+25.9%−12.5 pts
51Greenville, NCNC182,936+25.7%+1.7 pts
52Rifle, COCO80,099+25.4%−12.2 pts
53Edwards, COCO54,291+25.3%−64.7 pts
54San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+25.2%+3.6 pts
55Calhoun, GAGA61,701+25.1%−0.6 pts
56Winchester, VAVA152,332+24.7%+2.4 pts
57Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+24.7%+2.9 pts
58Granbury, TXTX70,501+24.5%−17.3 pts
59Hilo, HIHI210,043+24.5%+0.9 pts
60Lakeland, FLFL874,790+24.4%+5.0 pts
61Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+24.1%−14.3 pts
62Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+23.9%−41.7 pts
63College Station, TXTX287,476+23.7%+1.2 pts
64Ogden, UTUT672,784+23.6%−2.2 pts
65Nogales, AZAZ50,020+23.6%−5.8 pts
66Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+23.5%−5.9 pts
67Montrose, COCO44,591+23.5%−13.4 pts
68Shelton, WAWA71,165+22.9%−6.0 pts
69Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+22.6%−2.2 pts
70El Centro, CACA181,411+22.6%−7.6 pts
71Killeen, TXTX511,497+22.6%−0.5 pts
72East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+22.5%−22.4 pts
73Yuma, AZAZ224,449+22.3%−27.4 pts
74Sebastian, FLFL172,799+22.2%−3.0 pts
75Slidell, LALA279,108+22.2%−10.2 pts
76Statesboro, GAGA97,977+22.2%−6.0 pts
77Logan, UTUT160,889+22.1%−7.2 pts
78Kalispell, MTMT115,429+22.1%−3.7 pts
79Huntsville, ALAL556,444+22.0%+5.1 pts
80Lacey, WAWA304,261+21.7%−6.9 pts
81Stockton, CACA823,815+21.6%+4.3 pts
82Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+21.6%−0.2 pts
83Merced, CACA297,260+21.5%+3.5 pts
84Brownsville, TXTX433,946+21.2%−7.7 pts
85Charleston, SCSC889,263+21.1%+12.7 pts
86Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+21.0%−4.3 pts
87Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.9%+0.4 pts
88Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+20.8%+5.3 pts
89Kahului, HIHI160,674+20.8%−6.8 pts
90St. Simons, GAGA118,524+20.8%+7.6 pts
91Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+20.6%−5.7 pts
92Bellingham, WAWA236,392+20.6%−10.0 pts
93Twin Falls, IDID123,901+20.5%+0.3 pts
94Hammond, LALA141,346+20.4%+3.0 pts
95Visalia, CACA485,146+20.2%+2.2 pts
96Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+20.1%−11.1 pts
97Tyler, TXTX252,549+20.0%+4.6 pts
98Yuba City, CACA187,478+19.9%+6.5 pts
99Cornelia, GAGA50,416+19.9%−10.1 pts
100Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+19.9%−3.7 pts
101Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+19.8%−1.5 pts
102Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+19.8%−9.1 pts
103Crossville, TNTN66,300+19.8%−15.0 pts
104Fargo, NDND269,528+19.7%+6.0 pts
105Deltona, FLFL746,933+19.7%−3.8 pts
106Boone, NCNC54,786+19.6%+4.1 pts
107Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+19.6%−6.7 pts
108Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+19.6%−1.7 pts
109Lake City, FLFL74,094+19.5%−13.1 pts
110Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+19.3%−1.7 pts
111Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+19.3%−17.1 pts
112Anchorage, AKAK405,821+19.2%−1.0 pts
113Fort Collins, COCO377,292+19.1%−16.0 pts
114North Port, FLFL948,158+19.0%−1.5 pts
115Savannah, GAGA438,314+18.6%+5.1 pts
116Columbia, SCSC879,918+18.6%+0.6 pts
117Springfield, MOMO500,694+18.6%−4.7 pts
118Dalton, GAGA147,819+18.5%−3.2 pts
119Durham, NCNC625,485+18.3%−5.5 pts
120Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+18.2%+17.9 pts
121Hanford, CACA154,327+18.2%−9.4 pts
122Clarksville, TNTN349,001+18.1%−4.5 pts
123Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+18.0%−8.7 pts
124Sanford, NCNC70,258+18.0%−0.5 pts
125Denver, COCO3,092,037+17.9%−12.9 pts
126Fairbanks, AKAK93,972+17.8%+11.2 pts
127El Paso, TXTX881,291+17.7%+2.9 pts
128Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+17.5%−2.0 pts
129Farmington, MOMO67,809+17.5%+3.7 pts
130Midland, TXTX193,139+17.3%+9.1 pts
131Columbia, MOMO219,062+17.3%−1.3 pts
132Fresno, CACA1,203,383+17.2%−4.9 pts
133Des Moines, IAIA758,539+16.9%+2.0 pts
134Durango, COCO56,898+16.8%−19.3 pts
135Valdosta, GAGA153,276+16.8%−3.7 pts
136Morgantown, WVWV141,995+16.6%+10.3 pts
137Hobbs, NMNM74,749+16.6%+17.1 pts
138Manhattan, KSKS136,122+16.6%+20.7 pts
139Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+16.5%+5.0 pts
140Washington, DCDC6,465,724+16.5%+0.5 pts
141Rock Springs, WYWY41,267+16.5%+19.6 pts
142Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+16.2%−10.3 pts
143Auburn, ALAL208,013+16.2%−8.0 pts
144Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+16.2%+0.3 pts
145Durant, OKOK51,367+16.1%+2.2 pts
146Asheville, NCNC422,345+16.1%−4.6 pts
147Athens, GAGA224,148+15.9%−6.2 pts
148Oxford, MSMS71,972+15.9%−2.2 pts
149Iowa City, IAIA182,711+15.9%+2.1 pts
150Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+15.8%−9.0 pts
151Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+15.8%−5.1 pts
152Brigham City, UTUT70,405+15.8%−1.5 pts
153Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+15.7%−6.9 pts
154Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+15.7%+8.9 pts
155Kingsland, GAGA60,143+15.7%−29.1 pts
156Lexington, KYKY535,174+15.6%−1.6 pts
157Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+15.6%−4.9 pts
158Burlington, NCNC186,177+15.5%−5.3 pts
159Portland, OROR2,542,282+15.5%−11.1 pts
160Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+15.4%+2.4 pts
161Hailey, IDID32,436+15.3%−21.3 pts
162Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+15.1%−13.7 pts
163Modesto, CACA557,719+15.1%−5.5 pts
164Zapata, TXTX13,753+15.1%−16.2 pts
165Picayune, MSMS59,363+14.8%−10.8 pts
166Stephenville, TXTX43,911+14.8%−3.1 pts
167Kapaa, HIHI73,400+14.8%+0.5 pts
168Searcy, ARAR80,085+14.8%−8.1 pts
169Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+14.7%−15.3 pts
170Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+14.7%−8.9 pts
171Helena, MTMT97,153+14.6%−4.8 pts
172Little Rock, ARAR777,607+14.6%+0.5 pts
173Enterprise, ALAL56,953+14.5%+6.1 pts
174Panama City, FLFL231,174+14.5%−3.0 pts
175Salisbury, MDMD131,872+14.5%+2.6 pts
176Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+14.4%+1.6 pts
177Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+14.4%−9.9 pts
178Gainesville, FLFL359,036+14.3%−8.5 pts
179Bismarck, NDND139,750+14.3%+2.0 pts
180Farmington, NMNM120,340+14.3%−10.0 pts
181Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+14.1%−5.3 pts
182Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+14.1%−1.3 pts
183Othello, WAWA21,488+14.0%−6.8 pts
184York, PAPA473,197+13.9%+1.5 pts
185Missoula, MTMT128,698+13.9%−7.7 pts
186Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+13.8%−2.3 pts
187Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+13.8%−18.5 pts
188Andrews, TXTX18,914+13.7%+23.0 pts
189Kerrville, TXTX54,037+13.7%−6.6 pts
190Billings, MTMT193,603+13.6%−1.2 pts
191Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+13.6%−4.0 pts
192Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+13.5%−1.0 pts
193Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+13.5%−15.9 pts
194Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+13.5%−15.7 pts
195Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+13.4%−34.3 pts
196Stillwater, OKOK83,889+13.4%+2.6 pts
197State College, PAPA157,393+13.4%+3.8 pts
198Casper, WYWY80,526+13.4%+4.7 pts
199Rolla, MOMO45,247+13.4%+0.4 pts
200Laramie, WYWY38,558+13.4%+9.4 pts
201Williston, NDND41,767+13.3%+19.8 pts
202Jesup, GAGA32,481+13.3%−5.5 pts
203Brookings, SDSD37,635+13.3%+1.3 pts
204Lincoln, NENE352,081+13.3%−3.2 pts
205Red Bluff, CACA64,665+13.2%+0.3 pts
206Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+13.2%+0.4 pts
207Odessa, TXTX173,801+13.2%+11.4 pts
208Albany, OROR132,843+13.2%+0.2 pts
209Faribault, MNMN69,939+13.2%−2.0 pts
210Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+13.2%−18.6 pts
211Cookeville, TNTN152,477+13.2%−5.2 pts
212Albertville, ALAL103,537+13.1%−3.0 pts
213Madison, WIWI709,685+13.1%−2.6 pts
214Sebring, FLFL111,122+13.1%−14.6 pts
215Watertown, WIWI86,505+13.1%+3.9 pts
216Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+13.0%−5.9 pts
217St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+13.0%+0.6 pts
218Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+13.0%−14.7 pts
219Mankato, MNMN104,907+12.9%+8.5 pts
220Omaha, NENE1,009,836+12.8%+1.0 pts
221Brevard, NCNC34,211+12.8%−2.1 pts
222Paragould, ARAR47,411+12.7%−4.6 pts
223Bloomington, ILIL171,419+12.7%−3.7 pts
224Douglas, GAGA52,861+12.7%−13.1 pts
225Breckenridge, COCO39,069+12.6%−53.5 pts
226Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+12.5%−4.1 pts
227Salem, OROR445,814+12.5%−12.4 pts
228Greensboro, NCNC805,945+12.5%−6.7 pts
229Lafayette, ININ228,468+12.5%+0.5 pts
230Lubbock, TXTX368,431+12.4%+6.1 pts
231Pueblo, COCO169,277+12.4%−2.5 pts
232Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+12.4%+0.8 pts
233Spokane, WAWA608,012+12.4%−4.4 pts
234Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12.3%+4.1 pts
235Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+12.3%−2.8 pts
236Baraboo, WIWI66,652+12.2%−5.3 pts
237Somerset, KYKY67,384+12.2%−1.4 pts
238Seneca, SCSC83,775+12.2%−3.0 pts
239Medford, OROR221,795+12.1%−11.7 pts
240Bemidji, MNMN47,055+12.1%−3.2 pts
241Bloomington, ININ165,231+12.1%−0.7 pts
242Rapid City, SDSD156,934+12.1%+2.3 pts
243Riverton, WYWY39,464+12.1%+5.7 pts
244Rochester, MNMN231,184+12.0%−1.5 pts
245Appleton, WIWI249,876+11.9%−3.4 pts
246Knoxville, TNTN968,137+11.9%−2.9 pts
247Morehead City, NCNC70,469+11.9%−1.1 pts
248Lafayette, LALA423,758+11.9%+0.1 pts
249Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+11.8%−3.0 pts
250Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+11.8%−14.7 pts
251Easton, MDMD38,238+11.7%+1.1 pts
252Crestview, FLFL315,098+11.7%−11.3 pts
253Elk City, OKOK22,159+11.7%+6.5 pts
254Richmond, KYKY131,806+11.6%−6.7 pts
255Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+11.5%−9.1 pts
256Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+11.5%−19.2 pts
257Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+11.4%−9.8 pts
258Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+11.3%+4.8 pts
259Cleveland, TNTN134,057+11.3%−7.8 pts
260Dothan, ALAL156,266+11.3%+2.6 pts
261Kenosha, WIWI168,448+11.3%−5.4 pts
262Morristown, TNTN128,867+11.3%−11.4 pts
263Clewiston, FLFL61,546+11.2%−29.0 pts
264Augusta, GAGA641,231+11.2%−3.4 pts
265Safford, AZAZ40,157+11.1%−15.0 pts
266Troy, ALAL33,688+11.1%+3.8 pts
267Miami, FLFL6,391,072+11.1%−125.2 pts
268Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+11.1%−5.6 pts
269Russellville, ARAR84,932+11.0%−7.8 pts
270Brenham, TXTX38,288+11.0%−5.1 pts
271Lebanon, PAPA146,380+11.0%+5.2 pts
272Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+11.0%−6.8 pts
273Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+11.0%−5.0 pts
274Sandpoint, IDID54,420+11.0%−27.4 pts
275Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+10.9%−1.2 pts
276Allentown, PAPA887,615+10.9%+3.1 pts
277Clearlake, CACA67,772+10.9%−4.3 pts
278Lawrence, KSKS120,920+10.9%−11.3 pts
279Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+10.8%−0.2 pts
280Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+10.8%+0.8 pts
281Sterling, COCO20,654+10.8%−6.0 pts
282Brainerd, MNMN100,562+10.7%−13.8 pts
283Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+10.7%−3.6 pts
284Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+10.6%−22.3 pts
285Spearfish, SDSD29,459+10.5%+5.0 pts
286Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+10.5%−6.4 pts
287Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+10.5%−14.4 pts
288New Bern, NCNC127,358+10.5%−1.6 pts
289Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+10.5%+0.6 pts
290Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+10.5%−6.6 pts
291Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+10.4%+0.1 pts
292Lancaster, PAPA563,159+10.4%−0.9 pts
293Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+10.3%−18.4 pts
294Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+10.3%−7.6 pts
295Champaign, ILIL239,979+10.3%+6.6 pts
296Show Low, AZAZ109,946+10.2%−15.3 pts
297Raymondville, TXTX19,971+10.2%−3.2 pts
298Longview, WAWA114,885+10.2%−3.0 pts
299Amarillo, TXTX276,235+10.2%−5.1 pts
300Reading, PAPA440,072+10.1%−0.9 pts
301Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+10.1%−9.2 pts
302Wilson, NCNC81,150+10.1%−1.7 pts
303Menomonie, WIWI46,223+10.0%−1.0 pts
304Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+10.0%−0.8 pts
305San Diego, CACA3,282,248+10.0%−2.6 pts
306Centralia, WAWA88,062+10.0%−5.6 pts
307Ruston, LALA48,360+9.9%+8.1 pts
308Pullman, WAWA48,512+9.9%+4.8 pts
309Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.9%−11.4 pts
310Taos, NMNM34,564+9.9%−19.8 pts
311Napa, CACA132,949+9.8%−2.4 pts
312Alexandria, MNMN40,120+9.7%−4.7 pts
313Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+9.7%−9.2 pts
314Pocatello, IDID91,591+9.6%−4.8 pts
315Sheridan, WYWY33,241+9.6%−3.1 pts
316Joplin, MOMO208,796+9.6%−5.6 pts
317Corvallis, OROR97,728+9.5%−0.9 pts
318Hood River, OROR23,720+9.5%−11.3 pts
319Johnson City, TNTN216,416+9.4%−3.8 pts
320Greeneville, TNTN73,831+9.4%−3.2 pts
321Lebanon, MOMO36,943+9.4%−10.3 pts
322Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+9.4%−2.5 pts
323Cody, WYWY31,171+9.4%−1.9 pts
324Dublin, GAGA60,351+9.3%−1.3 pts
325Longview, TXTX297,315+9.3%+1.5 pts
326Oxnard, CACA830,851+9.3%−3.3 pts
327San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+9.3%−4.3 pts
328Sherman, TXTX153,613+9.3%−7.1 pts
329Blackfoot, IDID51,153+9.3%−1.8 pts
330Yakima, WAWA259,185+9.3%−8.6 pts
331Kankakee, ILIL105,525+9.3%+1.4 pts
332Waynesville, NCNC63,369+9.3%−5.8 pts
333Sparta, WIWI46,572+9.2%−2.4 pts
334Grants Pass, OROR87,867+9.2%−11.6 pts
335Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+9.2%−3.6 pts
336Traverse City, MIMI156,972+9.2%−14.2 pts
337Rockford, ILIL337,242+9.1%−3.7 pts
338Wichita, KSKS663,809+9.1%−2.7 pts
339Ames, IAIA128,090+9.1%+2.3 pts
340Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+9.1%−3.9 pts
341Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+9.0%−11.0 pts
342Whitewater, WIWI106,127+9.0%−16.0 pts
343Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+9.0%+0.9 pts
344Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+9.0%−4.5 pts
345Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+9.0%−4.7 pts
346Del Rio, TXTX47,835+9.0%−6.9 pts
347Pensacola, FLFL544,949+8.9%−10.7 pts
348Eugene, OROR381,584+8.9%−5.3 pts
349Starkville, MSMS62,063+8.9%−0.6 pts
350Dumas, TXTX21,891+8.9%−3.8 pts
351Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+8.8%−4.3 pts
352Murray, KYKY39,421+8.8%−2.4 pts
353Honolulu, HIHI988,703+8.8%+4.0 pts
354Cedartown, GAGA45,514+8.8%−4.0 pts
355Lumberton, NCNC119,941+8.8%−8.5 pts
356Glasgow, KYKY56,224+8.7%−3.1 pts
357Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+8.7%−3.9 pts
358Staunton, VAVA129,692+8.7%−2.8 pts
359Waco, TXTX308,807+8.7%−3.6 pts
360Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+8.6%+0.8 pts
361Woodward, OKOK19,827+8.6%+11.2 pts
362Owatonna, MNMN37,464+8.6%−1.0 pts
363Bonham, TXTX39,265+8.6%−17.4 pts
364Redding, CACA181,648+8.6%−2.5 pts
365West Plains, MOMO40,798+8.5%−9.9 pts
366Malvern, ARAR33,451+8.5%−7.8 pts
367Green Bay, WIWI336,756+8.4%−7.6 pts
368Hinesville, GAGA91,870+8.3%−13.7 pts
369Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+8.3%+0.7 pts
370Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+8.3%+3.6 pts
371Lufkin, TXTX88,154+8.3%−6.4 pts
372Chico, CACA209,211+8.3%−3.3 pts
373Bremerton, WAWA283,374+8.3%−14.0 pts
374Marion, ILIL67,225+8.3%+2.1 pts
375Arcadia, FLFL37,078+8.2%−26.7 pts
376Elko, NVNV56,682+8.2%−25.6 pts
377Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+8.2%−0.1 pts
378Moultrie, GAGA47,438+8.2%−6.6 pts
379Clovis, NMNM65,270+8.2%+1.1 pts
380Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+8.1%−14.9 pts
381DeRidder, LALA36,673+8.1%−1.6 pts
382Montgomery, ALAL388,747+8.1%−5.5 pts
383Elkhart, ININ208,774+8.1%−8.9 pts
384Lewisburg, PAPA42,313+8.0%−7.1 pts
385Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+7.9%+0.6 pts
386Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+7.9%−0.2 pts
387Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+7.8%−1.7 pts
388Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+7.8%−12.7 pts
389Forest City, NCNC65,745+7.8%−2.7 pts
390Evanston, WYWY23,415+7.7%+1.5 pts
391Waycross, GAGA57,670+7.7%+3.0 pts
392Concord, NHNH158,078+7.5%−6.0 pts
393Columbus, ININ85,729+7.5%−4.7 pts
394Bogalusa, LALA44,937+7.4%+5.7 pts
395Truckee, CACA101,911+7.3%−9.9 pts
396Roseburg, OROR111,951+7.2%+1.2 pts
397Corinth, MSMS34,569+7.2%−1.7 pts
398Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+7.2%−2.8 pts
399Athens, TXTX88,595+7.2%−18.0 pts
400Vineland, NJNJ157,148+7.1%+1.1 pts
401Lawton, OKOK127,590+7.1%+4.2 pts
402Sedalia, MOMO44,254+7.1%−4.1 pts
403Roanoke, VAVA316,547+7.1%−0.3 pts
404Batesville, ARAR38,785+7.1%−2.7 pts
405Houma, LALA199,668+7.0%+0.7 pts
406Kearney, NENE57,962+7.0%−4.5 pts
407Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+7.0%−9.1 pts
408Roswell, NMNM63,364+6.9%+0.8 pts
409Hickory, NCNC376,890+6.9%−10.0 pts
410Nantucket, MAMA14,758+6.8%−51.5 pts
411Jackson, MSMS609,847+6.8%−4.2 pts
412Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+6.8%−7.3 pts
413Hermiston, OROR93,721+6.8%−15.2 pts
414Marion, NCNC45,198+6.7%−11.4 pts
415Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+6.7%−3.4 pts
416Ada, OKOK38,528+6.7%+3.7 pts
417Laconia, NHNH65,147+6.7%−7.8 pts
418Maryville, MOMO20,174+6.7%+5.7 pts
419Moscow, IDID41,842+6.6%−7.5 pts
420Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+6.6%−2.4 pts
421Cordele, GAGA19,237+6.6%−3.4 pts
422Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+6.5%−0.8 pts
423Wausau, WIWI139,432+6.5%−2.5 pts
424Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+6.5%−5.2 pts
425Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+6.5%−7.4 pts
426Athens, TNTN71,590+6.5%−12.7 pts
427Grand Island, NENE78,076+6.5%−1.9 pts
428Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+6.4%−4.9 pts
429Chillicothe, OHOH76,429+6.4%+0.6 pts
430Florence, SCSC201,392+6.4%−3.2 pts
431Eureka, CACA131,647+6.4%+0.2 pts
432Rome, GAGA101,378+6.4%−5.1 pts
433Cambridge, MDMD33,628+6.3%+4.9 pts
434Worcester, MAMA888,502+6.3%+0.5 pts
435Harrison, ARAR45,654+6.3%−12.0 pts
436Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+6.3%−2.5 pts
437Newport, TNTN37,889+6.2%−8.9 pts
438Washington, NCNC44,670+6.2%−0.1 pts
439Burlington, VTVT227,803+6.2%−6.1 pts
440Bangor, MEME157,967+6.2%+7.4 pts
441LaGrange, GAGA107,097+6.2%+3.0 pts
442Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+6.2%−3.5 pts
443Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+6.2%−1.0 pts
444Santa Maria, CACA442,065+6.1%−1.9 pts
445Washington, ININ34,209+6.1%−2.2 pts
446Alexandria, LALA147,952+6.1%+8.8 pts
447Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+6.1%−10.8 pts
448Palestine, TXTX59,805+6.1%−8.7 pts
449Tupelo, MSMS133,167+6.0%−7.9 pts
450Shreveport, LALA383,474+6.0%+1.5 pts
451Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+6.0%−2.9 pts
452Shawnee, OKOK75,102+6.0%−5.5 pts
453The Dalles, OROR26,310+6.0%−3.7 pts
454Vidalia, GAGA36,180+5.9%−4.1 pts
455Frankfort, KYKY77,874+5.9%−8.6 pts
456Cadillac, MIMI49,719+5.8%−10.9 pts
457San Jose, CACA1,984,473+5.8%−7.3 pts
458Brookings, OROR22,621+5.8%−3.6 pts
459Corsicana, TXTX57,181+5.8%−7.2 pts
460Henderson, NCNC42,638+5.7%−4.7 pts
461Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655+5.7%+3.4 pts
462Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883+5.7%+6.7 pts
463San Angelo, TXTX122,065+5.7%+0.0 pts
464Gainesville, TXTX44,461+5.7%−12.4 pts
465Jackson, TNTN184,569+5.7%−7.3 pts
466North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+5.6%−4.9 pts
467Oxford, ALAL115,834+5.6%+8.9 pts
468Franklin, KYKY20,788+5.6%−2.7 pts
469Palatka, FLFL77,734+5.6%−2.6 pts
470Ruidoso, NMNM19,844+5.6%−53.3 pts
471Jasper, ININ44,016+5.6%−2.8 pts
472Evansville, ININ273,786+5.5%−1.0 pts
473Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+5.5%−3.2 pts
474La Crosse, WIWI171,182+5.5%−3.6 pts
475Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+5.5%−12.6 pts
476Decatur, ALAL160,326+5.5%−5.4 pts
477Portland, MEME577,635+5.4%−5.1 pts
478Holland, MIMI123,188+5.4%−11.3 pts
479Albany, NYNY915,835+5.4%+3.4 pts
480Greencastle, ININ37,876+5.4%−13.4 pts
481Carson, NVNV58,571+5.4%−24.3 pts
482Gaffney, SCSC58,275+5.3%−12.7 pts
483Janesville, WIWI166,472+5.3%−3.9 pts
484Ithaca, NYNY104,047+5.2%+2.7 pts
485Manchester, NHNH433,415+5.2%−8.1 pts
486Dickinson, NDND39,142+5.1%+8.1 pts
487Watertown, SDSD29,562+5.1%−9.0 pts
488Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+5.1%−4.4 pts
489San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+5.1%−6.7 pts
490Lebanon, NHNH224,500+5.1%−2.2 pts
491Dubuque, IAIA99,381+5.1%+1.9 pts
492Lewiston, IDID65,450+5.0%−7.8 pts
493Hutchinson, MNMN36,631+5.0%−3.9 pts
494Thomasville, GAGA72,958+5.0%−7.0 pts
495La Grande, OROR25,900+5.0%+1.0 pts
496Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138+4.9%+22.0 pts
497Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+4.9%−1.9 pts
498Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+4.9%+3.4 pts
499Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+4.9%+0.3 pts
500Findlay, OHOH75,034+4.9%−3.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population growth?

Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks #1 with +75.1% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Wildwood-The Villages, FL, St. George, UT, Jefferson, GA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Raleigh-Cary, NC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.