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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest growing, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by population growth since the prior decennial census. 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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YEAR200020102020
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
01The Villages, FLFL157,772+75.1%+9%
02St. George, UTUT213,670+52.9%−39%
03Jefferson, GAGA99,265+45.4%+18%
04Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+41.8%−51%
05Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+41.8%−12%
06Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+40.3%+28%
07Provo, UTUT773,426+39.8%−0%
08Greeley, COCO378,426+39.7%+7%
09Austin, TXTX2,620,945+37.3%−22%
10Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+37.0%+1%
11Gillette, WYWY48,145+36.9%+150%
12Cedar City, UTUT67,141+36.7%−41%
13McAllen, TXTX921,549+36.1%−26%
14Pahrump, NVNV57,336+35.3%−57%
15Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+35.3%−24%
16Heber, UTUT81,655+33.2%−56%
17Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+32.8%+20%
18Boise City, IDID864,243+32.6%−28%
19Kennewick, WAWA324,334+32.1%+15%
20Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+32.1%−18%
21Wilmington, NCNC492,772+32.0%−14%
22Bozeman, MTMT128,740+32.0%−7%
23Bend, OROR266,376+30.5%−38%
24Branson, MOMO57,001+30.2%−45%
25Daphne, ALAL267,761+29.8%−30%
26Riverside, CACA4,769,007+29.8%+16%
27Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+29.8%−13%
28Jackson, WYWY36,587+29.7%−55%
29Laredo, TXTX281,224+29.6%−34%
30Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+29.4%+41%
31Rexburg, IDID69,380+29.3%+117%
32Vernal, UTUT38,278+29.2%+115%
33Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+29.1%−56%
34Gainesville, GAGA226,568+29.0%−37%
35Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+28.9%−36%
36Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+28.8%+4%
37Dover, DEDE194,786+28.1%+99%
38Ocala, FLFL442,660+28.0%−15%
39Naples, FLFL417,131+27.9%−57%
40Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+27.4%+95%
41Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+27.4%−51%
42Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+27.0%−7950%
43Bakersfield, CACA927,068+26.9%+24%
44Reno, NVNV578,734+26.5%−27%
45Sevierville, TNTN101,342+26.3%−33%
46Grand Junction, COCO162,845+26.2%+6%
47Houston, TXTX7,904,627+26.1%+4%
48Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+26.0%−24%
49Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+26.0%−53%
50Seaford, DEDE277,140+25.9%−33%
51Greenville, NCNC182,936+25.7%+7%
52Rifle, COCO80,099+25.4%−33%
53Edwards, COCO54,291+25.3%−72%
54San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+25.2%+17%
55Calhoun, GAGA61,701+25.1%−2%
56Winchester, VAVA152,332+24.7%+11%
57Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+24.7%+13%
58Granbury, TXTX70,501+24.5%−41%
59Hilo, HIHI210,043+24.5%+4%
60Lakeland, FLFL874,790+24.4%+26%
61Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+24.1%−37%
62Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+23.9%−64%
63College Station, TXTX287,476+23.7%+6%
64Ogden, UTUT672,784+23.6%−9%
65Nogales, AZAZ50,020+23.6%−20%
66Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+23.5%−20%
67Montrose, COCO44,591+23.5%−36%
68Shelton, WAWA71,165+22.9%−21%
69Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+22.6%−9%
70El Centro, CACA181,411+22.6%−25%
71Killeen, TXTX511,497+22.6%−2%
72East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+22.5%−50%
73Yuma, AZAZ224,449+22.3%−55%
74Sebastian, FLFL172,799+22.2%−12%
75Slidell, LALA279,108+22.2%−31%
76Statesboro, GAGA97,977+22.2%−21%
77Logan, UTUT160,889+22.1%−25%
78Kalispell, MTMT115,429+22.1%−14%
79Huntsville, ALAL556,444+22.0%+31%
80Lacey, WAWA304,261+21.7%−24%
81Stockton, CACA823,815+21.6%+25%
82Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+21.6%−1%
83Merced, CACA297,260+21.5%+19%
84Brownsville, TXTX433,946+21.2%−27%
85Charleston, SCSC889,263+21.1%+153%
86Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+21.0%−17%
87Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.9%+2%
88Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+20.8%+34%
89Kahului, HIHI160,674+20.8%−25%
90St. Simons, GAGA118,524+20.8%+58%
91Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+20.6%−22%
92Bellingham, WAWA236,392+20.6%−33%
93Twin Falls, IDID123,901+20.5%+2%
94Hammond, LALA141,346+20.4%+17%
95Visalia, CACA485,146+20.2%+12%
96Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+20.1%−36%
97Tyler, TXTX252,549+20.0%+30%
98Yuba City, CACA187,478+19.9%+48%
99Cornelia, GAGA50,416+19.9%−34%
100Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+19.9%−16%
101Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+19.8%−7%
102Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+19.8%−32%
103Crossville, TNTN66,300+19.8%−43%
104Fargo, NDND269,528+19.7%+44%
105Deltona, FLFL746,933+19.7%−16%
106Boone, NCNC54,786+19.6%+26%
107Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+19.6%−25%
108Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+19.6%−8%
109Lake City, FLFL74,094+19.5%−40%
110Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+19.3%−8%
111Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+19.3%−47%
112Anchorage, AKAK405,821+19.2%−5%
113Fort Collins, COCO377,292+19.1%−45%
114North Port, FLFL948,158+19.0%−7%
115Savannah, GAGA438,314+18.6%+38%
116Columbia, SCSC879,918+18.6%+3%
117Springfield, MOMO500,694+18.6%−20%
118Dalton, GAGA147,819+18.5%−15%
119Durham, NCNC625,485+18.3%−23%
120Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+18.2%+5185%
121Hanford, CACA154,327+18.2%−34%
122Clarksville, TNTN349,001+18.1%−20%
123Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+18.0%−32%
124Sanford, NCNC70,258+18.0%−3%
125Denver, COCO3,092,037+17.9%−42%
126Fairbanks, AKAK93,972+17.8%+170%
127El Paso, TXTX881,291+17.7%+19%
128Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+17.5%−10%
129Farmington, MOMO67,809+17.5%+27%
130Midland, TXTX193,139+17.3%+110%
131Columbia, MOMO219,062+17.3%−7%
132Fresno, CACA1,203,383+17.2%−22%
133Des Moines, IAIA758,539+16.9%+13%
134Durango, COCO56,898+16.8%−53%
135Valdosta, GAGA153,276+16.8%−18%
136Morgantown, WVWV141,995+16.6%+162%
137Hobbs, NMNM74,749+16.6%−3745%
138Manhattan, KSKS136,122+16.6%−500%
139Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+16.5%+44%
140Washington, DCDC6,465,724+16.5%+3%
141Rock Springs, WYWY41,267+16.5%−628%
142Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+16.2%−39%
143Auburn, ALAL208,013+16.2%−33%
144Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+16.2%+2%
145Durant, OKOK51,367+16.1%+16%
146Asheville, NCNC422,345+16.1%−22%
147Athens, GAGA224,148+15.9%−28%
148Oxford, MSMS71,972+15.9%−12%
149Iowa City, IAIA182,711+15.9%+15%
150Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+15.8%−36%
151Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+15.8%−24%
152Brigham City, UTUT70,405+15.8%−9%
153Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+15.7%−31%
154Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+15.7%+131%
155Kingsland, GAGA60,143+15.7%−65%
156Lexington, KYKY535,174+15.6%−9%
157Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+15.6%−24%
158Burlington, NCNC186,177+15.5%−26%
159Portland, OROR2,542,282+15.5%−42%
160Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+15.4%+19%
161Hailey, IDID32,436+15.3%−58%
162Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+15.1%−48%
163Modesto, CACA557,719+15.1%−27%
164Zapata, TXTX13,753+15.1%−52%
165Picayune, MSMS59,363+14.8%−42%
166Stephenville, TXTX43,911+14.8%−17%
167Kapaa, HIHI73,400+14.8%+4%
168Searcy, ARAR80,085+14.8%−35%
169Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+14.7%−51%
170Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+14.7%−38%
171Helena, MTMT97,153+14.6%−25%
172Little Rock, ARAR777,607+14.6%+4%
173Enterprise, ALAL56,953+14.5%+73%
174Panama City, FLFL231,174+14.5%−17%
175Salisbury, MDMD131,872+14.5%+22%
176Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+14.4%+12%
177Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+14.4%−41%
178Gainesville, FLFL359,036+14.3%−37%
179Bismarck, NDND139,750+14.3%+17%
180Farmington, NMNM120,340+14.3%−41%
181Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+14.1%−27%
182Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+14.1%−8%
183Othello, WAWA21,488+14.0%−33%
184York, PAPA473,197+13.9%+12%
185Missoula, MTMT128,698+13.9%−36%
186Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+13.8%−14%
187Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+13.8%−57%
188Andrews, TXTX18,914+13.7%−247%
189Kerrville, TXTX54,037+13.7%−32%
190Billings, MTMT193,603+13.6%−8%
191Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+13.6%−23%
192Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+13.5%−7%
193Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+13.5%−54%
194Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+13.5%−54%
195Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+13.4%−72%
196Stillwater, OKOK83,889+13.4%+24%
197State College, PAPA157,393+13.4%+39%
198Casper, WYWY80,526+13.4%+55%
199Rolla, MOMO45,247+13.4%+3%
200Laramie, WYWY38,558+13.4%+239%
201Williston, NDND41,767+13.3%−306%
202Jesup, GAGA32,481+13.3%−29%
203Brookings, SDSD37,635+13.3%+11%
204Lincoln, NENE352,081+13.3%−19%
205Red Bluff, CACA64,665+13.2%+2%
206Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+13.2%+3%
207Odessa, TXTX173,801+13.2%+618%
208Albany, OROR132,843+13.2%+2%
209Faribault, MNMN69,939+13.2%−13%
210Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+13.2%−58%
211Cookeville, TNTN152,477+13.2%−28%
212Albertville, ALAL103,537+13.1%−18%
213Madison, WIWI709,685+13.1%−17%
214Sebring, FLFL111,122+13.1%−53%
215Watertown, WIWI86,505+13.1%+42%
216Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+13.0%−31%
217St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+13.0%+5%
218Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+13.0%−53%
219Mankato, MNMN104,907+12.9%+194%
220Omaha, NENE1,009,836+12.8%+8%
221Brevard, NCNC34,211+12.8%−14%
222Paragould, ARAR47,411+12.7%−27%
223Bloomington, ILIL171,419+12.7%−23%
224Douglas, GAGA52,861+12.7%−51%
225Breckenridge, COCO39,069+12.6%−81%
226Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+12.5%−24%
227Salem, OROR445,814+12.5%−50%
228Greensboro, NCNC805,945+12.5%−35%
229Lafayette, ININ228,468+12.5%+5%
230Lubbock, TXTX368,431+12.4%+96%
231Pueblo, COCO169,277+12.4%−17%
232Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+12.4%+7%
233Spokane, WAWA608,012+12.4%−26%
234Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12.3%+50%
235Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+12.3%−19%
236Baraboo, WIWI66,652+12.2%−30%
237Somerset, KYKY67,384+12.2%−10%
238Seneca, SCSC83,775+12.2%−20%
239Medford, OROR221,795+12.1%−49%
240Bemidji, MNMN47,055+12.1%−21%
241Bloomington, ININ165,231+12.1%−5%
242Rapid City, SDSD156,934+12.1%+24%
243Riverton, WYWY39,464+12.1%+90%
244Rochester, MNMN231,184+12.0%−11%
245Appleton, WIWI249,876+11.9%−22%
246Knoxville, TNTN968,137+11.9%−20%
247Morehead City, NCNC70,469+11.9%−8%
248Lafayette, LALA423,758+11.9%+1%
249Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+11.8%−20%
250Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+11.8%−56%
251Easton, MDMD38,238+11.7%+10%
252Crestview, FLFL315,098+11.7%−49%
253Elk City, OKOK22,159+11.7%+123%
254Richmond, KYKY131,806+11.6%−37%
255Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+11.5%−44%
256Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+11.5%−63%
257Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+11.4%−46%
258Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+11.3%+73%
259Cleveland, TNTN134,057+11.3%−41%
260Dothan, ALAL156,266+11.3%+29%
261Kenosha, WIWI168,448+11.3%−33%
262Morristown, TNTN128,867+11.3%−50%
263Clewiston, FLFL61,546+11.2%−72%
264Augusta, GAGA641,231+11.2%−24%
265Safford, AZAZ40,157+11.1%−57%
266Troy, ALAL33,688+11.1%+53%
267Miami, FLFL6,391,072+11.1%−92%
268Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+11.1%−33%
269Russellville, ARAR84,932+11.0%−41%
270Brenham, TXTX38,288+11.0%−32%
271Lebanon, PAPA146,380+11.0%+90%
272Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+11.0%−38%
273Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+11.0%−31%
274Sandpoint, IDID54,420+11.0%−71%
275Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+10.9%−10%
276Allentown, PAPA887,615+10.9%+39%
277Clearlake, CACA67,772+10.9%−28%
278Lawrence, KSKS120,920+10.9%−51%
279Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+10.8%−2%
280Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+10.8%+8%
281Sterling, COCO20,654+10.8%−36%
282Brainerd, MNMN100,562+10.7%−56%
283Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+10.7%−25%
284Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+10.6%−68%
285Spearfish, SDSD29,459+10.5%+90%
286Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+10.5%−38%
287Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+10.5%−58%
288New Bern, NCNC127,358+10.5%−13%
289Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+10.5%+6%
290Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+10.5%−39%
291Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+10.4%+1%
292Lancaster, PAPA563,159+10.4%−8%
293Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+10.3%−64%
294Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+10.3%−42%
295Champaign, ILIL239,979+10.3%+181%
296Show Low, AZAZ109,946+10.2%−60%
297Raymondville, TXTX19,971+10.2%−24%
298Longview, WAWA114,885+10.2%−23%
299Amarillo, TXTX276,235+10.2%−33%
300Reading, PAPA440,072+10.1%−8%
301Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+10.1%−48%
302Wilson, NCNC81,150+10.1%−14%
303Menomonie, WIWI46,223+10.0%−9%
304Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+10.0%−8%
305San Diego, CACA3,282,248+10.0%−21%
306Centralia, WAWA88,062+10.0%−36%
307Ruston, LALA48,360+9.9%+443%
308Pullman, WAWA48,512+9.9%+95%
309Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.9%−54%
310Taos, NMNM34,564+9.9%−67%
311Napa, CACA132,949+9.8%−20%
312Alexandria, MNMN40,120+9.7%−33%
313Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+9.7%−49%
314Pocatello, IDID91,591+9.6%−33%
315Sheridan, WYWY33,241+9.6%−24%
316Joplin, MOMO208,796+9.6%−37%
317Corvallis, OROR97,728+9.5%−8%
318Hood River, OROR23,720+9.5%−54%
319Johnson City, TNTN216,416+9.4%−29%
320Greeneville, TNTN73,831+9.4%−25%
321Lebanon, MOMO36,943+9.4%−52%
322Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+9.4%−21%
323Cody, WYWY31,171+9.4%−17%
324Dublin, GAGA60,351+9.3%−12%
325Longview, TXTX297,315+9.3%+19%
326Oxnard, CACA830,851+9.3%−26%
327San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+9.3%−32%
328Sherman, TXTX153,613+9.3%−43%
329Blackfoot, IDID51,153+9.3%−16%
330Yakima, WAWA259,185+9.3%−48%
331Kankakee, ILIL105,525+9.3%+18%
332Waynesville, NCNC63,369+9.3%−39%
333Sparta, WIWI46,572+9.2%−21%
334Grants Pass, OROR87,867+9.2%−56%
335Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+9.2%−28%
336Traverse City, MIMI156,972+9.2%−61%
337Rockford, ILIL337,242+9.1%−29%
338Wichita, KSKS663,809+9.1%−23%
339Ames, IAIA128,090+9.1%+33%
340Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+9.1%−30%
341Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+9.0%−55%
342Whitewater, WIWI106,127+9.0%−64%
343Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+9.0%+11%
344Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+9.0%−33%
345Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+9.0%−34%
346Del Rio, TXTX47,835+9.0%−43%
347Pensacola, FLFL544,949+8.9%−55%
348Eugene, OROR381,584+8.9%−37%
349Starkville, MSMS62,063+8.9%−6%
350Dumas, TXTX21,891+8.9%−30%
351Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+8.8%−33%
352Murray, KYKY39,421+8.8%−21%
353Honolulu, HIHI988,703+8.8%+84%
354Cedartown, GAGA45,514+8.8%−31%
355Lumberton, NCNC119,941+8.8%−49%
356Glasgow, KYKY56,224+8.7%−26%
357Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+8.7%−31%
358Staunton, VAVA129,692+8.7%−25%
359Waco, TXTX308,807+8.7%−29%
360Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+8.6%+10%
361Woodward, OKOK19,827+8.6%−434%
362Owatonna, MNMN37,464+8.6%−10%
363Bonham, TXTX39,265+8.6%−67%
364Redding, CACA181,648+8.6%−22%
365West Plains, MOMO40,798+8.5%−54%
366Malvern, ARAR33,451+8.5%−48%
367Green Bay, WIWI336,756+8.4%−48%
368Hinesville, GAGA91,870+8.3%−62%
369Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+8.3%+10%
370Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+8.3%+77%
371Lufkin, TXTX88,154+8.3%−43%
372Chico, CACA209,211+8.3%−28%
373Bremerton, WAWA283,374+8.3%−63%
374Marion, ILIL67,225+8.3%+34%
375Arcadia, FLFL37,078+8.2%−76%
376Elko, NVNV56,682+8.2%−76%
377Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+8.2%−1%
378Moultrie, GAGA47,438+8.2%−44%
379Clovis, NMNM65,270+8.2%+16%
380Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+8.1%−65%
381DeRidder, LALA36,673+8.1%−16%
382Montgomery, ALAL388,747+8.1%−40%
383Elkhart, ININ208,774+8.1%−53%
384Lewisburg, PAPA42,313+8.0%−47%
385Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+7.9%+8%
386Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+7.9%−3%
387Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+7.8%−18%
388Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+7.8%−62%
389Forest City, NCNC65,745+7.8%−26%
390Evanston, WYWY23,415+7.7%+24%
391Waycross, GAGA57,670+7.7%+63%
392Concord, NHNH158,078+7.5%−44%
393Columbus, ININ85,729+7.5%−39%
394Bogalusa, LALA44,937+7.4%+330%
395Truckee, CACA101,911+7.3%−58%
396Roseburg, OROR111,951+7.2%+19%
397Corinth, MSMS34,569+7.2%−19%
398Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+7.2%−28%
399Athens, TXTX88,595+7.2%−72%
400Vineland, NJNJ157,148+7.1%+18%
401Lawton, OKOK127,590+7.1%+143%
402Sedalia, MOMO44,254+7.1%−37%
403Roanoke, VAVA316,547+7.1%−5%
404Batesville, ARAR38,785+7.1%−28%
405Houma, LALA199,668+7.0%+11%
406Kearney, NENE57,962+7.0%−39%
407Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+7.0%−57%
408Roswell, NMNM63,364+6.9%+14%
409Hickory, NCNC376,890+6.9%−59%
410Nantucket, MAMA14,758+6.8%−88%
411Jackson, MSMS609,847+6.8%−38%
412Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+6.8%−52%
413Hermiston, OROR93,721+6.8%−69%
414Marion, NCNC45,198+6.7%−63%
415Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+6.7%−34%
416Ada, OKOK38,528+6.7%+123%
417Laconia, NHNH65,147+6.7%−54%
418Maryville, MOMO20,174+6.7%+612%
419Moscow, IDID41,842+6.6%−53%
420Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+6.6%−26%
421Cordele, GAGA19,237+6.6%−34%
422Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+6.5%−11%
423Wausau, WIWI139,432+6.5%−28%
424Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+6.5%−44%
425Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+6.5%−53%
426Athens, TNTN71,590+6.5%−66%
427Grand Island, NENE78,076+6.5%−23%
428Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+6.4%−43%
429Chillicothe, OHOH76,429+6.4%+11%
430Florence, SCSC201,392+6.4%−33%
431Eureka, CACA131,647+6.4%+3%
432Rome, GAGA101,378+6.4%−45%
433Cambridge, MDMD33,628+6.3%+337%
434Worcester, MAMA888,502+6.3%+9%
435Harrison, ARAR45,654+6.3%−66%
436Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+6.3%−29%
437Newport, TNTN37,889+6.2%−59%
438Washington, NCNC44,670+6.2%−2%
439Burlington, VTVT227,803+6.2%−50%
440Bangor, MEME157,967+6.2%−642%
441LaGrange, GAGA107,097+6.2%+94%
442Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+6.2%−36%
443Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+6.2%−14%
444Santa Maria, CACA442,065+6.1%−24%
445Washington, ININ34,209+6.1%−26%
446Alexandria, LALA147,952+6.1%−326%
447Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+6.1%−64%
448Palestine, TXTX59,805+6.1%−59%
449Tupelo, MSMS133,167+6.0%−57%
450Shreveport, LALA383,474+6.0%+33%
451Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+6.0%−33%
452Shawnee, OKOK75,102+6.0%−48%
453The Dalles, OROR26,310+6.0%−39%
454Vidalia, GAGA36,180+5.9%−41%
455Frankfort, KYKY77,874+5.9%−60%
456Cadillac, MIMI49,719+5.8%−65%
457San Jose, CACA1,984,473+5.8%−56%
458Brookings, OROR22,621+5.8%−38%
459Corsicana, TXTX57,181+5.8%−56%
460Henderson, NCNC42,638+5.7%−45%
461Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655+5.7%+143%
462Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883+5.7%−666%
463San Angelo, TXTX122,065+5.7%+0%
464Gainesville, TXTX44,461+5.7%−69%
465Jackson, TNTN184,569+5.7%−56%
466North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+5.6%−46%
467Oxford, ALAL115,834+5.6%−273%
468Franklin, KYKY20,788+5.6%−32%
469Palatka, FLFL77,734+5.6%−32%
470Ruidoso, NMNM19,844+5.6%−90%
471Jasper, ININ44,016+5.6%−33%
472Evansville, ININ273,786+5.5%−15%
473Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+5.5%−36%
474La Crosse, WIWI171,182+5.5%−39%
475Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+5.5%−70%
476Decatur, ALAL160,326+5.5%−50%
477Portland, MEME577,635+5.4%−48%
478Holland, MIMI123,188+5.4%−68%
479Albany, NYNY915,835+5.4%+167%
480Greencastle, ININ37,876+5.4%−71%
481Carson, NVNV58,571+5.4%−82%
482Gaffney, SCSC58,275+5.3%−70%
483Janesville, WIWI166,472+5.3%−43%
484Ithaca, NYNY104,047+5.2%+105%
485Manchester, NHNH433,415+5.2%−61%
486Dickinson, NDND39,142+5.1%−275%
487Watertown, SDSD29,562+5.1%−64%
488Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+5.1%−46%
489San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+5.1%−57%
490Lebanon, NHNH224,500+5.1%−30%
491Dubuque, IAIA99,381+5.1%+60%
492Lewiston, IDID65,450+5.0%−61%
493Hutchinson, MNMN36,631+5.0%−44%
494Thomasville, GAGA72,958+5.0%−58%
495La Grande, OROR25,900+5.0%+26%
496Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138+4.9%−129%
497Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+4.9%−28%
498Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+4.9%+226%
499Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+4.9%+6%
500Findlay, OHOH75,034+4.9%−44%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population growth?

Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks #1 with +75.1% (2010 American Community Survey).

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).