RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest growing, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. Williston, ND leads at +82.8%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Utah carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,281+7.7%–

01Williston, NDND41,767+82.8%−1379%

02Nantucket, MAMA14,758+40.1%−31%

03The Villages, FLFL157,772+38.9%−44%

04Dickinson, NDND39,142+35.7%−1314%

05Austin, TXTX2,620,945+33.0%−31%

06Bozeman, MTMT128,740+32.9%−4%

07Rexburg, IDID69,380+30.6%+126%

08St. George, UTUT213,670+30.5%−65%

09Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+30.4%−17%

10Greeley, COCO378,426+30.1%−19%

11Heber, UTUT81,655+28.9%−62%

12Provo, UTUT773,426+27.4%−31%

13Daphne, ALAL267,761+27.2%−37%

14Andrews, TXTX18,914+25.9%−378%

15Jefferson, GAGA99,265+25.5%−34%

16Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+25.3%−26%

17Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+25.1%−47%

18Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+24.6%−15%

19Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+24.2%−48%

20Cedar City, UTUT67,141+24.1%−61%

21Boise City, IDID864,243+24.0%−47%

22Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+23.7%−57%

23Midland, TXTX193,139+23.7%+188%

24Bend, OROR266,376+23.5%−53%

25Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+23.0%−27%

26Crestview, FLFL315,098+21.7%−6%

27Bismarck, NDND139,750+20.8%+70%

28Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+20.6%−18%

29Odessa, TXTX173,801+20.4%+1011%

30Lakeland, FLFL874,790+20.4%+5%

31Seaford, DEDE277,140+20.4%−47%

32Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.4%−1%

33Granbury, TXTX70,501+20.4%−51%

34Charleston, SCSC889,263+20.3%+144%

35Houston, TXTX7,904,627+20.2%−20%

36Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+20.0%−32%

37Kennewick, WAWA324,334+19.8%−29%

38Fort Collins, COCO377,292+19.8%−44%

39Auburn, ALAL208,013+19.8%−18%

40Fargo, NDND269,528+19.7%+43%

41San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+19.4%−10%

42Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+19.3%−9%

43North Port, FLFL948,158+18.7%−9%

44Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+18.6%−33%

45Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+18.1%+29%

46Huntsville, ALAL556,444+17.8%+5%

47Logan, UTUT160,889+17.5%−40%

48Pahrump, NVNV57,336+17.4%−79%

49College Station, TXTX287,476+17.3%−23%

50Killeen, TXTX511,497+17.3%−25%

51Clarksville, TNTN349,001+17.0%−25%

52Des Moines, IAIA758,539+17.0%+14%

53Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+17.0%−46%

54Naples, FLFL417,131+16.9%−74%

55Lacey, WAWA304,261+16.9%−41%

56Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+16.8%−11%

57Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+16.8%−39%

58Durham, NCNC625,485+16.8%−29%

59Wilmington, NCNC492,772+16.6%−55%

60Denver, COCO3,092,037+16.5%−46%

61Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+16.5%−52%

62Savannah, GAGA438,314+16.5%+22%

63Ogden, UTUT672,784+16.5%−36%

64Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+16.1%−81%

65Sebastian, FLFL172,799+15.8%−37%

66Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+15.8%+151%

67Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+15.6%−37%

68Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+15.6%−66%

69Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+15.5%−60%

70Sandpoint, IDID54,420+15.2%−60%

71Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+15.2%−60%

72Reno, NVNV578,734+15.2%−58%

73Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+15.1%+4270%

74Hobbs, NMNM74,749+15.0%−3400%

75Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+15.0%−45%

76Iowa City, IAIA182,711+15.0%+9%

77Kalispell, MTMT115,429+14.8%−43%

78Twin Falls, IDID123,901+14.7%−27%

79Brigham City, UTUT70,405+14.7%−15%

80Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+14.3%−34%

81Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+14.1%−11%

82Spokane, WAWA608,012+13.8%−18%

83Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+13.8%+8%

84Oxford, MSMS71,972+13.8%−24%

85Stockton, CACA823,815+13.7%−21%

86Pensacola, FLFL544,949+13.6%−31%

87Ocala, FLFL442,660+13.5%−59%

88Burlington, NCNC186,177+13.4%−36%

89Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+13.4%+30%

90Key West, FLFL80,406+13.4%+567%

91Deltona, FLFL746,933+13.3%−43%

92Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+13.3%−32%

93Slidell, LALA279,108+13.2%−59%

94Washington, DCDC6,465,724+13.2%−18%

95Statesboro, GAGA97,977+13.1%−53%

96Franklin, KYKY20,788+13.1%+57%

97Gainesville, GAGA226,568+13.1%−72%

98Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+13.0%−51%

99Portland, OROR2,542,282+12.9%−51%

100Bellingham, WAWA236,392+12.8%−58%

101Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+12.6%−28%

102Lincoln, NENE352,081+12.6%−23%

103Huntsville, TXTX83,842+12.6%−41%

104Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+12.5%−14%

105Madison, WIWI709,685+12.4%−21%

106McAllen, TXTX921,549+12.4%−74%

107Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12.3%+51%

108Boulder, COCO328,560+12.3%−58%

109Stephenville, TXTX43,911+12.3%−31%

110Sherman, TXTX153,613+12.1%−26%

111Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+12.1%−50%

112Dover, DEDE194,786+12.0%−15%

113Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+12.0%−26%

114Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+11.9%−79%

115Athens, GAGA224,148+11.9%−46%

116Omaha, NENE1,009,836+11.8%−0%

117Helena, MTMT97,153+11.7%−40%

118Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+11.6%−40%

119Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+11.6%−46%

120Minot, NDND75,694+11.5%−3687%

121Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+11.5%−51%

122Tyler, TXTX252,549+11.3%−27%

123Asheville, NCNC422,345+11.2%−46%

124Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+11.2%−69%

125Corvallis, OROR97,728+11.2%+8%

126Gainesville, FLFL359,036+11.2%−51%

127Jackson, WYWY36,587+11.1%−83%

128Winchester, VAVA152,332+11.0%−51%

129Salem, OROR445,814+10.9%−56%

130Astoria, OROR40,926+10.9%+56%

131Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+10.9%−28%

132Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+10.8%−63%

133Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+10.8%−30%

134Columbia, MOMO219,062+10.8%−42%

135Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+10.7%−37%

136Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+10.6%−44%

137Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+10.4%−64%

138Miami, FLFL6,391,072+10.3%−92%

139Corsicana, TXTX57,181+10.2%−21%

140Albany, OROR132,843+10.2%−21%

141Billings, MTMT193,603+10.2%−32%

142Lake Charles, LALA244,655+10.1%+25%

143Othello, WAWA21,488+10.1%−52%

144Huron, SDSD19,624+10.1%−249%

145Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+10.0%−62%

146Hailey, IDID32,436+10.0%−73%

147Hammond, LALA141,346+10.0%−43%

148Merced, CACA297,260+9.9%−45%

149Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+9.9%−53%

150Medford, OROR221,795+9.9%−59%

151Bremerton, WAWA283,374+9.7%−56%

152Vallejo, CACA455,376+9.7%−39%

153Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+9.6%−17%

154Seymour, ININ47,370+9.6%+0%

155San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+9.5%−20%

156Rapid City, SDSD156,934+9.5%−3%

157Newport, OROR50,636+9.5%−34%

158Lexington, KYKY535,174+9.5%−45%

159Sevierville, TNTN101,342+9.4%−76%

160Rochester, MNMN231,184+9.4%−31%

161Sanford, NCNC70,258+9.4%−49%

162Elko, NVNV56,682+9.4%−72%

163Vernal, UTUT38,278+9.3%−31%

164Cullman, ALAL94,009+9.3%−36%

165Kapaa, HIHI73,400+9.3%−35%

166Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+9.2%−45%

167Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+9.2%−41%

168Waco, TXTX308,807+9.2%−26%

169Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+9.1%−25%

170Crossville, TNTN66,300+9.1%−74%

171Breckenridge, COCO39,069+9.0%−86%

172Cleveland, TNTN134,057+9.0%−53%

173Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+8.9%−66%

174San Jose, CACA1,984,473+8.9%−32%

175Eugene, OROR381,584+8.9%−37%

176Riverside, CACA4,769,007+8.9%−66%

177Centralia, WAWA88,062+8.9%−43%

178Springfield, MOMO500,694+8.9%−62%

179Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+8.8%−72%

180Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+8.8%−55%

181San Angelo, TXTX122,065+8.7%+52%

182Paragould, ARAR47,411+8.7%−50%

183Lubbock, TXTX368,431+8.6%+36%

184Durant, OKOK51,367+8.6%−38%

185Yuba City, CACA187,478+8.6%−36%

186Boston, MAMA5,034,221+8.5%+37%

187Branson, MOMO57,001+8.5%−85%

188Kingsland, GAGA60,143+8.4%−81%

189Gainesville, TXTX44,461+8.4%−54%

190Hilo, HIHI210,043+8.4%−64%

191Durango, COCO56,898+8.4%−77%

192Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+8.4%−66%

193Alexandria, MNMN40,120+8.3%−42%

194Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+8.3%−36%

195Bakersfield, CACA927,068+8.3%−62%

196Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+8.3%−60%

197Shelton, WAWA71,165+8.3%−71%

198Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+8.3%−64%

199Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+8.2%+8%

200Los Alamos, NMNM19,407+8.2%+550%

201Augusta, GAGA641,231+8.2%−44%

202Holland, MIMI123,188+8.2%−51%

203Longview, WAWA114,885+8.1%−38%

204Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+8.1%−75%

205Ames, IAIA128,090+8.1%+19%

206Columbia, SCSC879,918+8.1%−55%

207Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+8.1%−44%

208El Paso, TXTX881,291+8.1%−46%

209Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+8.0%−44%

210Morgantown, WVWV141,995+8.0%+25%

211Worcester, MAMA888,502+8.0%+37%

212Vermillion, SDSD15,031+8.0%+199%

213Kearney, NENE57,962+8.0%−31%

214Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+7.9%−61%

215Missoula, MTMT128,698+7.9%−64%

216Knoxville, TNTN968,137+7.8%−47%

217Appleton, WIWI249,876+7.7%−49%

218Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+7.7%−40%

219Fresno, CACA1,203,383+7.7%−65%

220Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+7.7%+5%

221Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+7.6%−64%

222Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+7.6%−25%

223Burley, IDID49,308+7.5%+9%

224Brookings, SDSD37,635+7.5%−37%

225Rifle, COCO80,099+7.5%−80%

226Modesto, CACA557,719+7.5%−64%

227Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+7.4%−76%

228Portland, MEME577,635+7.3%−30%

229Hood River, OROR23,720+7.3%−65%

230Greensboro, NCNC805,945+7.3%−62%

231Lebanon, PAPA146,380+7.3%+25%

232Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+7.2%−43%

233Richmond, KYKY131,806+7.2%−60%

234Green Bay, WIWI336,756+7.2%−55%

235Lawrence, KSKS120,920+7.2%−68%

236Cookeville, TNTN152,477+7.2%−61%

237Gulfport, MSMS431,329+7.1%−58%

238Pullman, WAWA48,512+7.1%+41%

239Mankato, MNMN104,907+7.1%+61%

240Columbus, ININ85,729+7.1%−42%

241Enterprise, ALAL56,953+7.0%−16%

242Traverse City, MIMI156,972+7.0%−70%

243Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138+7.0%−141%

244Visalia, CACA485,146+7.0%−61%

245Cornelia, GAGA50,416+6.9%−77%

246Spearfish, SDSD29,459+6.9%+25%

247Little Rock, ARAR777,607+6.9%−51%

248Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+6.9%−31%

249Abilene, TXTX185,429+6.9%−17%

250Columbus, GAGA324,830+6.9%+28%

251Edwards, COCO54,291+6.8%−92%

252Burlington, VTVT227,803+6.8%−45%

253Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+6.7%−14%

254Laredo, TXTX281,224+6.7%−85%

255Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+6.7%−78%

256Amarillo, TXTX276,235+6.7%−56%

257Honolulu, HIHI988,703+6.6%+39%

258Frankfort, KYKY77,874+6.6%−54%

259New York, NYNY20,112,448+6.6%−24%

260San Diego, CACA3,282,248+6.6%−48%

261Starkville, MSMS62,063+6.5%−31%

262Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+6.5%−75%

263Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+6.5%−90%

264Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+6.5%−35%

265Grants Pass, OROR87,867+6.5%−69%

266Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+6.5%−54%

267Lancaster, PAPA563,159+6.5%−43%

268Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+6.4%−76%

269Kahului, HIHI160,674+6.4%−77%

270Lafayette, ININ228,468+6.4%−47%

271Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+6.3%−68%

272Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+6.2%−39%

273Sheridan, WYWY33,241+6.2%−51%

274Brenham, TXTX38,288+6.2%−62%

275Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+6.2%−44%

276Grand Junction, COCO162,845+6.1%−75%

277Valdosta, GAGA153,276+6.1%−70%

278Baraboo, WIWI66,652+6.1%−65%

279Moscow, IDID41,842+6.1%−57%

280Carson, NVNV58,571+6.1%−80%

281Barnstable, MAMA233,539+6.1%−68%

282Mountain Home, IDID29,465+6.0%−84%

283Laconia, NHNH65,147+6.0%−58%

284Dubuque, IAIA99,381+6.0%+89%

285Grand Forks, NDND105,046+6.0%−208%

286Kerrville, TXTX54,037+6.0%−70%

287Hermiston, OROR93,721+6.0%−73%

288Casper, WYWY80,526+6.0%−31%

289Grand Island, NENE78,076+5.9%−29%

290Owensboro, KYKY113,962+5.9%+23%

291Boone, NCNC54,786+5.9%−62%

292Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+5.9%−48%

293Staunton, VAVA129,692+5.8%−49%

294Seneca, SCSC83,775+5.8%−62%

295Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+5.8%−66%

296The Dalles, OROR26,310+5.8%−41%

297Salinas, CACA433,729+5.8%−55%

298Santa Maria, CACA442,065+5.7%−29%

299Lewiston, IDID65,450+5.7%−55%

300Pueblo, COCO169,277+5.7%−62%

301Trenton, NJNJ399,289+5.7%−26%

302Brainerd, MNMN100,562+5.6%−77%

303Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+5.6%−37%

304Ontario, OROR60,085+5.6%−76%

305St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+5.6%−55%

306Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+5.6%−58%

307Stillwater, OKOK83,889+5.6%−49%

308Yakima, WAWA259,185+5.5%−69%

309Manchester, NHNH433,415+5.5%−58%

310Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+5.5%−67%

311Manhattan, KSKS136,122+5.5%−232%

312Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+5.5%−49%

313Washington, ININ34,209+5.5%−34%

314Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+5.5%−58%

315Clearlake, CACA67,772+5.4%−64%

316Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+5.4%−58%

317Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+5.4%−74%

318New Orleans, LALA970,849+5.3%+971%

319Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+5.2%−89%

320Blackfoot, IDID51,153+5.2%−53%

321Waynesville, NCNC63,369+5.2%−66%

322Bonham, TXTX39,265+5.2%−80%

323Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+5.1%−42%

324Pocatello, IDID91,591+5.0%−65%

325Cody, WYWY31,171+5.0%−55%

326Concord, NHNH158,078+5.0%−63%

327Columbus, NENE46,583+5.0%−38%

328Allentown, PAPA887,615+5.0%−37%

329Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+4.9%−31%

330Albertville, ALAL103,537+4.9%−69%

331Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+4.9%−83%

332York, PAPA473,197+4.9%−60%

333Sioux City, IAIA145,738+4.9%−47%

334Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+4.9%−26%

335Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+4.8%−62%

336Brookings, OROR22,621+4.8%−48%

337Elkhart, ININ208,774+4.8%−72%

338Glasgow, KYKY56,224+4.8%−60%

339San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+4.7%−65%

340Providence, RIRI1,708,161+4.7%−2%

341Taos, NMNM34,564+4.7%−84%

342Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+4.7%+1%

343Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+4.7%−53%

344Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+4.6%−57%

345Athens, TXTX88,595+4.6%−82%

346Faribault, MNMN69,939+4.6%−70%

347Garden City, KSKS37,505+4.6%−80%

348Victoria, TXTX99,864+4.6%−65%

349Anchorage, AKAK405,821+4.6%−77%

350Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+4.6%−81%

351Morristown, TNTN128,867+4.6%−80%

352Winnemucca, NVNV17,267+4.6%−82%

353Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+4.6%−57%

354Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+4.5%−33%

355Cañon City, COCO50,039+4.5%−89%

356Hinesville, GAGA91,870+4.5%−80%

357Shawnee, OKOK75,102+4.3%−62%

358Petoskey, MIMI33,775+4.3%−83%

359Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+4.3%−78%

360Johnson City, TNTN216,416+4.3%−67%

361Ukiah, CACA88,122+4.3%−42%

362Calhoun, GAGA61,701+4.3%−83%

363Worthington, MNMN22,338+4.3%+17%

364Reading, PAPA440,072+4.2%−62%

365La Crosse, WIWI171,182+4.2%−53%

366Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+4.2%−38%

367Celina, OHOH42,737+4.2%+12%

368Winchester, TNTN45,579+4.2%−68%

369Jasper, ININ44,016+4.2%−50%

370Whitewater, WIWI106,127+4.2%−83%

371Yuma, AZAZ224,449+4.2%−92%

372Aberdeen, SDSD41,583+4.2%−1621%

373Decatur, ININ36,650+4.1%−49%

374Ithaca, NYNY104,047+4.1%+61%

375Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+4.1%−57%

376Watertown, SDSD29,562+4.0%−71%

377Bemidji, MNMN47,055+4.0%−74%

378Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+4.0%−58%

379Wichita, KSKS663,809+3.9%−66%

380Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+3.9%−17%

381Yankton, SDSD23,635+3.9%−69%

382Campbellsville, KYKY38,407+3.8%−59%

383Lafayette, LALA423,758+3.8%−68%

384Great Falls, MTMT85,029+3.8%+11%

385Pierre, SDSD20,588+3.8%−67%

386Enid, OKOK61,779+3.7%+97%

387Red Bluff, CACA64,665+3.7%−71%

388Warsaw, ININ80,892+3.7%−72%

389Dothan, ALAL156,266+3.7%−58%

390Brownsville, TXTX433,946+3.6%−87%

391Menomonie, WIWI46,223+3.6%−67%

392Guymon, OKOK20,322+3.6%−84%

393Sparta, WIWI46,572+3.6%−69%

394McPherson, KSKS30,064+3.6%−57%

395Ruston, LALA48,360+3.6%+94%

396Willmar, MNMN44,720+3.5%−44%

397Safford, AZAZ40,157+3.5%−86%

398Batesville, ARAR38,785+3.5%−64%

399Truckee, CACA101,911+3.5%−80%

400Panama City, FLFL231,174+3.5%−80%

401Ketchikan, AKAK13,549+3.5%+100%

402Montrose, COCO44,591+3.4%−91%

403Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+3.4%−86%

404Cedartown, GAGA45,514+3.3%−74%

405Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+3.3%−85%

406Baker City, OROR16,658+3.3%−64%

407Thomasville, GAGA72,958+3.3%−73%

408Roseburg, OROR111,951+3.3%−46%

409Albany, NYNY915,835+3.3%+61%

410Santa Cruz, CACA258,852+3.2%−71%

411Danville, KYKY56,985+3.2%−73%

412Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+3.2%−1035%

413Lake City, FLFL74,094+3.2%−90%

414Lewiston, MEME116,487+3.2%−329%

415Albemarle, NCNC68,830+3.2%−74%

416Athens, TNTN71,590+3.1%−84%

417Juneau city and, AKAK31,609+3.1%−79%

418Brattleboro, VTVT45,204+3.1%−51%

419Somerset, KYKY67,384+3.1%−77%

420Montgomery, ALAL388,747+3.1%−77%

421Red Wing, MNMN48,195+3.0%−64%

422Coos Bay, OROR63,992+3.0%−28%

423El Centro, CACA181,411+3.0%−90%

424Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+3.0%−80%

425Wausau, WIWI139,432+2.9%−67%

426LaGrange, GAGA107,097+2.9%−9%

427Bartlesville, OKOK54,037+2.9%+50%

428Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441+2.9%−70%

429Le Mars, IAIA25,697+2.8%−54%

430Greensburg, ININ26,576+2.8%−26%

431Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+2.8%−76%

432McMinnville, TNTN43,717+2.8%−83%

433Redding, CACA181,648+2.8%−75%

434Storm Lake, IAIA20,449+2.8%+24%

435Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653+2.8%−271%

436Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118+2.7%+39%

437State College, PAPA157,393+2.7%−72%

438Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+2.7%−80%

439Amherst, MAMA164,065+2.7%−31%

440Tifton, GAGA51,237+2.7%−72%

441Fallon, NVNV25,851+2.6%−92%

442Bishop, CACA18,158+2.5%−238%

443DeRidder, LALA36,673+2.5%−74%

444Oxnard, CACA830,851+2.5%−80%

445Florence, ALAL156,609+2.5%−72%

446Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+2.5%−69%

447Sebring, FLFL111,122+2.5%−91%

448Auburn, ININ44,535+2.5%−82%

449Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+2.4%−86%

450Salisbury, MDMD131,872+2.4%−80%

451Cadillac, MIMI49,719+2.4%−86%

452Farmington, MOMO67,809+2.4%−83%

453Rome, GAGA101,378+2.4%−79%

454Jamestown, NDND21,414+2.3%−256%

455Toccoa, GAGA27,854+2.3%−75%

456Owatonna, MNMN37,464+2.3%−76%

457Beaumont, TXTX399,310+2.3%−66%

458Detroit, MIMI4,390,913+2.2%−54%

459Madison, ININ33,279+2.2%−65%

460Austin, MNMN40,971+2.2%−32%

461Mitchell, SDSD25,913+2.2%−58%

462Longview, TXTX297,315+2.2%−72%

463Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+2.2%−92%

464Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+2.2%−74%

465Roanoke, VAVA316,547+2.1%−71%

466Laramie, WYWY38,558+2.1%−47%

467Muskegon, MIMI177,901+2.1%−70%

468Janesville, WIWI166,472+2.1%−77%

469Wooster, OHOH116,758+2.1%−79%

470Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+2.0%−97%

471Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+2.0%−75%

472Thomaston, GAGA28,500+2.0%−59%

473Lansing, MIMI479,722+2.0%−43%

474Gallup, NMNM68,119+2.0%−92%

475Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+2.0%−94%

476Woodward, OKOK19,827+1.9%−175%

477Gillette, WYWY48,145+1.9%−87%

478Greeneville, TNTN73,831+1.9%−85%

479Dayton, OHOH826,554+1.9%+612%

480Joplin, MOMO208,796+1.9%−88%

481Sedalia, MOMO44,254+1.8%−84%

482Monroe, MIMI156,004+1.8%−80%

483Rice Lake, WIWI46,484+1.8%−82%

484Morehead City, NCNC70,469+1.8%−86%

485Champaign, ILIL239,979+1.8%−51%

486La Grande, OROR25,900+1.7%−56%

487Decatur, ALAL160,326+1.7%−84%

488Hays, KSKS29,075+1.7%−71%

489Chicago, ILIL9,434,123+1.7%−85%

490South Bend, ININ324,538+1.7%−76%

491Kenosha, WIWI168,448+1.6%−90%

492Waycross, GAGA57,670+1.6%−66%

493Houghton, MIMI40,028+1.6%−49%

494Gaffney, SCSC58,275+1.6%−91%

495Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+1.6%−88%

496Ada, OKOK38,528+1.5%−49%

497Evansville, ININ273,786+1.5%−77%

498Shelby, NCNC103,325+1.5%−89%

499Watertown, WIWI86,505+1.5%−84%

500Platteville, WIWI52,446+1.4%+111%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population growth?

Williston, ND ranks #1 with +82.8% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Williston, ND, Nantucket, MA, Wildwood-The Villages, FL, Dickinson, ND, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.