Which metro area has the highest population change?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks #1 with +253,014 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population change?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

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 change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most population gained, US metro areas

US metro areas that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Mayfield, KYKY37,050+401−88%

502Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+399−97%

503Uvalde, TXTX24,963+399−85%

504Vidalia, GAGA36,180+398−78%

505Breckenridge, COCO39,069+395−95%

506Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404+390−88%

507Corbin, KYKY150,040+383−92%

508Norfolk, NENE49,228+380−80%

509Jasper, ININ44,016+379−88%

510Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+374−75%

511Muskogee, OKOK66,708+369−73%

512Angola, ININ34,799+364−94%

513Martin, TNTN33,261+359−88%

514Manitowoc, WIWI81,710+351−86%

515Waterloo, IAIA169,189+350−90%

516Tupelo, MSMS133,167+349−95%

517Russellville, ALAL32,449+336−90%

518Summerville, GAGA25,300+335−90%

519Fallon, NVNV25,851+335−94%

520Kirksville, MOMO29,824+334+0%

521Yankton, SDSD23,635+325−86%

522Dickinson, NDND39,142+319−242%

523Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+314−85%

524Lexington, NENE26,255+311−92%

525Andrews, TXTX18,914+304−123%

526Ottawa, KSKS26,299+303−89%

527Sparta, WIWI46,572+298−93%

528Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+297−97%

529Hobbs, NMNM74,749+294−216%

530Wilmington, OHOH42,301+283−94%

531Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+271−93%

532Price, UTUT20,680+268+38%

533Evanston, WYWY23,415+266−72%

534North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+264−96%

535Midland, MIMI83,754+260−96%

536Marinette, WIWI65,515+260−87%

537Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448+252−97%

538Del Rio, TXTX47,835+249−96%

539Kokomo, ININ83,904+246−94%

540Newport, OROR50,636+241−96%

541Riverton, WYWY39,464+230−89%

542Milledgeville, GAGA44,029+230−96%

543Alamosa, COCO27,896+229−79%

544Terre Haute, ININ169,241+223−53%

545New Castle, ININ49,137+223−40%

546Duluth, MNMN281,219+223−90%

547Celina, OHOH42,737+209−86%

548Bay City, TXTX36,463+208−80%

549Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+195−94%

550Miami, OKOK30,438+153−94%

551Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302+152−96%

552Hays, KSKS29,075+141−91%

553Connersville, ININ23,533+135−132%

554Frankfort, ININ33,322+132−95%

555Madison, ININ33,279+132−93%

556Starkville, MSMS62,063+130−96%

557DeRidder, LALA36,673+124−96%

558Dubuque, IAIA99,381+115−96%

559Findlay, OHOH75,034+114−98%

560Urbana, OHOH38,820+106−96%

561Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+105−96%

562Greensburg, ININ26,576+104−89%

563Kapaa, HIHI73,400+102−99%

564Mitchell, SDSD25,913+92−90%

565Wahpeton, NDND23,019+87−141%

566Van Wert, OHOH29,013+82−110%

567Emporia, KSKS34,838+81−93%

568Ashland, OHOH52,523+76−98%

569Taos, NMNM34,564+75−99%

570Marion, ILIL67,225+72−98%

571Roanoke, VAVA316,547+66−98%

572Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+65−98%

573Vermillion, SDSD15,031+64−82%

574Henderson, NCNC42,638+60−99%

575Owatonna, MNMN37,464+58−98%

576Worthington, MNMN22,338+48−93%

577Hereford, TXTX18,626+43−107%

578Pittsburg, KSKS39,008+36−99%

579Sturgis, MIMI60,968+29−99%

580Batavia, NYNY58,416+28−91%

581Hannibal, MOMO38,969+24−97%

582Washington, NCNC44,670+18−99%

583Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+13−100%

584Beatrice, NENE21,711+7−96%

585Defiance, OHOH38,292+6−96%

586Le Mars, IAIA25,697-1−100%

587Hillsdale, MIMI45,738-8−100%

588Baker City, OROR16,658-10−101%

589Ludington, MIMI29,040-12−100%

590Los Alamos, NMNM19,407-12−105%

591Lewistown, PAPA46,127-16−106%

592Winnemucca, NVNV17,267-18−101%

593Deming, NMNM25,407-20−100%

594Altus, OKOK24,764-21−94%

595South Bend, ININ324,538-29−100%

596Logansport, ININ37,836-34−101%

597Ruston, LALA48,360-36−105%

598Mansfield, OHOH124,893-43−102%

599Natchez, MSMS54,722-44−92%

600Alpena, MIMI28,853-54−108%

601San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367-57−100%

602Cambridge, OHOH38,379-59−103%

603Marshall, MOMO23,265-68−129%

604Carson, NVNV58,571-68−101%

605Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575-72−112%

606Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655-81−109%

607Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099-95−108%

608Hastings, NENE40,577-97−109%

609Bucyrus, OHOH41,896-129−86%

610Zapata, TXTX13,753-136−105%

611Wooster, OHOH116,758-136−101%

612Hutchinson, MNMN36,631-140−105%

613Astoria, OROR40,926-146−106%

614Alice, TXTX45,383-146−111%

615Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060-147−108%

616Gallipolis, OHOH29,072-148−229%

617Marion, ININ66,524-150−80%

618Barre, VTVT59,652-155−105%

619McPherson, KSKS30,064-159−107%

620Pierre, SDSD20,588-161−111%

621Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838-161+50%

622Sidney, OHOH48,065-165−106%

623Arkansas City, KSKS34,382-167−73%

624Effingham, ILIL44,727-170−108%

625Corinth, MSMS34,569-171−106%

626Atchison, KSKS16,172-176+11%

627Jamestown, NDND21,414-179−46%

628Spencer, IAIA16,202-182−15%

629Raymondville, TXTX19,971-193−108%

630Sikeston, MOMO49,978-202−138%

631Moberly, MOMO24,513-203−169%

632Ponca City, OKOK43,490-210−975%

633Marshalltown, IAIA39,890-215−121%

634Texarkana, TXTX146,816-216−104%

635Walla Walla, WAWA62,361-223−103%

636Grants Pass, OROR87,867-223−102%

637Topeka, KSKS233,052-226−103%

638Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904-226−111%

639Rice Lake, WIWI46,484-227−105%

640Ottumwa, IAIA35,210-227−162%

641Fremont, OHOH58,655-241+41%

642Marion, OHOH65,115-244−113%

643Elk City, OKOK22,159-251−125%

644Weatherford, OKOK39,059-255−49%

645Charleston, ILIL46,607-256−116%

646Hood River, OROR23,720-257−107%

647Wabash, ININ30,713-263+141%

648Dodge City, KSKS33,993-294−106%

649Pampa, TXTX21,786-294−75%

650Madisonville, KYKY45,127-296−175%

651La Grande, OROR25,900-296−132%

652Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097-299−103%

653Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880-310−138%

654Norwalk, OHOH58,250-315−110%

655Paducah, KYKY102,259-317−117%

656Escanaba, MIMI36,582-321−143%

657Truckee, CACA101,911-330−102%

658Greenfield, MAMA70,698-331−123%

659Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781-333−102%

660Petoskey, MIMI33,775-337−105%

661Whitewater, WIWI106,127-351−102%

662Alexander City, ALAL40,953-358−114%

663Jacksonville, ILIL37,381-359−304%

664Hutchinson, KSKS61,539-359−115%

665The Dalles, OROR26,310-360−117%

666Greenville, OHOH51,520-361+16%

667Sayre, PAPA59,600-367−120%

668Indiana, PAPA82,878-368−5%

669Lewisburg, PAPA42,313-368−107%

670Storm Lake, IAIA20,449-374−184%

671Richmond, ININ66,169-384−55%

672Rochelle, ILIL51,399-389−108%

673Clearlake, CACA67,772-391−105%

674New Ulm, MNMN25,517-395+441%

675Ketchikan, AKAK13,549-399−265%

676Washington Court House, OHOH28,552-399−141%

677Vernon, TXTX12,481-406−9%

678Owosso, MIMI67,681-413−122%

679Ruidoso, NMNM19,844-425−106%

680Mexico, MOMO24,528-434−119%

681Henderson, KYKY57,184-436−131%

682McAlester, OKOK43,320-453−113%

683Albert Lea, MNMN30,440-455−4%

684Carroll, IAIA20,303-457+22750%

685Clinton, IAIA46,002-458−49%

686Montgomery, ALAL388,747-459−103%

687Carbondale, ILIL52,501-473−67%

688Dyersburg, TNTN36,320-481−120%

689Hot Springs, ARAR99,695-485−103%

690Scottsbluff, NENE36,272-488−154%

691Sumter, SCSC105,067-489−124%

692Redding, CACA181,648-507−103%

693Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599-507−132%

694Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938-508−124%

695Talladega, ALAL91,764-511−109%

696Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909-513−125%

697Bogalusa, LALA44,937-526−171%

698Española, NMNM39,832-531−108%

699Tiffin, OHOH54,522-547−48%

700Eufaula, ALAL26,861-563−117%

701Alma, MIMI41,190-571−117%

702Fairmont, MNMN19,440-585−47%

703Taylorville, ILIL33,443-589−162%

704Oxford, ALAL115,834-607−84%

705Blacksburg, VAVA181,616-619−112%

706Sweetwater, TXTX14,117-621−22%

707Fairmont, WVWV55,584-621−5%

708Vincennes, ININ35,652-630+0%

709Woodward, OKOK19,827-643+31%

710Juneau city and, AKAK31,609-646−116%

711Mason City, IAIA49,710-659+157%

712Springfield, OHOH135,340-661−76%

713Chillicothe, OHOH76,429-664−117%

714Aberdeen, SDSD41,583-665+529%

715Grenada, MSMS30,222-670−164%

716Plainview, TXTX36,700-679−146%

717Americus, GAGA33,394-697−126%

718Brattleboro, VTVT45,204-701−127%

719Kenosha, WIWI168,448-703−103%

720Great Bend, KSKS24,790-703−40%

721Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081-704−118%

722Canton, ILIL32,901-708−516%

723Bennington, VTVT36,630-717−162%

724Laurel, MSMS82,281-718−129%

725Union City, TNTN30,067-720−198%

726Beaumont, TXTX399,310-723−107%

727Kingsville, TXTX30,315-725−157%

728Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368-733−104%

729Pontiac, ILIL35,057-758−301%

730Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213-769−105%

731Snyder, TXTX16,162-770−66%

732Burlington, IAIA44,061-775+285%

733Camden, ARAR26,363-776−48%

734State College, PAPA157,393-779−107%

735Pittsfield, MAMA128,224-802−82%

736Lincoln, ILIL27,182-805−309%

737Jackson, MIMI159,552-814−109%

738Brookings, OROR22,621-825−146%

739Las Vegas, NMNM30,311-834−122%

740Salina, KSKS59,121-835−121%

741Laurinburg, NCNC33,322-852−138%

742Bishop, CACA18,158-858+155%

743Sterling, COCO20,654-874−130%

744New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373-890−113%

745Cordele, GAGA19,237-891−145%

746Liberal, KSKS21,073-891−124%

747Battle Creek, MIMI133,408-902−145%

748Rockingham, NCNC42,041-905−144%

749Magnolia, ARAR21,894-907+931%

750Rutland, VTVT59,653-919−173%

751Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883-931+173%

752Silver City, NMNM27,252-933−128%

753Coos Bay, OROR63,992-937−137%

754Cumberland, MDMD93,640-940−1151%

755Davenport, IAIA380,452-943−127%

756St. Joseph, MOMO119,170-958−139%

757Cortland, NYNY45,850-959+163%

758Garden City, KSKS37,505-965−113%

759Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147-966−132%

760Danville, VAVA101,137-983−172%

761Borger, TXTX19,633-984−46%

762Rock Springs, WYWY41,267-1,005−17%

763Canton, OHOH400,246-1,027−110%

764Orangeburg, SCSC83,177-1,046−115%

765Elkins, WVWV26,882-1,050−329%

766Guymon, OKOK20,322-1,062−129%

767St. Marys, PAPA29,926-1,064−555%

768Maryville, MOMO20,174-1,067−626%

769Enid, OKOK61,779-1,067−199%

770Huntingdon, PAPA43,001-1,091−177%

771Gloversville, NYNY52,216-1,108−226%

772Oil City, PAPA49,346-1,108−39%

773Michigan City, ININ111,294-1,123−137%

774East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179-1,148−103%

775Red Bluff, CACA64,665-1,164−118%

776Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766-1,169−108%

777McComb, MSMS52,640-1,174−169%

778Akron, OHOH701,780-1,199−105%

779Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657-1,200−111%

780Dixon, ILIL32,914-1,231−174%

781Fort Madison, IAIA32,306-1,249+97%

782Martinsville, VAVA63,091-1,252−301%

783Middlesborough, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

784Forrest City, ARAR21,800-1,290−255%

785Quincy, ILIL74,146-1,295−167%

786Glens Falls, NYNY124,373-1,305−145%

787Farmington, NMNM120,340-1,321−106%

788Macomb, ILIL25,916-1,322−43%

789Lima, OHOH100,881-1,325+3%

790Clarksburg, WVWV88,142-1,331+294%

791Crescent City, CACA26,410-1,333−133%

792North Platte, NENE33,972-1,347−165%

793Centralia, ILIL36,382-1,347−1136%

794Columbus, MSMS67,144-1,380−173%

795Marietta, OHOH58,389-1,382−239%

796Muscatine, IAIA41,853-1,382−176%

797Eugene, OROR381,584-1,387−103%

798Rockford, ILIL337,242-1,391−106%

799Hudson, NYNY60,168-1,402−1352%

800Freeport, ILIL43,220-1,410−252%

801Natchitoches, LALA36,089-1,426−160%

802Kennett, MOMO26,855-1,428−3421%

803Clovis, NMNM65,270-1,433−160%

804Edwards, COCO54,291-1,440−107%

805Bradford, PAPA38,984-1,448+21%

806Medford, OROR221,795-1,464−104%

807Peru, ININ34,487-1,475+81%

808Sunbury, PAPA107,788-1,485−16%

809Springfield, MAMA464,338-1,487+1713%

810Minot, NDND75,694-1,533−321%

811Weirton, WVWV112,468-1,537−66%

812Clarksdale, MSMS19,849-1,541+48%

813Warren, PAPA37,038-1,549+30%

814Ottawa, ILIL145,902-1,557−147%

815Sterling, ILIL54,121-1,570−436%

816Monroe, LALA222,390-1,598−146%

817Williamsport, PAPA112,587-1,601−220%

818Huntington, WVWV365,965-1,627−211%

819Adrian, MIMI97,779-1,644−122%

820Olean, NYNY75,390-1,652+492%

821Fairbanks, AKAK93,972-1,683−133%

822Ithaca, NYNY104,047-1,693−170%

823Albany, GAGA145,510-1,695−209%

824Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138-1,705−72%

825Corning, NYNY91,855-1,729+378%

826Bay City, MIMI102,123-1,733+11%

827Opelousas, LALA80,765-1,775−124%

828Roswell, NMNM63,364-1,793−151%

829Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025-1,798−206%

830Sandusky, OHOH112,777-1,821−185%

831Parkersburg, WVWV87,264-1,822−274%

832Niles, MIMI152,444-1,872−274%

833Auburn, NYNY74,365-1,883+438%

834Wheeling, WVWV134,089-1,885+0%

835Kankakee, ILIL105,525-1,977−126%

836Bluefield, WVWV96,138-2,014+16%

837Minden, LALA34,948-2,019+1178%

838Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214-2,044−105%

839Springfield, ILIL206,033-2,073−121%

840Peoria, ILIL363,505-2,120−194%

841Somerset, PAPA72,004-2,125−218%

842El Dorado, ARAR36,926-2,128+95%

843Meadville, PAPA81,792-2,146−151%

844Greenwood, MSMS34,912-2,156−366%

845Boulder, COCO328,560-2,198−103%

846Galesburg, ILIL47,767-2,200+295%

847Meridian, MSMS85,419-2,286−202%

848Santa Rosa, CACA486,444-2,419−103%

849Chico, CACA209,211-2,421−112%

850Saginaw, MIMI187,688-2,436+28%

851Sonora, CACA53,160-2,460−141%

852DuBois, PAPA78,100-2,462−147%

853Key West, FLFL80,406-2,468−258%

854Salem, OHOH99,377-2,500−166%

855Binghamton, NYNY243,189-2,567−73%

856Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

857Portsmouth, OHOH71,365-2,643+133%

858Beckley, WVWV109,940-2,645−294%

859Cleveland, MSMS28,262-2,723+119%

860Columbus, GAGA324,830-2,743−151%

861Hermitage, PAPA107,860-2,792+293%

862Morgan City, LALA46,552-2,854−38%

863Blytheville, ARAR37,828-2,857−48%

864Danville, ILIL71,259-2,929−32%

865Vicksburg, MSMS41,759-2,963−268%

866Jackson, MSMS609,847-3,011−141%

867Massena, NYNY105,488-3,017+6916%

868Pikeville, KYKY89,122-3,019+7%

869New Iberia, LALA66,846-3,083−162%

870Mobile, ALAL411,658-3,151−115%

871Altoona, PAPA119,541-3,281+135%

872Selma, ALAL35,140-3,322+88%

873Ukiah, CACA88,122-3,479−159%

874Youngstown, OHOH423,678-3,484−32%

875Jamestown, NYNY124,126-3,531+65%

876Alexandria, LALA147,952-3,541−19%

877Elmira, NYNY80,415-3,733−10%

878St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421-3,745−129%

879Houma, LALA199,668-3,807−164%

880Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211-3,867+277%

881Albuquerque, NMNM925,279-3,997−106%

882Kahului, HIHI160,674-4,160−115%

883Big Spring, TXTX30,504-4,356−439%

884Greenville, MSMS40,446-4,476−10%

885Johnstown, PAPA128,968-4,504−57%

886Detroit, MIMI4,390,913-4,602−122%

887Susanville, CACA28,117-4,613−174%

888Decatur, ILIL99,300-4,698+88%

889Utica, NYNY285,611-4,735−62%

890Gallup, NMNM68,119-4,783−134%

891Eureka, CACA131,647-4,816−165%

892Erie, PAPA265,832-5,044−196%

893Napa, CACA132,949-5,070−138%

894Flint, MIMI401,093-5,118−190%

895Watertown, NYNY111,540-5,181−752%

896Toledo, OHOH599,376-5,231+45%

897Salinas, CACA433,729-5,306−112%

898Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010-5,863−256%

899Santa Maria, CACA442,065-6,164−121%

900Rochester, NYNY1,056,149-6,324−139%

901Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653-6,819−55%

902Shreveport, LALA383,474-6,851−218%

903Syracuse, NYNY652,273-7,007−5%

904Lake Charles, LALA244,655-7,206−157%

905Charleston, WVWV200,170-7,380+15%

906Memphis, TNTN1,341,412-11,257−120%

907Santa Cruz, CACA258,852-12,009−146%

908New Orleans, LALA970,849-12,492+550%

909Oxnard, CACA830,851-12,992−115%

910Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992-13,601−49%

911New York, NYNY20,112,448-13,788−113%

912San Diego, CACA3,282,248-16,386−105%

913Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775-16,474+181%

914San Jose, CACA1,984,473-20,888−112%

915San Francisco, CACA4,630,041-27,484−125%

916Honolulu, HIHI988,703-27,805−170%

917Chicago, ILIL9,434,123-41,457−121%

918Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441-250,027−141%

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