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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most population gained, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ leads at +695,773. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2000201020202025
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,538+1,333,560
01Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+695,773−23%
02Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+575,504−9%
03Houston, TXTX7,904,627+517,299+17%
04Riverside, CACA4,769,007+490,836+48%
05San Diego, CACA3,282,248+281,480−11%
06Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441+267,514−56%
07San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+262,404+52%
08Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+225,421+34%
09Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+221,395−19%
10McAllen, TXTX921,549+205,306+10%
11Miami, FLFL6,391,072+193,157−41%
12Bakersfield, CACA927,068+177,986+51%
13Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+177,866+68%
14Austin, TXTX2,620,945+175,335−2%
15Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+169,558+12%
16Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+153,119−17%
17Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+150,236+7%
18Provo, UTUT773,426+145,188+41%
19Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+136,517−23%
20Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+125,179−24%
21Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+122,706+15%
22Stockton, CACA823,815+121,708+47%
23El Paso, TXTX881,291+120,502+38%
24Lakeland, FLFL874,790+118,171+50%
25Fresno, CACA1,203,383+116,632−2%
26Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+114,340+30%
27Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+101,625−12%
28San Jose, CACA1,984,473+96,138−47%
29Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+86,154+36%
30Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+81,498−31%
31Honolulu, HIHI988,703+77,051+93%
32Boise City, IDID864,243+75,879+3%
33Reno, NVNV578,734+74,221−4%
34Visalia, CACA485,146+74,158+32%
35Washington, DCDC6,465,724+74,003+3%
36Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+72,662+38%
37Ocala, FLFL442,660+72,382+13%
38Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+72,340−13%
39Greeley, COCO378,426+71,889+46%
40Brownsville, TXTX433,946+70,993−5%
41Naples, FLFL417,131+70,143−29%
42Oxnard, CACA830,851+70,121−17%
43Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+67,872−9%
44Modesto, CACA557,719+67,456−12%
45Portland, OROR2,542,282+67,231−23%
46Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+67,146−13%
47Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+62,494+74%
48Denver, COCO3,092,037+58,347−37%
49Laredo, TXTX281,224+57,187−4%
50North Port, FLFL948,158+55,946+12%
51Killeen, TXTX511,497+55,481+52%
52Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+55,140+15%
53San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+54,887−51%
54York, PAPA473,197+53,221+26%
55Ogden, UTUT672,784+52,504+18%
56Deltona, FLFL746,933+50,377−25%
57Madison, WIWI709,685+50,256+4%
58Huntsville, ALAL556,444+49,982+53%
59Spokane, WAWA608,012+49,069−6%
60Lancaster, PAPA563,159+48,787+2%
61Columbia, SCSC879,918+48,586+41%
62Fort Collins, COCO377,292+48,136−26%
63Greensboro, NCNC805,945+47,886−11%
64St. George, UTUT213,670+47,761+14%
65Worcester, MAMA888,502+47,589+15%
66Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+46,483+4%
67Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+46,166+8%
68Merced, CACA297,260+45,239+41%
69Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+45,154−27%
70Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+45,044+14%
71Lacey, WAWA304,261+44,909−3%
72Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+43,516−27%
73Des Moines, IAIA758,539+42,996+20%
74Slidell, LALA279,108+42,472−9%
75Daphne, ALAL267,761+41,850−1%
76Seaford, DEDE277,140+40,507−7%
77Gainesville, GAGA226,568+40,407−8%
78Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+40,205−13%
79The Villages, FLFL157,772+40,075+84%
80Omaha, NENE1,009,836+39,305+21%
81Charleston, SCSC889,263+38,869+170%
82Reading, PAPA440,072+37,804+2%
83Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+37,783+4%
84Wichita, KSKS663,809+37,098−7%
85Hilo, HIHI210,043+36,402+28%
86Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+36,368+20%
87College Station, TXTX287,476+36,261+42%
88Yuma, AZAZ224,449+35,725−33%
89Dover, DEDE194,786+35,613+127%
90Wilmington, NCNC492,772+35,466+14%
91Tyler, TXTX252,549+35,008+50%
92Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+34,551−12%
93Greenville, NCNC182,936+34,350+33%
94Bellingham, WAWA236,392+34,326−12%
95Bend, OROR266,376+33,822+7%
96Lincoln, NENE352,081+33,183−4%
97El Centro, CACA181,411+32,167−3%
98Kennewick, WAWA324,334+31,503+25%
99Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+31,247+53%
100Lubbock, TXTX368,431+31,232+87%
101East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+31,155−28%
102Anchorage, AKAK405,821+31,106−1%
103Grand Junction, COCO162,845+30,468+32%
104New York, NYNY20,112,448+30,280−70%
105Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+29,809−23%
106Durham, NCNC625,485+29,706−1%
107Knoxville, TNTN968,137+29,647+6%
108Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+29,296+16%
109Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+29,126+3%
110Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+28,900−31%
111Eugene, OROR381,584+28,756−28%
112Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+28,592−50%
113Allentown, PAPA887,615+28,381+60%
114Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+28,151−51%
115Savannah, GAGA438,314+28,035+98%
116Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+27,921−23%
117Boston, MAMA5,034,221+27,659−41%
118Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+27,610+15%
119Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+27,417+5203%
120Salem, OROR445,814+27,128−44%
121Springfield, MOMO500,694+26,785+5%
122Kahului, HIHI160,674+26,724−3%
123Asheville, NCNC422,345+26,029−1%
124Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+25,624+132%
125Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+25,328+30%
126Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+25,264−64%
127Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+25,185−10%
128Sebastian, FLFL172,799+25,081+10%
129Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+24,986+37%
130Lexington, KYKY535,174+24,809+1%
131Gainesville, FLFL359,036+24,809−20%
132Santa Maria, CACA442,065+24,548−17%
133Clarksville, TNTN349,001+24,223+14%
134Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+24,204+3%
135Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+24,006+113%
136Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+23,653+2%
137Hanford, CACA154,327+23,521−16%
138Columbia, MOMO219,062+23,308+20%
139Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+23,151−6%
140Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+22,983−59%
141San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+22,956−22%
142Medford, OROR221,795+21,937−37%
143Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+21,896−45%
144Bozeman, MTMT128,740+21,682+25%
145Auburn, ALAL208,013+21,466−7%
146Fargo, NDND269,528+21,307+46%
147Little Rock, ARAR777,607+21,208+45%
148Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+20,801+9%
149Yakima, WAWA259,185+20,650−39%
150Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+20,637+27%
151Hammond, LALA141,346+20,509+38%
152Burlington, NCNC186,177+20,331−10%
153Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+20,305+147%
154Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+20,252−24%
155Midland, TXTX193,139+20,158+123%
156Manchester, NHNH433,415+19,880−56%
157Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+19,603+62%
158Lafayette, ININ228,468+19,553+32%
159Logan, UTUT160,889+19,246+1%
160Bremerton, WAWA283,374+19,164−55%
161Bloomington, ILIL171,419+19,139−10%
162Lafayette, LALA423,758+19,047+22%
163Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+18,965−3%
164Jefferson, GAGA99,265+18,896+63%
165Vallejo, CACA455,376+18,802−65%
166Sevierville, TNTN101,342+18,719−7%
167Champaign, ILIL239,979+18,584+224%
168Waco, TXTX308,807+18,562−12%
169Panama City, FLFL231,174+18,488−3%
170Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+18,352+113%
171Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+18,351−40%
172State College, PAPA157,393+18,232+52%
173Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+18,101−8%
174Pueblo, COCO169,277+17,591−5%
175Green Bay, WIWI336,756+17,467−34%
176Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+17,463+18%
177Iowa City, IAIA182,711+17,196+35%
178Kenosha, WIWI168,448+16,849−21%
179Chico, CACA209,211+16,829−20%
180Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+16,759+3%
181Billings, MTMT193,603+16,564+17%
182Kalispell, MTMT115,429+16,457+8%
183Farmington, NMNM120,340+16,243−27%
184Rockford, ILIL337,242+16,155−32%
185Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+16,100−15%
186Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+16,063−40%
187Odessa, TXTX173,801+16,007+631%
188Trenton, NJNJ399,289+15,752−37%
189Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+15,546+34%
190Bloomington, ININ165,231+15,028+43%
191Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+14,919−33%
192Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+14,878−51%
193St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+14,781+21%
194Elkhart, ININ208,774+14,768−44%
195Fairbanks, AKAK93,972+14,741+188%
196Dalton, GAGA147,819+14,629+35%
197Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+14,422−28%
198Rochester, MNMN231,184+14,135+14%
199Yuba City, CACA187,478+14,133+55%
200Appleton, WIWI249,876+14,122−20%
201Redding, CACA181,648+13,967−14%
202Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+13,922−41%
203Albany, OROR132,843+13,603+15%
204Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+13,591−32%
205Valdosta, GAGA153,276+13,584+7%
206Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+13,478−14%
207Pensacola, FLFL544,949+13,465−59%
208Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010+13,356+255%
209Salinas, CACA433,729+13,295−71%
210Lebanon, PAPA146,380+13,241+101%
211Mobile, ALAL411,658+13,149−38%
212Augusta, GAGA641,231+13,061−10%
213Missoula, MTMT128,698+13,008−21%
214Winchester, VAVA152,332+12,875+45%
215Portland, MEME577,635+12,789−39%
216Gillette, WYWY48,145+12,435+187%
217Cedar City, UTUT67,141+12,384−5%
218Statesboro, GAGA97,977+12,375+11%
219Napa, CACA132,949+12,205−10%
220Branson, MOMO57,001+11,972−15%
221Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+11,728−23%
222Morgantown, WVWV141,995+11,703+146%
223Salisbury, MDMD131,872+11,475+39%
224Amarillo, TXTX276,235+11,471−21%
225Pahrump, NVNV57,336+11,461−22%
226Sebring, FLFL111,122+11,420−40%
227Shelton, WAWA71,165+11,294+2%
228Crestview, FLFL315,098+11,285−53%
229Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+11,182+9%
230Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+11,109−7923%
231Calhoun, GAGA61,701+11,082+23%
232Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+11,067−40%
233Lake City, FLFL74,094+11,018−21%
234Twin Falls, IDID123,901+10,944+21%
235Albany, NYNY915,835+10,910+139%
236Athens, GAGA224,148+10,875+1%
237Lawrence, KSKS120,920+10,864−40%
238Lumberton, NCNC119,941+10,829−40%
239Albertville, ALAL103,537+10,788−5%
240Edwards, COCO54,291+10,538−47%
241Vineland, NJNJ157,148+10,460+25%
242Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+10,401+34%
243Sherman, TXTX153,613+10,282−34%
244Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+10,231−38%
245Concord, NHNH158,078+10,220−37%
246Rifle, COCO80,099+10,191−6%
247Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+10,131+20%
248Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+10,119+123%
249Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+10,115−22%
250Granbury, TXTX70,501+10,082−17%
251Johnson City, TNTN216,416+10,023−5%
252Show Low, AZAZ109,946+9,979−50%
253Searcy, ARAR80,085+9,911−21%
254New Bern, NCNC127,358+9,855+22%
255Farmington, MOMO67,809+9,718+44%
256Watertown, WIWI86,505+9,665+55%
257Kankakee, ILIL105,525+9,616+27%
258St. Simons, GAGA118,524+9,609+114%
259Rapid City, SDSD156,934+9,568+63%
260Cleveland, TNTN134,057+9,513−23%
261Longview, WAWA114,885+9,462−13%
262Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+9,294+7%
263Bismarck, NDND139,750+9,275+31%
264Crossville, TNTN66,300+9,251−23%
265Hobbs, NMNM74,749+9,216−3728%
266Dothan, ALAL156,266+9,204+65%
267Stillwater, OKOK83,889+9,160+37%
268Joplin, MOMO208,796+9,080−16%
269Nogales, AZAZ50,020+9,039+4%
270Bangor, MEME157,967+9,004−635%
271Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+8,998−37%
272Casper, WYWY80,526+8,917+68%
273Sanford, NCNC70,258+8,826+15%
274Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+8,806−29%
275Richmond, KYKY131,806+8,700−9%
276Lawton, OKOK127,590+8,649+161%
277Kapaa, HIHI73,400+8,628+18%
278Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+8,563−41%
279Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+8,533−15%
280Whitewater, WIWI106,127+8,469−55%
281Boone, NCNC54,786+8,384+46%
282Wausau, WIWI139,432+8,229−21%
283Eureka, CACA131,647+8,105+10%
284Seneca, SCSC83,775+8,058−8%
285Janesville, WIWI166,472+8,024−37%
286Springfield, ILIL206,033+8,013−20%
287Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+7,956−46%
288Montgomery, ALAL388,747+7,950−42%
289Burlington, VTVT227,803+7,919−35%
290Montrose, COCO44,591+7,844−13%
291Florence, SCSC201,392+7,837−16%
292Rexburg, IDID69,380+7,814+168%
293Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+7,695+43%
294Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+7,600+70%
295Lake Charles, LALA244,655+7,592−40%
296Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+7,553+14%
297Faribault, MNMN69,939+7,477−0%
298Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+7,472+4%
299Hickory, NCNC376,890+7,432−51%
300Corvallis, OROR97,728+7,426+1%
301Red Bluff, CACA64,665+7,424+16%
302Wilson, NCNC81,150+7,420−4%
303Ames, IAIA128,090+7,409+62%
304Durango, COCO56,898+7,393−37%
305Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+7,371−44%
306Vernal, UTUT38,278+7,364+144%
307Shreveport, LALA383,474+7,353+26%
308Pocatello, IDID91,591+7,274−24%
309Roseburg, OROR111,951+7,268+26%
310Heber, UTUT81,655+7,267−35%
311Springfield, MAMA464,338+7,262−8956%
312Picayune, MSMS59,363+7,213−27%
313Rochester, NYNY1,056,149+7,158−56%
314Cornelia, GAGA50,416+7,139−14%
315Morehead City, NCNC70,469+7,086+4%
316Longview, TXTX297,315+7,024+37%
317Grants Pass, OROR87,867+6,987−47%
318Jackson, MSMS609,847+6,978−5%
319Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+6,961−36%
320Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+6,960−20%
321Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+6,948−39%
322Manhattan, KSKS136,122+6,941−350%
323Houma, LALA199,668+6,888+16%
324Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+6,879−15%
325Centralia, WAWA88,062+6,855−26%
326Kingsland, GAGA60,143+6,849−49%
327Somerset, KYKY67,384+6,846+2%
328Evansville, ININ273,786+6,802+7%
329Santa Cruz, CACA258,852+6,780−74%
330Baraboo, WIWI66,652+6,751−18%
331Truckee, CACA101,911+6,731−50%
332Oxford, MSMS71,972+6,710+24%
333Brigham City, UTUT70,405+6,672+16%
334Providence, RIRI1,708,161+6,663−69%
335Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+6,657−32%
336Lufkin, TXTX88,154+6,641−35%
337Racine, WIWI198,919+6,577−52%
338Syracuse, NYNY652,273+6,519−189%
339Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+6,448+26%
340Decatur, ALAL160,326+6,441−30%
341Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+6,421−9%
342Cookeville, TNTN152,477+6,410−9%
343Clearlake, CACA67,772+6,356−17%
344Mankato, MNMN104,907+6,341+247%
345Enterprise, ALAL56,953+6,333+88%
346Helena, MTMT97,153+6,332−8%
347Oxford, ALAL115,834+6,323−267%
348Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+6,224+3%
349Topeka, KSKS233,052+6,214−13%
350Rock Springs, WYWY41,267+6,193−612%
351San Angelo, TXTX122,065+6,123+12%
352Huntsville, TXTX83,842+6,103−44%
353Monroe, MIMI156,004+6,076−51%
354Traverse City, MIMI156,972+6,007−37%
355Kerrville, TXTX54,037+5,972−19%
356Greeneville, TNTN73,831+5,922−16%
357Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+5,882+12%
358Durant, OKOK51,367+5,882+32%
359Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+5,834−50%
360Amherst, MAMA164,065+5,829+3%
361Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+5,764+60%
362Rome, GAGA101,378+5,752−38%
363Holland, MIMI123,188+5,743−62%
364Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+5,646−9%
365Russellville, ARAR84,932+5,636−21%
366Morristown, TNTN128,867+5,633−39%
367Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+5,603+86%
368Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+5,597−58%
369Brainerd, MNMN100,562+5,524−39%
370La Crosse, WIWI171,182+5,506−21%
371Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+5,414−1%
372Columbus, ININ85,729+5,359−31%
373Rolla, MOMO45,247+5,331+16%
374Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+5,321+20%
375Staunton, VAVA129,692+5,305−20%
376Athens, TXTX88,595+5,255−64%
377Ithaca, NYNY104,047+5,063+111%
378Marion, ILIL67,225+5,061+42%
379St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421+5,060−61%
380Augusta, MEME129,067+5,037+316%
381Alexandria, LALA147,952+5,035−215%
382Waynesville, NCNC63,369+5,003−29%
383Forest City, NCNC65,745+4,911−18%
384Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+4,911−57%
385Stephenville, TXTX43,911+4,889−2%
386Bemidji, MNMN47,055+4,792−9%
387Paragould, ARAR47,411+4,759−14%
388Kingston, NYNY183,330+4,744−62%
389Chillicothe, OHOH76,429+4,719+18%
390Hermiston, OROR93,721+4,678−54%
391LaGrange, GAGA107,097+4,672+148%
392Owensboro, KYKY113,962+4,616+17%
393Tupelo, MSMS133,167+4,567−36%
394Roanoke, VAVA316,547+4,546+35%
395Dubuque, IAIA99,381+4,510+65%
396Watertown, NYNY111,540+4,491+465%
397Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+4,466−47%
398Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+4,361−54%
399Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+4,337−24%
400Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+4,337−40%
401Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+4,335−38%
402Riverton, WYWY39,464+4,319+102%
403Laramie, WYWY38,558+4,285+252%
404Peoria, ILIL363,505+4,275+89%
405Roswell, NMNM63,364+4,263+21%
406Douglas, GAGA52,861+4,253−37%
407Ruston, LALA48,360+4,226+453%
408Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+4,186−25%
409Jackson, TNTN184,569+4,111−51%
410Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+4,086−35%
411Sandpoint, IDID54,420+4,042−60%
412Pullman, WAWA48,512+4,036+105%
413Grand Island, NENE78,076+4,024+9%
414Del Rio, TXTX47,835+4,023−34%
415Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+4,023+11%
416Monroe, LALA222,390+4,008+15%
417Menomonie, WIWI46,223+3,999+1%
418Easton, MDMD38,238+3,970+22%
419Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+3,953−45%
420Palatka, FLFL77,734+3,941−26%
421Abilene, TXTX185,429+3,921−36%
422Shawnee, OKOK75,102+3,921−42%
423Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+3,919−33%
424Starkville, MSMS62,063+3,918+7%
425Lewiston, MEME116,487+3,909−367%
426Blackfoot, IDID51,153+3,872−7%
427Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+3,850−26%
428Sparta, WIWI46,572+3,774−12%
429Laconia, NHNH65,147+3,763−47%
430Brevard, NCNC34,211+3,756−2%
431Brookings, SDSD37,635+3,745+24%
432Safford, AZAZ40,157+3,731−46%
433North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+3,708−41%
434Lansing, MIMI479,722+3,633+94%
435Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+3,601−47%
436Monticello, NYNY80,586+3,581−24%
437Columbus, GAGA324,830+3,570−33%
438Lebanon, NHNH224,500+3,566−16%
439Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+3,542−47%
440Jesup, GAGA32,481+3,534−16%
441Findlay, OHOH75,034+3,487−39%
442Moultrie, GAGA47,438+3,445−36%
443Breckenridge, COCO39,069+3,421−60%
444Jackson, WYWY36,587+3,408−43%
445Elko, NVNV56,682+3,402−70%
446Glasgow, KYKY56,224+3,352−2%
447Palestine, TXTX59,805+3,349−53%
448Cedartown, GAGA45,514+3,348−22%
449Brenham, TXTX38,288+3,345−21%
450Lewisburg, PAPA42,313+3,323−39%
451Kearney, NENE57,962+3,320−20%
452Warsaw, ININ80,892+3,301−62%
453Troy, ALAL33,688+3,294+64%
454Keene, NHNH78,269+3,292−11%
455Boulder, COCO328,560+3,279−95%
456Bogalusa, LALA44,937+3,242+338%
457Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+3,201+2%
458Dublin, GAGA60,351+3,194−23%
459Kingsport, TNTN314,834+3,192−56%
460Alexandria, MNMN40,120+3,188−23%
461West Plains, MOMO40,798+3,162−45%
462Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+3,144+231%
463Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+3,127−57%
464Lebanon, MOMO36,943+3,058−43%
465Murray, KYKY39,421+3,014−12%
466Taos, NMNM34,564+2,958−57%
467Wooster, OHOH116,758+2,956−71%
468Cullman, ALAL94,009+2,923−70%
469Owatonna, MNMN37,464+2,896−2%
470Clovis, NMNM65,270+2,894+20%
471Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097+2,862−69%
472Texarkana, TXTX146,816+2,861−46%
473Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+2,861−67%
474Marion, NCNC45,198+2,845−56%
475Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+2,837−51%
476Carson, NVNV58,571+2,817−77%
477Sumter, SCSC105,067+2,810+40%
478Gaffney, SCSC58,275+2,805−65%
479Washington, NCNC44,670+2,801+5%
480Sedalia, MOMO44,254+2,798−29%
481Florence, ALAL156,609+2,783−56%
482Athens, TNTN71,590+2,777−54%
483Clewiston, FLFL61,546+2,776−68%
484Enid, OKOK61,779+2,767+157%
485Bonham, TXTX39,265+2,673−58%
486DeRidder, LALA36,673+2,668−8%
487Arcadia, FLFL37,078+2,653−68%
488Williston, NDND41,767+2,637−293%
489Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+2,633−36%
490Corsicana, TXTX57,181+2,611−50%
491Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+2,605−57%
492Malvern, ARAR33,451+2,570−39%
493Sheridan, WYWY33,241+2,556−15%
494Waterloo, IAIA169,189+2,548−25%
495Athens, OHOH63,197+2,534−5%
496Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+2,521+0%
497Victoria, TXTX99,864+2,519−72%
498Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+2,504+18%
499Minot, NDND75,694+2,503+261%
500Corinth, MSMS34,569+2,499−12%
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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest population change?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks #1 with +695,773 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population change?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

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 change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.