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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Fastest-growing metro areas since 2020

382 metro areas ranked by population growth. Click any column to re-sort; type to filter.

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#Metro areaPopulation growthPopulation
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL+4.4%154.7K
2Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC+4.0%413.4K
3Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL+4.0%852.9K
4St. George, UT+3.4%207.9K
5Ocala, FL+3.2%428.9K
6Port St. Lucie, FL+3.2%556.3K
7Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL+3.1%226.2K
8Wilmington, NC+3.1%480.5K
9Punta Gorda, FL+3.1%212.1K
10Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT+3.0%760.5K
11Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL+3.0%861K
12Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL+2.9%261.6K
13North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL+2.8%935K
14Greeley, CO+2.8%369.7K
15Amherst Town-Northampton, MA+2.7%165.4K
16Spartanburg, SC+2.7%395.9K
17Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX+2.6%2.6M
18Sherman-Denison, TX+2.5%150.5K
19Naples-Marco Island, FL+2.5%416.2K
20Raleigh-Cary, NC+2.5%1.6M
21Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR+2.4%605.6K
22Homosassa Springs, FL+2.4%170.2K
23Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL+2.4%739.5K
24Boise City, ID+2.4%845.9K
25Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL+2.3%2.9M
26Huntsville, AL+2.3%542.3K
27Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC+2.3%237.4K
28Jacksonville, FL+2.2%1.8M
29Hinesville, GA+2.2%89K
30Gainesville, GA+2.2%221.7K
31Coeur d'Alene, ID+2.2%188.3K
32Logan, UT-ID+2.2%161.1K
33Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX+2.1%8.3M
34Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX+2.1%7.8M
35Bowling Green, KY+2.0%195.2K
36Sebring, FL+2.0%109.8K
37Charleston-North Charleston, SC+2.0%869.9K
38Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL+2.0%658.4K
39Idaho Falls, ID+2.0%171.2K
40Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC+2.0%108.4K
41Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC+2.0%2.9M
42Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL+1.9%310.1K
43San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX+1.8%2.8M
44Clarksville, TN-KY+1.8%346K
45Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL+1.8%3.4M
46Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL+1.8%172.1K
47Helena, MT+1.8%96.7K
48Midland, TX+1.8%188.8K
49Sioux Falls, SD-MN+1.8%308.3K
50Yuma, AZ+1.7%220.3K
51Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC+1.7%996.7K
52Fargo, ND-MN+1.7%267.8K
53Twin Falls, ID+1.7%122.6K
54College Station-Bryan, TX+1.7%287.5K
55Killeen-Temple, TX+1.6%509.5K
56Burlington, NC+1.6%183K
57Durham-Chapel Hill, NC+1.6%620.5K
58Savannah, GA+1.6%431.6K
59Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ+1.6%5.2M
60Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+1.6%2.2M
61Tyler, TX+1.6%249.1K
62Morristown, TN+1.5%126.9K
63Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ+1.5%252K
64Bend, OR+1.5%264.4K
65Bozeman, MT+1.5%127K
66Warner Robins, GA+1.5%204.1K
67Auburn-Opelika, AL+1.5%206K
68Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA+1.5%753.9K
69Ithaca, NY+1.4%105.6K
70Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ+1.4%226.5K
71Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV+1.4%311.3K
72Dover, DE+1.4%192.7K
73Rapid City, SD+1.4%156.2K
74Knoxville, TN+1.4%957.6K
75Corvallis, OR+1.4%98.9K
76Gainesville, FL+1.4%359.8K
77Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV+1.3%2.4M
78Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL+1.3%538.9K
79Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL+1.3%6.5M
80Merced, CA+1.2%296.8K
81Kennewick-Richland, WA+1.2%319.4K
82Columbia, SC+1.2%870.2K
83McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX+1.2%914.8K
84Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA+1.2%277.6K
85Oklahoma City, OK+1.2%1.5M
86Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA+1.2%6.4M
87Winchester, VA-WV+1.2%149.7K
88Hammond, LA+1.1%139.8K
89Stockton-Lodi, CA+1.1%816.1K
90Cleveland, TN+1.1%132.1K
91Ogden, UT+1.1%667.7K
92Springfield, MO+1.1%497K
93Reno, NV+1.1%575.1K
94Pocatello, ID+1.1%91K
95Winston-Salem, NC+1.0%705.2K
96Lubbock, TX+1.0%367.1K
97Billings, MT+1.0%192.5K
98Las Cruces, NM+1.0%229.4K
99Tulsa, OK+1.0%1.1M
100Abilene, TX+1.0%184.3K
101Chattanooga, TN-GA+1.0%588K
102Greenville, NC+1.0%180.8K
103Fort Collins-Loveland, CO+1.0%374.6K
104Columbia, MO+1.0%219.4K
105Richmond, VA+1.00%1.4M
106Iowa City, IA+1.00%182.7K
107Bismarck, ND+0.99%139.2K
108Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC+0.99%636.8K
109Gettysburg, PA+0.98%107.9K
110Missoula, MT+0.97%127.7K
111Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN+0.97%2.2M
112Columbus, OH+0.96%2.2M
113Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA+0.94%127K
114Jacksonville, NC+0.94%213K
115Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA+0.94%615.4K
116Madison, WI+0.93%707.6K
117Athens-Clarke County, GA+0.91%223.7K
118Lewiston-Auburn, ME+0.91%115.3K
119Asheville, NC+0.89%422.3K
120Waco, TX+0.89%307.1K
121Johnson City, TN+0.89%214.9K
122Portland-South Portland, ME+0.85%571.5K
123Greensboro-High Point, NC+0.84%800.7K
124Grand Junction, CO+0.83%161.3K
125Tucson, AZ+0.83%1.1M
126Bellingham, WA+0.81%235K
127Omaha, NE-IA+0.81%1M
128Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL+0.81%156.3K
129Salt Lake City-Murray, UT+0.79%1.3M
130Fort Wayne, IN+0.79%463K
131Brunswick-St. Simons, GA+0.79%117.1K
132York-Hanover, PA+0.78%471.2K
133Longview, TX+0.78%295.5K
134Tallahassee, FL+0.77%397.7K
135Joplin, MO-KS+0.77%207.1K
136Ames, IA+0.76%129.2K
137Lexington-Fayette, KY+0.76%533.4K
138Columbus, IN+0.76%84.7K
139Bangor, ME+0.76%156.8K
140St. Cloud, MN+0.75%205.9K
141Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA+0.73%4.7M
142Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA+0.72%605K
143Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA+0.72%4.1M
144Lincoln, NE+0.71%350.6K
145Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ+0.71%886.4K
146Tuscaloosa, AL+0.71%282K
147Valdosta, GA+0.71%152.6K
148Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV+0.71%6.6M
149Rome, GA+0.70%101.4K
150Worcester, MA+0.70%881.2K
151Lafayette, LA+0.70%419.7K
152Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO+0.69%3.1M
153Odessa, TX+0.67%170K
154Albany, OR+0.67%132.5K
155Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR+0.67%769.3K
156Lawrence, KS+0.67%122K
157Salisbury, MD+0.66%131.6K
158Longview-Kelso, WA+0.66%114K
159Jonesboro, AR+0.66%138.2K
160Kansas City, MO-KS+0.66%2.3M
161Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN+0.65%229.7K
162Charlottesville, VA+0.64%227.3K
163Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA+0.63%2.5M
164Champaign-Urbana, IL+0.63%242.5K
165Colorado Springs, CO+0.62%777.6K
166Dalton, GA+0.62%146.4K
167Yuba City, CA+0.62%186K
168Fort Smith, AR-OK+0.61%232.8K
169Harrisonburg, VA+0.61%138.8K
170Brownsville-Harlingen, TX+0.60%431.9K
171Reading, PA+0.60%439.1K
172Gulfport-Biloxi, MS+0.60%426.8K
173Dothan, AL+0.59%154.8K
174Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI+0.59%1.2M
175Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA+0.58%302.9K
176Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN+0.57%1.4M
177Eau Claire, WI+0.57%176.2K
178Appleton, WI+0.56%249K
179Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN+0.56%2.3M
180Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA+0.55%128.5K
181Rocky Mount, NC+0.55%147.1K
182Anchorage, AK+0.55%407.2K
183Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA+0.54%132.7K
184Goldsboro, NC+0.54%120.3K
185Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC+0.54%373K
186Lexington Park, MD+0.53%211.4K
187Chambersburg, PA+0.53%159.3K
188Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY+0.53%711.7K
189Salem, OR+0.52%443.4K
190Amarillo, TX+0.52%274.6K
191Decatur, AL+0.52%159.7K
192Laredo, TX+0.51%272.8K
193Visalia, CA+0.50%483.5K
194Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA+0.50%281.4K
195Fresno, CA+0.50%1.2M
196Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA+0.49%313.9K
197Barnstable Town, MA+0.49%232.6K
198Wichita, KS+0.48%661.2K
199Traverse City, MI+0.48%156.6K
200Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH+0.48%5M
201Lancaster, PA+0.47%563.3K
202Morgantown, WV+0.47%142.8K
203Green Bay, WI+0.46%334.7K
204Rochester, MN+0.46%230.7K
205Lynchburg, VA+0.45%266.4K
206Bakersfield-Delano, CA+0.45%922.5K
207Manchester-Nashua, NH+0.44%430.5K
208Elizabethtown, KY+0.44%128K
209Santa Fe, NM+0.43%157.8K
210Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI+0.43%3.8M
211Jackson, TN+0.43%183.7K
212Macon-Bibb County, GA+0.43%237.6K
213Eagle Pass, TX+0.41%58.8K
214Providence-Warwick, RI-MA+0.41%1.7M
215Burlington-South Burlington, VT+0.41%229.4K
216Hattiesburg, MS+0.40%156.6K
217Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY+0.38%913.5K
218Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI+0.37%177.4K
219Trenton-Princeton, NJ+0.36%392.1K
220Mankato, MN+0.36%105.2K
221Baton Rouge, LA+0.35%882.7K
222Lebanon, PA+0.35%145.3K
223Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD+0.35%6.3M
224Jefferson City, MO+0.35%151.5K
225Lansing-East Lansing, MI+0.35%480K
226Lewiston, ID-WA+0.34%65.4K
227Hanford-Corcoran, CA+0.34%154.9K
228Cape Girardeau, MO-IL+0.33%98.9K
229Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA+0.32%574K
230Vineland, NJ+0.32%155.7K
231State College, PA+0.29%159.8K
232Kalamazoo-Portage, MI+0.28%264.8K
233Sioux City, IA-NE-SD+0.28%146K
234Fayetteville, NC+0.28%393.8K
235El Centro, CA+0.28%181.7K
236El Paso, TX+0.27%879.4K
237Muncie, IN+0.27%113K
238Cheyenne, WY+0.26%101.8K
239Janesville-Beloit, WI+0.26%165.5K
240Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ+0.25%373K
241Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA+0.25%170.1K
242Wichita Falls, TX+0.24%149.9K
243Kingston, NY+0.23%183K
244Owensboro, KY+0.23%113.6K
245Albuquerque, NM+0.23%926.3K
246Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH+0.23%821.7K
247Birmingham, AL+0.23%1.2M
248Pueblo, CO+0.22%169.9K
249Oshkosh-Neenah, WI+0.22%173.3K
250Corpus Christi, TX+0.21%450.2K
251Victoria, TX+0.21%99.2K
252Evansville, IN+0.21%271.8K
253Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA+0.20%2.5M
254Cedar Rapids, IA+0.18%278.7K
255Monroe, MI+0.18%156K
256Wausau, WI+0.18%139.1K
257Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC+0.17%1.8M
258Yakima, WA+0.17%258.5K
259Montgomery, AL+0.16%387.9K
260Midland, MI+0.16%84K
261Kokomo, IN+0.15%84.1K
262Modesto, CA+0.15%557K
263Ann Arbor, MI+0.14%373.9K
264Manhattan, KS+0.13%134.9K
265Vallejo, CA+0.12%455.1K
266Bloomington, IL+0.12%172.1K
267Grand Island, NE+0.12%77.3K
268Duluth, MN-WI+0.11%281.8K
269Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD+0.11%2.9M
270Florence, SC+0.10%200.5K
271Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX+0.09%398.7K
272Bloomington, IN+0.09%162.6K
273Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI+0.09%4.4M
274South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI+0.08%325.3K
275San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA+0.08%2M
276Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI+0.07%198.7K
277Sheboygan, WI+0.06%118.3K
278Elkhart-Goshen, IN+0.05%207.4K
279Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ+0.05%125.8K
280Lawton, OK+0.04%126.9K
281La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN+0.04%170.8K
282Roanoke, VA+0.04%315.7K
283Anniston-Oxford, AL+0.04%116.4K
284Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA+0.04%182K
285Casper, WY+0.03%80.4K
286Great Falls, MT+0.03%84.5K
287Fond du Lac, WI+0.03%104.3K
288Springfield, MA+0.02%464.2K
289Akron, OH+0.02%702.2K
290Terre Haute, IN+0.01%168.9K
291Grants Pass, OR+0.01%88.3K
292Jackson, MI0.00%160.2K
293Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI0.00%1.6M
294Flagstaff, AZ0.00%145.2K
295Grand Forks, ND-MN−0.01%104.2K
296San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA−0.01%281.8K
297Dubuque, IA−0.02%99.2K
298San Angelo, TX−0.02%121.6K
299San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA−0.02%3.3M
300Mansfield, OH−0.03%124.9K
301Topeka, KS−0.03%232.6K
302Canton-Massillon, OH−0.04%400.6K
303Boulder, CO−0.05%330.3K
304Gadsden, AL−0.06%103.2K
305New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ−0.06%19.9M
306Kenosha, WI−0.07%168.8K
307St. Louis, MO-IL−0.07%2.8M
308Battle Creek, MI−0.08%133.8K
309Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN−0.08%9.4M
310Rockford, IL−0.09%337.1K
311Hot Springs, AR−0.09%99.9K
312Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY−0.09%1.2M
313Fairbanks-College, AK−0.10%95K
314Farmington, NM−0.12%120.8K
315Eugene-Springfield, OR−0.12%382.4K
316Mobile, AL−0.13%412.3K
317Memphis, TN-MS-AR−0.13%1.3M
318Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL−0.13%381.8K
319Rochester, NY−0.14%1.1M
320Cleveland, OH−0.14%2.2M
321Redding, CA−0.15%181.1K
322Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA−0.16%485.4K
323Springfield, OH−0.17%135K
324Syracuse, NY−0.17%655.2K
325Kahului-Wailuku, HI−0.17%163.8K
326Sumter, SC−0.17%104.8K
327Toledo, OH−0.18%601.4K
328Williamsport, PA−0.20%113.2K
329Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA−0.20%444.5K
330Michigan City-La Porte, IN−0.21%111.3K
331Pittsfield, MA−0.21%128.7K
332Youngstown-Warren, OH−0.21%426.1K
333Flint, MI−0.22%402.3K
334Walla Walla, WA−0.22%62.1K
335Chico, CA−0.23%208.3K
336Carson City, NV−0.23%58.1K
337Kankakee, IL−0.23%106.4K
338Salinas, CA−0.24%436.3K
339Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA−0.25%835.4K
340Peoria, IL−0.26%364.6K
341Paducah, KY-IL−0.26%102.4K
342Binghamton, NY−0.26%244K
343Pittsburgh, PA−0.26%2.4M
344Springfield, IL−0.26%206.3K
345Bay City, MI−0.27%102.7K
346Medford, OR−0.27%221.3K
347Utica-Rome, NY−0.28%287.9K
348Erie, PA−0.28%267.8K
349Enid, OK−0.28%62K
350Niles, MI−0.28%152.7K
351Saginaw, MI−0.29%187.7K
352Lima, OH−0.31%100.9K
353Glens Falls, NY−0.31%125.1K
354Texarkana, TX-AR−0.32%145.6K
355Urban Honolulu, HI−0.34%998.7K
356Columbus, GA-AL−0.37%324.3K
357Parkersburg-Vienna, WV−0.47%87.7K
358Albany, GA−0.48%145.5K
359Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA−0.49%12.9M
360Sandusky, OH−0.49%113.5K
361Altoona, PA−0.49%120.3K
362Minot, ND−0.51%75.9K
363San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA−0.52%4.6M
364Jackson, MS−0.52%606.2K
365St. Joseph, MO-KS−0.52%119.1K
366Monroe, LA−0.53%221.9K
367Johnstown, PA−0.59%130.1K
368Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH−0.59%366.9K
369Shreveport-Bossier City, LA−0.59%383.3K
370Alexandria, LA−0.63%148K
371Watertown-Fort Drum, NY−0.64%113.1K
372Wheeling, WV-OH−0.72%135.1K
373Decatur, IL−0.74%100.7K
374Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH−0.75%113.2K
375Elmira, NY−0.77%81.1K
376Beckley, WV−0.85%111K
377Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA−0.87%262.4K
378Napa, CA−0.87%132.7K
379Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA−0.94%199.2K
380Charleston, WV−0.95%202.1K
381New Orleans-Metairie, LA−0.99%966.2K
382Lake Charles, LA−1.1%243K

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