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What are the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S.?

Port St. Lucie, FL (+16.0%), Wilmington, NC (+15.9%) and Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (+15.7%) grew fastest among the U.S. metro areas between 2020 and 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Top 100 U.S. metro areas by population growth

U.S. metro areas ranked by population growth
RankMetro areaChange 2020–25People addedResidents 2025
1Port St. Lucie, FL+16.0%+78,612568,721
2Wilmington, NC+15.9%+67,574492,772
3Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL+15.7%+31,299231,174
4Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT+14.5%+98,029773,426
5Spartanburg, SC+14.3%+51,113407,656
6Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX+13.9%+320,7732,620,945
7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL+13.2%+110,274948,158
8Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR+13.1%+72,269622,177
9Hinesville, GA+12.6%+10,28491,870
10Raleigh-Cary, NC+12.6%+178,3381,595,720
11Huntsville, AL+12.5%+61,736556,444
12Boise City, ID+12.2%+94,049864,243
13Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC+12.0%+25,994242,966
14Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL+11.2%+75,111746,933
15Jacksonville, FL+10.7%+172,4781,785,500
16Charleston-North Charleston, SC+10.7%+85,795889,263
17Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX+10.6%+809,7418,477,157
18Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL+10.3%+277,2422,957,672
19Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX+10.3%+735,3437,904,627
20Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC+10.1%+270,4882,938,830
21Idaho Falls, ID+9.8%+15,460173,851
22Midland, TX+9.7%+17,158193,139
23San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX+9.5%+244,3682,813,140
24Bowling Green, KY+9.5%+17,107197,180
25Sioux Falls, SD-MN+9.5%+27,260314,638
26Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL+9.4%+27,117315,098
27Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC+9.0%+83,3521,014,101
28Logan, UT-ID+8.8%+12,969160,889
29Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+8.7%+175,5792,197,416
30Clarksville, TN-KY+8.4%+27,178349,001
31Warner Robins, GA+8.2%+15,707208,091
32Savannah, GA+8.1%+32,973438,314
33Twin Falls, ID+8.1%+9,267123,901
34Morristown, TN+7.9%+9,417128,867
35Helena, MT+7.7%+6,97197,153
36Fargo, ND-MN+7.7%+19,273269,528
37Durham-Chapel Hill, NC+7.5%+43,425625,485
38Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ+7.3%+353,6825,228,938
39Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL+7.2%+231,0643,418,895
40Killeen-Temple, TX+7.2%+34,284511,497
41Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV+7.1%+20,802315,280
42Auburn-Opelika, AL+7.1%+13,711208,013
43Bend, OR+7.0%+17,400266,376
44College Station-Bryan, TX+6.9%+18,503287,476
45Knoxville, TN+6.8%+62,062968,137
46Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA+6.7%+47,342758,539
47Winchester, VA-WV+6.5%+9,352152,332
48Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL+6.5%+33,378544,949
49Kennewick-Richland, WA+6.5%+19,789324,334
50Rapid City, SD+6.2%+9,134156,934
51Cleveland, TN+6.1%+7,667134,057
52Columbia, SC+6.0%+49,667879,918
53Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA+5.9%+361,4126,482,182
54Oklahoma City, OK+5.8%+82,7941,512,813
55Richmond, VA+5.5%+72,6551,389,338
56Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN+5.4%+112,9122,205,695
57Gainesville, FL+5.4%+18,314359,036
58Winston-Salem, NC+5.3%+35,835712,206
59Chattanooga, TN-GA+5.3%+29,899594,530
60Ogden, UT+5.3%+33,644672,784
61Springfield, MO+5.1%+24,315500,694
62Tulsa, OK+5.1%+51,9241,069,273
63Reno, NV+5.0%+27,434578,734
64Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA+5.0%+6,079128,414
65Abilene, TX+4.8%+8,530185,429
66Billings, MT+4.8%+8,886193,603
67Missoula, MT+4.7%+5,794128,698
68Columbus, OH+4.7%+100,0452,242,028
69Lubbock, TX+4.6%+16,288368,431
70Portland-South Portland, ME+4.5%+25,044577,635
71Bismarck, ND+4.5%+5,967139,750
72Brunswick-St. Simons, GA+4.4%+5,018118,524
73Johnson City, TN+4.3%+8,941216,416
74Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL+4.2%+257,9136,391,072
75Omaha, NE-IA+4.2%+40,6821,009,836
76Waco, TX+4.2%+12,421308,807
77Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA+4.2%+24,652617,427
78Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO+4.1%+121,9383,092,037
79Greensboro-High Point, NC+4.1%+31,617805,945
80Madison, WI+4.1%+27,781709,685
81Iowa City, IA+4.0%+7,104182,711
82Joplin, MO-KS+3.9%+7,906208,796
83Fort Wayne, IN+3.9%+17,653466,258
84Athens-Clarke County, GA+3.9%+8,414224,148
85Columbia, MO+3.9%+8,205219,062
86Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR+3.8%+28,618777,607
87Salt Lake City-Murray, UT+3.8%+48,0191,308,377
88Longview, TX+3.8%+10,903297,315
89Lafayette, LA+3.8%+15,523423,758
90Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT+3.7%+35,079978,179
91Asheville, NC+3.6%+14,786422,345
92Jonesboro, AR+3.6%+4,863139,440
93Dalton, GA+3.5%+5,033147,819
94Gulfport-Biloxi, MS+3.5%+14,681431,329
95Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA+3.5%+161,3614,769,007
96Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL+3.5%+5,271156,609
97Harrisonburg, VA+3.5%+4,677140,155
98Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA+3.5%+20,283608,012
99Kansas City, MO-KS+3.4%+75,4412,270,682
100Lexington-Fayette, KY+3.4%+17,743535,174

How this is ranked

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in the U.S. is growing fastest?

Port St. Lucie, FL: +16.0%, ahead of Wilmington, NC (+15.9%) and Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (+15.7%), of 236 U.S. metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked.

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