What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Texas?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (+13.9%), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+10.6%) and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (+10.3%) grew fastest among Texas metro areas between 2020 and 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 19 ranked Texas metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2020–25 | People added | Residents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | +13.9% | +320,773 | 2,620,945 |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | +10.6% | +809,741 | 8,477,157 |
| 3 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | +10.3% | +735,343 | 7,904,627 |
| 4 | Midland, TX | +9.7% | +17,158 | 193,139 |
| 5 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | +9.5% | +244,368 | 2,813,140 |
| 6 | Killeen-Temple, TX | +7.2% | +34,284 | 511,497 |
| 7 | College Station-Bryan, TX | +6.9% | +18,503 | 287,476 |
| 8 | Abilene, TX | +4.8% | +8,530 | 185,429 |
| 9 | Lubbock, TX | +4.6% | +16,288 | 368,431 |
| 10 | Waco, TX | +4.2% | +12,421 | 308,807 |
| 11 | Longview, TX | +3.8% | +10,903 | 297,315 |
| 12 | Amarillo, TX | +2.7% | +7,215 | 276,235 |
| 13 | Victoria, TX | +1.6% | +1,544 | 99,864 |
| 14 | El Paso, TX | +1.3% | +11,520 | 881,291 |
| 15 | Corpus Christi, TX | +1.1% | +4,868 | 451,191 |
| 16 | Wichita Falls, TX | +0.7% | +1,029 | 149,448 |
| 17 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | +0.5% | +2,053 | 399,310 |
| 18 | San Angelo, TX | +0.3% | +374 | 122,065 |
| 19 | Texarkana, TX-AR | −0.4% | −655 | 146,816 |
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. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
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 Texas is growing fastest?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: +13.9%, ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+10.6%) and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (+10.3%), of 19 Texas 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. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.