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Citimeter Rankings

Fastest-Growing Cities in the United States

U.S. metropolitan areas ranked by percentage population change from 2020 to 2024.

100
Metros ranked
Lakeland–Winter Haven
#1 ranked
+17.63%
Growth 2020–24 (#1)
RankMetropolitan AreaGrowth 2020–24
1 Lakeland–Winter HavenFL +17.63%
2 Provo–Orem–LehiUT +13.31%
3 Cape Coral–Fort MyersFL +13.16%
4 North Port–Bradenton–SarasotaFL +12.14%
5 Austin–Round Rock–San MarcosTX +11.70%
6 Fayetteville–Springdale–RogersAR +10.77%
7 Boise CityID +10.61%
8 Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond BeachFL +10.55%
9 Raleigh–CaryNC +10.47%
10 Orlando–Kissimmee–SanfordFL +9.99%
11 JacksonvilleFL +9.63%
12 Dallas–Fort Worth–ArlingtonTX +9.25%
13 Houston–Pasadena–The WoodlandsTX +9.04%
14 Charleston–North CharlestonSC +8.79%
15 Palm Bay–Melbourne–TitusvilleFL +8.55%
16 Charlotte–Concord–GastoniaNC-SC +8.38%
17 San Antonio–New BraunfelsTX +8.01%
18 Tampa–St. Petersburg–ClearwaterFL +7.85%
19 Greenville–Anderson–GreerSC +7.38%
20 Phoenix–Mesa–ChandlerAZ +7.04%
21 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–FranklinTN +6.76%
22 Des Moines–West Des MoinesIA +6.26%
23 KnoxvilleTN +6.01%
24 Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las VegasNV +5.89%
25 Durham–Chapel HillNC +5.37%
26 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm BeachFL +5.21%
27 Oklahoma CityOK +5.06%
27 McAllen–Edinburg–MissionTX +5.06%
29 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–RoswellGA +5.02%
30 ColumbiaSC +4.91%
31 OgdenUT +4.78%
32 Stockton–LodiCA +4.73%
33 ChattanoogaTN-GA +4.51%
34 TulsaOK +4.38%
35 Winston-SalemNC +4.32%
36 RichmondVA +4.24%
37 Augusta-Richmond CountyGA-SC +4.22%
38 Indianapolis–Carmel–GreenwoodIN +4.08%
39 ColumbusOH +4.04%
40 Harrisburg–CarlislePA +4.00%
41 MadisonWI +3.94%
42 TucsonAZ +3.52%
43 OmahaNE-IA +3.45%
44 Salt Lake City–MurrayUT +3.40%
45 Spokane–Spokane ValleyWA +3.27%
46 Seattle–Tacoma–BellevueWA +3.15%
47 Riverside–San Bernardino–OntarioCA +3.14%
48 Greensboro–High PointNC +3.11%
49 Denver–Aurora–CentennialCO +2.99%
50 Colorado SpringsCO +2.98%
51 Allentown–Bethlehem–EastonPA-NJ +2.85%
52 Little Rock–North Little Rock–ConwayAR +2.84%
53 Kansas CityMO-KS +2.81%
54 Bridgeport–Stamford–DanburyCT +2.78%
55 Sacramento–Roseville–FolsomCA +2.74%
56 Washington–Arlington–AlexandriaDC-VA-MD-WV +2.52%
57 Grand Rapids–Wyoming–KentwoodMI +2.51%
58 CincinnatiOH-KY-IN +2.36%
59 Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY-IN +2.35%
60 WorcesterMA +2.22%
61 FresnoCA +2.12%
62 WichitaKS +2.10%
63 Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–NewburghNY +2.08%
64 Minneapolis–St. Paul–BloomingtonMN-WI +1.83%
65 Boston–Cambridge–NewtonMA-NH +1.70%
66 Hartford–West Hartford–East HartfordCT +1.61%
67 Albany–Schenectady–TroyNY +1.58%
68 Bakersfield–DelanoCA +1.46%
69 Providence–WarwickRI-MA +1.45%
70 Baton RougeLA +1.39%
71 Philadelphia–Camden–WilmingtonPA-NJ-DE-MD +1.37%
72 El PasoTX +1.21%
73 New HavenCT +1.09%
74 AlbuquerqueNM +1.07%
75 BirminghamAL +1.01%
76 Portland–Vancouver–HillsboroOR-WA +1.00%
77 Dayton–Kettering–BeavercreekOH +0.94%
78 Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport NewsVA-NC +0.80%
79 Baltimore–Columbia–TowsonMD +0.51%
80 Detroit–Warren–DearbornMI +0.19%
81 San Diego–Chula Vista–CarlsbadCA +0.01%
82 AkronOH 0.00%
83 Milwaukee–WaukeshaWI -0.02%
84 San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa ClaraCA -0.25%
85 St. LouisMO-IL -0.30%
86 Chicago–Naperville–ElginIL-IN -0.43%
87 MemphisTN-MS-AR -0.45%
88 Buffalo–CheektowagaNY -0.58%
89 ClevelandOH -0.64%
90 New York–Newark–Jersey CityNY-NJ -0.71%
91 RochesterNY -0.76%
92 ToledoOH -0.80%
93 Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–VenturaCA -1.00%
94 SyracuseNY -1.04%
95 PittsburghPA -1.10%
96 Urban HonoluluHI -1.75%
97 Los Angeles–Long Beach–AnaheimCA -2.07%
98 San Francisco–Oakland–FremontCA -2.12%
99 JacksonMS -2.22%
100 New Orleans–MetairieLA -4.07%
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