Fastest-Growing USA Cities in 2026

Port St. Lucie, Florida is the fastest-growing large city in the USA, up 30.9% between April 2020 and July 1, 2025. San Antonio, Texas added the most people over the same period: 115,074.

#	City	State	Change since 2020	People added since 2020	Population (July 2025)	Population (April 2020)
1	Port St. Lucie	Florida	+30.9%	+63,236	268,062	204,826
2	Cape Coral	Florida	+21.8%	+42,260	236,264	194,004
3	McKinney	Texas	+20.8%	+40,670	236,001	195,331
4	Frisco	Texas	+18.2%	+36,424	236,955	200,531
5	North Las Vegas	Nevada	+14.3%	+37,174	296,653	259,479
6	Fort Worth	Texas	+11.9%	+109,225	1,028,117	918,892
7	Henderson	Nevada	+11.5%	+36,553	353,289	316,736
8	Miami	Florida	+10.8%	+47,576	489,812	442,236
9	Charlotte	North Carolina	+10.3%	+90,076	964,784	874,708
10	Huntsville	Alabama	+8.7%	+18,638	233,627	214,989
11	Orlando	Florida	+8.4%	+25,787	333,888	308,101
12	Raleigh	North Carolina	+8.2%	+38,204	506,306	468,102
13	San Antonio	Texas	+8.0%	+115,074	1,548,422	1,433,348
14	Durham	North Carolina	+7.6%	+21,680	305,561	283,881
15	Reno	Nevada	+7.4%	+19,470	283,621	264,151
16	Tampa	Florida	+7.3%	+28,218	413,554	385,336
17	Gilbert	Arizona	+7.2%	+19,410	287,285	267,875
18	Jacksonville	Florida	+7.2%	+68,082	1,017,689	949,607
19	Seattle	Washington	+6.5%	+47,674	784,777	737,103
20	Aurora	Colorado	+6.2%	+23,798	410,053	386,255
21	Lubbock	Texas	+6.2%	+15,831	273,071	257,240
22	Atlanta	Georgia	+6.1%	+30,305	529,110	498,805
23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	+5.7%	+38,913	719,849	680,936
24	Laredo	Texas	+5.6%	+14,303	269,515	255,212
25	Las Vegas	Nevada	+5.3%	+34,043	679,817	645,774
26	Glendale	Arizona	+4.9%	+12,201	260,572	248,371
27	Richmond	Virginia	+4.7%	+10,735	237,257	226,522
28	Austin	Texas	+4.6%	+44,481	1,002,632	958,151
29	Nashville-Davidson	Tennessee	+4.6%	+31,625	721,074	689,449
30	Bakersfield	California	+4.4%	+17,803	422,165	404,362
31	Fort Wayne	Indiana	+4.3%	+11,285	275,203	263,918
32	Houston	Texas	+4.2%	+97,666	2,397,315	2,299,649
33	Madison	Wisconsin	+4.2%	+11,593	286,233	274,640
34	Newark	New Jersey	+4.0%	+12,323	323,808	311,485
35	Irvine	California	+3.6%	+11,108	318,764	307,656
36	Phoenix	Arizona	+3.6%	+57,132	1,665,481	1,608,349
37	Columbus	Ohio	+3.6%	+32,181	938,396	906,215
38	Denver	Colorado	+3.5%	+25,104	740,613	715,509
39	Lincoln	Nebraska	+3.5%	+10,171	301,522	291,351
40	Jersey City	New Jersey	+3.2%	+9,271	302,013	292,742
41	Greensboro	North Carolina	+3.2%	+9,470	308,667	299,197
42	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	+3.1%	+7,722	257,271	249,549
43	Colorado Springs	Colorado	+3.1%	+14,780	494,743	479,963
44	Plano	Texas	+2.6%	+7,563	293,028	285,465
45	Kansas City	Missouri	+2.6%	+13,208	521,220	508,012
46	Fresno	California	+2.5%	+13,321	555,549	542,228
47	Chesapeake	Virginia	+2.4%	+6,081	255,332	249,251
48	Riverside	California	+2.4%	+7,587	323,057	315,470
49	Lexington-Fayette urban county	Kentucky	+2.2%	+7,188	329,751	322,563
50	Sacramento	California	+2.2%	+11,542	536,449	524,907
51	St. Petersburg	Florida	+2.2%	+5,675	264,033	258,358
52	Arlington	Texas	+2.0%	+7,747	402,134	394,387
53	Dallas	Texas	+1.9%	+25,150	1,329,491	1,304,341
54	Mesa	Arizona	+1.8%	+9,264	513,656	504,392
55	Santa Ana	California	+1.6%	+5,052	315,586	310,534
56	Louisville/Jefferson County	Kentucky	+1.6%	+10,061	641,962	631,901
57	San Diego	California	+1.6%	+21,625	1,406,106	1,384,481
58	Cincinnati	Ohio	+1.5%	+4,778	314,367	309,589
59	Indianapolis	Indiana	+1.5%	+13,469	901,116	887,647
60	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	+1.5%	+4,578	307,632	303,054
61	Detroit	Michigan	+1.5%	+9,561	649,095	639,534
62	Garland	Texas	+1.4%	+3,435	249,625	246,190
63	Stockton	California	+1.2%	+3,820	324,597	320,777
64	Boise City	Idaho	+1.1%	+2,707	238,429	235,722
65	Tucson	Arizona	+1.1%	+5,773	548,371	542,598
66	Chandler	Arizona	+1.0%	+2,657	278,748	276,091
67	Wichita	Kansas	+0.9%	+3,398	400,987	397,589
68	Tulsa	Oklahoma	+0.8%	+3,116	416,209	413,093
69	Scottsdale	Arizona	+0.7%	+1,680	243,006	241,326
70	El Paso	Texas	+0.6%	+4,080	683,012	678,932
71	Washington	District of Columbia	+0.6%	+4,101	693,645	689,544
72	Irving	Texas	+0.1%	+295	257,076	256,781
73	Minneapolis	Minnesota	+0.1%	+340	430,324	429,984
74	Chula Vista	California	+0.0%	+30	275,533	275,503
75	Oakland	California	-0.0%	-4	440,838	440,842
76	Corpus Christi	Texas	-0.3%	-843	317,247	318,090
77	Chicago	Illinois	-0.6%	-16,748	2,731,585	2,748,333
78	Omaha	Nebraska	-0.6%	-3,070	488,797	491,867
79	Los Angeles	California	-0.8%	-30,253	3,869,089	3,899,342
80	Boston	Massachusetts	-0.8%	-5,644	672,973	678,617
81	Virginia Beach	Virginia	-1.2%	-5,680	453,737	459,417
82	Buffalo	New York	-1.3%	-3,688	274,613	278,301
83	Albuquerque	New Mexico	-1.4%	-7,840	556,588	564,428
84	Anchorage	Alaska	-1.4%	-4,087	287,155	291,242
85	St. Paul	Minnesota	-1.5%	-4,819	306,684	311,503
86	Anaheim	California	-1.7%	-5,791	341,008	346,799
87	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	-1.8%	-29,519	1,574,281	1,603,800
88	San Jose	California	-2.3%	-23,507	989,814	1,013,321
89	Cleveland	Ohio	-2.4%	-9,027	363,608	372,635
90	New York	New York	-2.5%	-220,965	8,584,629	8,805,594
91	Honolulu	Hawaii	-2.6%	-9,125	341,868	350,993
92	Portland	Oregon	-2.7%	-17,357	635,109	652,466
93	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	-2.7%	-15,487	562,407	577,894
94	Baltimore	Maryland	-2.7%	-15,732	569,997	585,729
95	Toledo	Ohio	-2.8%	-7,458	263,423	270,881
96	Memphis	Tennessee	-3.0%	-18,863	609,647	628,510
97	Long Beach	California	-3.5%	-16,299	450,469	466,768
98	New Orleans	Louisiana	-5.7%	-21,975	362,154	384,129
99	San Francisco	California	-6.0%	-52,471	826,079	878,550
100	St. Louis	Missouri	-7.7%	-23,205	278,144	301,349

#	City	State	People added since 2020	Change since 2020	Population (July 2025)
1	San Antonio	Texas	+115,074	+8.0%	1,548,422
2	Fort Worth	Texas	+109,225	+11.9%	1,028,117
3	Houston	Texas	+97,666	+4.2%	2,397,315
4	Charlotte	North Carolina	+90,076	+10.3%	964,784
5	Jacksonville	Florida	+68,082	+7.2%	1,017,689
6	Port St. Lucie	Florida	+63,236	+30.9%	268,062
7	Phoenix	Arizona	+57,132	+3.6%	1,665,481
8	Seattle	Washington	+47,674	+6.5%	784,777
9	Miami	Florida	+47,576	+10.8%	489,812
10	Austin	Texas	+44,481	+4.6%	1,002,632
11	Cape Coral	Florida	+42,260	+21.8%	236,264
12	McKinney	Texas	+40,670	+20.8%	236,001
13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	+38,913	+5.7%	719,849
14	Raleigh	North Carolina	+38,204	+8.2%	506,306
15	North Las Vegas	Nevada	+37,174	+14.3%	296,653
16	Henderson	Nevada	+36,553	+11.5%	353,289
17	Frisco	Texas	+36,424	+18.2%	236,955
18	Las Vegas	Nevada	+34,043	+5.3%	679,817
19	Columbus	Ohio	+32,181	+3.6%	938,396
20	Nashville-Davidson	Tennessee	+31,625	+4.6%	721,074
21	Atlanta	Georgia	+30,305	+6.1%	529,110
22	Tampa	Florida	+28,218	+7.3%	413,554
23	Orlando	Florida	+25,787	+8.4%	333,888
24	Dallas	Texas	+25,150	+1.9%	1,329,491
25	Denver	Colorado	+25,104	+3.5%	740,613
26	Aurora	Colorado	+23,798	+6.2%	410,053
27	Durham	North Carolina	+21,680	+7.6%	305,561
28	San Diego	California	+21,625	+1.6%	1,406,106
29	Reno	Nevada	+19,470	+7.4%	283,621
30	Gilbert	Arizona	+19,410	+7.2%	287,285
31	Huntsville	Alabama	+18,638	+8.7%	233,627
32	Bakersfield	California	+17,803	+4.4%	422,165
33	Lubbock	Texas	+15,831	+6.2%	273,071
34	Colorado Springs	Colorado	+14,780	+3.1%	494,743
35	Laredo	Texas	+14,303	+5.6%	269,515
36	Indianapolis	Indiana	+13,469	+1.5%	901,116
37	Fresno	California	+13,321	+2.5%	555,549
38	Kansas City	Missouri	+13,208	+2.6%	521,220
39	Newark	New Jersey	+12,323	+4.0%	323,808
40	Glendale	Arizona	+12,201	+4.9%	260,572
41	Madison	Wisconsin	+11,593	+4.2%	286,233
42	Sacramento	California	+11,542	+2.2%	536,449
43	Fort Wayne	Indiana	+11,285	+4.3%	275,203
44	Irvine	California	+11,108	+3.6%	318,764
45	Richmond	Virginia	+10,735	+4.7%	237,257
46	Lincoln	Nebraska	+10,171	+3.5%	301,522
47	Louisville/Jefferson County	Kentucky	+10,061	+1.6%	641,962
48	Detroit	Michigan	+9,561	+1.5%	649,095
49	Greensboro	North Carolina	+9,470	+3.2%	308,667
50	Jersey City	New Jersey	+9,271	+3.2%	302,013
51	Mesa	Arizona	+9,264	+1.8%	513,656
52	Arlington	Texas	+7,747	+2.0%	402,134
53	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	+7,722	+3.1%	257,271
54	Riverside	California	+7,587	+2.4%	323,057
55	Plano	Texas	+7,563	+2.6%	293,028
56	Lexington-Fayette urban county	Kentucky	+7,188	+2.2%	329,751
57	Chesapeake	Virginia	+6,081	+2.4%	255,332
58	Tucson	Arizona	+5,773	+1.1%	548,371
59	St. Petersburg	Florida	+5,675	+2.2%	264,033
60	Santa Ana	California	+5,052	+1.6%	315,586
61	Cincinnati	Ohio	+4,778	+1.5%	314,367
62	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	+4,578	+1.5%	307,632
63	Washington	District of Columbia	+4,101	+0.6%	693,645
64	El Paso	Texas	+4,080	+0.6%	683,012
65	Stockton	California	+3,820	+1.2%	324,597
66	Garland	Texas	+3,435	+1.4%	249,625
67	Wichita	Kansas	+3,398	+0.9%	400,987
68	Tulsa	Oklahoma	+3,116	+0.8%	416,209
69	Boise City	Idaho	+2,707	+1.1%	238,429
70	Chandler	Arizona	+2,657	+1.0%	278,748
71	Scottsdale	Arizona	+1,680	+0.7%	243,006
72	Minneapolis	Minnesota	+340	+0.1%	430,324
73	Irving	Texas	+295	+0.1%	257,076
74	Chula Vista	California	+30	+0.0%	275,533
75	Oakland	California	-4	-0.0%	440,838
76	Corpus Christi	Texas	-843	-0.3%	317,247
77	Omaha	Nebraska	-3,070	-0.6%	488,797
78	Buffalo	New York	-3,688	-1.3%	274,613
79	Anchorage	Alaska	-4,087	-1.4%	287,155
80	St. Paul	Minnesota	-4,819	-1.5%	306,684
81	Boston	Massachusetts	-5,644	-0.8%	672,973
82	Virginia Beach	Virginia	-5,680	-1.2%	453,737
83	Anaheim	California	-5,791	-1.7%	341,008
84	Toledo	Ohio	-7,458	-2.8%	263,423
85	Albuquerque	New Mexico	-7,840	-1.4%	556,588
86	Cleveland	Ohio	-9,027	-2.4%	363,608
87	Honolulu	Hawaii	-9,125	-2.6%	341,868
88	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	-15,487	-2.7%	562,407
89	Baltimore	Maryland	-15,732	-2.7%	569,997
90	Long Beach	California	-16,299	-3.5%	450,469
91	Chicago	Illinois	-16,748	-0.6%	2,731,585
92	Portland	Oregon	-17,357	-2.7%	635,109
93	Memphis	Tennessee	-18,863	-3.0%	609,647
94	New Orleans	Louisiana	-21,975	-5.7%	362,154
95	St. Louis	Missouri	-23,205	-7.7%	278,144
96	San Jose	California	-23,507	-2.3%	989,814
97	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	-29,519	-1.8%	1,574,281
98	Los Angeles	California	-30,253	-0.8%	3,869,089
99	San Francisco	California	-52,471	-6.0%	826,079
100	New York	New York	-220,965	-2.5%	8,584,629

Data sources: US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026), compared with the April 1, 2020 census base. census.gov

Last updated May 14, 2026 Checked monthly, last checked October 3, 2026

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15 fastest-growing large USA cities (% change, 2020–2025)

Population change from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 among the 100 largest USA cities.

15 USA cities that added the most people since 2020

Residents gained between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2025.

States with the most fast-growing large cities

Number of the 100 largest USA cities that grew 5% or more between April 2020 and July 2025, by state.

USA City Growth: Key Facts

What is the fastest-growing large city in the USA?

Port St. Lucie, Florida, which grew 30.9% from 204,826 in April 2020 to 268,062 on July 1, 2025. Cape Coral (21.8%) and McKinney (20.8%) follow.

Which USA city added the most people since 2020?

San Antonio, Texas, with 115,074 new residents between April 2020 and July 1, 2025. Fort Worth added 109,225.

How many of the 100 largest USA cities are growing?

74 of the 100 largest USA cities grew between April 2020 and July 1, 2025.

Which large USA cities are losing people?

26 of the 100 lost people between April 2020 and July 1, 2025. The biggest drops: St. Louis (-7.7%), San Francisco (-6.0%), New Orleans (-5.7%), Long Beach (-3.5%), Memphis (-3.0%).

Which state has the most fast-growing large cities?

Florida, with 6 of the 20 fastest-growing large cities between April 2020 and July 1, 2025.

Among the 100 most populous USA cities. Population as of July 1, 2025, compared with the April 1, 2020 census base.

How we compiled this ranking

We take the 100 most populous incorporated cities in the 50 states and Washington, DC, using the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates.

Growth is the change from each city's April 2020 census base to July 2025, shown as a percentage and as the number of people added or lost. Smaller towns are left out because a few hundred new residents can produce very large percentages.

How often this page is updated

City population estimates are released once a year, usually in May. We rebuild this ranking when they come out and check the page monthly in between.