The 15 Fastest-Growing Cities in the U.S.

When it comes to the most populous cities in the United States, Texas Five of the top 15 cities include: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth. The Lone Star State has an impressive presence on the list of fastest growing cities as well, but the cities themselves are not the same.

Georgetown tops the list with a 10.5 percent population increase between July 2020 and July 2021, according to data released last month by the Institute for Environmental Studies. US Census Bureau. (Only cities with a population of at least 50,000 are included in this breakdown.) As of July 2021, an estimated 75,420 people live in Georgetown, and at its rate of expansion, that number could double before 2028. Leander, the runner-up, is slightly smaller than Georgetown in population size and growth rate: 67,124 and 10.1 percent, respectively. Another Texas city in the top 15 is New Braunfels, a city northeast of San Antonio with a population of about 99,000 and a growth rate of 8.3 percent.

Two other states also had three cities in the top 15. Fort Myers, North Port and Port St. Lucie, Florida, ranked sixth, ninth and twelfth, respectively. Idaho Meridian, Caldwell and Nampa swept the final three spots. Five Arizona megacities are gathering new residents in large numbers: Queen Creek, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Maricopa and Goodyear. It appears to be the Grand Canyon State attract More settlers were from California than from any other state.

The South and West have become hotspots of migration for many people ReasonsOne is simply that it offers more space than crowded urban areas elsewhere in the country. Taxes may also play a role: Texas and Florida have no income taxes, and Arizona’s tax rates are modest. Mild winter weather doesn’t hurt either.

Check out the top 15 growing cities below — complete with population size as of July 2021 and growth percentage — and learn more from the Census Bureau report here.

1. Georgetown, Texas (75,420) // 10.5 percent
2. Leander, Texas (67124) // 10.1 percent
3. Queen Creek, AZ (66346) // 8.9 percent
4. Buckeye, AZ (101315) // 8.6 percent
5. New Braunfels, Texas (98857) // 8.3 percent
6. Fort Myers, FL (92245) // 6.8 percent
7. Casa Grande, Arizona (57699) // 6.2 percent
8. Maricopa, Arizona (62720) // 6.1 percent
9. North Port, FL (80,021) // 5.5 percent
10. Spring Hill, Tennessee (53339) // 5.4 percent
10. Goodyear, Arizona (101.733) // 5.4
11. Port St. Lucie, FL (217,523) // 5.2 percent
11. Meridian, Idaho (125,963) // 5.2 percent
11. Caldwell, Idaho (63, 629) // 5.2 percent
12. Nampa, Idaho (106,186) // 5.0 percent