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The fastest growing American cities
The fastest growing / shrinking American towns and cities
Cumulative estimates of population change for incorporated places over 100,000
Ranked by percentage change: April 2000 to July 2006
2013 update:
The largest US cities (2013 Intro)
The largest US ciites (1-100)
The largest US cities (101-200)
The fastes growing US cities
The fastest shrinking US cities
Rank |
Town/City |
State |
Percentage
change |
1 |
McKinney |
Texas |
+97.6 |
2 |
Gilbert |
Arizona |
+73.9 |
3 |
North Las Vegas |
Nevada |
+71.1 |
4 |
Port St. Lucie |
Florida |
+61.9 |
5 |
Elk Grove |
California |
+59.3 |
6 |
Miramar |
Florida |
+48.7 |
7 |
Cape Coral |
Florida |
+47.8 |
8 |
Henderson |
Nevada |
+37.2 |
9 |
Chandler |
Arizona |
+35.9 |
10 |
Irvine |
California |
+34.6 |
11 |
Roseville |
California |
+34.0 |
12 |
Rancho Cucamonga |
California |
+33.6 |
13 |
Joliet |
Illinois |
+33.4 |
14 |
Denton |
Texas |
+32.9 |
15 |
Thornton |
Colorado |
+31.6 |
16 |
Fontana |
California |
+31.1 |
17 |
Peoria |
Arizona |
+30.4 |
18 |
Moreno Valley |
California |
+28.9 |
19 |
Bakersfield |
California |
+26.7 |
20 |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
+25.0 |
21 |
Olathe |
Kansas |
+23.2 |
22 |
Chula Vista |
California |
+22.6 |
23 |
Visalia |
California |
+22.5 |
24 |
Brownsville |
Texas |
+21.3 |
25 |
Laredo |
Texas |
+21.3 |
26 |
Grand Prairie |
Texas |
+21.0 |
27 |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
+20.7 |
28 |
Aurora |
Illinois |
+19.1 |
29 |
Stockton |
California |
+19.0 |
30 |
Palmdale |
California |
+18.8 |
31 |
McAllen |
Texas |
+18.8 |
32 |
Lancaster |
California |
+18.6 |
33 |
Corona |
California |
+17.5 |
34 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
+16.8 |
35 |
Killeen |
Texas |
+16.7 |
36 |
Cary |
North Carolina |
+16.6 |
37 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
+15.1 |
38 |
Riverside |
California |
+14.9 |
39 |
Plano |
Texas |
+14.9 |
40 |
Reno |
Nevada |
+14.8 |
41 |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
+14.5 |
42 |
Orlando |
Florida |
+14.5 |
43 |
Sioux Falls |
South Dakota |
+14.2 |
44 |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
+14.1 |
45 |
Glendale |
Arizona |
+12.7 |
46 |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
+12.6 |
47 |
Mesa |
Arizona |
+12.5 |
48 |
San Antonio |
Texas |
+11.8 |
49 |
Overland Park |
Kansas |
+11.6 |
50 |
Sacramento |
California |
+11.5 |
51 |
Miami |
Florida |
+11.5 |
52 |
Durham |
North Carolina |
+11.3 |
53 |
Athens-Clarke |
Georgia |
+11.3 |
54 |
Charlotte |
North Carolina |
+11.2 |
55 |
Santa Clarita |
California |
+11.1 |
56 |
Naperville |
Illinois |
+11.1 |
57 |
Antioch |
California |
+11.1 |
58 |
Salem |
Oregon |
+11.1 |
59 |
Carrollton |
Texas |
+11.0 |
60 |
Charleston |
South Carolina |
+10.7 |
61 |
Chesapeake |
Virginia |
+10.7 |
62 |
Vancouver |
Washington |
+10.6 |
63 |
Arlington |
Texas |
+10.2 |
64 |
West Valley |
Utah |
+10.1 |
65 |
Aurora |
Colorado |
+10.0 |
66 |
Ontario |
California |
+9.7 |
67 |
Tampa |
Florida |
+9.7 |
68 |
Clarksville |
Tennessee |
+9.3 |
69 |
Billings |
Montana |
+9.2 |
70 |
Pembroke Pines |
Florida |
+9.1 |
71 |
Coral Springs |
Florida |
+9.1 |
72 |
Fairfield |
California |
+9.1 |
73 |
Modesto |
California |
+9.0 |
74 |
Simi Valley |
California |
+8.9 |
75 |
Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
+8.9 |
76 |
Fresno |
California |
+8.8 |
77 |
Houston |
Texas |
+8.8 |
78 |
Fort Collins |
Colorado |
+8.7 |
79 |
El Paso |
Texas |
+8.1 |
80 |
Oxnard |
California |
+8.1 |
81 |
Provo |
Utah |
+8.0 |
82 |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
+8.0 |
83 |
Elgin |
Illinois |
+7.6 |
84 |
Austin |
Texas |
+7.6 |
85 |
Pasadena |
California |
+7.6 |
86 |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
+7.2 |
87 |
Anchorag |
Alaska |
+7.1 |
88 |
San Bernardino |
California |
+7.0 |
89 |
Tempe |
Arizona |
+7.0 |
90 |
Midland |
Texas |
+6.9 |
91 |
Amarillo |
Texas |
+6.9 |
92 |
Alexandria |
Virginia |
+6.8 |
93 |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
+6.8 |
94 |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
+6.5 |
95 |
Tucson |
Arizona |
+6.5 |
96 |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
+6.2 |
97 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
+6.2 |
98 |
Lubbock |
Texas |
+6.2 |
99 |
El Monte |
California |
+6.2 |
100 |
Waco |
Texas |
+6.2 |
101 |
Thousand Oaks |
California |
+6.2 |
102 |
Santa Clara |
California |
+6.0 |
103 |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina |
+6.0 |
104 |
Eugene |
Oregon |
+5.6 |
105 |
Mesquite |
Texas |
+5.6 |
106 |
Huntsville |
Alabama |
+5.5 |
107 |
Arlington CDP |
Virginia |
+5.5 |
108 |
Fullerton |
California |
+5.3 |
109 |
Bellevue |
Washington |
+5.1 |
110 |
Westminster |
Colorado |
+4.7 |
111 |
Elizabeth |
New Jersey |
+4.7 |
112 |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
+4.6 |
113 |
Hollywood |
Florida |
+4.6 |
114 |
Springfield |
Illinois |
+4.5 |
115 |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
+4.4 |
116 |
Pomona |
California |
+4.3 |
117 |
Orange |
California |
+4.2 |
118 |
Los Angeles |
California |
+4.2 |
119 |
Pompano Beach |
Florida |
+4.2 |
120 |
Knoxville |
Tennessee |
+4.0 |
121 |
Burbank |
California |
+4.0 |
122 |
Santa Rosa |
California |
+3.9 |
123 |
Lexington-Fayette |
Kentucky |
+3.9 |
124 |
San Jose |
California |
+3.9 |
125 |
Dallas |
Texas |
+3.7 |
126 |
Columbia |
South Carolina |
+3.4 |
127 |
Seattle |
Washington |
+3.4 |
128 |
Torrance |
California |
+3.4 |
129 |
Newark |
New Jersey |
+3.3 |
130 |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
+3.1 |
131 |
San Buenaventura |
California |
+3.1 |
132 |
Columbus |
Ohio |
+3.0 |
133 |
Oceanside |
California |
+3.0 |
134 |
Richmond |
California |
+2.9 |
135 |
Sterling Heights |
Michigan |
+2.8 |
136 |
Corpus Christi |
Texas |
+2.8 |
137 |
San Diego |
California |
+2.7 |
138 |
Rockford |
Illinois |
+2.6 |
139 |
New York City |
New York |
+2.6 |
140 |
West Covina |
California |
+2.5 |
141 |
Huntington Beach |
California |
+2.5 |
142 |
Cedar Rapids |
Iowa |
+2.4 |
143 |
Virginia Beach |
Virginia |
+2.4 |
144 |
Denver |
Colorado |
+2.4 |
145 |
Arvada |
Colorado |
+2.4 |
146 |
Long Beach |
California |
+2.4 |
147 |
Manchester |
New Hampshire |
+2.3 |
148 |
Irving |
Texas |
+2.3 |
149 |
Glendale |
California |
+2.3 |
150 |
Pasadena |
Texas |
+2.2 |
151 |
Inglewood |
California |
+2.1 |
152 |
Downey |
California |
+1.9 |
153 |
Boise |
Idaho |
+1.9 |
154 |
Stamford |
Connecticut |
+1.9 |
155 |
Wichita |
Kansas |
+1.8 |
156 |
Lafayette |
Louisiana |
+1.7 |
157 |
Anaheim |
California |
+1.7 |
158 |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
+1.7 |
159 |
Worcester |
Massachusetts |
+1.6 |
160 |
Pueblo |
Colorado |
+1.6 |
161 |
Honolulu CDP |
Hawaii |
+1.5 |
162 |
Tacoma |
Washington |
+1.5 |
163 |
Portland |
Oregon |
+1.5 |
164 |
Salinas |
California |
+1.5 |
165 |
Kansas |
Missouri |
+1.3 |
166 |
Columbus |
Georgia |
+1.3 |
167 |
Nashville-Davidson |
Tennessee |
+1.2 |
168 |
Garland |
Texas |
+1.0 |
169 |
Yonkers |
New York |
+0.9 |
170 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
+0.9 |
171 |
Norwalk |
California |
+0.9 |
172 |
Portsmouth |
Virginia |
+0.8 |
173 |
Jersey |
New Jersey |
+0.7 |
174 |
Little Rock |
Arkansas |
+0.7 |
175 |
Garden Grove |
California |
+0.7 |
176 |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
+0.7 |
177 |
Allen |
Pennsylvania |
+0.6 |
178 |
Santa Ana |
California |
+0.6 |
179 |
Louisville/Jefferson |
Kentucky |
+0.6 |
180 |
Spokane |
Washington |
+0.6 |
181 |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
+0.5 |
182 |
Hayward |
California |
+0.4 |
183 |
Hartford |
Connecticut |
+0.3 |
184 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
+0.3 |
185 |
Costa Mesa |
California |
+0.3 |
186 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
+0.3 |
187 |
Concord |
California |
+0.3 |
188 |
New Haven |
Connecticut |
+0.2 |
189 |
Montgomery |
Alabama |
+0.1 |
190 |
Peoria |
Illinois |
+0.1 |
191 |
Vallejo |
California |
+0.1 |
192 |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
+0.1 |
193 |
Waterbury |
Connecticut |
-0.0 |
194 |
St. Petersburg |
Florida |
-0.1 |
195 |
Escondido |
California |
-0.2 |
196 |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
-0.3 |
197 |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
-0.3 |
198 |
Paterson |
New Jersey |
-0.3 |
199 |
Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
-0.6 |
200 |
Springfield |
Massachusetts |
-0.6 |
201 |
Oakland |
California |
-0.6 |
202 |
Chattanooga |
Tennessee |
-0.7 |
203 |
Topeka |
Kansas |
-0.8 |
204 |
Springfield |
Missouri |
-0.8 |
205 |
Fremont |
California |
-0.8 |
206 |
Hampton |
Virginia |
-1.0 |
207 |
Sunnyvale |
California |
-1.0 |
208 |
Abilene |
Texas |
-1.0 |
209 |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
-1.0 |
210 |
Berkeley |
California |
-1.2 |
211 |
Bridgeport |
Connecticut |
-1.2 |
212 |
Newport News |
Virginia |
-1.3 |
213 |
Clearwater |
Florida |
-1.6 |
214 |
Erie |
Pennsylvania |
-1.6 |
215 |
Salt Lake |
Utah |
-1.6 |
216 |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
-1.8 |
217 |
Lowell |
Massachusetts |
-1.8 |
218 |
Kansas |
Kansas |
-2.1 |
219 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
-2.2 |
220 |
Norfolk |
Virginia |
-2.3 |
221 |
Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
-2.4 |
222 |
Grand Rapids |
Michigan |
-2.4 |
223 |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
-2.5 |
224 |
Gainesville |
Florida |
-2.5 |
225 |
Daly |
California |
-2.5 |
226 |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
-2.6 |
227 |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
-2.6 |
228 |
Richmond |
Virginia |
-2.6 |
229 |
Warren |
Michigan |
-2.6 |
230 |
Augusta-Richmond |
Georgia |
-3.0 |
231 |
Lakewood |
Colorado |
-3.0 |
232 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
-3.0 |
233 |
Mobile |
Alabama |
-3.2 |
234 |
South Bend |
Indiana |
-3.2 |
235 |
Beaumont |
Texas |
-3.4 |
236 |
Akron |
Ohio |
-3.4 |
237 |
Independence |
Missouri |
-3.4 |
238 |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
-4.0 |
239 |
Syracuse |
New York |
-4.0 |
240 |
Fayetteville |
North Carolina |
-4.0 |
241 |
Hialeah |
Florida |
-4.1 |
242 |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
-4.1 |
243 |
Savannah |
Georgia |
-4.2 |
244 |
San Francisco |
California |
-4.2 |
245 |
Lansing |
Michigan |
-4.3 |
246 |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
-4.6 |
247 |
St. Paul |
Minnesota |
-4.6 |
248 |
Evansville |
Indiana |
-4.8 |
249 |
Toledo |
Ohio |
-4.9 |
250 |
Rochester |
New York |
-5.3 |
251 |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
-5.4 |
252 |
Buffalo |
New York |
-5.7 |
253 |
Dayton |
Ohio |
-5.7 |
254 |
Flint |
Michigan |
-6.3 |
255 |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
-6.5 |
256 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
-6.9 |
257 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
-8.4 |
258 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
-53.9 |
Source: US Census Bureau
On other pages:
| USA Census 2010 | Introduction to largest US cities | Largest US cities 1 to 100 | Largest US cities 101 to 200 | Fastest growing US cities | The 25 largest US cities (2007 | Historical ranking of America's largest cities | The fastest growing / shrinking US cities (2007) | Largest cities in US states |
THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR MAYORS 2010
Introduction
Cities by size: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 550 |
Cities in alphabetical order: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Cities by countries: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
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