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Fastest-Growing Large U.S. Cities

Large cities with the strongest population growth from the 2020 estimates base to the July 1, 2025 Census estimate. This ranking is based only on verified population estimates and should be paired with the city-level data roadmap before making relocation decisions.

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City Rank 2025 population 2020 base Growth Signal
Port St. Lucie, Florida #86 268,062 204,826 +30.87% high growth
Cape Coral, Florida #98 236,264 194,004 +21.78% high growth
McKinney, Texas #99 236,001 195,331 +20.82% high growth
Frisco, Texas #97 236,955 200,531 +18.16% high growth
North Las Vegas, Nevada #73 296,653 259,479 +14.33% growing
Fort Worth, Texas #10 1,028,117 918,892 +11.89% growing
Henderson, Nevada #55 353,289 316,736 +11.54% growing
Miami, Florida #41 489,812 442,236 +10.76% growing
Charlotte, North Carolina #14 964,784 874,708 +10.30% growing
Huntsville, Alabama #100 233,627 214,989 +8.67% growing
Orlando, Florida #58 333,888 308,101 +8.37% growing
Raleigh, North Carolina #39 506,306 468,102 +8.16% growing
San Antonio, Texas #7 1,548,422 1,433,348 +8.03% growing
Durham, North Carolina #70 305,561 283,881 +7.64% growing
Reno, Nevada #78 283,621 264,151 +7.37% growing
Tampa, Florida #49 413,554 385,336 +7.32% growing
Gilbert, Arizona #75 287,285 267,875 +7.25% growing
Jacksonville, Florida #11 1,017,689 949,607 +7.17% growing
Seattle, Washington #18 784,777 737,103 +6.47% growing
Aurora, Colorado #50 410,053 386,255 +6.16% growing
Lubbock, Texas #84 273,071 257,240 +6.15% growing
Atlanta, Georgia #36 529,110 498,805 +6.08% growing
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #21 719,849 680,936 +5.71% growing
Laredo, Texas #85 269,515 255,212 +5.60% growing
Las Vegas, Nevada #24 679,817 645,774 +5.27% growing