Population change since the 2020 Census, from the Census Bureau's own estimates; fastest growth first.
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Fastest-Growing Cities Since 2020, Daytona Beach, Florida Leads (2026)
Daytona Beach, Florida is the fastest-growing of the 105 US cities we rank, with population up 23.6% since 2020 (Census, 2020-2025). Cape Coral, Florida is next, with population up 21.8% since 2020.
By The Honest Local · 105 cities · every value links to its public source
23.6%Daytona Beach, Florida leads on the list, the highest reading of 105 cities
The top five cities
No. 1Daytona Beach, Florida23.6%population growth since 2020
No. 2Cape Coral, Florida21.8%population growth since 2020
No. 3Fayetteville, Arkansas13.1%population growth since 2020
No. 4Lakeland, Florida11.5%population growth since 2020
No. 5Miami, Florida10.8%population growth since 2020
Fastest-Growing Cities Since 2020 on the map
Fastest-growing cities and states since 2020, cities
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Fastest-Growing Cities Since 2020, all 105
The full ranking
| Place | population growth since 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona Beach, Florida | 23.6% |
| 2 | Cape Coral, Florida | 21.8% |
| 3 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 13.1% |
| 4 | Lakeland, Florida | 11.5% |
| 5 | Miami, Floridabig city | 10.8% |
| 6 | Charlotte, North Carolinabig city | 10.3% |
| 7 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 9.4% |
| 8 | Huntsville, Alabama | 8.7% |
| 9 | Orlando, Floridabig city | 8.4% |
| 10 | Raleigh, North Carolinabig city | 8.2% |
| 11 | San Antonio, Texasbig city | 8.0% |
| 12 | Durham, North Carolinabig city | 7.6% |
| 13 | Columbia, South Carolina | 7.5% |
| 14 | Reno, Nevadabig city | 7.4% |
| 15 | Tampa, Floridabig city | 7.3% |
| 16 | Jacksonville, Floridabig city | 7.2% |
| 17 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 6.9% |
| 18 | Sarasota, Florida | 6.6% |
| 19 | Seattle, Washingtonbig city | 6.5% |
| 20 | Atlanta, Georgiabig city | 6.1% |
| 21 | Knoxville, Tennessee | 6.0% |
| 22 | McAllen, Texas | 5.9% |
| 23 | Greenville, South Carolina | 5.9% |
| 24 | Charleston, South Carolina | 5.8% |
| 25 | Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city | 5.7% |
| 26 | Las Vegas, Nevadabig city | 5.3% |
| 27 | Richmond, Virginia | 4.7% |
| 28 | Austin, Texasbig city | 4.6% |
| 29 | Vancouver, Washington | 4.6% |
| 30 | Nashville, Tennesseebig city | 4.6% |
| 31 | Bakersfield, Californiabig city | 4.4% |
| 32 | Houston, Texasbig city | 4.2% |
| 33 | Madison, Wisconsinbig city | 4.2% |
| 34 | Worcester, Massachusetts | 3.6% |
| 35 | Phoenix, Arizonabig city | 3.6% |
| 36 | New Haven, Connecticut | 3.6% |
| 37 | Columbus, Ohiobig city | 3.6% |
| 38 | Denver, Coloradobig city | 3.5% |
| 39 | Greensboro, North Carolinabig city | 3.2% |
| 40 | Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city | 3.1% |
| 41 | Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city | 3.1% |
| 42 | Poughkeepsie, New York | 2.9% |
| 43 | Melbourne, Florida | 2.8% |
| 44 | Kansas City, Missouribig city | 2.6% |
| 45 | Albany, New York | 2.6% |
| 46 | Ogden, Utah | 2.5% |
| 47 | Fresno, Californiabig city | 2.5% |
| 48 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 2.5% |
| 49 | Riverside, Californiabig city | 2.4% |
| 50 | Providence, Rhode Island | 2.3% |
| 51 | Portland, Maine | 2.2% |
| 52 | Sacramento, Californiabig city | 2.2% |
| 53 | Dallas, Texasbig city | 1.9% |
| 54 | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1.9% |
| 55 | Louisville, Kentuckybig city | 1.6% |
| 56 | San Diego, Californiabig city | 1.6% |
| 57 | Cincinnati, Ohiobig city | 1.5% |
| 58 | Indianapolis, Indianabig city | 1.5% |
| 59 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city | 1.5% |
| 60 | Detroit, Michiganbig city | 1.5% |
| 61 | Stockton, Californiabig city | 1.2% |
| 62 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1.2% |
| 63 | Boise, Idaho | 1.1% |
| 64 | Savannah, Georgia | 1.1% |
| 65 | Tucson, Arizonabig city | 1.1% |
| 66 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 0.9% |
| 67 | Wichita, Kansasbig city | 0.9% |
| 68 | Spokane, Washington | 0.8% |
| 69 | Tulsa, Oklahomabig city | 0.8% |
| 70 | El Paso, Texasbig city | 0.6% |
| 71 | Washington, DCbig city | 0.6% |
| 72 | Hartford, Connecticut | 0.3% |
| 73 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.1% |
| 74 | Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city | 0.1% |
| 75 | Akron, Ohio | -0.4% |
| 76 | Provo, Utah | -0.6% |
| 77 | Chicago, Illinoisbig city | -0.6% |
| 78 | Omaha, Nebraskabig city | -0.6% |
| 79 | Dayton, Ohio | -0.7% |
| 80 | Los Angeles, Californiabig city | -0.8% |
| 81 | Boston, Massachusettsbig city | -0.8% |
| 82 | Des Moines, Iowa | -0.9% |
| 83 | Oxnard, California | -1.2% |
| 84 | Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city | -1.2% |
| 85 | Asheville, North Carolina | -1.3% |
| 86 | Buffalo, New Yorkbig city | -1.3% |
| 87 | Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city | -1.4% |
| 88 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | -1.7% |
| 89 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city | -1.8% |
| 90 | Birmingham, Alabama | -2.3% |
| 91 | San Jose, Californiabig city | -2.3% |
| 92 | Rochester, New York | -2.4% |
| 93 | Cleveland, Ohiobig city | -2.4% |
| 94 | Syracuse, New York | -2.5% |
| 95 | New York, New Yorkbig city | -2.5% |
| 96 | Honolulu, Hawaiibig city | -2.6% |
| 97 | Portland, Oregonbig city | -2.7% |
| 98 | Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city | -2.7% |
| 99 | Baltimore, Marylandbig city | -2.7% |
| 100 | Toledo, Ohiobig city | -2.8% |
| 101 | Memphis, Tennesseebig city | -3.0% |
| 102 | New Orleans, Louisianabig city | -5.7% |
| 103 | San Francisco, Californiabig city | -6.0% |
| 104 | St. Louis, Missouribig city | -7.7% |
| 105 | Jackson, Mississippi | -8.1% |
Sources and method
How we got this. Population growth comes from tape_readings, which src/tape/population.ts reads from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 Population Estimates: the July 2024 estimate against the April 2020 Census base, in percent. Cities and states each rank on their own list, fastest growth first. It refreshes annual.
Rankings by The Honest Local from public data, one page per list, refreshed on each source’s own cycle. Places with no reading are left out rather than estimated. Every value on this page carries its source in the page’s structured data.
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