Six of nation’s 15 fastest-growing cities are in Texas, data show. Can you name them?
The South continues to grow in population faster than any other region in the U.S., and nowhere is that truer than Texas, brand new Census Bureau data show.
Of the 15 fastest-growing cities with 50,000 people or more, 10 are Southern, and six reside in the Lone Star State.
At the very top is Frisco, Texas. Since the last census in 2010, Frisco’s population increased 71.1%, according to the bureau.
For comparison, the runner-up Buckeye, Arizona, grew 56.6%.
New Braunfels, Texas, was right behind at 56.4%, rounding out the top three most rapidly exploding population centers in the country.
Other Texas metros to make it on the list are McKinney, Cedar Park, Conroe and Round Rock.
The full list is as follows:
1. Frisco, TX (71.1%)
2. Buckeye, AZ (56.6%)
3. New Braunfels, TX (56.4%)
4. McKinney, TX (51.9%)
5. South Jordan, Utah (51.8%)
6. Meridian, ID (48.3%)
7. Cedar Park, TX (44.2%)
8. Fort Myers, FL (39.8%)
9. Conroe, TX (39.3%)
10. Irvine, California (35.5%)
11. Murfreesboro, TN(34.6%)
12. Mount Pleasant, SC (34.1%)
13. Round Rock, TX (33.3%)
14. Goodyear, AZ (33.1%)
15. Franklin, TN (32.8%)
While the six Texas cities listed are the fastest-growing in the state, other cities experienced greater total growth overall — to the point that they are “among those that have added the most people this decade,” according to the Census Bureau.
Five of the nation’s largest cities are in Texas, starting with Houston at No. 4, then No. 7 San Antonio, No. 9 Dallas, No. 11 Austin and No. 13 Forth Worth.
Taken together, Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio added 933,600 people, from 2010 to 2019.
“This equals 39.5% of the roughly 2.4 million increase by the top 15 numeric gainers.”
From 2018 to 2019, the three cities that grew the most in terms of numbers were also in Texas. San Antonio took in 17,237 people, Austin gained 16,439, and Fort Worth welcomed 16,369.
This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 7:46 PM.