Texas Towns Dominate List of Fastest-Growing US Cities

Per new data from the US Census Bureau, 9 of the top 10 fastest-growing US cities are in Texas. The data reflects population changes in towns and cities with a population of 20,000 or more between July 2020 and July 2023.

URL: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/population-trends-return-to-pre-pandemic-norms.html

The main factor behind Texas' growth is people moving into its counties from other states.

The fastest-growing city is Celina, TX, with a 143% increase between 2020-2023, now with a population of 43,317.

URL to Celina survey: https://www.celina-tx.gov/1228/Community-Engagement-Survey

NBC on the survey: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/americans-are-flocking-texas-fastest-growing-us-cities-where-rcna163340

...about 9 in 10 residents rated Celina positively saying they had a high quality of life and the city has great economic health...A similar proportion of people said they would recommend living in Celina to someone who asked.

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Cities:

• Celina, TX
• Little Elm, TX
• Hutto, TX
• Leander, TX
• New Braunfels, TX
• Odessa, TX
• Texas City, TX
• Fort Myers, FL
• Pasadena, TX
• Georgetown, TX

Southern Growth

The South, consisting of 16 states + Washington, D.C., saw faster growth in 2023 than 2022.

Southern states grew by 1.4 million people from 2022-2023, making it the fastest-growing region in the US. This accounted for 87% of the nation's growth in 2023, driven by migration.

Since 2018, the South has had increasing year-to-year net domestic migration and is now the most populous region, with 130.1 million people.

URL to Southern state list: https://www.census.gov/popclock/data_tables.php?component=growth\