Apr 19, 2018
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Fastest growing large cities in the US
Last week the US Census Bureau released its 2017 population estimates for the largest cities in the country. All of the figures are for the city itself and not the broader MSA or some other boundary.
Here are the top 15 cities with the largest numeric increases between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017:
However, if we switch over to percentage increases, Frisco, Texas -- which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area -- jumps up to number one with an increase of 8.2%.
In fact, the top 3 cities (on percentage basis) are in Texas and 10 of the top 15 cities are located in the South. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to many of you. Related post: Follow the sun and sprawl.
However, if we only consider the 25 largest cities in the US, the fastest growing city on a percentage basis was Seattle at 2.47%. Number two was Fort Worth at 2.18%. And number three was Charlotte at 1.84%.
New York City sits at 0.08%. And Detroit lost people. But it’s not a horrible figure (-0.35%). For more tables and data, click here.
American geography is way weirder than your high school social studies class let on. Let's look at the data.
If you think the US is just 50 clean blocks of land working under identical rules, the administrative maps will break your brain.
The entire country is carved into exactly 3,144 counties and county equivalents. But the way states slice that pie is completely chaotic:
Texas has 254 counties because historic rules dictated that a rancher should be able to ride a horse to the county seat, do legal business, and ride back within a single day.
Delaware looked at that and said "nah," keeping things simple with exactly 3 counties total.
Louisiana uses 64 Parishes because of its French/Spanish Catholic roots.
Alaska doesn't care about counties at all; they use Boroughs.
Why does this matter in 2026? Because the places ranking as the best states to live in the USA—think Utah, New Hampshire, and Idaho—are winning the quality of life game by keeping their local county networks efficient and highly funded.
If you're mapping out a future relocation or just love clean demographic data, check out the specialized deep dives by The USA Leaders: 📊 State Livability Metrics: https://theusaleaders.com/blog/best-states-to-live-in-the-usa/ 🗺️ Absolute US County Guide: https://theusaleaders.com/blog/how-many-counties-in-the-us/
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US Inflation Report October 2022
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