All 51 States · Ranked by Population Growth

Fastest Growing States in America

U.S. states ranked by average county-level population growth. See which states are gaining residents fastest, plus GDP growth, housing forecasts, and total population.

# State Avg BTI Pop Growth GDP Growth Population 1yr Forecast
01 Florida (41) 35 +2.4% 21.8M -1.8%
02 Utah (9) 41 +2.4% 3.1M -0.4%
03 Idaho (8) 52 +2.2% 1.4M -0.3%
04 Texas (72) 37 +2.0% 27.7M -1.4%
05 South Dakota (3) 42 +2.0% 387K +0.6%
06 Delaware (3) 48 +1.8% 1.0M +0.1%
07 South Carolina (24) 52 +1.4% 4.7M -0.1%
08 Tennessee (33) 46 +1.4% 5.6M -0.2%
09 District of Columbia (1) 0 +1.4% 681K -3.2%
10 Georgia (41) 38 +1.3% 8.7M -1.0%
11 North Carolina (51) 53 +1.2% 9.5M -0.2%
12 Nevada (6) 36 +1.1% 3.1M -0.2%
13 Arizona (11) 34 +1.1% 7.3M -1.0%
14 Oklahoma (15) 64 +1.1% 2.8M +1.0%
15 Montana (6) 44 +1.1% 682K +0.3%
16 Iowa (11) 41 +1.0% 1.8M +1.1%
17 North Dakota (4) 57 +0.9% 436K +2.3%
18 Alabama (27) 68 +0.8% 4.2M +0.3%
19 Nebraska (5) 46 +0.8% 1.2M +1.0%
20 Washington (21) 30 +0.8% 7.4M -0.7%
21 Colorado (14) 20 +0.8% 5.2M -1.5%
22 Massachusetts (12) 38 +0.8% 7.0M +0.5%
23 Minnesota (18) 45 +0.8% 4.3M +1.0%
24 Arkansas (13) 68 +0.8% 1.9M +0.8%
25 Kentucky (19) 44 +0.8% 2.6M +0.4%
26 Indiana (28) 62 +0.7% 5.1M +1.6%
27 Alaska (4) 70 +0.7% 558K +1.7%
28 New Jersey (21) 46 +0.7% 9.3M +1.5%
29 Maryland (18) 35 +0.7% 6.0M -0.1%
30 Maine (9) 61 +0.7% 1.2M +0.6%
31 Missouri (22) 67 +0.7% 4.5M +1.1%
32 New Hampshire (8) 42 +0.6% 1.3M +1.0%
33 Virginia (37) 40 +0.6% 6.7M +0.5%
34 Oregon (18) 22 +0.5% 3.9M -0.9%
35 New Mexico (11) 56 +0.4% 1.7M -0.1%
36 Mississippi (15) 72 +0.4% 1.6M +0.9%
37 Wyoming (2) 79 +0.3% 181K +0.7%
38 Kansas (10) 62 +0.3% 2.0M +1.4%
39 Wisconsin (29) 69 +0.3% 4.8M +2.5%
40 California (43) 23 +0.2% 39.0M -0.2%
41 Michigan (36) 67 +0.2% 9.0M +2.3%
42 Vermont (5) 57 +0.2% 399K +0.6%
43 Hawaii (4) 54 +0.2% 1.4M +0.0%
44 Ohio (49) 65 +0.2% 10.5M +1.9%
45 Rhode Island (5) 62 +0.2% 1.1M +1.7%
46 Pennsylvania (44) 59 +0.2% 12.3M +1.2%
47 Illinois (28) 59 +0.1% 11.2M +2.2%
48 West Virginia (11) 68 -0.0% 958K +1.0%
49 New York (45) 67 -0.1% 19.2M +2.5%
50 Louisiana (21) 57 -0.1% 3.6M -0.7%