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) 36 +2.4% 21.8M +1.1%
02 Utah (9) 57 +2.4% 3.1M +1.9%
03 Idaho (8) 69 +2.2% 1.4M +3.6%
04 Texas (72) 27 +2.0% 27.7M +1.3%
05 South Dakota (3) 61 +2.0% 387K +4.4%
06 Delaware (3) 39 +1.8% 1.0M +4.3%
07 South Carolina (24) 44 +1.4% 4.7M +3.2%
08 Tennessee (33) 38 +1.4% 5.6M +3.5%
09 District of Columbia (1) 2 +1.4% 681K +0.2%
10 Georgia (41) 43 +1.3% 8.7M +2.4%
11 North Carolina (51) 47 +1.2% 9.5M +3.1%
12 Nevada (6) 57 +1.1% 3.1M +3.5%
13 Arizona (11) 51 +1.1% 7.3M +2.1%
14 Oklahoma (15) 63 +1.1% 2.8M +4.7%
15 Montana (6) 48 +1.1% 682K +3.5%
16 Iowa (11) 56 +1.0% 1.8M +4.7%
17 North Dakota (4) 54 +0.9% 436K +6.0%
18 Alabama (27) 59 +0.8% 4.2M +4.2%
19 Nebraska (5) 55 +0.8% 1.2M +4.6%
20 Washington (21) 28 +0.8% 7.4M +1.1%
21 Colorado (14) 30 +0.8% 5.2M +0.7%
22 Massachusetts (12) 47 +0.8% 7.0M +4.4%
23 Minnesota (18) 53 +0.8% 4.3M +4.5%
24 Arkansas (13) 58 +0.8% 1.9M +4.0%
25 Kentucky (19) 40 +0.8% 2.6M +4.0%
26 Indiana (28) 66 +0.7% 5.1M +5.2%
27 Alaska (4) 74 +0.7% 558K +5.6%
28 New Jersey (21) 53 +0.7% 9.3M +5.2%
29 Maryland (18) 31 +0.7% 6.0M +3.7%
30 Maine (9) 39 +0.7% 1.2M +3.8%
31 Missouri (22) 67 +0.7% 4.5M +5.2%
32 New Hampshire (8) 58 +0.6% 1.3M +5.4%
33 Virginia (37) 47 +0.6% 6.7M +4.8%
34 Oregon (18) 29 +0.5% 3.9M +2.3%
35 New Mexico (11) 62 +0.4% 1.7M +3.8%
36 Mississippi (15) 56 +0.4% 1.6M +3.8%
37 Kansas (10) 76 +0.3% 2.0M +5.5%
38 Wyoming (2) 70 +0.3% 181K +4.0%
39 Wisconsin (29) 62 +0.3% 4.8M +5.3%
40 California (43) 30 +0.2% 39.0M +2.8%
41 Michigan (36) 69 +0.2% 9.0M +5.5%
42 Vermont (5) 34 +0.2% 399K +3.1%
43 Hawaii (4) 65 +0.2% 1.4M +4.1%
44 Ohio (49) 62 +0.2% 10.5M +5.6%
45 Rhode Island (5) 67 +0.2% 1.1M +5.6%
46 Pennsylvania (44) 60 +0.2% 12.3M +5.0%
47 Illinois (28) 68 +0.1% 11.2M +5.2%
48 West Virginia (11) 55 -0.0% 958K +5.0%
49 New York (45) 76 -0.1% 19.2M +6.0%
50 Louisiana (21) 40 -0.1% 3.6M +3.2%