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 Utah (9) 64 +2.5% +4.3% 3.0M +1.2%
02 Idaho (7) 60 +2.4% +3.9% 1.3M +1.1%
03 South Dakota (3) 67 +2.4% +1.3% 374K +0.3%
04 Florida (41) 27 +1.9% +3.7% 21.0M -2.0%
05 Texas (68) 39 +1.6% +3.5% 26.0M -0.4%
06 Nevada (6) 48 +1.6% +4.0% 3.0M +0.7%
07 Delaware (3) 16 +1.5% +5.0% 994K -0.0%
08 Montana (6) 41 +1.5% +4.5% 666K +0.7%
09 Tennessee (33) 41 +1.2% +3.3% 5.5M -0.2%
10 Georgia (41) 31 +1.1% +3.0% 8.5M -0.9%
11 South Carolina (24) 49 +1.1% +4.7% 4.6M +0.4%
12 Washington (21) 43 +1.1% +3.5% 7.3M -0.0%
13 North Carolina (51) 49 +0.9% +3.5% 9.2M -0.1%
14 Colorado (15) 24 +0.9% +2.1% 5.1M -1.9%
15 Arizona (11) 45 +0.9% +4.1% 7.1M -0.9%
16 Oklahoma (14) 71 +0.8% +2.5% 2.7M +2.1%
17 Alabama (27) 55 +0.8% +3.7% 4.1M +0.9%
18 Minnesota (18) 57 +0.8% +3.3% 4.3M +1.4%
19 Iowa (11) 62 +0.8% +2.0% 1.7M +1.5%
20 Oregon (18) 44 +0.7% +2.7% 3.9M -0.7%
21 Maine (9) 55 +0.7% +3.1% 1.1M +0.7%
22 Arkansas (13) 71 +0.6% +2.7% 1.9M +2.0%
23 Nebraska (5) 65 +0.6% +1.8% 1.2M +1.8%
24 Indiana (28) 68 +0.6% +3.0% 5.1M +2.1%
25 Virginia (37) 31 +0.6% +2.4% 6.7M +0.5%
26 New Hampshire (8) 40 +0.6% +1.6% 1.3M +1.3%
27 Missouri (22) 64 +0.5% +2.7% 4.5M +2.0%
28 Kentucky (19) 41 +0.5% +2.7% 2.6M +0.5%
29 Maryland (18) 22 +0.5% +3.2% 6.0M -0.4%
30 North Dakota (4) 76 +0.5% +3.0% 427K +3.9%
31 Vermont (5) 32 +0.3% +2.4% 397K +0.0%
32 Wyoming (2) 80 +0.3% +3.8% 180K +2.1%
33 Alaska (4) 55 +0.3% +3.8% 555K +2.3%
34 New Mexico (11) 48 +0.2% +5.1% 1.7M +1.0%
35 Mississippi (15) 76 +0.2% +4.1% 1.6M +1.6%
36 Wisconsin (29) 78 +0.2% +1.9% 4.8M +4.3%
37 Hawaii (4) 14 +0.2% +2.9% 1.5M -1.3%
38 Rhode Island (5) 49 +0.1% +3.7% 1.1M +2.5%
39 New Jersey (21) 41 +0.1% +2.4% 9.2M +1.9%
40 Michigan (36) 77 +0.1% +1.1% 9.0M +3.4%
41 Kansas (10) 66 +0.1% +2.0% 1.9M +2.4%
42 Pennsylvania (44) 47 +0.0% +2.1% 12.3M +1.3%
43 Ohio (49) 71 +0.0% +2.0% 10.5M +2.7%
44 California (43) 29 -0.0% +3.5% 39.0M -0.3%
45 West Virginia (11) 49 -0.1% +3.9% 959K +1.1%
46 Louisiana (21) 55 -0.2% +3.3% 3.6M +0.1%
47 New York (45) 55 -0.3% +2.6% 19.4M +2.5%
48 Illinois (28) 80 -0.3% +1.8% 11.3M +3.8%
49 Massachusetts (12) 38 -0.4% +1.5% 6.9M +0.8%
50 District of Columbia (1) 0 -1.8% +1.3% 671K -3.3%