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) 68 +1.6% +4.3% 3.1M +0.3%
02 South Dakota (3) 67 +1.6% +1.3% 387K +1.2%
03 Idaho (8) 69 +1.5% +3.6% 1.4M +1.1%
04 Texas (71) 25 +1.5% +3.6% 27.6M -1.1%
05 Florida (41) 45 +1.3% +3.7% 21.8M -1.4%
06 South Carolina (24) 46 +1.3% +4.7% 4.7M +0.1%
07 Delaware (3) 56 +1.2% +5.0% 1.0M +1.4%
08 North Carolina (51) 49 +1.2% +3.5% 9.5M +0.0%
09 Georgia (41) 50 +1.1% +3.0% 8.7M -0.3%
10 Tennessee (33) 42 +1.1% +3.3% 5.6M +0.3%
11 Nevada (6) 63 +1.0% +4.0% 3.1M +0.9%
12 Oklahoma (15) 68 +0.9% +2.8% 2.8M +1.3%
13 North Dakota (4) 47 +0.8% +3.0% 436K +3.0%
14 Wyoming (2) 84 +0.8% +3.8% 181K +1.8%
15 Washington (21) 28 +0.8% +3.5% 7.4M -0.5%
16 Arizona (11) 52 +0.8% +4.1% 7.3M -0.6%
17 Arkansas (13) 50 +0.8% +2.7% 1.9M +0.9%
18 Minnesota (18) 44 +0.8% +3.3% 4.3M +1.8%
19 Indiana (28) 62 +0.7% +3.0% 5.1M +2.4%
20 Montana (6) 64 +0.7% +4.5% 682K +0.8%
21 Alabama (27) 57 +0.7% +3.7% 4.2M +0.6%
22 Missouri (22) 62 +0.7% +2.7% 4.5M +1.8%
23 Nebraska (5) 37 +0.7% +1.8% 1.2M +1.5%
24 Kentucky (19) 36 +0.6% +2.7% 2.6M +1.3%
25 Iowa (11) 57 +0.6% +2.0% 1.8M +2.0%
26 Virginia (37) 39 +0.6% +2.4% 6.7M +1.7%
27 Kansas (10) 66 +0.4% +2.0% 2.0M +2.2%
28 Mississippi (15) 48 +0.4% +4.1% 1.6M +0.7%
29 New Jersey (21) 50 +0.4% +2.4% 9.3M +2.4%
30 Maryland (18) 25 +0.4% +3.2% 6.0M +0.5%
31 Maine (9) 37 +0.4% +3.1% 1.2M +0.6%
32 New Hampshire (8) 48 +0.4% +1.6% 1.3M +2.1%
33 Colorado (15) 30 +0.4% +2.1% 5.2M -0.8%
34 District of Columbia (1) 16 +0.3% +1.3% 681K -1.2%
35 Alaska (4) 59 +0.3% +3.8% 558K +1.7%
36 Ohio (49) 61 +0.3% +2.0% 10.5M +2.6%
37 West Virginia (11) 59 +0.3% +3.9% 958K +2.0%
38 Wisconsin (29) 60 +0.3% +1.9% 4.8M +2.8%
39 Michigan (36) 67 +0.2% +1.1% 9.0M +2.6%
40 New Mexico (11) 63 +0.2% +5.1% 1.7M +0.8%
41 Illinois (28) 68 +0.2% +1.8% 11.2M +2.6%
42 Louisiana (21) 40 +0.2% +3.3% 3.6M -0.0%
43 Pennsylvania (44) 58 +0.1% +2.1% 12.3M +1.9%
44 Rhode Island (5) 69 +0.1% +3.7% 1.1M +2.7%
45 Oregon (18) 41 +0.1% +2.7% 3.9M -0.3%
46 California (43) 43 +0.1% +3.5% 39.0M +0.4%
47 Massachusetts (12) 33 +0.1% +1.5% 7.0M +1.5%
48 New York (45) 75 -0.0% +2.6% 19.2M +2.8%
49 Hawaii (4) 41 -0.2% +2.9% 1.4M +0.7%
50 Vermont (5) 25 -0.3% +2.4% 399K -0.2%