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- Nine of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the country are located in the South, new Census data show.
- For the second year in a row, the city of Georgetown, Texas was the fastest-growing city in 2022.
- The city is located just north of Austin and now has a population of 86,507 people.
The South is home to the fastest-growing cities in the country, newly released Census data show.
Nine out of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the United States are located in the South, with six nestled in Texas alone.
Georgetown, Texas — located just north of Austin — is the fastest growing city in the nation for the second year in a row, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 Population estimates published Wednesday.
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Georgetown’s population shot up by 14.4 percent within a year, jumping from 75,621 in July 2021 to 86,507 that same month in 2022.
“It wasn’t the only city to retain its distinction over the year, however,” Crystal Delbé, a statistician in the Census Bureau’s Population Division, said in a statement.
“New York remained the nation’s largest city, despite its recent population decline. At 8.3 million, its population was more than twice that of the next largest city, Los Angeles, with a population of nearly 4 million.”
Here are the 15 fastest-growing cities by percentage.
- Georgetown, Texas—14.4
- Santa Cruz, Calif.—12.5
- Kyle, Texas—10.9
- Leander, Texas—10.9
- Little Elm, Texas—8.0
- Westfield, Ind.—7.7
- Queen Creek, Ariz.—6.7
- North Port, Fla.—6.6
- Cape Coral, Fla.—6.4
- Port St. Lucie, Fla.—6.4
- Canoe, Texas—6.3
- Maricopa, Ariz.—6.2
- New Braunfels, Texas—5.7
- Lehi, Utah—5.6
- Medford, Mass.—5.2