Find Out If You Reside in One of America’s 15 Fastest-Growing Cities

(NEXSTAR) – New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the South is home to the fastest-growing cities in America, with a few exceptions.

According to the most recent data available, Texas cities topped the list of the top 15 fastest-growing cities between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023.

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Crystal Delbé, a statistician in the Population Division of the Census Bureau, stated that “significant numeric and percentage gains among its cities drove the population growth across the South in 2023.” “The South accounted for 13 of the 15 fastest-growing cities, with Texas alone accounting for eight of them.”

The Census Bureau reports that Celina, which is close to Dallas, expanded by more than 25%, or 53 times the national growth rate of.5%.

The only two cities on the list of fastest-growing outside of the South were Lathrop, California (13.6%) and Athens, Ohio (8.6%).

San Antonio, Texas, ranked first with 21,970 total increases, followed by Fort Worth, Texas, with 21,365, and Charlotte, North Carolina, with 15,607 total gains.

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According to Census data, 1,138,989 foreign people have moved to the United States, contributing to the population growth in American cities.

The states with the highest number of new immigrants from overseas were Massachusetts (50,647), Florida (178,432), California (150,983), Texas (128,982), New York (73,867), and Texas (128,982).

These states saw the greatest losses in domestic migration: New Jersey (-44,666), Illinois (-83,839), California (-338,371), and New York (-216,778).

The states that saw the largest increases in domestic migration were South Carolina (82,562), North Carolina (97,264), Texas (186,767), and Florida (194,438).