The 15 Fastest-Growing Large Cities And Towns In The U.S.

Most of the top 15 cities or towns with the largest population gains were located in the South in 2017, with three of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The West had the highest share of its population living within an incorporated place (76.7 percent), followed by the Midwest (71.4 percent) as of July 1, 2017. The Northeast had the smallest population of its residents living in incorporated places (51.4 percent).

Increase: 8.2 percent

2017 total population: 177,286

Increase: 8 percent

2017 total population: 79,152

Increase: 6.5 percent

2017 total population: 63,359

Increase: 6.4 percent

2017 total population: 62,416

Increase: 5.9 percent

2017 total population: 68,453

Increase: 5.4 percent

2017 total population: 70,685

Increase: 5.1 percent

2017 total population: 62,276

Increase: 4.9 percent

2017 total population: 78,321

Increase: 4.8 percent

2017 total population: 181,330

Increase: 4.7 percent

2017 total population: 99,926

Increase: 4.3 percent

2017 total population: 76,681

Increase: 4.3 percent

2017 total population: 94,520

Increase: 4.2 percent

2017 total population: 75,704

Increase: 4.2 percent

2017 total population: 61,130

Increase: 4.2 percent

2017 total population: 79,943