What does this population change ranking show?

It orders states by Population change since 2020. It is a comparison of this one published measure, not an overall ranking of where to live.

Where do these figures come from?

U.S. Census Bureau supplies this measure. States without a comparable published value are shown as not ranked rather than estimated.

How should I use this ranking?

Use it to narrow a search, then open a state or county profile for the underlying figures, source dates and caveats. A statewide number may not describe every neighbourhood.

Rankings · Migration

The fastest growing states

Population change since 2020.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

Census Population Estimates, comparing the latest year against the April 2020 census base. The whole series is retabulated onto one set of boundaries each vintage, so the two ends of the comparison are always the same geography — which is why Connecticut's planning regions have a figure here. Growth counts arrivals, births and deaths together; net migration rate separates out the moving part.

How to read this ranking

Idaho has the highest published population change in this comparison, at +10.4%. The next states shown are Florida (+8.9%) and South Carolina (+8.8%).

The table orders 51 states by population change since 2020. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.

Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Census Population Estimates, comparing the latest year against the April 2020 census base. The whole series is retabulated onto one set of boundaries each vintage, so the two ends of the comparison are always the same geography — which is why Connecticut's planning regions have a figure here. Growth counts arrivals, births and deaths together; net migration rate separates out the moving part.

1Idaho+10.4%
2Florida+8.9%
3South Carolina+8.8%
4Texas+8.8%
5Utah+8.2%
6North Carolina+7.2%
7Delaware+7.1%
8Arizona+6.5%
9Tennessee+5.8%
10Nevada+5.7%
11Montana+5.6%
12Georgia+5.5%
13South Dakota+5.5%
14Colorado+4.1%
15Oklahoma+4.1%
16Maine+3.8%
17Washington+3.8%
18Arkansas+3.4%
19Alabama+3.3%
20Nebraska+2.9%
21Virginia+2.9%
22Indiana+2.8%
23New Jersey+2.8%
24New Hampshire+2.7%
25North Dakota+2.6%
26Connecticut+2.2%
27Kentucky+2.2%
28Minnesota+2.2%
29Wyoming+2.1%
30Missouri+1.9%
31Massachusetts+1.7%
32Rhode Island+1.6%
33Iowa+1.5%
34Maryland+1.4%
35Kansas+1.3%
36Wisconsin+1.3%
37Ohio+0.9%
38Oregon+0.9%
39District of Columbia+0.6%
40Alaska+0.5%
41Michigan+0.5%
42New Mexico+0.4%
43Pennsylvania+0.4%
44Vermont+0.2%
45Mississippi-0.2%
46California-0.5%
47Illinois-0.8%
48Louisiana-0.9%
49New York-1.0%
50Hawaii-1.5%
51West Virginia-1.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this ranking show?: It orders states by Population change since 2020. It is one measure, not an overall verdict on where to live.
Where do the figures come from?: U.S. Census Bureau. States without a comparable published figure are listed as not ranked rather than estimated.
How should I use it?: Use it to narrow your search, then open a state or county profile for the source date, caveats and local context.

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