16-05-2025
Fort Worth replaces Austin as 4th-largest Texas city. What is the fastest-growing US city?
It's official: Fort Worth has replaced Austin as the fourth-largest Texas city, hitting the million milestone in 2024.
On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau published new population data from July 2024 and revealed changes in both national and state rankings. Fort Worth's rise over Austin was initially suspected in November, when the Texas Demographic Center released its 2023 Population Estimates report.
Fort Worth also became the 11th most populous city in the country, pushing Austin to 13th, below San Jose.
Texas cities dominated the 2024 lists of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, in both percentage and numerical increases. The findings compared the newly-released July 2024 data with July 2023 numbers.
Texas claimed nearly half of the country's 15 fastest-growing cities, with five located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Four of the five fastest-growing U.S. cities are found in the Lone Star State.
City, state
% increase
2024 total pop.
Princeton, TX
30.6
37,019
Fulshear, TX
26.9
54,629
Leesburg, FL
18.5
37,815
Celina, TX
18.2
51,661
Anna, TX
14.6
31,986
Haines City, FL
12.1
42,073
Foley, AL
12.0
28,043
Fate, TX
11.4
27,467
Rosemount, MN
10.6
30,581
Garner, NC
10.4
39,345
Melissa, TX
10.0
26,194
Sugar Hill, GA
9.5
28,598
Hutto, TX
9.4
42,661
Leland, NC
9.4
34,451
Erie, CO
9.2
38,594
Texas cities also appeared near the top of the Bureau's list for the fastest-growing U.S. cities by population count. Houston's population increase was second only to New York's. Los Angeles came in third, while San Antonio and Fort Worth had the fourth and fifth largest increases, respectively.
City, state
Numeric increase
2024 total pop.
New York, NY
87,184
8,478,072
Houston, TX
43,217
2,390,125
Los Angeles, CA
31,276
3,878,704
San Antonio, TX
23,945
1,526,656
Fort Worth, TX
23,442
1,008,106
Charlotte, NC
23,423
943,476
Chicago, IL
22,164
2,721,308
Phoenix, AZ
16,933
1,673,164
Seattle, WA
16,813
780,995
Jacksonville, FL
16,365
1,009,833
Miami, FL
16,337
487,014
Washington, D.C.
14,926
702,250
San Jose, CA
13,634
997,368
Columbus, OH
12,694
933,263
Las Vegas, Nevada
12,292
678,922
Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin are among the largest 15 U.S. cities in terms of population.
New York, NY: 8,478,072
Los Angeles, CA: 3,878,704
Chicago, IL: 2,721,308
Houston, TX: 2,390,125
Phoenix, AZ: 1,673,164
Philadelphia, PA: 1,573,916
San Antonio, TX: 1,526,656
San Diego, CA: 1,404,452
Dallas, TX: 1,326,087
Jacksonville, FL: 1,009,833
Fort Worth, TX: 1,008,106
San Jose, CA: 997,368
Austin, TX: 993,588
Charlotte, NC: 943,476
Columbus, OH: 933,263
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: These 2 Texas cities are growing faster than any other US city
