Rating

Population Growth Rate

Scale56-100

Graded like school, from F (56) to A+ (100). Higher is better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight incorporated places with sustained recent resident-population growth, while discounting one-off jumps and unstable tiny-place rates.

Sources

1 source

2020-2025 estimates; released May 14, 2026

Data: July 1, 2025 resident population estimates for incorporated places and other local governmental units, used as the primary place-population source.
What it tells us: Provides the latest annual incorporated-place population used to compare community size; it does not describe metro scale or day-to-day population present.

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