Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities: 2025–2026 Population Trends and Rankings

| Rankings |

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates, released May 14, 2026, show Celina, Texas, as the fastest-growing U.S. city among places with at least 20,000 residents, growing 24.6% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. Texas dominated the list of fastest-growing communities, while the nation’s largest cities experienced the sharpest slowdowns in growth. Midsized cities held steady, and outer suburbs often outpaced their core cities.

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Domestic Migration by State: Where Americans Are Moving in 2025

| Migration & Mobility |

In 2025, nearly 15 million American adults moved between states, with Texas, South Carolina, and North Carolina leading net gains while California and New York saw the largest outflows. The South continued to dominate domestic migration, but the overall pace cooled from the pandemic-era boom as higher mortgage rates, return-to-office policies, and a shrinking affordability gap dampened relocation. Per capita, South Carolina, Idaho, and Delaware posted the strongest net in-migration.

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How the BEA Calculates Real GDP: Chain-Weighting and Base Years Explained

| Data & Methodology |

Real GDP is the federal government’s primary measure of U.S. economic output, but it is not a simple sum of goods and services. The Bureau of Economic Analysis builds real GDP using chain-type indexes and chained-dollar measures, which remove the effects of price changes and allow meaningful comparisons over time. Rebasing changes the reference year for real estimates, but it does not alter the percentage changes that analysts use to track growth.

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How Population Growth Affects Congressional Seats: 2030 Apportionment Projections by State

| United States |

Every decade, the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are redistributed among states based on population counts. Mid-decade estimates and 2030 projections suggest the South and Mountain West could gain seats, while parts of the Northeast and Midwest may lose them. If 2024 Census Bureau estimates were used today, Texas and Florida would each gain two seats, Arizona and Idaho would each gain one, and Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Oregon would each lose one.

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Which Industries Drive Each State’s Economy? Top GDP Sectors by State

| Industries & Sectors |

Real estate is the largest industry in 26 states, while manufacturing leads in 13 states, according to recent Bureau of Economic Analysis data. Finance and insurance dominate in four states, and sectoral shares vary widely—from information in Washington to mining in North Dakota. This article breaks down the top GDP sectors by state and explains the national patterns behind them.

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Population Density by City: 2020 Census Rankings for U.S. Cities and Metros

| Rankings |

The 2020 Census shows extreme variation in U.S. city population density, from dense urban villages in the Northeast to sprawling metros. Friendship Heights Village, Maryland, leads all places with about 90,800 people per square mile, while New Jersey and New York dominate the top rankings. This article breaks down the latest official density figures, methods, and what they reveal about urbanization.

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