Fastest Growing States
Idaho has the highest Population Change 2020-2025 (10.4%), followed by Florida (8.9%) and Texas (8.8%). Hawaii has the lowest (-1.5%).
Population Change 2020-2025
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All 51 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Idaho | 10.4% | 17.3% | 271,471 |
| 2 |  Florida | 8.9% | 14.5% | 2,733,620 |
| 3 |  Texas | 8.8% | 15.9% | 3,999,445 |
| 3 |  South Carolina | 8.8% | 10.7% | 493,098 |
| 5 |  Utah | 8.2% | 18.4% | 507,710 |
| 6 |  North Carolina | 7.2% | 9.48% | 903,672 |
| 7 |  Delaware | 7.1% | 10.3% | 92,004 |
| 8 |  Arizona | 6.5% | 11.9% | 759,213 |
| 9 |  Tennessee | 5.8% | 8.9% | 564,577 |
| 10 |  Nevada | 5.7% | 15.0% | 403,911 |
| 11 |  Montana | 5.6% | 9.58% | 94,815 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 5.5% | 10.6% | 1,023,235 |
| 12 |  South Dakota | 5.5% | 8.9% | 72,471 |
| 14 |  Colorado | 4.1% | 14.8% | 744,411 |
| 14 |  Oklahoma | 4.1% | 5.54% | 207,771 |
| 16 |  Washington | 3.8% | 14.6% | 980,765 |
| 16 |  Maine | 3.8% | 2.56% | 34,003 |
| 18 |  Arkansas | 3.4% | 3.27% | 95,498 |
| 19 |  Alabama | 3.3% | 5.11% | 244,201 |
| 20 |  Virginia | 2.9% | 7.88% | 630,364 |
| 20 |  Nebraska | 2.9% | 7.4% | 135,161 |
| 22 |  New Jersey | 2.8% | 5.65% | 497,010 |
| 22 |  Indiana | 2.8% | 4.65% | 301,449 |
| 24 |  New Hampshire | 2.7% | 4.64% | 61,051 |
| 25 |  North Dakota | 2.6% | 15.8% | 106,516 |
| 26 |  Minnesota | 2.2% | 7.59% | 402,593 |
| 26 |  Kentucky | 2.2% | 3.84% | 166,489 |
| 26 |  Connecticut | 2.2% | 0.89% | 31,800 |
| 29 |  Wyoming | 2.1% | 2.32% | 13,076 |
| 30 |  Missouri | 1.9% | 2.77% | 165,931 |
| 31 |  Massachusetts | 1.7% | 7.36% | 482,149 |
| 32 |  Rhode Island | 1.6% | 4.22% | 44,421 |
| 33 |  Iowa | 1.5% | 4.71% | 143,475 |
| 34 |  Maryland | 1.4% | 6.99% | 403,416 |
| 35 |  Wisconsin | 1.3% | 3.63% | 206,413 |
| 35 |  Kansas | 1.3% | 2.97% | 84,744 |
| 37 |  Ohio | 0.9% | 2.28% | 262,767 |
| 37 |  Oregon | 0.9% | 10.6% | 406,155 |
| 39 |  District of Columbia | 0.6% | 14.6% | 87,781 |
| 40 |  Michigan | 0.5% | 1.95% | 193,147 |
| 40 |  Alaska | 0.5% | 3.26% | 23,144 |
| 42 |  Pennsylvania | 0.4% | 2.36% | 299,853 |
| 42 |  New Mexico | 0.4% | 2.83% | 58,323 |
| 44 |  Vermont | 0.2% | 2.77% | 17,345 |
| 45 |  Mississippi | -0.2% | -0.23% | -6,845 |
| 46 |  California | -0.5% | 6.13% | 2,283,743 |
| 47 |  Illinois | -0.8% | -0.15% | -19,136 |
| 48 |  Louisiana | -0.9% | 2.74% | 124,253 |
| 49 |  New York | -1% | 4.25% | 823,088 |
| 50 |  West Virginia | -1.5% | -3.2% | -59,258 |
| 50 |  Hawaii | -1.5% | 6.98% | 94,976 |
What correlates with Population Change 2020-2025?
Pearson r against 2,094 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Population Change 2020-2025 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Population Change 2020-2025 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Population Change 2020-2025?
- Idaho has the highest Population Change 2020-2025, at 10.4%, followed by Florida (8.9%) and Texas (8.8%).
- Which state has the lowest Population Change 2020-2025?
- Hawaii has the lowest Population Change 2020-2025, at -1.5%.
- What is the median Population Change 2020-2025 across US states?
- The median is 2.2% across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this fastest growing states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Net International Migration Drives Highest U.S. Population Growth in Decades - U.S. Census Bureau; List of U.S. states and territories by population - Wiki.