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Fastest-growing states, 2024 to 2025
Which states are growing, and is it people moving from other states, arrivals from abroad, or births? The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 components of change answer all three.
Data vintage: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025). Last checked 2026-10-27 by The CompareTheData team.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025. Jump to sources · Methodology
Key takeaways
- South Carolina grew fastest (1.46%), followed by Idaho (+1.4%), North Carolina (+1.3%) and Texas (+1.2%).
- Biggest net gains from other states: North Carolina (+84,064), Texas (+67,299) and South Carolina (+66,622) people.
- Biggest net losses to other states: California (−229,077), New York (−137,586) and Illinois (−40,017).
- International migration added 1,262,202 people, about 71% of national growth; in several states it offsets moves out to other states.
- 17 states recorded more deaths than births.
Population growth rate by state chart
Population growth and migration by state
Click a column heading to sort. Download this table (CSV).
| Rank | State | Growth 2024–25 | People added | Net domestic | Domestic per 1,000 | Net international | Births − deaths | Since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | +1.5% | +79,958 | +66,622 | +12.1 | +12,930 | +564 | +8.8% |
| 2 | Idaho | +1.4% | +28,861 | +19,915 | +10.0 | +2,148 | +6,900 | +10.4% |
| 3 | North Carolina | +1.3% | +145,907 | +84,064 | +7.6 | +46,890 | +15,129 | +7.2% |
| 4 | Texas | +1.2% | +391,243 | +67,299 | +2.1 | +167,475 | +157,711 | +8.8% |
| 5 | Utah | +1.0% | +35,921 | +3,343 | +1.0 | +7,501 | +24,961 | +8.2% |
| 6 | Delaware | +0.9% | +9,829 | +6,855 | +6.5 | +3,473 | −554 | +7.1% |
| 7 | Washington | +0.9% | +73,062 | +9,238 | +1.2 | +46,202 | +17,230 | +3.8% |
| 8 | Arizona | +0.9% | +67,394 | +31,107 | +4.1 | +28,219 | +7,649 | +6.5% |
| 9 | Georgia | +0.9% | +98,540 | +27,333 | +2.4 | +42,579 | +28,631 | +5.5% |
| 10 | Tennessee | +0.9% | +63,785 | +42,389 | +5.8 | +17,990 | +3,597 | +5.8% |
| 11 | Nevada | +0.9% | +28,645 | +14,914 | +4.6 | +10,551 | +3,051 | +5.7% |
| 12 | South Dakota | +0.9% | +7,984 | +2,169 | +2.3 | +3,183 | +2,605 | +5.5% |
| 13 | Florida | +0.8% | +196,680 | +22,517 | +1.0 | +178,674 | −1,333 | +8.9% |
| 14 | North Dakota | +0.8% | +5,971 | +512 | +0.6 | +2,810 | +2,630 | +2.6% |
| 15 | Virginia | +0.7% | +60,465 | +6,268 | +0.7 | +40,436 | +13,817 | +2.9% |
| 16 | Montana | +0.6% | +7,137 | +6,348 | +5.6 | +899 | −90 | +5.6% |
| 17 | Oklahoma | +0.6% | +25,530 | +14,492 | +3.5 | +8,420 | +2,559 | +4.1% |
| 18 | Nebraska | +0.6% | +12,415 | −366 | −0.2 | +6,599 | +6,136 | +2.9% |
| 19 | Arkansas | +0.6% | +18,711 | +14,475 | +4.7 | +5,470 | −1,224 | +3.4% |
| 20 | Alabama | +0.6% | +30,033 | +23,358 | +4.5 | +8,946 | −2,188 | +3.3% |
| 21 | Minnesota | +0.6% | +33,000 | +8,300 | +1.4 | +12,486 | +12,071 | +2.2% |
| 22 | Indiana | +0.6% | +38,579 | +12,197 | +1.8 | +17,852 | +8,561 | +2.8% |
| 23 | Kentucky | +0.5% | +22,818 | +7,269 | +1.6 | +15,709 | −83 | +2.2% |
| 24 | New Hampshire | +0.5% | +6,824 | +6,554 | +4.7 | +2,403 | −2,167 | +2.7% |
| 25 | Maine | +0.5% | +6,436 | +7,406 | +5.3 | +4,040 | −5,019 | +3.8% |
| 26 | New Jersey | +0.4% | +41,861 | −37,428 | −3.9 | +53,064 | +26,023 | +2.8% |
| 27 | Missouri | +0.4% | +26,997 | +14,028 | +2.2 | +12,665 | +177 | +1.9% |
| 28 | Colorado | +0.4% | +24,059 | −12,100 | −2.0 | +15,356 | +20,608 | +4.1% |
| 29 | Kansas | +0.4% | +11,968 | −519 | −0.2 | +7,440 | +4,951 | +1.3% |
| 30 | Connecticut | +0.4% | +14,047 | −5,945 | −1.6 | +17,534 | +2,283 | +2.2% |
| 31 | Rhode Island | +0.4% | +4,106 | −1,551 | −1.4 | +5,923 | −304 | +1.6% |
| 32 | Wyoming | +0.3% | +2,031 | +1,474 | +2.5 | +258 | +295 | +2.1% |
| 33 | Ohio | +0.3% | +39,889 | +11,926 | +1.0 | +28,505 | −729 | +0.9% |
| 34 | District of Columbia | +0.3% | +2,335 | −4,128 | −6.0 | +3,915 | +2,516 | +0.6% |
| 35 | Maryland | +0.3% | +20,033 | −12,127 | −1.9 | +20,503 | +11,444 | +1.4% |
| 36 | Michigan | +0.3% | +27,922 | +1,796 | +0.2 | +30,706 | −4,998 | +0.5% |
| 37 | Wisconsin | +0.3% | +15,619 | +6,984 | +1.2 | +7,260 | +1,161 | +1.3% |
| 38 | Iowa | +0.2% | +7,933 | −970 | −0.3 | +5,903 | +2,949 | +1.5% |
| 39 | Massachusetts | +0.2% | +15,524 | −33,340 | −4.7 | +40,240 | +8,419 | +1.7% |
| 40 | Oregon | +0.2% | +8,262 | +2,228 | +0.5 | +9,636 | −3,764 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Mississippi | +0.1% | +3,988 | −917 | −0.3 | +7,451 | −2,607 | −0.2% |
| 42 | Illinois | +0.1% | +16,108 | −40,017 | −3.2 | +44,752 | +10,903 | −0.8% |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | +0.1% | +13,584 | −2,936 | −0.2 | +26,921 | −10,708 | +0.4% |
| 44 | Alaska | +0.1% | +733 | −4,525 | −6.1 | +1,959 | +3,308 | +0.5% |
| 45 | Louisiana | +0.1% | +3,311 | −14,387 | −3.1 | +14,900 | +2,774 | −0.8% |
| 46 | New York | +0.0% | +1,008 | −137,586 | −6.9 | +95,634 | +42,815 | −1.0% |
| 47 | California | −0.0% | −9,465 | −229,077 | −5.8 | +109,278 | +109,715 | −0.5% |
| 48 | New Mexico | −0.1% | −1,276 | −2,267 | −1.1 | +2,879 | −1,885 | +0.4% |
| 49 | West Virginia | −0.1% | −1,255 | +6,408 | +3.6 | +244 | −7,887 | −1.5% |
| 50 | Hawaii | −0.1% | −2,132 | −8,876 | −6.2 | +4,768 | +2,024 | −1.5% |
| 51 | Vermont | −0.3% | −1,858 | −726 | −1.1 | +623 | −1,769 | +0.2% |
Growth since 2020: which states are pulling ahead
Over five years from the April 2020 base, growth was fastest in Idaho (+10.4%), Florida (+8.9%), South Carolina (+8.8%), Texas (+8.8%) and Utah (+8.2%) and slowest in West Virginia (−1.5%), Hawaii (−1.5%), New York (−1.0%), Louisiana (−0.8%) and Illinois (−0.8%). One-year rankings shift with revised migration estimates, so the five-year column is the steadier signal.
How to read these numbers
- Migration figures are estimates from tax-return, Medicare and survey data and are revised every year.
- A small residual component (not shown) makes the parts sum to the total change.
- Growth rates for small states can swing on a few thousand people.
Common questions
What is the fastest-growing state in 2025?
South Carolina, at 1.46% between July 2024 and July 2025.
Which states are people moving to?
Counting net moves from other states, North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona gained the most residents in the year to July 2025.
Which states are people leaving?
California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts lost the most residents to other states. Some still grew overall because of international migration.
Is the U.S. population still growing?
Yes. The estimate rose by 1,781,060 (about 0.52%) between 2024 and 2025.
Sources
Figures computed by CompareTheData.com from the official files below; the raw downloads are archived with the build. Where D.C. is included it is ranked alongside the states.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 state population estimates (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA). estimates as of July 1, 2025.