Metro area

2005-2025 percent change

Percent change rank

2005-2025 raw change

Raw change rank

2005 population (estimate)

2025 population (projected)

Raleigh

97.66%

1

930,814

15

953,093

1,883,907

Provo, Utah

96.34%

2

446,753

29

463,733

910,486

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.

95.28%

3

515,621

27

541,159

1,056,780

Ocala, Fla.

88.58%

4

267,016

46

301,436

568,452

Austin

86.79%

5

1,271,124

8

1,464,563

2,735,687

Port St. Lucie, Fla.

84.49%

6

317,412

40

375,661

693,073

Phoenix

79.11%

7

3,064,333

1

3,873,404

6,937,737

Charlotte

75.33%

8

1,143,832

13

1,518,488

2,662,320

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

75.08%

9

171,372

56

228,254

399,626

Las Vegas

73.39%

10

1,249,885

9

1,702,957

2,952,842

Kennewick, Wash.

71.16%

11

155,378

66

218,357

373,735

Orlando

69.96%

12

1,354,093

6

1,935,502

3,289,595

Lakeland, Fla.

69.17%

13

372,034

35

537,863

909,897

Gainesville, Ga.

66.48%

14

109,662

92

164,947

274,609

Fayetteville, Ark.

62.03%

15

252,967

47

407,794

660,761

Prescott, Ariz.

61.66%

16

121,694

85

197,367

319,061

Greeley, Colo.

60.61%

17

137,185

72

226,354

363,539

Wilmington, N.C.

60.15%

18

190,222

52

316,271

506,493

Jacksonville

58.10%

19

724,938

21

1,247,794

1,972,732

Boise, Idaho

56.81%

20

308,989

41

543,918

852,907

Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.

56.16%

21

2,174,110

5

3,871,591

6,045,701

McAllen-Edinburg, Texas

55.40%

22

369,615

36

667,154

1,036,769

Bakersfield, Calif.

54.17%

23

405,634

32

748,766

1,154,400

Yuma, Ariz.

53.23%

24

95,823

101

180,009

275,832

Olympia, Wash.

53.02%

25

120,617

86

227,476

348,093

Dallas-Fort Worth

50.41%

26

2,932,712

2

5,817,696

8,750,408

Houston

48.51%

27

2,572,312

3

5,302,908

7,875,220

Atlanta

47.77%

28

2,362,735

4

4,945,773

7,308,508