Every US state's fastest-growing small town or city

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Aerial view of Harrisburg, South Dakota, a suburb of Sioux Falls.
Harrisburg, South Dakota, a suburb of Sioux Falls, saw a 49% population increase from 2020 to 2024.

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The 15 fastest-growing cities and towns in America, ranked

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The water tower of Celina, a small Texas town in Collin County that is about 41 miles north of Dallas.
Celina, Texas.

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Millennials having fewer kids could be a drag on the economy for the next decade

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Toddlers explore the water with their mothers during a swimming class for babies at Lane Cove pool February 16, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.

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An influx of new residents to GOP-leaning Montana could be the key voting bloc that decides the state's hotly-contested Senate race

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Aerial View of Downtown Bozeman, Montana, in Summer.
Bozeman, Montana.

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The 3 states where 'Big Short' investor Kyle Bass is buying real estate to capitalize on migration trends

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Kyle Bass, founder and principal of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 8, 2013.

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Detroit's population has grown for the first time in 66 years

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Downtown Detroit.

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Boomers fed up with Florida are moving to southern Appalachia, fueling a population spike in longtime rural communities

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A scenic view at the Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia.

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Americans aren't having enough kids. That's bad news for the economy — and immigration may be the answer.

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Young woman holding her newborn twin babies in her arms
Weak population growth could be bad news for the US economy.

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The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of

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Cassidy Moore and her husband Blake.
Cassidy Moore and her husband Blake moved to Josephine, Texas, in 2022.

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Texas is booming. Thank millennials and Gen Zers of color.

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A crowd of Texans at the state fair.
Young millennials of color are driving Texas' population boom.

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