The new 2024 Census Bureau city population estimates, find that eight of the fastest growing since the 2020 census (out of the more than 19,000 incorporated cities) were in the South (all Red States). San Antonio gained the most over the four year period, at 92,000 new residents. The cities of Houston and Fort Worth were close behind, at 90,000 each. The balance of the top ten included Charlotte, Jacksonville, Port St. Lucie, Florida, Phoenix, Miami, Seattle and Cape Coral, Florida. Moreover, Florida had four of the top ten, while Texas had three (Figure).

Meanwhile, all of the top five percentage gainers over the past year were in Texas or Florida. Princeton, Texas (not New Jersey) gained 30.6%, followed by Fulshear, TX (26.9%), Leesburg, FL (18.5%), Celina, TX (18.2%), and Anna, TX (14.6%). The Texas cities are suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston (Figure).

Fort Worth became the 11th US city to achieve a population of more than one million.