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US Population Trends

Explore U.S. Population Trends Over Time
The Population Trends Map provides insights into shifting populations across all states. Select a timeframe to track macro trends and hover over each state to reveal how its population has changed over time.
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Population change depends on net migration, natural growth, and international migration, each of which can be positive or negative. Even with negative net migration, a region can grow if natural growth or international migration offsets the loss.
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Top Growing Markets

Explore the metro areas experiencing the highest population growth across the U.S. and see how much they’ve expanded. Select any of the top five markets to dive deeper into population shifts across rural, suburban, and urban areas — and uncover how urbanicity trends have shaped their overall growth.
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Population growth calculates net migration, natural growth and international migration numbers. Urbanicity classifications are based on Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes.
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Explore the metro areas experiencing the highest population growth across the U.S. and see how much they’ve expanded. Select any of the top five markets to dive deeper into population shifts across rural, suburban, and urban areas — and uncover how urbanicity trends have shaped their overall growth.
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Population growth calculates net migration, natural growth and international migration numbers. Urbanicity classifications are based on Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes.
Top Destination Markets
Discover the five metro areas that experienced the highest net migration growth during your selected timeframe. Select any of the top five markets to dive deeper into the factors driving their appeal and reveal where new residents are moving from.
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Placer.ai estimates net migration by tracking the difference between people moving in and out over time, counting those who have changed their home location for at least 5 consecutive months.
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Discover the five metro areas that experienced the highest net migration growth during your selected timeframe. Select any of the top five markets to dive deeper into the factors driving their appeal and reveal where new residents are moving from.
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Placer.ai estimates net migration by tracking the difference between people moving in and out over time, counting those who have changed their home location for at least 5 consecutive months.
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