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"Florida's Fastest-Growing Areas Revealed"
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Florida's Rapidly Growing Areas: A Closer Look
Florida dominates the list of fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, with The Villages and Wildwood area leading at 4.7 percent population growth, followed by Lakeland and Winter Haven at 3.8 percent. Ocala and Port St. Lucie also made the top five, with the only non-Florida area being Myrtle Beach, S.C. The U.S. Census Bureau noted that this growth reflects a larger trend of population increase across the South, which is the nation's fastest-growing region.
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"Whitmer's Council Proposes Population Solutions: Incentives, Education, and Infrastructure"
The Growing Michigan Together Council has released its final recommendations to address the state's sluggish population growth, proposing financial incentives to attract new workers, two years of tuition-free post-secondary education, regional public transit development, and investment in regional innovation districts. However, the council did not provide a roadmap for funding these ideas. Michigan's population growth has been slower than the national average, and the council aims to make the state a top-ten growth state by 2050. The report also highlights the need to revamp the education system and improve infrastructure, particularly public transportation. The council did not recommend tax hikes but suggested exploring additional state spending, federal funding, and private sector support before considering tax increases.
Colorado's Changing Landscape: 11 Cities Thrive, 3 Decline
According to the U.S. Census, 11 cities in Colorado experienced population growth between 2017 and 2022, with Longmont and Aurora leading the way. However, three cities in the state, including Highlands Ranch, Centennial, and Boulder, saw their populations decrease during the same period. Nationally, Buckeye, Arizona, experienced the largest growth, followed by Enterprise, Nevada, and Goodyear, Arizona. Overall, southwestern cities dominated the list of fastest-growing cities in the United States.
Texas dominates as fastest-growing cities in the US, Austin now 10th largest.
Six of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the US are in Texas, with Georgetown leading the list with a population increase of 14.4%. The next three fastest-growing cities were also in Texas - Kyle, Leander, and Little Elm. Texas was the only state to have more than three cities on both the 15 fastest-growing large cities and towns by numeric change and by percent change lists. Rockwall joined the list of cities with populations of 50,000 or more in 2022, and New Braunfels crossed the 100,000-population mark in 2022. Harris County and Travis County were two of the five counties with the largest numeric gains in housing units.
Austin Joins Top 10 Largest Cities in America.
Austin has become the 10th most populous city in America with a population of 1 million residents, joining three other large Texas cities on the list. Georgetown, Texas, remains the fastest-growing city in America with a 14.4% population increase last year, followed by Kyle, Leander, and Little Elm. San Antonio had the third largest numeric increase among large cities, adding 18,889 residents in 2022.