States ranked
The fastest-growing U.S. states
Idaho ranks first by population change, April 2020 to July 2025 (+10.4%); Hawaii is last (−1.5%). 7 of the 50 states ranked lost people, Hawaii the most (−1.5%). Growth = (July 2025 estimate - April 2020 estimates base) / the April 2020 base, as in the Census Bureau's own releases; states that lost people are at the end.
Which states grew fastest since 2020, and which lost people?
First to fifth: Idaho (+10.4%), Florida (+8.9%), South Carolina (+8.8%), Texas (+8.8%) and Utah (+8.2%). The 7 states that lost people: Mississippi (−0.2%), California (−0.5%), Illinois (−0.8%), Louisiana (−0.9%), New York (−1.0%), West Virginia (−1.5%) and Hawaii (−1.5%).
| Rank | State | Population change, April 2020 to July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | +10.4% |
| 2 | Florida | +8.9% |
| 3 | South Carolina | +8.8% |
| 4 | Texas | +8.8% |
| 5 | Utah | +8.2% |
| 6 | North Carolina | +7.2% |
| 7 | Delaware | +7.1% |
| 8 | Arizona | +6.5% |
| 9 | Tennessee | +5.8% |
| 10 | Nevada | +5.7% |
| 11 | Montana | +5.6% |
| 12 | Georgia | +5.5% |
| 13 | South Dakota | +5.5% |
| 14 | Oklahoma | +4.1% |
| 15 | Colorado | +4.1% |
| 16 | Washington | +3.8% |
| 17 | Maine | +3.8% |
| 18 | Arkansas | +3.4% |
| 19 | Alabama | +3.3% |
| 20 | Virginia | +2.9% |
| 21 | Nebraska | +2.9% |
| 22 | New Jersey | +2.8% |
| 23 | Indiana | +2.8% |
| 24 | New Hampshire | +2.7% |
| 25 | North Dakota | +2.6% |
| 26 | Connecticut | +2.2% |
| 27 | Kentucky | +2.2% |
| 28 | Minnesota | +2.2% |
| 29 | Wyoming | +2.1% |
| 30 | Missouri | +1.9% |
| 31 | Massachusetts | +1.7% |
| 32 | Rhode Island | +1.6% |
| 33 | Iowa | +1.5% |
| 34 | Maryland | +1.4% |
| 35 | Kansas | +1.3% |
| 36 | Wisconsin | +1.3% |
| 37 | Oregon | +0.9% |
| 38 | Ohio | +0.9% |
| 39 | Alaska | +0.5% |
| 40 | Michigan | +0.5% |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | +0.4% |
| 42 | New Mexico | +0.4% |
| 43 | Vermont | +0.2% |
| 44 | Mississippi | −0.2% |
| 45 | California | −0.5% |
| 46 | Illinois | −0.8% |
| 47 | Louisiana | −0.9% |
| 48 | New York | −1.0% |
| 49 | West Virginia | −1.5% |
| 50 | Hawaii | −1.5% |
Not states, so not ranked: District of Columbia, +0.6%; Puerto Rico, −3.1%.
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (NST-EST2025) · Census Bureau source
How is this ranking made?
One figure is read for each of the 50 states: the population change, April 2020 to July 2025. Equal figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place. The rules are on the methodology page (how a survey figure's reliability is judged), and every ranking is on the rankings page.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (NST-EST2025) · How ranks are computed