Fastest growing U.S. metro areas by decade

These metropolitan statistical areas added the most people between each Census count.

2020 MSA definitions applied to historical county populations

MSAs identified by their largest city. Some other major constituent cities accepted

Sources: 1, 2, 3

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1900–1910
2,016,399	New York City
675,119	Chicago
476,047	Pittsburgh
390,138	Philadelphia
370,640	Boston
348,573	Los Angeles
275,141	Seattle
227,595	San Francisco
222,298	Cleveland
213,157	St. Louis

1910–1920
1,445,037	New York City
779,849	Chicago
697,228	Detroit
480,539	Philadelphia
459,263	Los Angeles
329,220	Cleveland
321,113	Pittsburgh
302,361	Boston
222,449	San Francisco
183,774	Akron

1920–1930
2,430,322	New York City
1,329,336	Los Angeles
1,171,569	Chicago
885,417	Detroit
438,039	Philadelphia
338,073	San Francisco
303,444	Boston
293,549	Cleveland
280,658	Pittsburgh
207,705	St. Louis

1930–1940
826,682	New York City
589,237	Los Angeles
312,898	Washington, DC
214,002	Detroit
207,396	Houston
172,692	Miami
161,082	Chicago
106,513	Atlanta
106,138	Baltimore
105,748	San Francisco

1940–1950
1,451,508	Los Angeles
1,349,646	New York City
723,248	San Francisco
718,242	Chicago
663,785	Detroit
524,911	Philadelphia
523,273	Washington, DC
344,633	Seattle
337,112	Dallas
330,163	Houston

1950–1960
2,374,785	Los Angeles
2,046,479	New York City
1,255,540	Chicago
803,394	Miami
784,671	Philadelphia
779,405	Detroit
605,679	Washington, DC
518,046	Dallas
512,828	San Francisco
511,814	Houston

1960–1970
1,715,996	New York City
1,709,765	Los Angeles
869,805	Chicago
837,741	Washington, DC
739,546	Miami
647,643	Dallas
600,232	Houston
559,945	Philadelphia
481,670	Detroit
460,757	San Francisco

1970–1980
984,199	Miami
957,751	Los Angeles
942,411	Houston
592,780	Dallas
564,532	Phoenix
508,050	Tampa
503,992	San Diego
485,976	Atlanta
415,036	Riverside, CA
334,542	Denver

1980–1990
1,863,508	Los Angeles
1,030,611	Riverside, CA
972,098	Dallas
835,256	Miami
744,097	Atlanta
732,396	Washington, DC
638,510	Phoenix
636,170	San Diego
613,406	Houston
482,506	New York City

1990–2000
1,476,956	New York City
1,181,130	Atlanta
1,171,780	Dallas
1,091,907	Los Angeles
1,013,396	Phoenix
951,464	Miami
942,198	Houston
916,240	Chicago
680,672	Washington, DC
666,028	Riverside, CA

2000–2010
1,227,255	Houston
1,210,325	Dallas
1,023,290	Atlanta
970,030	Riverside, CA
941,011	Phoenix
799,592	Washington, DC
575,504	Las Vegas
574,107	New York City
557,071	Miami
501,313	Charlotte

2010–2020
1,270,845	Dallas
1,243,361	New York City
1,201,824	Houston
803,087	Atlanta
735,622	Washington, DC
652,945	Phoenix
578,953	Seattle
573,698	Miami
567,082	Austin
538,965	Orlando