All of the data comes from the data of the US Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program, comparing numbers from 2010 to 2018 against each other. If you compare the value of “Net migration,” which measures how many people move to a city minus how many people left, to the current population estimate, you get a percentage that shows how much a city has grown.
20. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Net migration: 19,111, 13.8% of the population out of 138,494.
19. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
Net migration: 32,718, 13.9% of the population out of 235,865.
18. Raleigh, North Carolina
Net migration: 159,756, 14.1% of the population out of 1,130,490.
17. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
Net migration: 87,461, 14.8% of the population out of 590,289.
16. Port St. Lucie, Florida
Net migration: 62,896, 14.8% of the population out of 424,107.
15. Midland, Texas
Net migration: 22,239, 15.7% of the population out of 141,671.
14. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
Net migration: 96,548, 16.0% of the population out of 602,095.
13. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
Net migration: 344,022, 16.1% of the population out of 2,134,411
12. Greeley, Colorado
Net migration: 41,180, 16.3% of the population out of 252,825.
11. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida
Net migration: 56,188, 17.5% of the population out of 321,520.
10. Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
Net migration: 24,647, 17.9% of the population out of 138,028.
9. St. George, Utah
Net migration: 24,835, 18.0% of the population out of 138,115.
8. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Net migration: 310,931, 18.1% of the population out of 1,716,289.
7. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama
Net migration: 33,655, 18.5% of the population out of 182,265.
6. Bend-Redmond, Oregon
Net migration: 30,773, 19.5% of the population out of 157,733.
5. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
Net migration: 140,889, 20.1% of the population out of 702,281.
4. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
Net migration: 135,696, 21.9% of the population of 618,754.
3. Punta Gorda, Florida
Net migration: 36,551, 22.8% of the population out of 159,978.
2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-North Carolina
Net migration: 105,460, 28.0% of the population out of 376,722.
1. The Villages, Florida
Net migration: 43,639, 46.7% of the population out of 93,420.