New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that large cities in the Northeast & Midwest grew in 2023, reversing earlier population declines. According to the report, cities with populations of 50k or more grew by an average of 0.2% in the Northeast and 0.1% in the Midwest after declining an average of 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2022. Those in the West went up by an average of 0.2% from 2022 to 2023. Cities in the South grew the fastest – by an average 1.0%. Indeed…
“The population growth across the South in 2023 was driven by significant numeric and percentage gains among its cities…Thirteen of the 15 fastest-growing cities were in the South, with eight in Texas alone.” Said Crystal Delbé, a statistician in the Census Bureau’s Population Division.
Click here to read the full report at the U.S. Census Bureau.
