The Top 10 US Metros That GAINED the Most Population

[@haraldbirk964]

Interesting video. Thanks 👍🏻

[@DavidCoxDallas]

noteworthy that a comment about Houston is that it's cheaper than coastal cities. Houston IS a port city, US' biggest, not far at all from America's third coast.

[@jd3422]

Tampa, Orlando, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Austin: sure there's sunshine. There is also stifling HEAT AND HUMIDITY. Unbearable!

[@lyndcason7516]

DFW is 300 miles from the coast, so its humidity is not nearly as bad as Houston, San Antonio, or Austin. But it does get hot (just not dry Phoenix hot).

[@e.t.p.3710]

Tucson's heat is much more tolerable than: hurricanes; tornadoes (very occasionally one appears); blinding snowstorms and shoveling it; icy roads that bring out stupid drivers; soaring heating costs; summer mosquitoes; dense fog; and the list goes on.

[@donbrown1284]

Honolulu beats them all for beauty and weather. Fortunately, it's expensive enough to keep the rabble out.

[@hlatino03]

not that bad....there is a/c in houses and in buildings...indoors... take that over over crowded cities in the north and their crime infested cities.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

No humidity in Phoenix, we’re so dry the trees chase the dogs

[@prestonval4439]

If I had to pick… North Carolina would be where I’d go . Metro Charlotte would be my first pic.

[@michaelphillips2079]

Raleigh is good too. That said, I have lived in Raleigh for 9 years now, and one thing I don't like about it is that it has more of the character of a giant suburb than an urban city. Everything is so sprawled out that you need a car to get anywhere, and it's mainly strip centers with a couple of notable exceptions.

[@justdave923]

Yeah. You and everyone else. Charlotte has been one of the fastest growing areas in the country for decades.

[@willp.8120]

I like Charlotte, but it honestly looks far less wealthy than metro Atlanta, and it is far less energetic, smaller, and is slower paced than Atlanta.

[@universaljustice7376]

@@willp.8120what does your comment have to do with NC, there are many US cities that are wealthier and busier than both Atlanta and Charlotte so what’s your point?

[@willp.8120]

@@universaljustice7376 Simply adding to the discussion, young fella.

[@lukebonner5097]

Houston is the hidden gem

[@mikeallen3384]

😂

[@josephskowronski]

Yuch

[@kenthompson5723]

You've got to be kidding.

[@prestonval4439]

If you don't have to drive

[@willp.8120]

Houston is anything but a gem. It is flat, ugly, terrible zoning, frontage roads, oil refineries, it smells, and the beaches are some of the worst on the Gulf Coast.

[@MrGHawaii]

I made my cat dance with the background music.

[@juanrestrepo302]

How is Atlanta not on this list?

[@scorpioguy94]

True

[@renegomez3061]

Its funny when he said dallas' downtown high rises. Downtown dallas looks 99% the way it did since the 80's.

[@RR64434]

Nope. Not true at all. There was not an uptown in the 80s which in itself could be its own skyline. It hasn’t added any new super tall skyscrapers that’s true but to say that it is the same as the 80s is just your own incompetence

[@michaelphillips2079]

That's because it IS pretty much like it was in the 80s. The vast bulk of the massive office construction in the Dallas area (regularly 1st in the US) has occurred since then in more outlying areas. Dallas has become very decentralized in that regard.

[@michaelphillips2079]

​@@RR64434the original comment was about downtown, not uptown. Two separate areas. Reading comprehension is your friend.

[@RR64434]

@ It still applies for downtown plus uptown is right next to Downtown so when you are looking at the skyline they form 1 continuous skyline. I know you think being a troll is cute but, it isn’t

[@prestonval4439]

I think the Dallas skyline is actually growing wider and not taller

[@commander989]

Curious to know how a shot of Las Vegas and the Strat Tower got into the San Antonio segment. Nice editing - Not!

[@michaelphillips2079]

I have already commented about how a shot of Dubai got into a video about American metropolitan areas.

[@Scorpionking1185]

My top 3 Charlotte, Austin, and San Antonio. I was thinking about moving to one of these cities next year

[@Rockett16]

DFW metoplex is at 462,650 from 2020 to 2023 per Wikipedia.

[@mikegibson673]

Look up top 10 television markets. That will give a different perspective. The SMA of Dallas is almost 8 million.😊

[@marcusmorgan6748]

@@mikegibson673 Actually DFW hit 8.1 million in 2023.

[@prestonval4439]

What’s interesting is that Baltimore and Washington are just 38 miles apart and collectively home to over 10 million residents. In contrast, Dallas and Fort Worth are similarly 32 miles apart with a combined population of about 8 million. Yet, the numbers from DFW seem to garner far more attention and admiration.

[@kenthompson5723]

@@prestonval4439 numbers from DFW seem to garner far more attention and admiration. ------------------------------------------------------------------ That's because DFW is newer, and growing much faster, with more new jobs.

[@michaelphillips2079]

DFW has grown by the largest absolute numerical increase of any American metro for some years now. I think that's more relevant and realistic than percentage increase because the law of large numbers always kicks in. It's easier to rack up big percentage increases from a small base than from a large one.

[@DevinBookerFan62181]

I live in Phoenix and lol it is growing like heck bro just look at desert ridge community then versus now

[@scorpioguy94]

How's is Phoenix im planning on moving there next year I will be coming from LA

[@DevinBookerFan62181]

@ it’s great honestly in my area (desert ridge) it’s safe, I don’t need to check newsbreak lol a lot of people are nice but not all but most also the only thing to rlly look out for is idiotic drivers

[@willp.8120]

Atlanta is growing more than all these places except Dallas and Houston.

[@MATTMEISTER1]

DALLAS FORT WORTH IS THE METROPLEX,SINCE 1970

[@lisasdfwhightechworld9946]

1974 when DFW Airport opened? I remember the North Texas Council of Government paid the advertising agency after the airport opened to come up with the name DFW Metroplex.

[@marcusmorgan6748]

Dallas Ft.Worth is a BEAST!!!....300,000 IN TWO YEARS?!!..😮

[@kenthompson5723]

Our household moved AWAY from DFW some years back. Traffic is a nightmare. The cost of living is through the roof. And where we moved to has no scary freeways.

[@michaelphillips2079]

​@@kenthompson5723well to each his own I guess

[@restfulambiancehq157]

To all of the poor bastards moving to Jacksonville because some articles told them it was a good place to live: you got duped. This place blows gigantic ass.

[@fromthehaven94]

Four cities in Alaska each have more square mileage than Jacksonville, Florida. It needs to grow up (more density) than grow out (sprawl).

[@shanewindhaus8385]

Then pack your shit and move.

[@VasodeBatman]

All red states please dont turn them into blue and destroy these places

[@Djdreamstudios]

You can’t tell people who they can and can’t vote for

[@RigidDerDubb]

How is Atlanta not on this list at all. Gyfoh

[@universaljustice7376]

Atlanta is fast growing too, this list is based on the percentage of growth compared to its metropolitan population, so Atlanta would likely be between #11-20

[@hlatino03]

Overrated.

[@lingham2099]

@@universaljustice7376You are right, even though the video is titled ‘Gained most residents ‘. Should be retitled.

[@willp.8120]

Metro Atlanta was the third biggest gainer in residents, only behind Dallas and Houston. Using percentages is not the right way to assess growth.

[@universaljustice7376]

@ growth rates are measured on a percentage basis, so it is an effective relative metric for comparison.

[@dominicphillip5816]

As the US accepts between 1.5 to 2 million legal immigrants per annum is it any wonder their rich metro areas are booming, whilst states like West Virginia for example are declining?

[@mrxman581]

None of these cities have any comprehensive public mass rail transit metro. Not good.

[@scorpioguy94]

Dallas does I'm not sure about the other places

[@daviddahl8186]

Most of these places are pandemic boom towns that are experiencing affotdability driven housing slow downs or declines. The 2023-2024 list is dofferent and the 2025-2926 list will be even more different. This shows how much wasted energy and and money was spent with pandemic moves and housing bubbles that are now being undone. Not a good picture for ling term growth.

[@SL-vy8ue]

I’d name this video, sterile places where I’d never want to move

[@johnlabus7359]

Raleigh grew faster than Jacksonville. It's right there in the video.

[@RogerDuly]

Funny they called it Raleigh-Cary, as if Raleigh could stand alone. The Triangle is Raleigh-Durham, and the Research Triangle is really in Durham.

[@comeconcon569]

The U.S. is the 3rd largest country in population behind India and China.

[@JimmiAlli]

Only 4 states?

[@michaelphillips2079]

In a video about American metros we get a picture of Dubai lol 🤣

[@LS-0999]

AI generated

[@mjpottertx]

Pearl-land Texas??? Probably a robot voice.

[@reaganfrazier1941]

I guess you chose to ignore NASHVILLE TN!

[@LS-0999]

Nashville is in Memphis according to this AI video

[@lanaj1107]

AI generated content for clicks. Just say no.

[@e.t.p.3710]

Why don't we have an AMERICAN NARRATOR here?!

[@paulclark1883]

He doesn't even know how to pronounce Des Moines!

[@jackjones3016]

scandalous

[@Dillon36]

All Red states...

[@BK_718]

Democratic cities

[@BK_718]

And Austin is like ultra liberal

[@mikegibson673]

True the states may be red, yet the metros typically vote blue.

[@RogerStewart-l5m]

​@@mikegibson673 Right. Every one of these cities vote blue, some more than others. The suburbs and exurbs generally vote red. This pattern is especially prevalent in the Trump era.

[@ljacobs357]

All blue cities.

[@mikeallen3384]

Disgusting

[@kenthompson5723]

Why?

[@stischer47]

@@kenthompson5723 He's a troll and this is his only way to get anyone to pay attention to him.

[@salvimex415]

All blue cities

[@shanewindhaus8385]

Jacksonville has a Democrat mayor but voted for Donald Trump. That's hardly "Blue"

[@LS-0999]

Purple metropolitan areas. Blue city red suburbs

[@skurinski]

Red states with red policies