The Washington Post released a list yesterday of the fastest growing cities in each state in America, and Manhattan and Columbia took the podium for Kansas and Missouri.
While Texas had four of the top ten fastest-growing cities of 2013, the list shows the fastest-growing big cities over a three-year period. Big cities are defined as having a population of 50,000 or more.
According to census data, Manhattan has grown 7.4% from 2010 to 2013 and Columbia 5.9%.
| State | City | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Auburn | 9.7% |
| Alaska | Anchorage municipality | 3.1% |
| Arizona | Goodyear | 11.7% |
| Arkansas | Conway | 8.3% |
| California | Irvine | 11.7% |
| Colorado | Denver | 8.2% |
| Connecticut | Danbury | 3.4% |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 0.9% |
| Florida | Fort Myers | 9.6% |
| Georgia | Alpharetta | 8.3% |
| Hawaii | Urban Honolulu CDP | 3.2% |
| Idaho | Meridian | 11.3% |
| Illinois | Normal town | 4.1% |
| Indiana | Fishers town | 9.0% |
| Iowa | West Des Moines | 8.0% |
| Kansas | Manhattan | 7.4% |
| Kentucky | Bowling Green | 4.4% |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 10.1% |
| Maine | Portland | 0.2% |
| Maryland | Gaithersburg | 9.7% |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 4.6% |
| Michigan | Novi | 5.0% |
| Minnesota | Maple Grove | 6.3% |
| Mississippi | Gulfport | 4.8% |
| Missouri | Columbia | 5.9% |
| Montana | Billings | 4.7% |
| Nebraska | Bellevue | 5.2% |
| Nevada | Henderson | 5.2% |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 0.7% |
| New Jersey | Hoboken | 5.1% |
| New Mexico | Rio Rancho | 5.2% |
| New York | New Rochelle | 3.1% |
| North Carolina | Cary town | 11.7% |
| North Dakota | Bismarck | 9.4% |
| Ohio | Columbus | 4.3% |
| Oklahoma | Edmond | 6.9% |
| Oregon | Bend | 6.0% |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1.8% |
| Rhode Island | Cranston | 0.2% |
| South Carolina | Mount Pleasant town | 10.4% |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 7.0% |
| Tennessee | Franklin | 10.0% |
| Texas | Cedar Park | 18.4% |
| Utah | South Jordan | 17.7% |
| Virginia | Alexandria | 6.4% |
| Washington | Pasco | 10.7% |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 4.3% |
| Wyoming | Casper | 7.8% |
Original story by Niraj Chokshi, and can be viewed here on washingtonpost.com