Raleigh Named Second Fastest Growing Urban Area

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, among urban areas with populations of 1 million or more, Raleigh is the second fastest-growing area at 25.1%.

Among urban areas with populations of 1 million or more, the Austin, TX area grew at the fastest rate, increasing by 32.8%, followed by the Raleigh, NC, area, at 25.1%, and Orlando, FL, at 22.7%. The Austin, TX, area also had the highest rate of land area change from rural to urban, increasing by 18.5%.

For any given urban area, population increase may be attributed to a combination of internal growth, outward expansion to include new growth, and outward expansion encompassing communities previously existing outside the urban area.

You can see the 2020 Census results here.