SEC Towns ranked by population growth

The 2015 metro population estimates were released today by the census bureau. Here is the estimated growth between 2014 and 2015

**Oxford and Starkville are actually considered micropolitan statistical areas by the census bureau.

PERCENTAGE GROWTH RATE
2.6%- College Station, TX
2.3%- Fayetteville, AR
2.1%- Athens, GA
2.0%- Nashville, TN
1.8%- Oxford, MS
1.7%- Auburn, AL
1.3%- Gainesville, FL
1.3%- Columbia, SC
1.1%- Columbia, MO
1.1%- Lexington, KY
0.9%- Starkville, MS
0.8%- Tuscaloosa, AL
0.6%- Baton Rouge, LA
0.5%- Knoxville, TN

POPULATION GROWTH:
36,435- Nashville, TN
11,495- Fayetteville, AR
10,057- Columbia, SC
6,237- College Station, TX
5,553- Lexington, KY
4,981- Baton Rouge, LA
4,357- Knoxville, TN
4,160- Athens, GA
3,668- Gainesville, FL
2,567- Auburn, AL
1,955- Columbia, MO
1,919- Tuscaloosa, AL
934- Oxford, MS
457- Starkville, MS

TOTAL SIZE OF METRO AREA:
1,830,345- Nashville, TN
861,424- Knoxville, TN
830,480- Baton Rouge, LA
810,068- Columbia, SC
513,449- Fayetteville, AR
500,535- Lexington, KY
277,163- Gainesville, FL
249,156- College Station, TX
239,908- Tuscaloosa, AL
203,189- Athens, GA
174,974- Columbia, MO
156,993- Auburn, AL
53,154- Oxford, MS
49,800- Starkville, MS