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SEC cities ranked by population growth % from 2020 to 2023
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:13 pm
The other ranking list and thread I posted was for SEC metro areas. This thread is for the % population growth of each SEC city apart from it's metro area population from 2020 to 2023. Suprised by the impressive city population growth rates of both Tuscaloosa and Auburn.
1) Tuscaloosa, AL - +11.79% (111,338) - 14th nationally
2) Fayetteville, AR - +8.23% (101,680) - 24th nationally
3) Auburn, AL - +6.46% (82,025) - 30th nationally
4) Oxford, MS - +5.90% (27,008) - 33rd nationally
5) Columbia, SC - +4.23% (142,416) - 55th nationally
6) Knoxville, TN - +3.89% (198,162) - 61st nationally
7) College Station, TX - +3.88% (125,192) - 63rd nationally
8) Gainesville, FL - +3.35% (145,812) - 70th nationally
9) Columbia, MO - +2.44% (129,330) - 96th nationally
10) Austin, TX - +1.87% (979,882) - 109th nationally
11) Norman, OK - +1.58% (130,046) - 117th nationally
12) Athens, GA - +1.03% (128,628) - 134th nationally
13) Nashville, TN - -0.24% (687,788) - 192nd nationally
14) Lexington, KY - -0.75% (320,154) - 212th nationally
15) Starkville, MS - -1.20% (25,444) - 233rd nationally
16) Baton Rouge, LA - -3.47% (219,573) - 310th nationally
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1) Tuscaloosa, AL - +11.79% (111,338) - 14th nationally
2) Fayetteville, AR - +8.23% (101,680) - 24th nationally
3) Auburn, AL - +6.46% (82,025) - 30th nationally
4) Oxford, MS - +5.90% (27,008) - 33rd nationally
5) Columbia, SC - +4.23% (142,416) - 55th nationally
6) Knoxville, TN - +3.89% (198,162) - 61st nationally
7) College Station, TX - +3.88% (125,192) - 63rd nationally
8) Gainesville, FL - +3.35% (145,812) - 70th nationally
9) Columbia, MO - +2.44% (129,330) - 96th nationally
10) Austin, TX - +1.87% (979,882) - 109th nationally
11) Norman, OK - +1.58% (130,046) - 117th nationally
12) Athens, GA - +1.03% (128,628) - 134th nationally
13) Nashville, TN - -0.24% (687,788) - 192nd nationally
14) Lexington, KY - -0.75% (320,154) - 212th nationally
15) Starkville, MS - -1.20% (25,444) - 233rd nationally
16) Baton Rouge, LA - -3.47% (219,573) - 310th nationally
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This post was edited on 5/30/24 at 1:15 pm
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:17 pm to Govt Tide
Very surprised by Nashville -687k
Not surprised by Baton Rouge at the bottom. If you are limited to public school education for your kids, Baton Rouge is not an option at all.
Not surprised by Baton Rouge at the bottom. If you are limited to public school education for your kids, Baton Rouge is not an option at all.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:22 pm to Purple Spoon
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Not surprised by Baton Rouge at the bottom.
Because half the town seceded.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:27 pm to lsu711
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Not surprised by Baton Rouge at the bottom.
Because half the town seceded.
No, an unincorporated part of the parish formed their own city.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:37 pm to Purple Spoon
quote:im not, Nashville is getting shitty and liberal, while surrounding cities are busting at the seams with growth
Very surprised by Nashville -687k
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:37 pm to geauxskeet
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No, an unincorporated part of the parish formed their own city.
The residents of St. George will be better off for it.
I'm assuming they will form their own school district?
The funny thing is that it will make BR a more attractive business location. It's much easier to recruit or keep businesses if employees can live in a great school district with a very short commute. Ask anyone who lives in "Birmingham", a city the same size as BR, but with almost a million people in the nearby suburbs.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 1:46 pm to Purple Spoon
For whatever reason even popular cities often see some population loss from the city proper in the city population category which is why metro population is usually a much better measure of the growth of urban areas.
Unfortunately Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general have a lot of disadvantages when it comes to gaining/keeping population even under the best of circumstances. Same with much of Mississippi.
A good chunk of Alabama does too but the state has a few less disadvantages than LA and MS and has slowly and steadily started to pull away from both states in terms of population growth. Having 2 metros (Huntsville and Daphne/Fairhope) among the 30 fastest growing in the country along with having 5 metros overall in the Top 100 fastest growing (out of 387 metros nationally) whereas LA and MS combined have 2 is a big factor.
Alabama loses a lot of residents to Georgia and Florida and to a lesser degree Tennessee while Louisiana and Mississippi lose a lot residents to those states as well as Texas and even to a much lesser degree even to Alabama.
Unfortunately Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general have a lot of disadvantages when it comes to gaining/keeping population even under the best of circumstances. Same with much of Mississippi.
A good chunk of Alabama does too but the state has a few less disadvantages than LA and MS and has slowly and steadily started to pull away from both states in terms of population growth. Having 2 metros (Huntsville and Daphne/Fairhope) among the 30 fastest growing in the country along with having 5 metros overall in the Top 100 fastest growing (out of 387 metros nationally) whereas LA and MS combined have 2 is a big factor.
Alabama loses a lot of residents to Georgia and Florida and to a lesser degree Tennessee while Louisiana and Mississippi lose a lot residents to those states as well as Texas and even to a much lesser degree even to Alabama.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:04 pm to Govt Tide
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Nashville, TN - -0.24% (687,788) - 192nd nationally
No way that’s accurate
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:05 pm to Govt Tide
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A good chunk of Alabama does too but the state has a few less disadvantages than LA and MS
Nick Saban made the state and city a better place to live because of football. Without that, it would just be a shittier version of Mississippi.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:22 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Say what? Huntsvilles growth has nothing to do with Saban. It's an engineering/Tech super-hub. Also, Baldwin County is attractive because of the beach.
And Auburn's growth is directly tied to it's superb public school system.
And Auburn's growth is directly tied to it's superb public school system.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:28 pm to dcbl
Liberal Bro country
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:29 pm to Purple Spoon
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Very surprised by Nashville -687k
Greater Nashville is exploding. A lot of formerly urban areas are being bulldozed and becoming commercially zoned. Suburbs are absolute gangbusters.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:31 pm to dcbl
Whoever said Nashville is getting shitty is right. Born and raised in Davidson county. Spent about 25 years there. But, we got out to Williamson(and now Maury), when we could. Anyone who was born and raised in Nashville, almost always is looking for a way out of the city. The change over the last 20 years has been great for tourists and tourism, which financially is beneficial to the state, but not so much for long time residents.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:31 pm to Govt Tide
Fayetteville is running into the problem that it is getting to the point where you have to start growing up rather than growing out. There isn't a tremendous amount of land there that is desirable to build on. Rogers and Bentonville, while they are filling up, still have land to develop.
I expect the remaining small family homes will get gobbled up in Fayetteville and then you'll start to see 4 story apartment complexes all over town. Which will be odd. Fayetteville is very much a 2 story sort of town. You are already starting to see 4 story apartments pop up around NW Arkansas. It will change the character of the area I fear.
I expect the remaining small family homes will get gobbled up in Fayetteville and then you'll start to see 4 story apartment complexes all over town. Which will be odd. Fayetteville is very much a 2 story sort of town. You are already starting to see 4 story apartments pop up around NW Arkansas. It will change the character of the area I fear.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:39 pm to dcbl
I mean, yeah, white flight to the suburbs has always been a thing.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:40 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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Nick Saban made the state and city a better place to live because of football. Without that, it would just be a shittier version of Mississippi.
You could say CNS had a considerable effect on the growth of UA and the Tuscaloosa area but that's about it. Alabama has natural resources and natural beauty that Mississippi through no fault of its own simply can't match. Mississippi obviously has the Mississippi River but New Orleans benefits far more from that than Mississippi does. Mississippi has a decent port in Gulfport and does have several quality casinos and the Biloxi/Gulfport area is solid but outside of that it simply can't match the natural resources and natural beauty that Alabama has. It doesn't have anything comparable metro wise to Birmingham, tech wise to Huntsville, beach wise to Orange Beach/Gulf Shores, or quaint town wise to Fairhope...although in all fairness I would put Oxford and Ocean Springs up there with Fairhope
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:51 pm to Govt Tide
you started the same thread twice.
Posted on 5/30/24 at 2:58 pm to Purple Spoon
A lot of Baton Rouge citizens moved to ascension parish and Livingston parish
Posted on 5/30/24 at 3:02 pm to Govt Tide
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15) Starkville, MS - -1.20% (25,444) - 233rd nationally
16) Baton Rouge, LA - -3.47% (219,573) - 310th nationally
Yea.... shite holes
Posted on 5/30/24 at 3:06 pm to lsu711
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Not surprised by Baton Rouge at the bottom.
Because half the town seceded.
Wasn't that just approved by the courts tough? Would that be in the 2020-2023 stats?
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