The growth of Arizona cities is still outpacing most of the nation. Phoenix remained the fifth-largest city in the U.S. in 2024, based on U.S. Census Bureau city and town population estimates released May 15. The City of Phoenix was also among the top 10 cities for the largest increase in the number of people added between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, given its size, which calculated into a 1.0% increase. The fastest-growing cities and towns over the size of 20,000 in 2024 were primarily in Texas, which held four of the top five spots. The population of Princeton city, Texas, increased a whopping 30.6% over the year, followed by Fulshear city, Texas, at 26.9%, Leesburg city, Florida, at 18.5%, and Celina city, Texas at, 18.2%. The fastest-growing city with a population of 20,000 or

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