Seattle was the fastest-growing big U.S. city in 2020

Seattle Times recently reported that among the 50 biggest U.S. cities, Seattle is No. 1 for growth in 2020.

New data from the U.S. Census shows that between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, Seattle had a net gain of about 16,400 residents, hitting a total population of 769,700. That translates to a growth rate of 2.2%. Kirkland was the only one place in the state among those with at least 60,000 people grew faster than Seattle.

Seattle was also the fastest-growing city of the past decade with a growth rate of 2.2%,

Many other cities are growing but were behind Seattle. Fort Worth, Texas, ranks No. 2, followed by Mesa, Arizona; Austin; and Tampa.

Major cities with the least growth in 2020 were: Long Beach, New York, San Jose, San Francisco and Baltimore.

Source: Seattle Times.