20 Fastest Growing States in 2024

2. Florida

Percentage Change in Population: 1.6%

Population Growth: 365,205

Florida spans a peninsula in the southeastern US, with beautiful beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It attracts hundreds of thousands of new residents each year, resulting in the second-highest population growth in the country. Florida is home to four of the five fastest-growing metro areas in the US. In January 2024, the state’s private sector added 0.4% (or 37,900 jobs), double the national growth rate of 0.2%.