Click through the gallery to see where Washington's biggest cities ranked on a list of highest population increases for U.S. cities with more than 50,000 residents
All data is based on increases from 2017-2018 and is available through the U.S. Census Bureau which released the population estimates May 23, 2019.
This shouldn't be too much of a shock. Seattle has been growing at a seemingly blistering pace, and the visible construction around the city reflects that narrative.
But, a closer look at the data revealed several cities that are growing faster than Seattle, even though we're adding more residents than them.
The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released July 2018 population estimates, and provided two tables in a report to track growth from 2017 to 2018. One provided raw numeric increases -- the total population added to a city -- and one showed a more nuanced ranking of which cities saw a higher percentage of growth. The data only showed cities with more than 50,000 residents.
Seattle ranked 94th out of 774 cities. The Emerald City's growth was estimated at 2.04% between July 2017 and July 2018. The highest Washington city was Redmond, which had a 4.04% increase.
Texas dominated the fastest growth table with six cities in the top 10. The highest ranked city overall was Buckeye, Arizona, which had a population increase of 7.82%.
Out of all 774 cities, 23 cities from Washington had positive increases to their population. Federal Way and Burien had lower populations in 2018.
Where did the 23 Washington cities rank on the list of 774? Click through the gallery above for their spots and to see how high Seattle landed on the ranking.
