Fastest-growing state in America 10:51 AM ET Fri, 20 May 2016 | 00:36

Texas has the most cities with the fastest growth as the U.S. population continues to shift South and West, the Census Bureau said Thursday.



The bureau's latest data on population growth ranked cities with 50,000 or more people. Among the 11 fastest-growing cities, Texas had five. It had four of the top 10 biggest gainers in total population.

The biggest gainer in percentage terms was Georgetown, Texas — pop: 63,7216, as of July 1 — up 7.8 percent from 2014.