San Antonio one of nation's fastest-growing cities

San Antonio was named the 20th fastest growing city of 2014 by Forbes Magazine. San Antonio was named the 20th fastest growing city of 2014 by Forbes Magazine. Photo: David Sucsy, Getty Images Photo: David Sucsy, Getty Images Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close San Antonio one of nation's fastest-growing cities 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Texas may be facing the worst drought in its history, but the state is flooding with new residents every day.

San Antonio and three other Lone Star State metro areas dominate Forbes' annual top 20 fastest-growing American cities, released Friday.

The Alamo City took the No. 20 spot with 1.83 percent population growth in 2013. Austin tops the list with 2.5 percent growth rate. Dallas is the fourth fastest growing city and Houston is 10th, according to Forbes, an economic and business magazine.

The list was based on different factors, such as job, population and economic growth rates, median salaries and unemployment data. It was compiled out of the 100 most populous U.S. metro areas.

Florida and Texas are the only two states with four cities in the top 20. Each of the four Texas cities have an unemployment rate under 6 percent. The national average is 6.7 percent.

Last year, Austin, Houston and Dallas swept the top three spots.

Texas is the second fastest-growing state with more than a 5.18 percent population growth rate between 2010 and July 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, Florida is the fifth fastest-growing state with 4 percent growth over that time.

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