GREENVILLE, S.C. — Several South Carolina cities are among some of the nation’s fastest-growing suburbs, as smaller communities in the South outpaced the rest of the nation.
According to new data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau, four Palmetto State areas landed in the top 100:
- City of Greer at No. 17
- Town of Fort Mill at No. 20
- City of Mauldin at No. 54
- City of Aiken at No. 89
Greer’s population spiked by 7.3% from July 2024 through July 2025 to 50,007 people — making it the fastest-growing city in the state.
Texas’ Celina, Fulshear, Princeton, Melissa and Anna were the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 fastest-growing U.S. cities with populations of 20,000 residents or more from mid-2024 to mid-2025.
Small- to medium-sized cities hit a sweet spot between the largest U.S. cities, which were most impacted by the loss of immigrants from the crackdown started last year during the second Trump administration, and anemic growth in small towns, according to Matt Erickson, a Census Bureau statistician.
In January, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked South Carolina as the nation’s fastest-growing state…