San Antonio's population growth is among the highest in the U.S.
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Newcomers helped place the Alamo City at the top of the U.S. Census Bureau charts again. It comes in in at No. 3 for cities with the largest numeric increase in population from 2021 to 2022.
By the numbers: San Antonio grew by 18,889 people between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, according to population estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- San Antonio's population of 1,472,909 made it the seventh largest city in the country and the second largest in Texas after Houston.
Flashback: San Antonio ranked the highest for numeric population growth between 2020 and 2021, meaning more people relocated here than any other place during the height of the pandemic.
Yes, but: The 2020-2021 number — 13,626 — is dwarfed by the new totals.
Zoom out: Fort Worth and Phoenix took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.