Austin, Texas is no longer the 4th largest city in Texas but 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th ... that would be El Paso ... remain the same.

I found out recently that the top 10 biggest city rankings in New Mexico are quickly headed for a change as #2's about to fall into 3rd place.

Now it looks like the Texas lineup has officially changed as #4 falls to 5th place.

Population - wise, the Texas top 10 used to look like this:

  1. Houston
  2. San Antonio
  3. Dallas
  4. Austin
  5. Fort Worth'
  6. El Paso
  7. Arlington
  8. Corpus Christi
  9. Plano
  10. Lubbock

That's changed now as Texas continues to experience some serious growth, especially in some of our smaller towns.

Another population analysis by Smart Asset showed New Braunfels and three other Central Texas cities had among the highest population growth rates in the entire U.S. over the past year. New Braunfels, Georgetown, Atascocita and Conroe were listed among the top ten cities with the highest population increases. - statesman.com

Which City Is Now The 4th Largest In Texas?

Fort Worth, (population  989,878) and Austin, (population 986,928), just flip-flopped with Fort Worth moving to 4th place and Austin falling to 5th. Fort Worth bested Austin by about 3,000 peeps.

Did Anything Change For El Paso?

El Paso has experienced some growth but remains in 6th place. Our neighbor to the north-northwest, Las Cruces, is the 2nd largest city in New Mexico ... for now. It looks like there is a change looming there too as Rio Rancho is gaining on them very quickly.

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