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San Antonio is the ‘fastest-growing’ city? Wait a minute.

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Over ten years ago, I wrote an article for the San Antonio Report titled “Mr. Mayor, Please Stop Calling San Antonio the 7th Largest City.” As many know, our high ranking on city size is built on a technicality — a city boundary that encompasses our whole metro area.

No, we are not really bigger than San Francisco or Boston. In fact, we are 24th in metro population (if you generously include New Braunfels) but no one can resist the allure of being a top 10 city. It makes us feel good. And important.

Now there is a new population metric making the rounds. San Antonio was declared the fastest-growing city in the U.S. in 2023. Again, while technically true, take a look at this table released in the official city budget:



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