The big city where I live has an annual average growth rate of 1.4%, which is the fastest large city in the US. The growth rate is accelerating as the population grows, so a decade from now that average annual growth rate should be a much larger number. The city is already, by far, the fastest growing city in the US in terms of adding new residents per year.<p>My city is in tight competition with Austin, San Jose, and Jacksonville to be the 12th or 13th largest city in the US. At its current growth rate it will be the first of those to achieve (rebound in the case of San Jose) 1 million residents. Discounting growth acceleration by 2045 it may surpass Dallas to become the 8th largest city in the US provided that Phoenix does not continue to grow at its current rate. Accounting for a consistent growth acceleration trend it could happen as early as 2030, but that is unlikely.