Fayetteville Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Fayetteville metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Fayetteville in 2025 is 361,000, a 0.84% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Fayetteville in 2024 was 358,000, a 0.85% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Fayetteville in 2023 was 355,000, a 0.85% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Fayetteville in 2022 was 352,000, a 0.86% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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City Name Population
New York City 19,154,000
Los Angeles 12,678,000
Chicago 9,042,000
Houston 6,890,000
Dallas-Fort Worth 6,732,000
Miami 6,372,000
Atlanta 6,272,000
Philadelphia 5,861,000
Washington DC 5,600,000
Phoenix 4,834,000
Boston 4,396,000
Seattle 3,581,000
Detroit 3,543,000
San Diego 3,373,000
San Francisco 3,363,000
Tampa 3,040,000
Minneapolis 3,039,000
Las Vegas 3,000,000
Denver 2,995,000
Riverside-San Bernardino 2,664,000
San Antonio 2,525,000
Baltimore 2,387,000
Charlotte 2,367,000
Austin 2,313,000
Sacramento 2,269,000
Portland 2,265,000
St. Louis 2,256,000
Orlando 2,129,000
Indianapolis 1,925,000
San Jose 1,848,000
Cincinnati 1,801,000
Cleveland 1,780,000
Kansas City 1,754,000
Columbus 1,746,000
Pittsburgh 1,716,000
Raleigh 1,661,000
Virginia Beach 1,505,000
Milwaukee 1,473,000
Jacksonville 1,360,000
Nashville 1,350,000
Salt Lake City 1,226,000
Providence 1,217,000
Memphis 1,188,000
Richmond 1,162,000
Louisville 1,136,000
McAllen 1,116,000
Oklahoma City 1,037,000
Tucson 1,034,000
Hartford 1,032,000
New Orleans 1,030,000
Temecula-Murrieta 1,019,000
El Paso 1,006,000
Albuquerque 978,000
Cape Coral 975,000
Bridgeport-Stamford 973,000
Honolulu 928,000
Buffalo 890,000
Birmingham 879,000
Omaha 876,000
Provo-Orem 875,000
Fresno 811,000
Tulsa 807,000
Knoxville 807,000
Allentown 800,000
Baton Rouge 785,000
Columbia, South Carolina 777,000
Sarasota-Bradenton 772,000
Ogden-Layton 771,000
Charleston-North Charleston 765,000
Rochester 758,000
Dayton 754,000
Bakersfield 751,000
The Woodlands 723,000
Concord 710,000
Colorado Springs 709,000
Springfield 691,000
Mission Viejo 658,000
Albany 647,000
Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley 619,000
Grand Rapids 614,000
Kissimmee 612,000
New Haven 608,000
Fayetteville-Springdale 587,000
Des Moines 579,000
Harrisburg 578,000
Greenville 576,000
Port St. Lucie 574,000
Worcester 572,000
Akron 571,000
Winston-Salem 552,000
Wichita 548,000
Lancaster-Palmdale 546,000
Little Rock 545,000
Reno 545,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne 544,000
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 538,000
Lancaster 532,000
Daytona Beach-Port Orange 522,000
Madison 519,000
Toledo 516,000
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs 511,000
Boise City 482,000
Bonita Springs-Naples 479,000
Concord 478,000
Visalia 475,000
Denton-Lewisville 474,000
Spokane 470,000
Augusta-Richmond County 465,000
Stockton 461,000
Jackson, Mississippi 446,000
Durham 444,000
Santa Clarita 442,000
Myrtle Beach 441,000
Chattanooga 437,000
Modesto 431,000
Syracuse 427,000
Huntsville 420,000
Oxnard 410,000
Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake 399,000
Lafayette 396,000
Montgomery 385,000
Asheville 381,000
Antioch 380,000
Greensboro 380,000
Scranton 378,000
Springfield, Missouri 374,000
Lakeland 374,000
Fort Collins 363,000
Pensacola 363,000
Fayetteville 361,000
Corpus Christi 358,000
Youngstown 354,000
Fort Wayne 351,000
Lexington-Fayette 351,000
Flint 347,000
Savannah 347,000
Laredo 344,000
Trenton 341,000
Santa Rosa 341,000
Mobile 339,000
Ann Arbor 338,000
Rockford 336,000
Lansing 333,000
Shreveport 332,000
Fayetteville - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 361,000 0.84%
2024 358,000 0.85%
2023 355,000 0.85%
2022 352,000 0.86%
2021 349,000 0.58%
2020 347,000 0.87%
2019 344,000 0.88%
2018 341,000 1.19%
2017 337,000 0.90%
2016 334,000 1.21%
2015 330,000 1.23%
2014 326,000 1.24%
2013 322,000 1.26%
2012 318,000 0.95%
2011 315,000 1.29%
2010 311,000 0.97%
2009 308,000 1.32%
2008 304,000 1.00%
2007 301,000 1.35%
2006 297,000 1.02%
2005 294,000 1.38%
2004 290,000 1.05%
2003 287,000 1.06%
2002 284,000 1.43%
2001 280,000 1.08%
2000 277,000 1.09%
1999 274,000 1.48%
1998 270,000 1.50%
1997 266,000 1.14%
1996 263,000 1.54%
1995 259,000 1.17%
1994 256,000 1.19%
1993 253,000 1.61%
1992 249,000 1.22%
1991 246,000 1.23%
1990 243,000 1.25%
1989 240,000 1.27%
1988 237,000 1.28%
1987 234,000 0.86%
1986 232,000 1.31%
1985 229,000 1.33%
1984 226,000 0.89%
1983 224,000 1.36%
1982 221,000 0.91%
1981 219,000 1.39%
1980 216,000 2.37%
1979 211,000 2.93%
1978 205,000 3.02%
1977 199,000 2.58%
1976 194,000 3.19%
1975 188,000 2.73%
1974 183,000 3.39%
1973 177,000 2.91%
1972 172,000 2.99%
1971 167,000 2.45%
1970 163,000 10.88%
1969 147,000 13.08%
1968 130,000 13.04%
1967 115,000 12.75%
1966 102,000 13.33%
1965 90,000 13.92%
1964 79,000 12.86%
1963 70,000 12.90%
1962 62,000 12.73%
1961 55,000 12.24%
1960 49,000 6.52%
1959 46,000 2.22%
1958 45,000 4.65%
1957 43,000 2.38%
1956 42,000 2.44%
1955 41,000 2.50%
1954 40,000 5.26%
1953 38,000 2.70%
1952 37,000 2.78%
1951 36,000 2.86%
1950 35,000 0.00%