When it came to population growth last year, Texas grew by more people than can fit into three Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadiums, once again making the Lone Star State the fastest-growing in the nation, U.S. Census data shows.
Despite overall population growth in the United States being the lowest its ever been, both Texas and Florida saw significant increases. People migrating to Texas and Florida from other states accounted for the largest contributor to the recent population boom.
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Florida welcomed 220,890 new residents from other states between July 2020 and July 2021. Texas welcomed 170,307 new residents. Texas also saw a significant increase — 27,185 — of new international residents
These states are rising at the same time that California, New York and others experienced population decreases by 1 to 2 percent.
In fact, one out of every 10 new Texas residents is coming from California, according to a recent study by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. The study, released in October, looked at population trends during the pandemic.
More than one of every 10 people moving to Texas in 2020 was from California, according to a recent study by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University.
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