Texas Surpasses All States in Population Gain; census data shows

Texas Surpasses All States in Population Gain: According to the most recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas gained more people than any other state in the country over the past year—by almost 500,000. The country added 1.6 million people between July 2022 and July 2023, and almost 30% of them live in Texas.

Texas Surpasses All States in Population Gain

During that time, 473,453 new people moved to Texas, which helped the state’s growth rate reach 1.6%, which was the third highest in the country, after South Carolina and Florida.

Texas is the second most popular state in the country, so its high growth rate helped the South’s population grow as a whole. Out of all the states in the U.S., 87% of its growth in 2023 came from the South. Census figures show that most of the South’s growth comes from people moving within the South. Net movement from other countries to the area brought in about 500,000 people.

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An official from the Census Bureau named Kristie Wilder said on Tuesday that the U.S. population growth was due to fewer deaths and movement levels returning to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Even though the number of births went down, the drop in deaths was almost equal to it.” “In the end, the country had its biggest population gain since 2018 thanks to fewer deaths and more immigration,” Wilder said.

The population of the United States grew by 0.4% in 2022 and 0.2% in 2021, compared to 0.5% growth in 2023. According to a press statement from the Census Bureau, the most current figures show that the country’s population is back to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The most people are moving to towns in Texas. The Texas Demographic Center says that about 70% of people who live in Texas live in the four biggest major areas: Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.