Summary: Texas is now home to 30 million people -- and according to the new Wilks development map they can all come here. "Growth in Texas last year was fueled by gains from three components; net domestic migration (230,961), net international migration (118,614), and natural increase (118,159). That's a lot of new Texans (almost 1,300 every day)!"
Latest Update: Monday, 16 January, 2023
• Texas is now home to 30 million people, The Texas Tribune, 22 December 2022, Excerpts.
Texas has joined California as the only other state in the nation with a population of more than 30 million, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Fueled by migration to the state from other parts of the country, Texas crossed a new population threshold this year: It is now home to 30 million people.
New estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau put the state’s population as of July 1 at 30,029,572 following years of steady growth. This makes Texas the only state, other than California, with a population of more than 30 million.
The state’s population has been on an upward trajectory for decades, accompanied by demographic shifts that have reshaped everything from its politics to its classrooms as people of color have powered its growth.
Texas’ population increased by 470,708 people since July 2021, the largest gain in the nation. Texas regularly holds that top spot on the bureau’s annual population updates. Roughly half of that growth came from net domestic migration — the number of people coming to Texas from other states — while the other half was split almost evenly between net international migration and natural increase, which is the difference between births and deaths.
Despite its growth, Texas remains far behind California, which has been the most populous state in the nation since the early 1960s. The latest estimates put California’s population at 39,029,342.
However, California’s growth has been stunted recently as it continued to lose residents to other states. California outpaced Texas in growth based on international migration, but this year’s estimates showed the state’s population shrunk in size by 113,649 residents after experiencing big losses from domestic migration.
• 30,000,000 Texans, Dr. M. Ray Perryman, 11 January 2023, Excerpts. The Texas population now tops 30 million according to recent estimates from the US Census Bureau. In fact, the state added 470,708 people (measured from July 2021 to July 2022), the largest-gaining state in the nation. Growth in Texas last year was fueled by gains from all three components: net domestic migration (230,961), net international migration (118,614), and natural increase (118,159). That's a lot of new Texans (almost 1,300 every day)!
• Census: Texas leads U.S. with largest population gains, Florida leads with fastest population growth, The Center Square, 24 December 2022, Excerpts
Texas saw the largest population gain in the U.S. Florida had the largest percentage increase and the fastest population growth, according to the data. Texas for the first time became the only state other than California to now have more than 30 million people, although California continued to record a population decline. As of July 1, 2021, Texas’ population was 30,029,572. Texas saw another 470,708 people move there over the year, making it the largest population gain in the U.S.
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