Summary: Approximately 82% of people born in Texas still lived here in 2021. By a significant margin, Texas natives are more likely to stick around their home state than people born in any other place in the U.S.
Latest Update: Monday, 25 September 2023 added "Staying Put" article; Tuesday, 05 September, 2023
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Wherever you may wander, wherever you may roam… Native Texans keep Texas home.
Approximately 82% of people born in Texas still lived here in 2021. By a significant margin, Texas natives are more likely to stick around their home state than people born in any other place in the U.S., according to a new analysis of Census data. Economic growth, low taxes and big cities all can keep residents in their home states.
• Texas leads the country in keeping its native-born residents home, The Texas Tribune, 29 August 2023, Excerpts.
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas researchers say that economic growth, low taxes and big cities all can keep residents in their home states.
Texas natives are more likely to stick around their home state than people born in any other place in the U.S., according to a new analysis of Census data.
Approximately 82% of people born in Texas still lived there in 2021, research released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed, marking a stable or growing population and workforce in the state.
A high level of “stickiness” — or share of people who stay in their native state over time — could signal a strong culture that may attach natives to their home state or high poverty rates that make it hard to move, according to the Pew Research Center.
Both of those factors appear to be at play for Texas, which touts strong state pride among many residents and a growing economy. The state led the nation in new jobs created for the 12 months ending in July, but also currently ranks 47th in unemployment rate at 4.1%.
The Lone Star State’s population surpassed 30 million in 2022. Recent population growth in Texas is largely attributable to a large number of domestic migrants coming to Texas from other states, accounting for around half of the population growthbetween 2021 and 2022.
• Added Monday, 25 September, 2023. Staying Put, Dr. M. Ray Perryman, 20 September 2023. Excerpt.
For years, Texas has been among the top performing states for economic growth. One historical reason is abundant resources ranging from oil and gas reserves to a large supply of arable and developable land. There have also been key initiatives to nurture and grow industries ranging from technology to biosciences and other emerging sectors. State and local economic development efforts have also borne fruit. I could go on, as has infrastructure development.
Texas was one of the first states to get back to pre-pandemic levels of employment and has been adding jobs at a brisk clip ever since... / In an era of worker shortages and long-term demographic patterns pointing to the adequacy of the labor force being a persistent problem, it's a competitive advantage that there isn't a "brain drain" out of the state. / An essential need is education, from K-12 through higher education and career training. Health care is another...
• Native Texans Loyal to Living in Lone Star State, The Dallas Express, 02 September 2023, Excerpts
Most native-born Texans prefer to keep their boots firmly planted on Texas soil, according to a new study. The Lone Star State ranks No. 1 in the nation by a significant margin for the rate at which natives remain in the state.
Texas has a “stick” rate of approximately 82%, followed by North Carolina at 75.5%, Georgia at 74.2%, California at 73.0%, and Utah at 72.9%, according to research of 2021 data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Factors causing this “sticky” rate can be difficult to measure. Some native residents may remain in Texas because they are strongly attached to the culture of their home state, while others may stay in Texas because they cannot afford a move out of the state, suggested Pew Research.
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