Texas Highest Population Growth
A new Census Bureau estimate just released shows Texas to have the highest population growth of any state in the country. This is in terms of the number of people, not a percent. It was estimated that Texas gained 500,000 people during the year that ended July 1 of this year. During the previous year, Texas also gained a lot of new residents, but estimates were that around half of those people relocated after Hurricane Katrina. Besides births, this year’s population growth appears to be a result of a strong economy in Texas, with many people relocating for jobs. People are also moving to Texas from other more expensive markets like parts of California and Florida. Others are relocating to Texas to retire.
The states leading the nation in population growth percentage are Nevada and Arizona. Only two states had a negative population. Those states are Michigan and Rhode Island.