Texas again leads US in population growth
Texas added the most residents of any state by raw numbers in 2021 while California's population continued to dwindle for the second year in a row, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. A years-long trend of residents trading the West Coast for the Lone Star State is likely continuing, especially as companies relocate to Texas in droves.
Texas ranked first among the states for the number of residents added from 2020 to 2021, which worked out to 850 new residents per day, and seventh for percentage growth.
A recent Texas A&M University Real Estate Research Center study found that California remains the No. 1 source of out-of-state relocations to Texas.
The Austin metro's population, in particular, has surged in recent years: it was the country's fastest-growing big metro for the past decade.