Texas Added More Residents Than Any Other State Last Year

Published on June 27, 2024

Texas experienced the greatest increase last year in overall population, adding 473,000 people, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on June 27. The Lone Star State also added more new Hispanic, Asian, and black residents to its growing population than any other state last year. Houston added the most Hispanic residents and Dallas the most Asian and black residents among all U.S. metro areas, Census data show. “We are adding more people, and that would include all different kinds of people and more diversity,” said Xiuhong “Helen” You, associate director and senior demographer of the Texas Demographic Center. “Whether it’s people who are looking for job opportunities or whether it’s people who are beginning to establish families and are looking for affordable homes.”...

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