Census: Texas Leads US With Largest Population Gains, Florida Leads With Fastest Population Growth
Texas and Florida lead the U.S. in population growth, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
Texas saw the largest population gain in the United States. 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 United States.
Florida’s population was 22,244,823 as of July 1, 2021. Its population gain was a 1.9 percent increase from the previous year, making it the fastest growing state in the United States….