Texas is Now Home to 30 million People

Crowds gather in Austin in celebration of Martin Luther King Day in 2020. The population of Texas has increased by 470,708 people since July 2021, the largest gain in the nation. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

Thu, 12/29/2022 - 5:00am

Fueled by migration to the state from other parts of the country, Texas crossed a new population threshold this year: It is now home to 30 million people.New estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau put the state’s population as of July 1 at 30,029,572 following years of steady growth.

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