Texas leads nation in population growth for 14th consecutive year 

SAN ANTONIO – Texas led the nation in population growth again in 2024, according to new data released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau, marking at least the 14th year in a row that Texas has added more residents than any other state in the country. 

Texas added over 560,000 residents in 2024, according to the bureau’s latest population estimates. That’s nearly 100,000 more than second-place Florida, and more than twice as many new residents as California, which was third in population growth.  

The Lone Star State is now home to over 31 million residents, a nearly 2 percent increase from 2023 and over 7 percent jump since 2020. Only Idaho and Florida have grown at higher rates since 2020, Census data show.  

Texas’ growth rate of 1.8 percent was also third-highest in the country. 

Texas State Demographer Lloyd Potter said that Texas’ relative affordability, coupled with its growing economy and the job opportunities that come with it, have made the state a destination for over a decade. 

“Relative to other states, Texas is still affordable,” Potter said. “We don’t have income tax, so those factors—the jobs that we have, the affordability and the overall quality of life in Texas—make it an attractive place for people to move to.”