Texas leads the nation in supplying new residents to other states

Texas leads the nation in supplying new residents to other states, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Texas was the top source of new residents for Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma in 2024. With 31 million residents, Texas ranks second in population and gained 2.1 million people between 2020 and 2024. Dudley Poston, professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, attributes this to Texas's large population size. Other large producers of out-migrants include California, Florida, and New York. California supplied the most new residents to Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, as well as Tennessee. Florida dominated new residents in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio, with factors like rising real estate costs and job opportunities elsewhere noted by Richard Doty of the University of Florida. New York led in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, while Illinois topped in Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Helen You of the Texas Demographic Center emphasized that large populations naturally generate high migration volumes. Some patterns were expected, such as Massachusetts residents...

Source: https://www.citizensvoice.com/2026/01/22/census-states-migration/