As of November 2024, Texans prefer to stay in Texas rather than move out of Texas. In 2023, about 3,356,000 people moved from one place in Texas to another without leaving the Lone State. This equates to both the highest percentage and the highest number of people in a U.S. state who moved within the state.
WHY DO PEOPLE PREFER TO LIVE IN TEXAS
"Texas is a great place to live," said Jef Conn, Chairman of Texas REALTORS®. What's so attractive about Texas? There are a wide variety of locations, a thriving economy, and many find Texas is where you get quality of life.
MOVING TO TEXAS
Texas remains a popular destination for Jobs, Corporations, Schools, and People moving from out of State. Overall, in the U.S. moves were slightly down, moves to Texas held steady at 8.1% of all relocations between states for the second year in a row. However, Florida had a higher share of state-to-state moves with 8.4%. In comparison to California, Texas was well ahead of third-place (5.6%) and fourth-place North Carolina (4.5%).
COMPETITION FOR TRADE-OFFS
California was the top state Texans moved to and came from. However, a significantly higher number of people moved from California to Texas, yielding a net gain for Texas of more than 55,000 new residents in 2023. This represents the highest net gain from any state, followed by Florida who had the second-highest number of movers exchanged with Texas, adding a net total of ~13,000 people to the State of Texas' population. The top states responsible for a net loss of Texans were Colorado and North Carolina.
TEXAS KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER
In 2023, Texas had a net gain of more than 133,000 residents from state-to-state moves. Texas REALTORS® are advocates for private property rights in Texas.
The Texas Relocation Report is based on data from the migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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