On the Records: Texas Has Largest Population Growth

by Becca Aaronson
December 21, 2011
11 Comments

The Lone Star State is getting bigger. Texas had the largest population growth of any state between April 2010 and July 2011, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Although the state is still second to California in total population, Texas has gained more people than any other state — at least 529,000 — since the last major census figures were released.

The five states with the greatest population growth — Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina — accounted for more than half of national growth during that time period. As a whole, the national population increased ...

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Comments (11)

December 21, 2011 @ 11:06 a.m.

Sharon Richard via Texas Tribune on Facebook

And far less money to educate all the new students.
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:07 a.m.

Mark Paulson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Well, all the troops just came home from iraq in the last 6 months, so that may change in the next year.
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:11 a.m.

Chris Thornton via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Texas has the largest population growth thanks to Yankee retirees moving here from the North and illegals coming across our unguarded border from the South.
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:12 a.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

But the oil companies make out just fine...
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:12 a.m.

Tommie Duncan via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Problem is Christians breeding like rats!
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:16 a.m.

Anne Ostinelli Hiney via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Could also be the fact that our housing is affordable and we still have a few jobs for folks.
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December 21, 2011 @ 11:57 a.m.

Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook

And so low on services for it's people!
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December 21, 2011 @ 12:07 p.m.

Lorna Presswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Texas being a large border state to Mexico has a lot to do the population growth; whether that's illegal or legal immigrants.
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December 21, 2011 @ 12:47 p.m.

Audrey Fisher via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Lorna: is that based on facts or just a repub talking point? Other's are saying this rise is due to CA citizens....or maybe you think that if an individual can't pass your lilly-white test then it is a bad thing? One can only suppose you missed the memo about the actual number of immigrants dropping in the US?
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December 21, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m.

Chris Bazan via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Viva Tejas!!!!
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December 22, 2011 @ 9:36 a.m.

gypsy314 ne

We have to many illegal aliens we need to cut all jobs to them and welfare for self deporting.
Anyone but Obama!
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