In just one year, Texas gained more residents than any other state, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates, released Dec. 19, show Texas added 379,128 residents from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2018 - the largest numeric gain among the 50 states.
Texas' pickup of nearly 380,000 residents doesn't mean that many people moved to the state in a one-year span. Rather, it means the inflow of people along with the number of births outpaced the outflow of people along with the number of deaths.
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New arrivals to Texas versus people leaving the state account for the bulk of the state's population growth, according to Lloyd Potter, the state demographer.
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