Texas attracted 73,000 new residents in 2024, despite fewer Californians moving in.
AUSTIN, Texas — State-to-state moves may be down nationally, but Texas continues to draw new residents.
According to the latest Texas Relocation Report released on Tuesday by Texas Realtors, 7.8% of all state-to-state moves in 2024 were to Texas.
The report is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which covers moves made in 2024.
The state sent 77,000 residents to the Lone Star State, while only 45,000 moved in the other direction. Fewer Californians made the move to Texas in 2024 than in the previous year, but the Golden State still sent more new residents to Texas than any other state. About 52,000 Floridians moved to Texas as well.
Texas also had the highest number and largest percentage of people who moved but stayed within state lines at more than 3.4 million people, or 11%. Texas logged the second largest share of domestic moves, just behind Florida’s 8%.
Texas had net losses of residents to Oklahoma (-9,000), Tennessee (-5,000) and Colorado (-5,000), but overall had a net gain of approximately 73,000 residents from all state-to-state moves.