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Which state is growing fastest? 📈

1Guess
Which states added the most new people in a year? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Florida — everyone loves the beach!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Texas added about 1.2× as many people as #2 Florida!
    📚 Background Texas added about 563,000 people in a single year — like adding a whole city the size of Albuquerque. Florida is right behind. Only the top gainers are shown here (a few states shrank). (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates)
    🔍 Explore more: 📈『Half a million new Texans: where America is moving』→
    I bet… Florida — everyone loves the beach!
    3Compare
    People added, July 2023 → July 2024
    🇺🇸 United States (national)3,304,757 people added
    Texas #1 562,941 people added
    Most: Texas (562,941 people added); least shown here: Arizona (109,357 people added).

    Note: measured in people added in one year (top gainers only — a few states shrank). Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

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    4Recap
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    🏅 Texas is the USA's #1!
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    : July 2023 → July 2024
    U.S. Census Bureau: numeric population change 2023–2024 (NST-EST2024) (2026-07-12) — Official published estimates. Top-gaining states shown; some states lost population.
    ↳ On census.gov, search “NST-EST2024” and read the numeric-change column for 2024.