Which state is growing fastest?
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Which states added the most new people in a year? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… Florida — everyone loves the beach!
Answer
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) (opens in a new tab)
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People added, July 2023 → July 2024
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). Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
Geography is destiny!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Texas is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 8)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | 562,941 people added | 17% |
| #2 | Florida | 467,347 people added | 14.1% |
| #3 | California | 232,570 people added | 7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | 164,835 people added | 5% |
| #5 | New York | 129,881 people added | 3.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | 121,209 people added | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | 116,446 people added | 3.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | 109,357 people added | 3.3% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 3,304,757 people added | 100% |
Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (July 2023 → July 2024)
Sources
Data as of: July 2023 → July 2024
U.S. Census Bureau: numeric population change 2023–2024 (NST-EST2024) (opens in a new tab) (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.