Texas population grows as immigration slows
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Texas' population continued to grow rapidly last year, despite a slowdown in immigration across the state and nation.
The latest: The state's population grew 1.2% between July 2024 and July 2025, more than double the national rate, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
- Texas' growth stems from both natural change (births outnumbering deaths) and immigration.
- Texas added the second-highest number of immigrants among states, behind Florida.
The big picture: The U.S. population grew just 0.5% from July 2024 to July 2025, per the Census Bureau, adding 1.8 million people — the slowest growth rate since the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- California, Hawai'i, New Mexico, Vermont and West Virginia saw shrinking populations.
What they're saying: The slowdown "is largely due to a historic decline in net international migration, which dropped from 2.7 million to 1.3 million," Census assistant division chief Christine Hartley said.
- Births and deaths, meanwhile, remained "relatively stable."
Between the lines: The numbers offer some insight into the effects of President Trump's immigration crackdown, though it's an incomplete view.
- Because of the time period covered, they capture only the first few months of Trump's second term.
Reality check: The slowdown comes after a year of breakneck gains: The U.S. population grew by 1% (3.2 million people) from 2023-2024.
- That was the fastest growth rate since 2006, the bureau noted.