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Red states are dominating migration trends among U.S. states, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau released a report Tuesday outlining population trends in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
"The increasing number of states with population growth reflects both the broad national trends of deaths and net international migration returning to pre-COVID levels as well as reduced net domestic outmigration for some of the states," the report reads.
Texas experienced the largest numeric population growth of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the data.
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Cyclists pass beneath the downtown skyline on the hike and bike trail on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. (Reuters/Julia Robinson)
The Texas population grew from 30,029,848 on July 1, 2022, to 30,503,301 on the same day in 2023.
Florida was directly behind Texas in second place, experiencing a growth from 22,245,521 in 2022 to 22,610,726 in 2023.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates showed a list of the top 10 states by numeric growth for 2023. (Fox News/Getty Images)
The Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, skyline and the Porsche Design Tower are pictured in Miami. (Giorgio VieraI/AFP via Getty Images)
In descending rank, the rest of the top 10 states for population growth between 2022 and 2023 are: North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia, Colorado and Utah.
South Carolina and Florida led the way as the two fastest-growing states by percentage last year, growing by 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively, the report found.
Eight states experienced a fall in population between 2022 and 2023: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Skyline of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. (Walter Bibikow via Getty Images)
New York experienced the highest gross population decrease by far, losing 101,984 residents.
The population losses in those states were less than in 2022. They lost a total of 249,161 in 2023, versus 509,789 in 2022, the Census Bureau estimated.
Puerto Rico continued to experience population decline between 2022 and 2023, though the trend has slowed to a loss of 0.4%, approximately 14,422.
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