According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the COVID-19 pandemic influenced significant changes in the population across the United States, and many people chose the Lone Star State as their relocation spot.
“Given that the 2020-2021 migration period falls entirely within the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that these changes are related to the pandemic’s impact on domestic migration preferences,” the Census Bureau reports.Â
The departure from the largest U.S. metropolitan areas was led by New York, which lost nearly 328,000 residents. It was driven by people leaving for other locations despite the New York metro area gaining new residents from abroad and the number of births outpacing deaths.
According to CBS News, between 2020 and 2021, the Los Angeles metropolitan area lost nearly 176,000 residents, San Francisco lost more than 116,000, and the greater Chicago metro lost more than 91,000. San Jose, Boston, Miami, and Washington also lost tens of thousands of residents, primarily people migrating away from the cities.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, many people moved to Texas in 2021. However, Austin Culture Map reports that many Texans chose to move away despite the large relocation to Texas. Texas came in second for residents moving out of the state in 2019, with between 435,000 to 471,000 Texans relocating. This loss of residents does not account for the hundreds of thousands of population Texas gained.
According to Yahoo News, Texas has been outperforming other states with impressive post-pandemic growth on top of a decades-long legacy of economic strength and stability. For the 20th year in a row, Texas is the leading exporting state. Texas additionally won Site Selection Magazine’s 2021 Governor’s Cup for the 10th year in a row. The Governor’s Cup is regarded as the Heisman Trophy of economic development.
“CEOs and site selection consultants across the country are interested in Texas as a location for their business relocation or expansion for a number of reasons: our reasonable regulatory climate and business-friendly environment, our highly skilled and diverse workforce, a robust network of state-of-the-art infrastructure, and easy access to global markets,” said Adriana Cruz, the Executive Director of the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office.
Apple, Samsung, and more than forty other companies plan to move to Texas, ABC News reported in February.Â
