Americans are moving to Texas from other states in droves,reports The Texas Tribune. From 2005 to 2013, almost six million people moved to Texas, and five million of those came from one of the other 49 states. That means Texas grew by an average of 345 people per day during that period—and the influx hasn’t abated.
The highest number of new arrivals are coming from California—over 62,000 in 2013 alone. Far behind, in second, is Florida with 33,000. Illinois, Oklahoma, and Louisiana round out the top five.
The California trend is borne out with foreign immigrants, as well. More foreign-born people come to Texas after having first lived in California than any other state. But foreign-born immigrants make up a small portion of the total. Only one in five newcomers to the Lone Star State was born outside the US.
