Where Do Texas Immigrants Come from?
Between July, 2016 and July, 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Texas gained more new residents than any other state—399,734. Accounting for the increase, the bureau estimates that 209,690 (52.5 percent) was a result of natural increase—births minus deaths—and 189,580 (47.5 percent) was the result of net migration, the domestic and international population additions minus the departures. Of the net migration, 110, 417 (58.2 percent) were international, and 79,163 (41.8 percent) were domestic. These revelations caused me to ask where the domestic migrants to Texas were coming from. Although the data for 2016 to 2017 aren’t available, the data for 2015 to 2016 are available and provide an understanding of which states are contributing the most and least to Texas’ net immigrants. The table provides the 49 states (Texas is not applicable) and the District of Columbia’s contribution during that period, arranged from the largest to smallest contributions. The ten s...