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[a] Since 1920, the "total population" of the United States has been considered the population of all the States and the District of Columbia; territories and other possessions were counted as additional population. [b] As of 2021, five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
Texas was a prime location for agricultural immigration, due to its numerous rivers and rich soil. [14] Due to high amounts of immigration, the settled population of Texas rose to nearly 147,000 in 1847. [14] The settled population eventually rose to 600,000 in 1860. [14] San Antonio became one of the largest cities in Texas during this time. [15]
The population of Texas continued to grow rapidly throughout the 20th century, becoming the second-largest state in population in the United States by 1994. Also during the 20th century, the state continued to become economically highly diversified, with a growing economic base in emerging technologies in the 21st century.
Increasing by 470,708 people since July 2021, Texas was the largest-gaining state in the nation, reaching a total population of 30,029,572. [10] By crossing the 30-million-population threshold, Texas joins California as the only states with a resident population above 30 million as of 2023.
Between 1880 and 1900, the urban population of the United States rose from 28% to 40%, and reached 50% by 1920, in part due to 9,000,000 European immigrants. After 1890 the US rural population began to plummet, as farmers were displaced by mechanization and forced to migrate to urban factory jobs.
Texas’ population grew by 4.7% from April 2020 to July 2023, according to Census data evaluated by the center, which created several maps to illustrate the percent change of county populations ...
Texas added 470,708 since July 2021, growing the state’s total population to 30,029,572.
The 2010 United States census is released, listing Houston's population as 2,100,263; the population of the Texas Triangle is 19,728,244. [32] 2015 - Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign headquartered in Houston. 2016 - Sylvester Turner is sworn in as mayor. 2017 - The Houston Astros win the World Series.