No surprise, but a challenge to rural Texas: Population density maps show the majority of population growth concentrated around metropolitan areas.
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Texas population booms around cities
People continue to move to Texas in droves. Economist Dr. Ray Perryman noted that the Lone Star Stateâs population is 30 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau numbers, adding more than 470,000 people between July 2021 and July 2022. That makes Texas the largest-gaining state in the nation with
