Thread: Fastest Growing States (2021)

We were talking about places to live on here earlier and I thought these stats were interesting. I expected Texas to be up there and maybe Utah but not Idaho and others but a growing tech sector in all those states are appealing to people. Especially coming from California.



Meanwhile some states took some L's

Fastest-Growing States in the U.S.
1. Idaho
Idaho had a population growth of 2.12%, growing from 1,789,060 to 1,826,913. People from all over the U.S. are being drawn to Idaho for its affordability and the strong job market. Additionally, Boise has a rapidly growing tech sector. Many people migrating to Idaho are from California, most likely due to its affordability (especially compared to California) and a much lower population density. Despite the state's rapid growth, it is the 12th-smallest state in the U.S.

2. Arizona
Arizona is the second-fastest growing state with a percent growth of 1.78%. Arizona’s population increased by 129,558 from 7,291,843 in 2019 to 7,421,401 in 2020. Arizona is attractive because of its sunny weather, good job market, affordability, and a wide variety of entertainment options such as festivals, museums, celebrity-owned restaurants, and more. Arizona also has the Grand Canyon. Arizona is considered one of the states with the best weather.

3. Nevada
Nevada is the third-fastest growing state in the United States. Between 2019 and 2020, Nevada’s population increased 1.54% from 3,090,771 to 3,138,259. A majority of new residents migrated from California, followed by Texas, Arizona, and other western states. Unsurprisingly, real estate rental and leasing was the fastest growing industry in the states by total economic output due to the growing demand for housing. Additionally, this has led to growing home prices, with the average home value currently around $307,360.

4. Utah
Utah is the fourth-fastest growing state with a percent growth of 1.45%, growing from 3,203,383 to 3,249,879, a growth of 46,496 people. Unlike other rapidly-growing states, the high birth rate of 14.9 per 100,000 accounted for most of the population growth in Utah rather than people migrating from other states. About 62% of Utah residents are Mormon, who have an average of 3.4 children compared to 2.1 children among all American adults.

5. Texas
Texas grew 1.29% from 2019 to 2020. Its current population is 29,360,759, a growth of 373,965 from 2019. This means that Texas's population grows by over 1,000 people per day. Texas has the fifth-highest birth rate in the U.S. of 13.2 births per 100,000 people. However, only 40% of its population growth is attributed to natural increases, while 60% is due to net migration. Recently, international migration has exceeded domestic migration, with an increase in migration from Asian countries, especially China and India.

**** off, we're full. Just LOL @ drawn here because of our "affordability"

Yeah, maybe if you sell your million dollar house in the bay area and move here with a truckload of cash.

Originally Posted by bigcat3655

So basically california infecting all of the surrounding states.

Yep!