This Story Map features the Texas Demographic Center's Vintage 2024 population projections. It includes residential population data for the state and its counties, broken down by age, sex, and race/ethnicity for each year from 2020 to 2060. The projections are presented under three migration scenarios, and the data mapped here visualizes the mid-migration scenario.
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The article explains that Fort Worth’s rapid population growth has made it the 10th-largest city in the U.S., and demographer Dr. Helen You says this growth is driven by migration and changing population trends in Texas.
The article explains that small suburban cities in Texas metro areas are growing the fastest in the U.S. as more people move there for affordability and space, a trend Texas demographer Lloyd Potter says reflects a shift away from big cities.
