Fact-check · Sep 10, 2026 · Donald Trump
“In the last two decades, 12,000,000 people have moved to Texas”
FALSE
What the record shows
Census Bureau data shows net migration to Texas averaged ~191,000 annually over two decades (2000-2020), totaling ~3.8 million. About half of Texas's ~8 million population growth came from net migration, not 12 million.
Sources
- Migration to Texas Fills Critical Gaps in Workforce, Human Capital - Dallasfed.org
- Census: Texas led U.S. in population growth in 2025, but immigration slowed – Houston Public Media
- Texas leads the country in net migration | KERA News
- New census data shows Texas continues to add more people, but international migration is down | Texas Standard
- Lone Star State Leads US in Net Domestic Migration Census Bureau Estimates Show - Texas Scorecard
- How Texas Migration Patterns Changed during the Pandemic
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