Metro Austin is first for state's fastest growth in population

Texas added nearly 1.6 million people between 2020 and Jan. 1, with the Austin region–the state’s fastest-growing metro area with 7.2% growth–drawing in the most new residents, according to new population data by the Texas Demographic Center. But Fort Worth added more residents–48,542– than any other city.

The so-called “Texas Triangle” – composed of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin metro areas –now holds a whopping 68% of the state’s 30.3 million residents.

Overall, the population of Texas grew by 4% from January 2020 to January 2023, including new births as well as new residents moving to the area, the data show.