Texas remains a popular destination for Americans relocating within the country.Jon Hicks/Getty ImagesBetween 2022 and 2023, about 612,000 people moved to Texas, new census data shows.Most Americans who moved to Texas came from California and Florida, followed by New York and Illinois.Americans continue to seek affordability and job opportunities in the Lone Star State.Arielle Francois never planned on moving to Texas.In 2022, the 20-something content creator relocated from Miami to Dallas for a program at PMG, the media company, where she now works as a digital marketer.Earlier this year, she told Business Insider's Madison Hoff that living in Dallas gave her more visibility as a creator, which has resulted in "more opportunities" for her there compared to South Florida. She also said she paid less than $2,000 in rent a month for a nice apartment, which she felt was more affordable than options in Miami.Hundreds of thousands of people seeking a better life have moved to Texas in recent years.Census data released on October 17 reveals that nearly 612,000 moved to the Lone Star State between 2022 and 2023. The data comes from the American Community Survey, which asked respondents if they had moved in the past year.In 2022, Arielle Francois moved to Dallas from Miami.Skylar/Courtesy of Arielle FrancoisCalifornia is the state that lost the most residents to come to Texas. Nearly 94,000 Californians moved to Texas, compared to over 102,400 the previous year.Florida, where Francois was living before, is Texas' next-biggest feeder state. Between 2022 and 2023, more than 50,500 residents left Florida for Texas.Texas remains a hot spot for movers overallTexas ranked second in US migration from 2022 to 2023, trailing only Florida, which gained almost 637,000 residents during the same time period.!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r=0;r
