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A massive number of people are relocating to Texas from these 2 states

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If it feels like more and more people are moving to Texas, that's because, well, they are. According to the 2021 Texas Relocation Report released by Texas Realtors, more than 500,000 people moved to Texas in 2019 — 537,000-582,000 new residents, to be sort of exact.

That puts the Lone Star State second in terms of where everyone is moving to within the U.S. We also welcomed approximately 192,000-222,000 new residents from outside the country in 2019.

All this info was gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau and U-Haul, then compiled by Texas Realtors, a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in Texas.

But while many people are declaring Texas their new home, quite a few already here are making the move elsewhere. Texas also ranked second in terms of residents moving out of state in 2019, with approximately 435,000-471,000 people leaving bluebonnets and longhorns behind.

When all the math is said and done, that's a net gain of approximately 100,000 new Texas residents for the year.

This is the seventh year in a row that Texas has experienced an inflow of more than 500,000 residents, with the majority of them coming from California and Florida. (Travel + Leisure just named Dallas-Fort Worth a top place to retire in 2021, along with four cities in Florida. No place in California made the list.)

California also saw the most residents move out in 2019, meaning about double the number of Californians moved to Texas compared to the migration of Texans to California.

Other top states for people moving to Texas include Louisiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Georgia, and Arizona.

From 2014 to 2018, the top counties for people moving to Texas from out of state included Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, and Travis. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land recorded the highest number of incoming residents from out-of-state during the same time frame.

A separate report from real estate brokerage Redfin, released February 4, said Dallas had the second largest net inflow of people in the U.S. in 2020 — ahead of headline-grabbing Austin. And data from job website LinkedIn indicates both DFW and Austin have been magnets for U.S. professionals relocating during the pandemic.

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Texas ranks among worst states to have a baby, new report says

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The best places to have a baby are in the Midwest and the Northeast, not the South, according to the report.

Texas might be a family friendly state, but it certainly isn't baby friendly, according to a new WalletHub study.

Texas earned a dismal rank as No. 45 in WalletHub's 2026 report "Best and Worst States to Have a Baby," which compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 31 "baby friendliness" metrics, such as affordability, health care accessibility, infant care costs, and others.

The top five best states to have a baby, in order, are: Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

Texas ranked 7th worst overall in the U.S. because of how expensive it is to have a child in the state, and because of its low prevalence of healthcare professionals for mothers and children relative to other states.

Across the four main categories in the report, Texas landed 47th nationally for its medical costs, 42nd in healthcare quality, and its baby- and family-friendliness both ranked 34th best in the country.

WalletHub says the average cost for a conventional delivery in the U.S. comes out to more than $15,700, and families with health insurance have an average out-of-pocket cost of about $2,600. The report doesn't break down state-by-state charges, but it ranked Texas 35th and 36th respectively in the national comparisons of states with the lowest costs for hospital cesarean and conventional deliveries.

The cost of childcare is another factor bringing down the state's overall performance, as WalletHub says Texas has the 23rd "best" annual cost of early childcare on average.

Here's how the report broke down the rest of Texas' ranking:

No. 27 – Parental leave policy score
No. 27 – Infant mortality rate
No. 28 – Rate of low-birth weight
No. 44 – Midwives and OB-GYNs per capita
No. 36 – Pediatricians and family medicine physicians per capita
No. 33 – Childcare centers per capita

According to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo, expecting families should consider living in the states that "minimize costs while providing top-notch care for both newborns and their mothers."

"[The best states] also continue to be good environments for parents even long after the birth, with high-quality pediatric care, affordable and accessible child care, and a strong economic environment that makes providing for a child easier,” Lupo said.

Mississippi (No. 51), Alabama (No. 50), Florida (No. 49), New Mexico (No. 48), Nevada (No. 47), and South Carolina (No. 46) all join Texas at the bottom of the list as the worst states to have a baby.

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