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    Texas and California battle it out for residents on the move, Census report says

    Amber Heckler
    Nov 28, 2023 | 4:29 pm
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    New residents are always on the move to Dallas.

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    Texans love to joke about how many Californians are moving here, but a rising trend in Texas residents' relocation habits may have Californians saying the same thing about Texans soon.

    A new U.S. Census report analyzing state-to-state migration has revealed new estimates regarding Texas' growing population in 2022. According to the report, more than 668,000 new residents relocated to Texas from out-of-state last year.

    Not surprisingly, the highest number of new Texans hailed from California. More than 102,000 Californians made the move to the Lone Star State in 2022.

    But in a fun population twist, California also received the most Texpats in 2022, the report showed, followed closely behind by Florida, then Oklahoma. Of the 494,077 people who left Texas last year, 42,279 went to California.

    Why Californians move to Texas
    Californians often seek out a lower cost of living by moving to the most "affordable" cities in the state. Dallas has shown to be at the top of the priority destination list after the city usurped Austin as the No. 1 city for California movers earlier this year. And when a California transplant can save more than $1 million by moving to Texas and buying a home in Dallas, it's not hard to see the appeal.

    Other reasons for the California-to-Texas exodus include the lack of income tax and the flexibility of remote work opportunities, they say.

    While California took the lead with the most new movers flocking to Texas, Floridians are also choosing to pack up and leave their Sunshine State for the Lone Star State, the report says.

    The top 5 states with the most residents moving to Texas in 2022 were:

    • California – 102,442 new residents
    • Florida – 41,747 new residents
    • New York – 30,890 new residents
    • Illinois – 25,272 new residents
    • Louisiana – 25,192 new residents

    Where Texans are moving
    The Census report showed that less than half a million Texas residents relocated out-of-state last year, totaling 494,077 people.

    "Texas had the country's lowest (11.7 percent) outmigration rate, with most of those who did move relocating to California (42,479) or Florida (38,207)," the report said.

    The top 5 states where Texans moved in 2022 were:

    • California – 42,279 Texans
    • Florida – 38,207 Texans
    • Oklahoma – 26,440 Texans
    • Colorado – 25,466 Texans
    • Georgia – 23,754 Texans

    New Texans from abroad
    In addition to state-by-state migration data, the report also provided estimates for how many new Texans came from abroad. Out of 237,051 new residents, the majority – 233,751 people – relocated from outside the mainland last year.

    About 2,441 people moved from Puerto Rico, and 859 arrived from unspecified U.S. island areas.

    Texas has been a magnet for international homebuyers for several years. The state has held its position as the third hottest U.S. housing market for international homebuyers for the fourth consecutive year in 2023. A total of 9,900 Texas homes were purchased by buyers from outside the U.S last year, spending a gigantic sum of $4.3 billion.

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    This is the salary it takes to be a top 1 percent earner in Texas

    Amber Heckler
    Jul 25, 2025 | 5:00 pm
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    To be one of the highest earners in Texas has become a little easier in 2025: According to a new financial analysis from SmartAsset, Texans have to make $743,955 to qualify as a top 1 percent earner in the state.

    If that sounds like a lot, it's still $18,000 less than 2024, when you had to pull in $762,090 a year.

    To determine the income needed to be in the top 1 percent of earners, SmartAsset analyzed 2022 IRS data for individual tax filers (the most recent year where data was available), and income was adjusted to May 2025 dollars.

    The national average income it takes to be considered a part of this exclusive group comes out to $731,492. The income needed to be in the top 1 percent decreased in nearly every state except for North Dakota, Florida, and Oklahoma.

    Connecticut leads the nation with the highest income threshold needed to be in the top 1 percent, with residents needing to make nearly $1.06 million annually to qualify. Connecticut is the only state where residents need to make $1 million to be considered a top 1 percent earner. Only 16,917 Connecticuters currently fit the bill for the designation.

    A total of 128,130 Texans currently make enough money to be considered one of the highest earners statewide. That's 2,002 more people than in 2024. Though the report doesn't provide information as to where these top earners live, it's entirely possible some are living in Dallas-Fort Worth. After all, the metro's population has now surpassed 8.44 million residents.

    For aspiring Texans who want to make it among the top 5 percent of earners in the state, they would have to make $284,661 a year to qualify. There are 640,648 Texans who currently make enough money to be considered top 5 percent earners, the report said.

    "Nearly 1.5 million households across the United States now rank among the top 1 percent of earners, according to the latest tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)," the report said. "Economic conditions, tax policies and cost of living vary significantly from state to state, resulting in wide disparities between what it takes to become a top 1 percent earner across the nation."

    For Dallasites who want to make enough money to be considered "middle class," the yearly salary ranges between $49,478 and $71,359, according to a separate 2025 SmartAsset report.

    The top 10 states with the highest thresholds to be considered in the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. are:

    • No. 1 – Connecticut ($1,056,996)
    • No. 2 – Massachusetts ($965,170)
    • No. 3 – California ($905,396)
    • No. 4– New Jersey ($901,082)
    • No. 5 – New York ($891,640)
    • No. 6 – Florida ($859,381)
    • No. 7 – Washington ($819,101)
    • No. 8 – Colorado ($772,989)
    • No. 9 – Wyoming ($771,369)
    • No. 10 – Texas ($743,955)
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