Texas grew and California shrunk: How did your state population change in 2019?

The numbers are in and for the first time in decades, the U.S. natural population increased by less than 1 million over the last year due to fewer births and more deaths, according to population estimates released by the US Census Bureau.

“While natural increase is the biggest contributor to the U.S. population increase, it has been slowing over the last five years,” said Dr. Sandra Johnson, a demographer/statistician in the Population Division of the Census Bureau. “Natural increase, or when the number of births is greater than the number of deaths, dropped below 1 million in 2019 for the first time in decades.”

The release also ranked U.S. states by population growth. Texas gained 367,215 residents from 2018 to 2019 — more than any other U.S. state. Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia also gained more than 100,000 residents in the past year.

States also lost a lot of residents due to “net migration loss,” according to the study. California, the most populous state in the country, lost 203,414 people, while New York lost 180,649. Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Louisiana also had a net migration loss.

California’s population growth has reached its lowest point since 1990, according to data from the state Department of Finance. There were 180,800 more births than deaths last year and for the first time since 2010, more people moved out of California than moved into the state.

This story was originally published January 3, 2020 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Texas grew and California shrunk: How did your state population change in 2019?."