U.S. Census shows more Texans are coming to Colorado than any other state
Michael Logerwell
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – In 2024, just about 250,000 people moved into Colorado, according to the U.S. Census. Some of them came from Florida, others from California, but number one on the migration list is Texas.
27,574 came from Texas, that’s 12.4% of all the people that moved here.
This wasn’t always the case. In the back half of the 2010s, most transplants came from California, New York, and Illinois, in that order, with Texas sitting just off the podium in fourth.
What is driving more Texans to come here?
Well, on Facebook, ex-Texans seem to love three main things about Colorado:
The weather
The lack of bugs
The views
Speak to any Lone Star State Transplants in Colorado Springs, and you’ll hear similar answers.
“Came out here for the scenery, the mountains, the hiking, and the water. [In] Texas, it’s just flat, you know, humid and a little muggy,” Cody Mcentyre told KRDO13.
“My wife is in the army, and she got stationed here,” Shawn Tucker said.
Many lifelong or long-term Coloradans told KRDO13 they didn’t have an issue with the Texan migration.
“I would say we were pretty anti-Texas as I was growing up in the 60s and 70s. But, I’m grateful to have different people from different places,” Susan Pattee said. Pattee says she was born and raised in Colorado.
“If we could all come together. I mean, hopefully they bring some of that car style over here,” Joseph Johnson said. Johnson has never moved out of the Centennial State.
The only place ex-Texans didn’t get rave reviews was on the roads.
“I mean, I haven’t been hit by a Texan yet, so that’s good,” Mike Harvey, another lifelong Colorado resident, said, “But apart from that, I mean just a little slower when it comes to the weather.”
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