Data & Society

Texas, Sun Belt Experienced Slower Growth in 2017
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Though Texas saw the biggest population increase in the country in terms of numbers, the growth rate was actually just the seventh fastest.
Rivard Report (https://therivardreport.com/author/leah-binkovitz/)
Though Texas saw the biggest population increase in the country in terms of numbers, the growth rate was actually just the seventh fastest.
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