Population

Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 34,300 between 2023 and 2024, the ninth-most among all counties in the US. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Montgomery County, TX’s 4.8% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Montgomery County, TX’s population grew by 44.9%.

+34.3K

population change (2023 to 2024)

+4.8%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Montgomery County, TX’s population increased 24 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2022 and 2023, when Montgomery County, TX gained 34,500 residents. Its smallest increase occurred between 2010 and 2011 when there were 12,200 more residents.

Montgomery County, TX gained 34,300 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was positive in Montgomery County, TX, with births exceeding deaths by 4,000.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Montgomery County, TX’s population change from immigration was positive with about 6,500 more people coming from another country directly to Montgomery County, TX than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Montgomery County, TX’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 23,900 more people coming from any other county in the US.

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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in Montgomery County, TX.

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USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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