(The Center Square) – Colorado’s population continues to grow, according to data from the federal government and the moving industry.
U.S. Census Bureau information estimates Colorado’s population grew by 36,571 for a total of 5,877,610 people living in the state, an increase of .6% from 2022, ranking the state 18th in the nation. The measurement uses a July-to-July calculation. Colorado had 5,047,539 residents in 2010, according to the agency.
When only adding births and subtracting deaths, the state grew by 17,399 people last year. The bureau also estimated 11,931 people migrated to Colorado from other countries.
The Census data shows 7,236 domestic migrations, meaning people who moved in from another state while subtracting those who moved out of Colorado. The number was the highest in the last four years of tracking and a 7% increase from last year.
Net domestic migration into Colorado, a measurement either adding or subtracting people moving into or out of the state from another state and including international migration, was 19,167.
Domestic migration to Colorado is also affirmed by the annual U-Haul Growth Index for 2023.
Colorado ranked ninth, up two places from the 2022 index, in the largest number of one-way movers. Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee were the top five states with the most one-way movers, according to research by the company.
U-Haul determined the ranking of states by tracking customer information on net gain or loss of one-way equipment in a calendar year. The company analyzes information annually from approximately 2.5 million one-way truck, trailer and moving container transactions in the United States and Canada.
States showing the largest jump in the U-Haul index were Arkansas (26 spots), Wyoming (19), Vermont (18), Washington (16), Delaware (12), and South Dakota (12). Colorado didn’t have any cities in the company’s index of the top-25 cities.
“While U-Haul migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents,” a media release from the company stated.