Texas
Ranked No.3, “Texas has experienced the second-biggest growth in state GDP in the country, surging by 5.1 percent in only one year. The state with the biggest growth, West Virginia, has a much smaller economy and therefore a lower floor to rise from. The working-age population growth in Texas is stellar as well, rising by over 1.3 million people from 2013 to 2018, an increase of 7.7 percent.
“Texas is comparatively affordable in terms of the overall cost of living and property prices compared to much of the U.S. Texas also boasts the fifth-highest amount of venture capital invested, with more than $2.68 billion invested in 2018.”
