Latest Census Bureau State Population Estimates And Growth Rates
 

From the US Census Bureau:

Table A. Leading 10 States/Equivalents by Population Changes: July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006

Top 10 Fastest-Growing

State Percent Change
1. Arizona 3.6
2. Nevada 3.5
3. Idaho 2.6
4. Georgia 2.5
5. Texas 2.5
6. Utah 2.4
7. North Carolina 2.1
8. Colorado 1.9
9. Florida 1.8
10. South Carolina 1.7

Top 10 Numeric Gainers


State Change

1. Texas 579,275
2. Florida 321,697
3. California 303,402
4. Georgia 231,388
5. Arizona 213,311
6. North Carolina 184,046
7. Washington 103,899
8. Colorado 90,082
9. Nevada 83,228
10. Tennessee 83,058

(Too lazy to seperate them)

Fastest-growing states State -- Population 7/1/06 -- Population 7/1/05 -- Difference % Change

Arizona 6,166,318 5,953,007 213,311 3.58%
Nevada 2,495,529 2,412,301 83,228 3.45%
Idaho 1,466,465 1,429,367 37,098 2.60%
Georgia 9,363,941 9,132,553 231,388 2.53%
Texas 23,507,783 22,928,508 579,275 2.53%
Utah 2,550,063 2,490,334 59,729 2.40%
North Carolina 8,856,505 8,672,459 184,046 2.12%
Colorado 4,753,377 4,663,295 90,082 1.93%
Florida 18,089,888 17,768,191 321,697 1.81%
South Carolina 4,321,249 4,246,933 74,316 1.75%
Oregon 3,700,758 3,638,871 61,887 1.70%
Washington 6,395,798 6,291,899 103,899 1.65%
New Mexico 1,954,599 1,925,985 28,614 1.49%
Delaware 853,476 841,741 11,735 1.39%
Tennessee 6,038,803 5,955,745 83,058 1.39%
Arkansas 2,810,872 2,775,708 35,164 1.27%
Wyoming 515,004 508,798 6,206 1.22%
Alabama 4,599,030 4,548,327 50,703 1.11%
Montana 944,632 934,737 9,895 1.06%
Virginia 7,642,884 7,564,327 78,557 1.04%
Alaska 670,053 663,253 6,800 1.03%
Oklahoma 3,579,212 3,543,442 35,770 1.01%
Hawaii 1,285,498 1,273,278 12,220 0.96%
South Dakota 781,919 774,883 7,036 0.91%
California 36,457,549 36,154,147 303,402 0.84%
Kentucky 4,206,074 4,172,608 33,466 0.80%
Minnesota 5,167,101 5,126,739 40,362 0.79%
Missouri 5,842,713 5,797,703 45,010 0.78%
Indiana 6,313,520 6,266,019 47,501 0.76%
New Hampshire 1,314,895 1,306,819 8,076 0.62%
Kansas 2,764,075 2,748,172 15,903 0.58%
Nebraska 1,768,331 1,758,163 10,168 0.58%
Iowa 2,982,085 2,965,524 16,561 0.56%
Wisconsin 5,556,506 5,527,644 28,862 0.52%
Illinois 12,831,970 12,765,427 66,543 0.52%
Maryland 5,615,727 5,589,599 26,128 0.47%
Pennsylvania 12,440,621 12,405,348 35,273 0.28%
New Jersey 8,724,560 8,703,150 21,410 0.25%
Maine 1,321,574 1,318,220 3,354 0.25%
West Virginia 1,818,470 1,814,083 4,387 0.24%
Vermont 623,908 622,387 1,521 0.24%
North Dakota 635,867 634,605 1,262 0.20%
Connecticut 3,504,809 3,500,701 4,108 0.12%
Mississippi 2,910,540 2,908,496 2,044 0.07%
Massachusetts 6,437,193 6,433,367 3,826 0.06%
Ohio 11,478,006 11,470,685 7,321 0.06%
New York 19,306,183 19,315,721 -9,538 -0.05%
Michigan 10,095,643 10,100,833 -5,190 -0.05%
District of Columbia 581,530 582,049 -519 -0.09%
Rhode Island 1,067,610 1,073,579 -5,969 -0.56%
Louisiana 4,287,768 4,507,331 -219,563 -4.87%

It looks like Washington ought to pass Massachusetts for 13th place by the 2007 estimate...right before Arizona passes Washington probably by 2009.

The California State Department of Finance puts the state's population at 37.4 Million-about 1 Million MORE then the Census Bureau.

I didnt realize Pennsylvania was the 6th largest state, just behind Illinois.

ranked by '06 estimated population:


State -- Population 7/1/06

California - 36,457,549
Texas - 23,507,783
New York - 19,306,183
Florida - 18,089,888
Illinois - 12,831,970
Pennsylvania - 12,440,621
Ohio - 11,478,006
Michigan - 10,095,643
Georgia - 9,363,941
North Carolina - 8,856,505

New Jersey - 8,724,560
Virginia - 7,642,884
Massachusetts - 6,437,193
Washington - 6,395,798
Indiana - 6,313,520
Arizona 6,166,318
Tennessee - 6,038,803
Missouri - 5,842,713
Maryland - 5,615,727
Wisconsin - 5,556,506

Minnesota - 5,167,101
Colorado - 4,753,377
Alabama - 4,599,030
South Carolina - 4,321,249
Louisiana - 4,287,768
Kentucky - 4,206,074
Oregon - 3,700,758
Oklahoma - 3,579,212
Connecticut - 3,504,809
Iowa - 2,982,085

Mississippi - 2,910,540
Arkansas - 2,810,872
Kansas - 2,764,075
Utah - 2,550,063
Nevada 2,495,529
New Mexico - 1,954,599
West Virginia - 1,818,470
Nebraska - 1,768,331
Idaho - 1,466,465
Maine - 1,321,574

New Hampshire - 1,314,895
Hawaii - 1,285,498
Rhode Island - 1,067,610
Montana - 944,632
Delaware - 853,476
South Dakota - 781,919
Alaska - 670,053
North Dakota - 635,867
Vermont - 623,908 6
District of Columbia - 581,530

Wyoming - 515,004

Georgia is growing like crazy its almost at 10 mill, its seems like yesterday Georgia had numbers in the 6 million range.

God, Florida, slow down! Go back to Ohio!

Or Canada. LOL!!!! J/K

New York City still has more people than 39 states........

Florida: A nice place to retire before you move to North Carolina!

The population losses of Louisiana, Michigan and DC are hardly a surprise and were to be expected, but what was responsible for the population losses of New York and Rhode Island?

What's up with Mississippi? It's in the south, has good beaches and nice weather, but is 42nd in growth.

^Considering these are 2005-2006 stats, remember what that "nice weather" did to those "good beaches."

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NEW YORK POPULATION GOES SOUTH


By ANDY SOLTIS
December 22, 2006

New York was one of four states to lose population this year - and may soon be overtaken by fast-growing Florida, U.S. Census Bureau figures show.

The Empire State's 19.3 million people trail only California's 36.5 million and Texas' 23.5 million. But Florida added 321,697 in the year ending July 1 and has 18.1 million, data released yesterday show.

New York lost 9,538 people. If the trend continues, it will fall to fourth place by the end of the decade.

The exodus is partly attributable to immigrants' entering the country through New York City, then moving to areas with lower costs of living.

But Robert Ward of the Business Council of New York State said it could also be attributed to workers' heading for Texas and other states that are gaining jobs at faster rates.

"People are moving elsewhere in search of opportunities they're not finding in New York," he said.

There was other evidence of Sun Belt growth:

* New Jersey was elbowed from the top 10 by North Carolina. The Garden State grew by 21,410 to 8.7 million, North Carolina by 184,046 to 8.9 million.

* Texas gained the most people, 579,275, but Arizona grew the fastest at 3.6 percent - ending Nevada's 19-year run.

* The South grew 1.4 percent, or by 1.5 million, but the biggest loser was post-Katrina Louisiana, dropping about 5 percent, or nearly 220,000 people.


Copyright 2006 NYP Holdings, Inc.

Katrina reers her ugly head again and gives us a population loss for the 1st time. The papers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are saying we will loose a representive in congress over this. ugh

I think Rhode Island's population has been stagnant since 1990...seems like that census showed RI's population exceeding 1 million, whereas the 1980 census had a 900k population.

And didn't NY have a population of 18 million in the 1970 census?

^^^mississippi is suffering from a katrina hangover as is louisiana.

It is in the position Alabama was in in the early 90s. Economy not very good and lots of rural population (which doesnt grow).

There are some major upsides for the future, which include the dramatic rebuilding of the coast after katrina (very very progressive and pro-transit rhetoric). The Casino market is the largest in the nation behind Vegas and is gaining market share with about 20 new casinos under development around the state. And the capital city, Jackson, poor and crime ridden is bottoming. Also the suburban Memphis area of north MS is on fire and will add a couple hundred thousand over the foreseeable future.


They need a new manufacturing base like Alabama built over the last decade. Alabama's unemployment rate is 3% while Mississippi's is 7% (inflated due to hurricane).

The new auto mfg plant about 20 minutes north of Jackson is a good start.