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U.S. CENSUS, 2007 vs. 2006[/size]
States' Shifting Populations
12/27/07
The growth in the population of several of what have been the fastest-growing U.S. states – Arizona, Florida and Nevada, particular – is slowing as fewer Americans are moving there. The Census Bureau's annual estimate of state population changes cover the 12 months ending July 1, 2007. They also show that people continue fleeing the Midwest -- especially Michigan, one of two states to lose people – and that the Mountain states in the West continue to post large population gains as people arrive from California and elsewhere.
State 2007 Population 2006 population Net change Percentage change ↑
Nevada 2,565,382 2,492,427 72,955 2.9
Arizona 6,338,755 6,165,689 173,066 2.8
Utah 2,645,330 2,579,535 65,795 2.6
Idaho 1,499,402 1,463,878 35,524 2.4
North Carolina 9,061,032 8,869,442 191,590 2.2
Georgia 9,544,750 9,342,080 202,670 2.2
Texas 23,904,380 23,407,629 496,751 2.1
Wyoming 522,830 512,757 10,073 2.0
Colorado 4,861,515 4,766,248 95,267 2.0
South Carolina 4,407,709 4,330,108 77,601 1.8
Washington 6,468,424 6,374,910 93,514 1.5
Oregon 3,747,455 3,691,084 56,371 1.5
New Mexico 1,969,915 1,942,302 27,613 1.4
Delaware 864,764 852,747 12,017 1.4
Tennessee 6,156,719 6,074,913 81,806 1.3
Montana 957,861 946,795 11,066 1.2
Louisiana 4,293,204 4,243,288 49,916 1.2
Oklahoma 3,617,316 3,577,536 39,780 1.1
Florida 18,251,243 18,057,508 193,735 1.1
South Dakota 796,214 788,467 7,747 1.0
United States 301,621,157 298,754,819 2,866,338 1.0
Virginia 7,712,091 7,640,249 71,842 0.9
Kentucky 4,241,474 4,204,444 37,030 0.9
Arkansas 2,834,797 2,809,111 25,686 0.9
Alaska 683,478 677,450 6,028 0.9
Minnesota 5,197,621 5,154,586 43,035 0.8
California 36,553,215 36,249,872 303,343 0.8
Alabama 4,627,851 4,590,240 37,611 0.8
Missouri 5,878,415 5,837,639 40,776 0.7
Mississippi 2,918,785 2,899,112 19,673 0.7
Kansas 2,775,997 2,755,817 20,180 0.7
Indiana 6,345,289 6,302,646 42,643 0.7
Nebraska 1,774,571 1,763,765 10,806 0.6
Illinois 12,852,548 12,777,042 75,506 0.6
Wisconsin 5,601,640 5,572,660 28,980 0.5
Iowa 2,988,046 2,972,566 15,480 0.5
District of Columbia 588,292 585,459 2,833 0.5
Puerto Rico 3,941,459 3,925,971 15,488 0.4
North Dakota 639,715 637,460 2,255 0.4
Hawaii 1,283,388 1,278,635 4,753 0.4
New Hampshire 1,315,828 1,311,821 4,007 0.3
Maryland 5,618,344 5,602,017 16,327 0.3
West Virginia 1,812,035 1,808,699 3,336 0.2
Pennsylvania 12,432,792 12,402,817 29,975 0.2
New Jersey 8,685,920 8,666,075 19,845 0.2
Massachusetts 6,449,755 6,434,389 15,366 0.2
Maine 1,317,207 1,314,910 2,297 0.2
Connecticut 3,502,309 3,495,753 6,556 0.2
Vermont 621,254 620,778 476 0.1
New York 19,297,729 19,281,988 15,741 0.1
Ohio 11,466,917 11,463,513 3,404 0.0
Michigan 10,071,822 10,102,322 -30,500 -0.3
Rhode Island 1,057,832 1,061,641 -3,809 -0.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
