2008 State Population Estimates

[muon2]

There will be an shift in growth due to economic slowdown. I expect both a slowdown in interstate emigration and external immigration. It's worth looking at the reapportionment bubble states from the 2007 estimates. I had these projected as the last 5 states to get a seat, and then the next five that just missed:

Seat 431  AZ (10)
Seat 432  PA (18)
Seat 433  TX (36)
Seat 434  MN (
Seat 435  OR (6)

Seat 436  WA (10)
Seat 437  NY (28)
Seat 438  MO (9)
Seat 439  SC (7)
Seat 440  IL (19)

Does this make PA and MN safer? Does it put AZ and TX at risk of there current projected gains?

[muon2]

North Carolina's population is really growing. I bet by 2010 NC will be larger then GA.

There's a slight chance that NC passes MI, but I doubt that the state will catch GA in the 2010 Census.

I project that MI will still have about half a million more people than NC in 2010. It's hard to see an estimate be off by that much to put NC ahead of MI.

So is someone going to do an EV map for 2012 with these new numbers and growth rates?

I'm sure Muon will calculate it soon ...

Indeed I have, and the thread is up.

[muon2]

Have the 2008 Census Bureau estimates for counties and county subdivisions (cities, towns and townships in Maine, although a lot of unorganized minor civil divisions are grouped together) been released yet?  If so, where could I find them?

They will do so in March 2009 ...

http://www.census.gov/popest/topics

Couny estimates will be released in March. Towns and other county subdivisions are scheduled for release in July.