States Ranked by Rate of Population Growth, 1990-2000 | ||
Rank | State | Percent Growth |
1. | Nevada | 66.27% |
2. | Arizona | 39.98% |
3. | Colorado | 30.56% |
4. | Utah | 29.62% |
5. | Idaho | 28.53% |
6. | Georgia | 26.37% |
7. | Florida | 23.53% |
8. | Texas | 22.76% |
9. | North Carolina | 21.43% |
10. | Washington | 21.11% |
11. | Oregon | 20.37% |
12. | New Mexico | 20.06% |
13. | Delaware | 17.63% |
14. | Tennessee | 16.65% |
15. | South Carolina | 15.07% |
16. | Alaska | 14.89% |
17. | Virginia | 14.32% |
18. | California | 13.82% |
19. | Arkansas | 13.73% |
20. | Montana | 12.91% |
21. | Minnesota | 12.44% |
22. | New Hampshire | 11.41% |
23. | Maryland | 10.77% |
24. | Mississippi | 10.55% |
25. | Alabama | 10.06% |
26. | Oklahoma | 9.70% |
27. | Indiana | 9.67% |
28. | Kentucky | 9.67% |
29. | Wisconsin | 9.65% |
30. | Missouri | 9.34% |
31. | Hawaii | 9.32% |
32. | Wyoming | 8.86% |
33. | New Jersey | 8.85% |
34. | Illinois | 8.65% |
35. | Kansas | 8.51% |
36. | South Dakota | 8.45% |
37. | Nebraska | 8.42% |
38. | Vermont | 8.19% |
39. | Michigan | 6.92% |
40. | Louisiana | 5.90% |
41. | Massachusetts | 5.53% |
42. | New York | 5.48% |
43. | Iowa | 5.39% |
44. | Ohio | 4.67% |
45. | Rhode Island | 4.47% |
46. | Maine | 3.83% |
47. | Connecticut | 3.60% |
48. | Pennsylvania | 3.36% |
49. | West Virginia | 0.83% |
50. | North Dakota | 0.53% |
51. | District of Columbia | -5.74% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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