List of U.S. states by population growth rate

This article includes a list of U.S states sorted by the percentage change in estimated population from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 (the most current numbers available).^[1] The national and state estimates^[1] come from the United States Census Bureau.^[1] This does not include illegal aliens.

State Rank		Percent growth (%)
1	Utah	2.50
2	Arizona	2.28
3	Texas	2.01
4	North Carolina	1.98
5	Colorado	1.98
6	Idaho	1.83
7	Wyoming	1.78
8	Nevada	1.78
9	Georgia	1.69
10	South Carolina	1.69
11	Washington	1.53
12	Oregon	1.45
13	Delaware	1.28
14	Montana	1.12
15	South Dakota	1.06
16	Tennessee	1.06
17	California	1.04
18	New Mexico	1.01
19	Oklahoma	0.94
20	Virginia	0.91
-	US as a whole	0.91
21	Kansas	0.89
22	Arkansas	0.87
23	Louisiana	0.85
24	Hawai'i	0.85
25	Nebraska	0.79
26	Kentucky	0.77
27	Alaska	0.76
28	Alabama	0.76
29	Minnesota	0.73
30	Florida	0.71
-	District of Columbia	0.67
31	Indiana	0.64
32	Iowa	0.64
33	Mississippi	0.60
34	Illinois	0.59
35	Missouri	0.56
36	North Dakota	0.56
37	Wisconsin	0.52
38	Massachusetts	0.46
39	New Jersey	0.34
-	Puerto Rico	0.33
40	Connecticut	0.33
41	New York	0.31
42	New Hampshire	0.27
43	Maryland	0.26
44	West Virginia	0.26
45	Pennsylvania	0.23
46	Maine	0.08
47	Vermont	0.08
48	Ohio	0.07
49	Rhode Island	-0.22
50	Michigan	-0.46

See also

• List of U.S. states by population
• U.S. Population Growth

References

External links

• http://www.mibazaar.com/fastestgrowingstates.html
• http://www.lvrj.com/news/12845962.html
• http://www1.move.com/Finance/Census/Top5States.asp