Population Change
July 1, 1996 - July 1, 1997
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Nevada	4.75%	27	Arkansas	0.66%
2	Arizona	2.72%	28	New Jersey	0.64%
3	Georgia	2.07%	29	Indiana	0.62%
4	Utah	2.06%	30	Kansas	0.61%
5	Colorado	2.00%	31	Massachusetts	0.53%
6	Idaho	1.91%	32	Nebraska	0.50%
7	Texas	1.82%	33	Wisconsin	0.46%
8	Washington	1.65%	34	Michigan	0.44%
9	Florida	1.63%	35	Vermont	0.43%
10	North Carolina	1.59%	36	Illinois	0.43%
11	Oregon	1.48%	37	Hawaii	0.31%
12	California	1.29%	38	Maine	0.28%
13	South Carolina	1.17%	39	Louisiana	0.25%
14	Tennessee	1.15%	40	Montana	0.24%
15	Delaware	1.12%	41	Ohio	0.21%
16	New Mexico	1.08%	42	Iowa	0.15%
17	New Hampshire	1.08%	43	Connecticut	0.08%
18	Virginia	1.02%	44	South Dakota	0.06%
19	Minnesota	0.79%	45	NEW YORK	0.02%
20	Alabama	0.75%	46	Wyoming	-0.06%
21	Mississippi	0.73%	47	Rhode Island	-0.09%
22	Alaska	0.72%	48	Pennsylvania	-0.17%
23	Missouri	0.72%	49	West Virginia	-0.25%
24	Maryland	0.67%	50	North Dakota	-0.27%
25	Kentucky	0.67%
26	Oklahoma	0.66%	U.S. Average		0.93%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of January, 1998

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