Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 6
Population Change, 1997-98
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Nevada	4.1%	27	Kentucky	0.7%
2	Arizona	2.5%	28	Arkansas	0.6%
3	Georgia	2.0%	29	Indiana	0.6%
4	Colorado	2.0%	30	Missouri	0.6%
5	Texas	1.9%	31	Massachusetts	0.5%
6	Utah	1.7%	32	Illinois	0.5%
7	Idaho	1.6%	33	Wisconsin	0.4%
8	Florida	1.6%	34	Vermont	0.4%
9	North Carolina	1.6%	35	Michigan	0.4%
10	California	1.5%	36	Louisiana	0.4%
11	Washington	1.3%	37	Nebraska	0.3%
12	South Carolina	1.3%	38	Iowa	0.3%
13	Oregon	1.2%	39	Connecticut	0.2%
14	Delaware	1.2%	40	Montana	0.2%
15	New Hampshire	1.1%	41	Maine	0.2%
16	Tennessee	1.1%	42	Wyoming	0.2%
17	Kansas	1.1%	43	NEW YORK	0.2%
18	Minnesota	0.8%	44	Ohio	0.1%
19	Virginia	0.8%	45	Rhode Island	0.1%
20	Maryland	0.8%	46	Hawaii	0.1%
21	Oklahoma	0.8%	47	South Dakota	0.1%
22	New Mexico	0.8%	48	Pennsylvania	-0.1%
23	Mississippi	0.7%	49	West Virginia	-0.2%
24	Alaska	0.7%	50	North Dakota	-0.4%
25	New Jersey	0.7%
26	Alabama	0.7%	U.S. Average		1.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
New York experienced its best population growth in five years,