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Projected
Population Growth Through 2015 - April 2005
| Rank |
State |
Percent change 2004-'15 |
July 2004 Population Estimate |
July 2015 Population Projection |
| 1 |
Nevada |
31.0% |
2,334,771 |
3,058,190 |
| 2 |
Arizona |
30.5% |
5,743,834 |
7,495,238 |
| 3 |
Florida |
21.9% |
17,397,161 |
21,204,132 |
| 4 |
Texas |
18.2% |
22,490,022 |
26,585,801 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
17.2% |
8,541,221 |
10,010,770 |
| 6 |
Idaho |
17.0% |
1,393,262 |
1,630,045 |
| 7 |
Utah |
16.5% |
2,389,039 |
2,783,040 |
| 8 |
Georgia |
15.9% |
8,829,383 |
10,230,578 |
| 9 |
Virginia |
13.5% |
7,459,827 |
8,466,864 |
| 10 |
New Hampshire |
12.1% |
1,299,500 |
1,456,679 |
| 11 |
Washington |
12.0% |
6,203,788 |
6,950,610 |
| 12 |
California |
11.8% |
35,893,799 |
40,123,232 |
| 13 |
Alaska |
11.8% |
655,435 |
732,544 |
| 14 |
Maryland |
11.7% |
5,558,058 |
6,208,392 |
| 15 |
Delaware |
11.7% |
830,364 |
927,400 |
| 16 |
Oregon |
11.6% |
3,594,586 |
4,012,924 |
| 17 |
Minnesota |
11.1% |
5,100,958 |
5,668,211 |
| 18 |
South Carolina |
10.6% |
4,198,068 |
4,642,137 |
| 19 |
Tennessee |
10.2% |
5,900,962 |
6,502,017 |
| 20 |
Hawaii |
9.7% |
1,262,840 |
1,385,952 |
| 21 |
Colorado |
9.7% |
4,601,403 |
5,049,493 |
| 22 |
Vermont |
8.3% |
621,394 |
673,169 |
| 23 |
Arkansas |
7.9% |
2,752,629 |
2,968,913 |
| 24 |
Montana |
7.8% |
926,865 |
999,489 |
| 25 |
New Mexico |
7.3% |
1,903,289 |
2,041,539 |
| 26 |
Wisconsin |
6.8% |
5,509,026 |
5,882,760 |
| 27 |
New Jersey |
6.4% |
8,698,879 |
9,255,769 |
| 28 |
Missouri |
5.5% |
5,754,618 |
6,069,556 |
| 29 |
Rhode Island |
5.5% |
1,080,632 |
1,139,543 |
| 30 |
Maine |
5.4% |
1,317,253 |
1,388,878 |
| 31 |
Massachusetts |
5.3% |
6,416,505 |
6,758,580 |
| 32 |
Kentucky |
5.0% |
4,145,922 |
4,351,188 |
| 33 |
Michigan |
4.8% |
10,112,620 |
10,599,122 |
| 34 |
Indiana |
4.5% |
6,237,569 |
6,517,631 |
| 35 |
Kansas |
4.3% |
2,735,502 |
2,852,690 |
| 36 |
Wyoming |
4.2% |
506,529 |
528,005 |
| 37 |
Oklahoma |
3.9% |
3,523,553 |
3,661,694 |
| 38 |
Mississippi |
3.8% |
2,902,966 |
3,014,409 |
| 39 |
Connecticut |
3.8% |
3,503,604 |
3,635,414 |
| 40 |
Louisiana |
3.5% |
4,515,770 |
4,673,721 |
| 41 |
South Dakota |
3.4% |
770,883 |
796,954 |
| 42 |
Illinois |
3.0% |
12,713,634 |
13,097,218 |
| 43 |
Alabama |
2.9% |
4,530,182 |
4,663,111 |
| 44 |
Pennsylvania |
2.5% |
12,406,292 |
12,710,938 |
| 45 |
Iowa |
2.4% |
2,954,451 |
3,026,380 |
| 46 |
Nebraska |
2.4% |
1,747,214 |
1,788,508 |
| 47 |
New York |
1.7% |
19,227,088 |
19,546,699 |
| 48 |
Ohio |
1.5% |
11,459,011 |
11,635,446 |
| 49 |
West Virginia |
0.4% |
1,815,354 |
1,822,758 |
| 50 |
North Dakota |
0.1% |
634,366 |
635,133 |
| |
United States |
9.8% |
293,655,404 |
322,365,787 |
| Source: The U.S. Census Bureau |
| Analysis by the Public Policy Institute of
New York State |
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