| Table 7
Population Change, 1990-1996 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Nevada | 33.4% | 27 | Wisconsin | 5.5% |
| 2 | Arizona | 20.8% | 28 | Indiana | 5.3% |
| 3 | Idaho | 18.1% | 29 | Kentucky | 5.3% |
| 4 | Utah | 16.1% | 30 | South Dakota | 5.2% |
| 5 | Colorado | 16.0% | 31 | Oklahoma | 4.9% |
| 6 | Washington | 13.7% | 32 | New Hampshire | 4.8% |
| 7 | Georgia | 13.5% | 33 | Missouri | 4.7% |
| 8 | New Mexico | 13.1% | 34 | Nebraska | 4.7% |
| 9 | Oregon | 12.7% | 35 | Vermont | 4.6% |
| 10 | Texas | 12.6% | 36 | Kansas | 3.8% |
| 11 | Florida | 11.3% | 37 | Illinois | 3.6% |
| 12 | Alaska | 10.4% | 38 | New Jersey | 3.3% |
| 13 | North Carolina | 10.4% | 39 | Michigan | 3.2% |
| 14 | Montana | 10.1% | 40 | Louisiana | 3.1% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 9.1% | 41 | Ohio | 3.0% |
| 16 | Delaware | 8.8% | 42 | Iowa | 2.7% |
| 17 | Virginia | 7.9% | 43 | West Virginia | 1.8% |
| 18 | California | 7.1% | 44 | Pennsylvania | 1.5% |
| 19 | Arkansas | 6.8% | 45 | Maine | 1.3% |
| 20 | Hawaii | 6.8% | 46 | Massachusetts | 1.3% |
| 21 | Minnesota | 6.4% | 47 | NEW YORK | 1.1% |
| 22 | Maryland | 6.1% | 48 | North Dakota | 0.7% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 6.1% | 49 | Connecticut | -0.4% |
| 24 | Wyoming | 6.1% | 50 | Rhode Island | -1.3% |
| 25 | Alabama | 5.8% | U.S. Average | 6.7% | |
| 26 | Mississippi | 5.5% | N.Y.S. % below avg. | 83.6% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||||
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