ALBANY—New York State lost a net 225,000 residents in moves to and from other states during the year ending in July 2006, according to new Census data. The losses amount to 12 persons for every thousand New Yorkers, and the total exceeds the population of New York's third-largest city, Rochester.
Only California and Louisiana experienced higher net loss from internal migration, the Census Bureau data show. Texas gained 218,745 through internal migration during the same time period, the highest gain in the nation.
New York is still a popular destination for international immigrants. Nearly 125,000 immigrants made New York their home between July 2005 and July 2006 – the third highest number in the country and nearly 10 percent of all internationals who immigrated to the United States during that time period.
The Empire State remained the third most populous state in the nation during the period, despite a population drop of .05 percent, or 10,000 residents, the Census Bureau data show.
Only Michigan, Louisiana, and Rhode Island experienced a greater drop during the same time period. Other northern, industrial states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania grew slightly.
Florida's population increased 1.81 percent between July 2005 and July 2006 – nearly twice the national average of .98 percent. The Sunshine State, now the fourth most populous state in the U.S., gained 265,000 in net internal migration during the same period.
Arizona's population increased 3.58 percent between 2005 and 2006 – the largest increase in the country.
The Census Bureau projects that by 2030 Florida will have a population exceeding 28 million. The same projection puts New York's population at 19.4 million – only slightly larger than today's 19.3 million.
The Census Bureau data are available at www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html.
July 2005 - July 2006 Population Growth
Rank, population growth State Population Growth 2005-2006 July 2006 Population Rank, Net International Migration Rank, Net Internal Migration Internal Migration Net Loss or Gain/1000 Residents 1 Arizona 3.58% 6,166,318 9 3 21 2 Nevada 3.45% 2,495,529 21 6 21 3 Idaho 2.60% 1,466,465 39 13 15 4 Georgia 2.53% 9,363,941 7 4 13 5 Texas 2.53% 23,507,783 2 1 9 6 Utah 2.40% 2,550,063 24 15 6 7 North Carolina 2.12% 8,856,505 8 5 12 8 Colorado 1.93% 4,753,377 14 12 6 9 Florida 1.81% 18,089,888 4 2 9 10 South Carolina 1.75% 4,321,249 27 8 11 11 Oregon 1.70% 3,700,758 19 10 9 12 Washington 1.65% 6,395,798 12 9 7 13 New Mexico 1.49% 1,954,599 33 19 4 14 Tennessee 1.39% 6,038,803 23 7 8 15 Delaware 1.39% 853,476 41 21 6 16 Arkansas 1.27% 2,810,872 37 14 7 17 Wyoming 1.22% 515,004 49 25 6 18 Alabama 1.11% 4,599,030 34 11 7 19 Montana 1.06% 944,632 50 20 7 20 Virginia 1.04% 7,642,884 11 23 1 21 Alaska 1.03% 670,053 43 32 -3 22 Oklahoma 1.01% 3,579,212 29 17 3 23 Hawaii 0.96% 1,285,498 30 35 -2 24 South Dakota 0.91% 781,919 46 27 2 25 California 0.84% 36,457,549 1 50 -8 26 Kentucky 0.80% 4,206,074 31 18 2 27 Minnesota 0.79% 5,167,101 20 36 -1 28 Missouri 0.78% 5,842,713 26 16 2 29 Indiana 0.76% 6,313,520 22 22 1 30 New Hampshire 0.62% 1,314,895 42 26 2 31 Kansas 0.58% 2,764,075 28 38 -3 32 Nebraska 0.58% 1,768,331 35 37 -3 33 Iowa 0.56% 2,982,085 32 29 0 34 Wisconsin 0.52% 5,556,506 25 34 -1 35 Illinois 0.52% 12,831,970 5 46 -5 36 Maryland 0.47% 5,615,727 15 42 -5 37 Pennsylvania 0.28% 12,440,621 16 30 0 38 Maine 0.25% 1,321,574 44 28 1 39 New Jersey 0.25% 8,724,560 6 47 -8 40 Vermont 0.24% 623,908 47 31 -1 41 West Virginia 0.24% 1,818,470 48 24 2 42 North Dakota 0.20% 635,867 45 33 -3 43 Connecticut 0.12% 3,504,809 17 41 -5 44 Mississippi 0.07% 2,910,540 40 40 -5 45 Ohio 0.06% 11,478,006 18 43 -4 46 Massachusetts 0.06% 6,437,193 10 44 -8 47 NEW YORK -0.05% 19,306,183 3 48 -12 48 Michigan -0.05% 10,095,643 13 45 -6 49 Rhode Island -0.56% 1,067,610 38 39 -12 50 Louisiana -4.87% 4,287,768 36 49 -56 United States 0.98% 299,398,484