Fast Growing States by Population (Source: US Census Bureau)
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| Area |
July 1, 2006 |
July 1, 2005 |
Number |
Percent |
| Arizona | 6,166,318 | 5,953,007 | 213,311 | 3.6 |
| Nevada | 2,495,529 | 2,412,301 | 83,228 | 3.5 |
| Idaho | 1,466,465 | 1,429,367 | 37,098 | 2.6 |
| Georgia | 9,363,941 | 9,132,553 | 231,388 | 2.5 |
| Texas | 23,507,783 | 22,928,508 | 579,275 | 2.5 |
| Utah | 2,550,063 | 2,490,334 | 59,729 | 2.4 |
| North Carolina | 8,856,505 | 8,672,459 | 184,046 | 2.1 |
| Colorado | 4,753,377 | 4,663,295 | 90,082 | 1.9 |
| Florida | 18,089,888 | 17,768,191 | 321,697 | 1.8 |
| South Carolina | 4,321,249 | 4,246,933 | 74,316 | 1.7 |
| Oregon | 3,700,758 | 3,638,871 | 61,887 | 1.7 |
| Washington | 6,395,798 | 6,291,899 | 103,899 | 1.7 |
| New Mexico | 1,954,599 | 1,925,985 | 28,614 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | 6,038,803 | 5,955,745 | 83,058 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | 853,476 | 841,741 | 11,735 | 1.4 |
| Arkansas | 2,810,872 | 2,775,708 | 35,164 | 1.3 |
| Wyoming | 515,004 | 508,798 | 6,206 | 1.2 |
| Alabama | 4,599,030 | 4,548,327 | 50,703 | 1.1 |
| Montana | 944,632 | 934,737 | 9,895 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | 7,642,884 | 7,564,327 | 78,557 | 1.0 |
| Alaska | 670,053 | 663,253 | 6,800 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma | 3,579,212 | 3,543,442 | 35,770 | 1.0 |
| United States | 299,398,484 | 296,507,061 | 2,891,423 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | 1,285,498 | 1,273,278 | 12,220 | 1.0 |
| South Dakota | 781,919 | 774,883 | 7,036 | 0.9 |
| California | 36,457,549 | 36,154,147 | 303,402 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | 4,206,074 | 4,172,608 | 33,466 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | 5,167,101 | 5,126,739 | 40,362 | 0.8 |
| Missouri | 5,842,713 | 5,797,703 | 45,010 | 0.8 |
| Indiana | 6,313,520 | 6,266,019 | 47,501 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | 1,314,895 | 1,306,819 | 8,076 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 2,764,075 | 2,748,172 | 15,903 | 0.6 |
| Nebraska | 1,768,331 | 1,758,163 | 10,168 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | 2,982,085 | 2,965,524 | 16,561 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 5,556,506 | 5,527,644 | 28,862 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | 12,831,970 | 12,765,427 | 66,543 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | 5,615,727 | 5,589,599 | 26,128 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,440,621 | 12,405,348 | 35,273 | 0.3 |
| Maine | 1,321,574 | 1,318,220 | 3,354 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 8,724,560 | 8,703,150 | 21,410 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | 623,908 | 622,387 | 1,521 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | 1,818,470 | 1,814,083 | 4,387 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | 635,867 | 634,605 | 1,262 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 3,504,809 | 3,500,701 | 4,108 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 2,910,540 | 2,908,496 | 2,044 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 11,478,006 | 11,470,685 | 7,321 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 6,437,193 | 6,433,367 | 3,826 | 0.1 |
| New York | 19,306,183 | 19,315,721 | -9,538 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 10,095,643 | 10,100,833 | -5,190 | -0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 581,530 | 582,049 | -519 | -0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1,067,610 | 1,073,579 | -5,969 | -0.6 |
| Louisiana | 4,287,768 | 4,507,331 | -219,563 | -4.9 |
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