ST-99-5 State Rankings of Population Change and Demographic Components of Population Change for the Period April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 The documentation is located at the end of the data file. Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301-457-2422) Internet Release Date: December 29, 1999 ------------------------------4/1/90 to 7/1/99------------------------------ Net Net Numeric Percent International Domestic Change, Change, Births, Deaths, Migration, Migration, Area Name Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank ------------------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- Alabama 24 24 23 18 39 13 Alaska 42 14 45 51 42 36 Arizona 5 2 19 24 12 3 Arkansas 30 21 34 31 40 14 California 1 17 1 1 1 51 Colorado 8 5 24 32 17 7 Connecticut 48 48 28 27 15 45 Delaware 39 13 47 47 41 26 District of Columbia 51 51 48 46 27 42 Florida 3 9 4 3 4 1 Georgia 4 6 10 11 13 2 Hawaii 41 30 39 44 21 40 Idaho 26 3 40 42 35 12 Illinois 9 34 5 6 5 49 Indiana 19 28 13 14 28 20 Iowa 36 42 32 28 33 34 Kansas 32 29 33 33 30 35 Kentucky 25 26 26 22 37 16 Louisiana 34 41 21 21 31 41 Maine 46 44 42 38 48 33 Maryland 21 23 18 19 10 38 Massachusetts 33 43 14 12 7 46 Michigan 13 33 8 8 14 44 Minnesota 17 20 22 23 20 19 Mississippi 31 25 30 30 44 23 Missouri 23 31 16 13 23 15 Montana 40 19 44 43 50 22 Nebraska 38 36 37 35 38 32 Nevada 11 1 36 37 19 6 New Hampshire 37 22 41 41 43 27 New Jersey 20 39 9 9 6 48 New Mexico 27 12 35 36 24 25 New York 29 45 3 2 2 50 North Carolina 6 11 11 10 18 5 North Dakota 49 49 49 48 45 37 Ohio 15 40 6 7 22 43 Oklahoma 28 32 27 26 29 24 Oregon 14 10 29 29 16 10 Pennsylvania 35 46 7 5 11 47 Rhode Island 50 50 43 40 36 39 South Carolina 18 16 25 25 34 11 South Dakota 43 38 46 45 47 30 Tennessee 12 15 17 16 26 9 Texas 2 8 2 4 3 4 Utah 16 4 31 39 25 21 Vermont 44 37 50 49 46 28 Virginia 10 18 12 15 9 17 Washington 7 7 15 20 8 8 West Virginia 47 47 38 34 49 29 Wisconsin 22 27 20 17 32 18 Wyoming 45 35 51 50 51 31 Documentation Notes for the December, 1999 release of July 1, 1999 state population estimates. These population estimates incorporate revisions of estimates from previous years and the results of special censuses and test censuses conducted by the Census Bureau. 4/1/90 Census Population - The revised April 1, 1990 Census population of an area. Births - Total number of live births occurring to residents of an area during the period, as reported from the Census Bureau's Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE) and the National Center for Health Statistics. Census Regions and Divisions - The Census Bureau delineates two sets of sub-national areas that are formed of states. This two-tiered system of areas consists of 9 census divisions nested in 4 census regions. The Northeast region includes the New England division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Midwest region includes the East North Central division: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The South region includes the South Atlantic division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia; the East South Central division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and the West South Central division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The West region includes the Mountain division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Deaths - Total number of deaths occurring within the resident population of an area during the period, as reported by the Census Bureau's Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE) and the National Center for Health Statistics. Demographic Components of Change - The demographic components of population change consist of births, deaths, net domestic migration, and net international migration. FIPS State Code - Two digit Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes uniquely identify each state and state equivalent. They are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Natural Increase - births minus deaths in an area. The rate of natural increase expresses natural increase during a time period as a percentage of an area's initial population. Net Domestic Migration - the difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from it during the period. Domestic in-migration and out-migration consist of moves where both the origins and destinations are within the United States (excluding Puerto Rico). The net domestic migration rate expresses net domestic migration during a time period as a percentage of an area's initial population. Net Federal Movement - Net Federal movement is the difference between the movement of federal employees (both military and civilian) and their dependents into and out of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) during the period. Net International Migration - the difference between migration to an area from outside the United States (immigration) and migration from the area to outside the United States (emigration) during the period. For the purposes of these population estimates, the geographic extent of the United States is defined as excluding Puerto Rico. Net international migration includes: (1) legal immigration to the United States as reported by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, (2) an estimate of net undocumented immigration from abroad, (3) an estimate of emigration from the United States, and (4) net movement between Puerto Rico and the (balance of) the United States. The net international migration rate expresses net international migration during a time period as a percentage of an area's initial population. Numeric Population Change - the difference between the population of an area at the beginning and end of a time period. Percent Change- the difference between the population of an area at the beginning and end of a time period, expressed as a percentage of the beginning population. Population (Estimate) - The estimated population is the computed number of persons living in the area (resident population) as of July 1. The estimated population is calculated from a demographic components of change model that incorporates information on natural change (births and deaths) and net migration (net domestic migration and net movement from abroad) that has occurred in the area since the reference date of the 1990 census. Additional information on the methodology used to produce these population estimates is contained in Current Population Reports P25-1127 and at our Internet site at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/methodep.html Resident Population - These population estimates are for the resident population. The resident population of a state includes all residents (both civilian and Armed Forces) living in the state. The geographic universe for the resident population is the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It excludes Puerto Rico and outlying areas under United States jurisdiction. The resident population excludes U.S. citizens residing abroad. Residual - The subnational estimates are constrained to sum to an independently derived estimate of the national population. The residual is the difference between an area's population as estimated by the subnational population estimation procedure before and after imposing this constraint. The residual is not a demographic component of population change; rather, it is a statistical artifact of the procedures employed to produce the estimates.