U.S. Census Bureau

State Rankings -- Statistical Abstract of the United States

RESIDENT POPULATION, PERCENT CHANGE, 2000 TO 2007

[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note]

State Percent Rank
    United States 7.2 (X)
Alabama 4.1 32
Alaska 9.0 14
Arizona 23.6 2
Arkansas 6.0 22
California 7.9 18
Colorado 13.0 8
Connecticut 2.8 38
Delaware 10.4 10
District of Columbia 2.8 (X)
Florida 14.2 7
Georgia 16.6 4
Hawaii 5.9 23
Idaho 15.9 5
Illinois 3.5 34
Indiana 4.4 31
Iowa 2.1 40
Kansas 3.2 36
Kentucky 4.9 28
Louisiana -3.9 50
Maine 3.3 35
Maryland 6.1 21
Massachusetts 1.6 43
Michigan 1.3 44
Minnesota 5.7 25
Mississippi 2.6 39
Missouri 5.0 27
Montana 6.2 20
Nebraska 3.7 33
Nevada 28.4 1
New Hampshire 6.5 19
New Jersey 3.2 37
New Mexico 8.3 16
New York 1.7 42
North Carolina 12.6 9
North Dakota -0.4 49
Ohio 1.0 46
Oklahoma 4.8 29
Oregon 9.5 13
Pennsylvania 1.2 45
Rhode Island 0.9 47
South Carolina 9.9 11
South Dakota 5.5 26
Tennessee 8.2 17
Texas 14.6 6
Utah 18.5 3
Vermont 2.0 41
Virginia 8.9 15
Washington 9.7 12
West Virginia 0.2 48
Wisconsin 4.4 30
Wyoming 5.9 24

Symbol
X Not applicable.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
"Table 2: Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for the United States,
Regions, States and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (NST-EST2007-01)"; published 27 December 2007; http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-pop-chg.html.

For more information:
Population Estimates