Appears from new census the only 2 areas with negative population movement in U.S. are Mass and DC and smallest increase is New York--can we see a pattern here--
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...222/ts_usatoday/fastestgrowthfoundinredstates
12/21/2004 - Updated 10:48 PM ET
2004 state populations
State 2004 population (millions) Pct. Change 2003-2004 2004 rank
Alabama 4.53 0.6% 23
Alaska 0.66 1.1% 47
Arizona 5.74 3.0% 18
Arkansas 2.75 0.9% 32
California 35.89 1.2% 1
Colorado 4.60 1.2% 22
Connecticut 3.50 0.5% 29
District of Columbia 0.55 -0.7% 50
Delaware 0.83 1.5% 45
Florida 17.40 2.3% 4
Georgia 8.83 1.8% 9
Hawaii 1.26 1.1% 42
Idaho 1.39 1.9% 39
Illinois 12.71 0.5% 5
Indiana 6.24 0.6% 14
Iowa 2.95 0.4% 30
Kansas 2.74 0.4% 33
Kentucky 4.15 0.7% 26
Louisiana 4.52 0.5% 24
Maine 1.32 0.6% 40
Maryland 5.56 0.8% 19
Massachusetts 6.42 -0.1% 13
Michigan 0.11 0.3% 8
Minnesota 5.10 0.7% 21
Mississippi 2.90 0.7% 31
Missouri 5.75 0.6% 17
Montana 0.93 0.9% 44
Nebraska 1.75 0.6% 38
Nevada 2.33 4.1% 35
New Hampshire 1.30 0.8% 41
New Jersey 8.70 0.7% 10
New Mexico 1.90 1.3% 36
New York 19.23 0.1% 3
North Carolina 8.54 1.4% 11
North Dakota 0.63 0.2% 48
Ohio 11.46 0.2% 7
Oklahoma 3.52 0.5% 28
Oregon 3.59 0.8% 27
Pennsylvania 12.41 0.3% 6
Rhode Island 1.08 0.4% 43
South Carolina 4.20 1.2% 25
South Dakota 0.77 0.8% 46
Tennessee 5.90 1.0% 16
Texas 22.49 1.7% 2
Utah 2.39 1.6% 34
Vermont 0.62 0.3% 49
Virginia 7.46 1.3% 12
Washington 6.20 1.2% 15
West Virginia 1.82 0.2% 37
Wisconsin 5.51 0.6% 20
Wyoming 0.51 0.9% 51
United States 293.66 1.0%
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...222/ts_usatoday/fastestgrowthfoundinredstates
12/21/2004 - Updated 10:48 PM ET
2004 state populations
State 2004 population (millions) Pct. Change 2003-2004 2004 rank
Alabama 4.53 0.6% 23
Alaska 0.66 1.1% 47
Arizona 5.74 3.0% 18
Arkansas 2.75 0.9% 32
California 35.89 1.2% 1
Colorado 4.60 1.2% 22
Connecticut 3.50 0.5% 29
District of Columbia 0.55 -0.7% 50
Delaware 0.83 1.5% 45
Florida 17.40 2.3% 4
Georgia 8.83 1.8% 9
Hawaii 1.26 1.1% 42
Idaho 1.39 1.9% 39
Illinois 12.71 0.5% 5
Indiana 6.24 0.6% 14
Iowa 2.95 0.4% 30
Kansas 2.74 0.4% 33
Kentucky 4.15 0.7% 26
Louisiana 4.52 0.5% 24
Maine 1.32 0.6% 40
Maryland 5.56 0.8% 19
Massachusetts 6.42 -0.1% 13
Michigan 0.11 0.3% 8
Minnesota 5.10 0.7% 21
Mississippi 2.90 0.7% 31
Missouri 5.75 0.6% 17
Montana 0.93 0.9% 44
Nebraska 1.75 0.6% 38
Nevada 2.33 4.1% 35
New Hampshire 1.30 0.8% 41
New Jersey 8.70 0.7% 10
New Mexico 1.90 1.3% 36
New York 19.23 0.1% 3
North Carolina 8.54 1.4% 11
North Dakota 0.63 0.2% 48
Ohio 11.46 0.2% 7
Oklahoma 3.52 0.5% 28
Oregon 3.59 0.8% 27
Pennsylvania 12.41 0.3% 6
Rhode Island 1.08 0.4% 43
South Carolina 4.20 1.2% 25
South Dakota 0.77 0.8% 46
Tennessee 5.90 1.0% 16
Texas 22.49 1.7% 2
Utah 2.39 1.6% 34
Vermont 0.62 0.3% 49
Virginia 7.46 1.3% 12
Washington 6.20 1.2% 15
West Virginia 1.82 0.2% 37
Wisconsin 5.51 0.6% 20
Wyoming 0.51 0.9% 51
United States 293.66 1.0%
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