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Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010 Issued March 2011 2010 Census Briefs C2010BR-01 INTRODUCTION By Figure 1. Paul Mackun The 2010 Census reported U.S. Population Change: 1950–1960 to and Steven Wilson 308.7 million people in the 2000–2010 United States, a 9.7 percent (For more information on confidentiality protection, (With Thomas Fischetti increase from the Census 2000 nonsampling error, and definitions, see and Justyna Goworowska) www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf) population of 281.4 million. This report discusses popula- Growth (in millions) Percentage change tion change between 2000 and 2010 for several geographic 32.7 levels, including regions, 28.0 states, metropolitan and micro- 27.3 politan statistical areas, coun- 18.5 23.9 23.3 22.2 ties, and places. 13.3 NATIONAL AND 13.2 11.5 REGIONAL CHANGE 9.8 9.7 The increase of 9.7 percent over the last decade was lower than the 13.2 percent increase for the 1990s and comparable to the growth during the 1980s 1950– 1960– 1970– 1980– 1990– 2000– of 9.8 percent (Figure 1). Since 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1900, only the 1930s experi- Note: Change for 1950–1960 includes the populations of Alaska enced a lower growth rate (7.3 and Hawaii in the U.S. total, although they were not U.S. states at the time of the 1950 census. percent) than this past decade.1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census; Census 2000; Frank From 2000 to 2010, regional Hobbs and Nicole Stoops, Demographic Trends in the 20th Century, Census 2000 Special Reports, CENSR-4, U.S. Census growth was much faster for the Bureau, Washington, DC, 2002; and Richard L. Forstall, Population South and West (14.3 and 13.8 of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. percent, respectively) than for Census Bureau, Washington, DC, 1996. the Midwest (3.9 percent) and Northeast (3.2 percent) (Table 1, Figure 2). The South grew by 14.3 million over the decade to 114.6 1 References to historical data in the report are based on the Census 2000 PHC-T series million people, while the West increased <www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000 by 8.7 million to reach 71.9 million /briefs/tablist.html>; Frank Hobbs and Nicole Stoops, Demographic Trends in the 20th Century, Census people—surpassing the population of 2000 Special Reports, CENSR-4, U.S. Census Bureau, the Midwest. The Midwest gained 2.5 Washington, DC, 2002; and Richard L. Forstall, Population of States and Counties of the United million, increasing that region’s popula- States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, tion to 66.9 million, and the Northeast’s Washington, DC, 1996. National historical data calcu- gain of 1.7 million brought that region’s lations before 1960 include Alaska and Hawaii. U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Table 1. population to 55.3 million. Overall, Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, the South and West accounted for and Puerto Rico: 2000 to 2010 84.4 percent of the U.S. popula- (For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see tion increase from 2000 to 2010, www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf) an increase from their 77.0 percent share of the total change from Population Change Area 1990 to 2000. 2000 2010 Number Percent United States � � � � � � � � � 281,421,906 308,745,538 27,323,632 9�7 STATE-LEVEL CHANGE REGION Northeast � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 53,594,378 55,317,240 1,722,862 3�2 Nevada was the fastest-growing Midwest � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 64,392,776 66,927,001 2,534,225 3�9 state between 2000 and 2010, South � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 100,236,820 114,555,744 14,318,924 14�3 growing by 35.1 percent (Table 1). West � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 63,197,932 71,945,553 8,747,621 13�8 It was followed by Arizona (24.6 STATE percent), Utah (23.8 percent), Idaho Alabama � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,447,100 4,779,736 332,636 7�5 Alaska � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 626,932 710,231 83,299 13�3 (21.1 percent), and Texas (20.6 Arizona � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,130,632 6,392,017 1,261,385 24�6 percent). Rhode Island, Louisiana, Arkansas � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2,673,400 2,915,918 242,518 9�1 California � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 33,871,648 37,253,956 3,382,308 10�0 and Ohio were the slowest- Colorado � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,301,261 5,029,196 727,935 16�9 increasing states, all of which grew Connecticut � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3,405,565 3,574,097 168,532 4�9 Delaware � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 783,600 897,934 114,334 14�6 by less than 2.0 percent. Unlike the District of Columbia � � � � � � � � � � � � 572,059 601,723 29,664 5�2 1990s in which every state grew, Florida � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15,982,378 18,801,310 2,818,932 17�6 Georgia � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8,186,453 9,687,653 1,501,200 18�3 one state (Michigan) declined over this decade, losing 0.6 percent Hawaii � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,211,537 1,360,301 148,764 12�3 Idaho � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,293,953 1,567,582 273,629 21�1 of its population.2 (Puerto Rico’s Illinois � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12,419,293 12,830,632 411,339 3�3 population declined by 2.2 percent Indiana � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6,080,485 6,483,802 403,317 6�6 Iowa � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2,926,324 3,046,355 120,031 4�1 to 3.7 million people.) Kansas � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2,688,418 2,853,118 164,700 6�1 Kentucky � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,041,769 4,339,367 297,598 7�4 Between 2000 and 2010, Texas Louisiana � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,468,976 4,533,372 64,396 1�4 Maine � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,274,923 1,328,361 53,438 4�2 experienced the highest numeric Maryland � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,296,486 5,773,552 477,066 9�0 increase, up by 4.3 million people. Massachusetts � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6,349,097 6,547,629 198,532 3�1 California, which had the largest Michigan � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9,938,444 9,883,640 –54,804 –0�6 population increase in the previous Minnesota � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,919,479 5,303,925 384,446 7�8 Mississippi � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2,844,658 2,967,297 122,639 4�3 decade, increased by 3.4 million Missouri � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,595,211 5,988,927 393,716 7�0 over the same period; followed Montana � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 902,195 989,415 87,220 9�7 Nebraska � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,711,263 1,826,341 115,078 6�7 by Florida (2.8 million), Georgia Nevada � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,998,257 2,700,551 702,294 35�1 (1.5 million), North Carolina (1.5 New Hampshire � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,235,786 1,316,470 80,684 6�5 New Jersey � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8,414,350 8,791,894 377,544 4�5 million), and Arizona (1.3 million). New Mexico � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,819,046 2,059,179 240,133 13�2 These six states, which were the New York � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18,976,457 19,378,102 401,645 2�1 only states to gain over a mil- North Carolina � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8,049,313 9,535,483 1,486,170 18�5 North Dakota � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 642,200 672,591 30,391 4�7 lion people during the decade, Ohio � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11,353,140 11,536,504 183,364 1�6 accounted for over half (54.0 per- Oklahoma � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3,450,654 3,751,351 300,697 8�7 cent) of the overall increase for the Oregon � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3,421,399 3,831,074 409,675 12�0 Pennsylvania � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12,281,054 12,702,379 421,325 3�4 United States. Rhode Island � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,048,319 1,052,567 4,248 0�4 South Carolina � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4,012,012 4,625,364 613,352 15�3 The concentration of high percent- South Dakota � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 754,844 814,180 59,336 7�9 age changes among the western Tennessee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,689,283 6,346,105 656,822 11�5 and southern states maintains a Texas � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20,851,820 25,145,561 4,293,741 20�6 Utah � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2,233,169 2,763,885 530,716 23�8 pattern from recent decades (Figure Vermont � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 608,827 625,741 16,914 2�8 3). Nevada is the only state that Virginia � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7,078,515 8,001,024 922,509 13�0 Washington � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,894,121 6,724,540 830,419 14�1 has maintained a growth rate of West Virginia � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1,808,344 1,852,994 44,650 2�5 25.0 percent or greater for the Wisconsin � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5,363,675 5,686,986 323,311 6�0 Wyoming � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 493,782 563,626 69,844 14�1 last three decades; it has been the fastest-growing state for five Puerto Rico � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3,808,610 3,725,789 –82,821 –2�2 2 Source: U�S� Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Census 2000� The District of Columbia’s population declined between 1990 and 2000. 2 U.S. Census Bureau 2010, the fifth straight decade it has grown at a rate faster than any other state in the Northeast. AK Figure 2. Regions and States: 2010 Whereas New York and New Jersey had the largest numeric gains in the region in the 1990s, Pennsylvania gained the most population in the WA region between 2000 and 2010, NH MT VT ME ND increasing by 421,000 people. OR MN ID MA SD WI NY South Dakota, growing by 7.9 WY MI RI percent between 2000 and 2010, IA PA CT NV NE OH NJ IL was the fastest-growing state in the UT IN DE CA CO MD WV VA Midwest during this period— KS MO DC KY replacing Minnesota, which had NC AZ TN been the fastest-growing state NM OK AR SC MS AL GA over the previous three decades.