U.S. Census Bureau

State Rankings -- Statistical Abstract of the United States

RESIDENT POPULATION, PERCENT CHANGE, 2000 TO 2006

[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 about rankings]

State Percent Rank
    United States 6.4 (X)
Alabama 3.4 34
Alaska 6.9 17
Arizona 20.2 2
Arkansas 5.1 22
California 7.6 15
Colorado 10.5 8
Connecticut 2.9 37
Delaware 8.9 10
District of Columbia 1.7 (X)
Florida 13.2 6
Georgia 14.4 3
Hawaii 6.1 20
Idaho 13.3 5
Illinois 3.3 36
Indiana 3.8 28
Iowa 1.9 41
Kansas 2.8 38
Kentucky 4.1 27
Louisiana -4.1 50
Maine 3.7 31
Maryland 6.0 21
Massachusetts 1.4 45
Michigan 1.6 44
Minnesota 5.0 23
Mississippi 2.3 40
Missouri 4.4 25
Montana 4.7 24
Nebraska 3.3 35
Nevada 24.9 1
New Hampshire 6.4 18
New Jersey 3.7 30
New Mexico 7.5 16
New York 1.7 43
North Carolina 10.1 9
North Dakota -1.0 49
Ohio 1.1 47
Oklahoma 3.7 29
Oregon 8.2 12
Pennsylvania 1.3 46
Rhode Island 1.8 42
South Carolina 7.7 14
South Dakota 3.6 33
Tennessee 6.1 19
Texas 12.7 7
Utah 14.2 4
Vermont 2.5 39
Virginia 8.0 13
Washington 8.5 11
West Virginia 0.6 48
Wisconsin 3.6 32
Wyoming 4.3 26

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, 2006 (NST-EST2006-02)"; published 22 December 2006; <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-pop-chg.html>.

For more information see  <http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php>.