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2018 National and State Population Estimates

December 19, 2018

News Release

Nevada and Idaho Are the Nation’s Fastest-Growing States

December 19, 2018

The U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent and Nevada and Idaho were the nation’s fastest-growing states between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018.

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La población estadounidense creció en 0,6 por ciento y Nevada y Idaho fueron los Estados de más rápido crecimiento de la nación.

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NA-EST2018-01: Table 1. Monthly Population Estimates for the United States: April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2019
NST-EST2018-01: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018
NST-EST2018-02: Table 2. Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018
NST-EST2018-03: Table 3. Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018
NST-EST2018-04: Table 4. Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018
NST-EST2018-05: Table 5. Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018
NST-EST2018-06: Table 6. Estimates of the Annual Rates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018
SCPRC-EST2018-18+POP-RES: Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2018

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NST-EST2018-alldata:

Annual Population Estimates, Estimated Components of Resident Population Change, and Rates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018
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NST-EST2018-popchg2010-2018:

Annual Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico and State Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018
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SCPRC-EST2018-18+POP-RES:

Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2018
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States in South and West Growing the Fastest

December 20, 2018

The U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018 and the five fastest-growing states were all in the South and West.

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December 19, 2018

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December 19, 2018

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