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2018 National and State Population Estimates

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2018 National and State Population Estimates

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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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xls NA-EST2018-01: Table 1. Monthly Population Estimates for the United States: April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2019
xls 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
xls 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
xls 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
xls 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
xls 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
xls 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
xls 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:

ftp 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:

ftp 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:

ftp 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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America Counts Story

America Counts Story
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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State Population Change: 2017 to 2018
December 19, 2018
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State Population Change: 2010 to 2018
December 19, 2018
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How Does Your State Stack Up?
December 19, 2018
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web Population and Housing Units Estimates site
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web 2017 Population Estimates News Release
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web Three Blogs to Help You Understand Population Estimates
web The Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates: A Partnership in Population Expertise

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