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2018 National and State Population Estimates

December 19, 2018

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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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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:

NST-EST2018-popchg2010-2018:

SCPRC-EST2018-18+POP-RES:

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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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December 19, 2018

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