[Vision2020] News Release: Idaho Ranks Fourth in Population Growth
Barbara Richardson Crouch
edc at moscow.com
Fri Apr 15 13:44:45 PDT 2005
For Immediate Release: April 14, 2005
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> Information Contact: Bob Fick, 208-332-3570 x 3268
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> Idaho Ranks Fourth in the Nation for Population Growth
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> -Job seekers, entrepreneurs flock to state urban centers-
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> As the nation began pulling out of the recession two years ago, Idaho
> was a magnet for job seekers and entrepreneurs, and they converged on
> the state's urban centers.
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> Estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show the net
> migration of people into Idaho from other states and nations total
> 15,436 from mid-2003 to mid-2004. Idaho's total population increased 1.9
> percent during the 12 months through June 2004 to hit nearly 1.4
> million. It was the fourth highest growth rate among the states,
> matching Idaho's ranking for the previous year. Only Nevada, Arizona and
> Florida posted higher growth rates during either period.
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> In-migration accounts for 59 percent of the Idaho's total population
> gain. Only 11 other states had higher percentages of in-migration during
> that period.
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> Growth by county in Idaho during the most recent estimate period did not
> significantly change the ranking of the 44 counties, but it reflects the
> slow and unrelenting shift in the state's population base from rural to
> urban. Nine out of every new 10 people settled in Ada, Canyon, Kootenai
> or Bonneville counties.
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> The state's 10 most populous counties accounted for almost 72 percent of
> the total population in mid-2004. That compares to less than 71.7
> percent a year earlier and 70.7 percent when the census was taken April
> 1, 2000.
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> So-called high-amenity counties like Boise County near the capital city
> of Boise, Teton on the Wyoming border, Blaine in the Wood River Valley
> and Valley where Payette Lake is located showed significant percentage
> increases in population although total populations remain relatively
> small. Except for Blaine County, which grew to more than 21,100
> residents, the other three have fewer than 8,000 residents.
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> By comparison, a dozen rural counties lost population from mid-2003 to
> mid-2004 although in most cases the decreases were comparatively small.
> Ten of those counties have been losing population since 2000. They were
> Adams, Bear Lake, Benewah, Butte, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer,
> Minidoka and Shoshone.
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> Nez Perce County was the only large county of the 10 that recorded more
> deaths than births during the estimate period. But that decline in
> natural population growth was only fractional. The other counties were
> Adams, Benewah, Camas, Clearwater, Custer, Idaho, Lemhi, Oneida and
> Shoshone.
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> The metropolitan area of Ada and Canyon counties claim half of the
> state's total population growth during the 12-month period. Their
> combined population at more than 490,500 made up 35.2 percent of the
> state total in mid-2004. That was up three-tenths of a point from
> mid-2003 and nearly two full percentage points from April 2000.
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> Separate estimates released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics underscore
> the growth in Idaho's most populous county. The bureau found the number
> of businesses in Ada County grew nearly 4 percent from September 2003 to
> last September, ranking the county 25th in growth among nation's 318
> largest counties. Ada County businesses employ almost 191,000 workers.
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> County
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> Population estimates
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> Change 2003 to 2004
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> Net Migration '03-'04
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> Population estimates
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> 7/1/2004
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> 7/1/2003
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> 4/1/2000
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> Number
>
> Percent
>
> Rank '04
>
> Rank '03
>
> Idaho
>
> 1,393,262
>
> 1,367,034
>
> 1,293,953
>
> 26,228
>
> 1.9
>
> 15,436
>
> (X)
>
> (X)
>
> Ada
>
> 332,523
>
> 325,482
>
> 300,904
>
> 7,041
>
> 2.2
>
> 3,886
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Adams
>
> 3,451
>
> 3,469
>
> 3,476
>
> -18
>
> -0.5
>
> -4
>
> 41
>
> 41
>
> Bannock
>
> 75,672
>
> 75,492
>
> 75,565
>
> 180
>
> 0.2
>
> -606
>
> 5
>
> 5
>
> Bear Lake
>
> 6,323
>
> 6,330
>
> 6,411
>
> -7
>
> -0.1
>
> -39
>
> 36
>
> 36
>
> Benewah
>
> 8,961
>
> 9,032
>
> 9,171
>
> -71
>
> -0.8
>
> -51
>
> 28
>
> 28
>
> Bingham
>
> 43,205
>
> 42,905
>
> 41,735
>
> 300
>
> 0.7
>
> -166
>
> 7
>
> 7
>
> Blaine
>
> 21,103
>
> 20,731
>
> 18,991
>
> 372
>
> 1.8
>
> 179
>
> 15
>
> 15
>
> Boise
>
> 7,362
>
> 7,236
>
> 6,670
>
> 126
>
> 1.7
>
> 95
>
> 33
>
> 33
>
> Bonner
>
> 39,872
>
> 39,197
>
> 36,835
>
> 675
>
> 1.7
>
> 632
>
> 8
>
> 8
>
> Bonneville
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> 89,653
>
> 87,237
>
> 82,522
>
> 2,416
>
> 2.8
>
> 1,483
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> Boundary
>
> 10,396
>
> 10,172
>
> 9,871
>
> 224
>
> 2.2
>
> 152
>
> 26
>
> 26
>
> Butte
>
> 2,838
>
> 2,858
>
> 2,899
>
> -20
>
> -0.7
>
> -21
>
> 42
>
> 42
>
> Camas
>
> 1,013
>
> 1,035
>
> 991
>
> -22
>
> -2.1
>
> -17
>
> 43
>
> 43
>
> Canyon
>
> 158,038
>
> 151,998
>
> 131,441
>
> 6,040
>
> 4.0
>
> 4,158
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> Caribou
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> 7,213
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> 7,194
>
> 7,304
>
> 19
>
> 0.3
>
> -14
>
> 35
>
> 34
>
> Cassia
>
> 21,393
>
> 21,537
>
> 21,416
>
> -144
>
> -0.7
>
> -343
>
> 14
>
> 13
>
> Clark
>
> 906
>
> 909
>
> 1,022
>
> -3
>
> -0.3
>
> -6
>
> 44
>
> 44
>
> Clearwater
>
> 8,393
>
> 8,448
>
> 8,930
>
> -55
>
> -0.7
>
> -43
>
> 29
>
> 29
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> Custer
>
> 4,114
>
> 4,118
>
> 4,342
>
> -4
>
> -0.1
>
> 10
>
> 39
>
> 39
>
> Elmore
>
> 28,878
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> 28,742
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> 29,130
>
> 136
>
> 0.5
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> -199
>
> 12
>
> 12
>
> Franklin
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> 12,199
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> 11,898
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> 11,329
>
> 301
>
> 2.5
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> 202
>
> 24
>
> 24
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> Fremont
>
> 12,263
>
> 12,175
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> 11,819
>
> 88
>
> 0.7
>
> -26
>
> 23
>
> 23
>
> Gem
>
> 15,963
>
> 15,783
>
> 15,181
>
> 180
>
> 1.1
>
> 160
>
> 19
>
> 19
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> Gooding
>
> 14,346
>
> 14,329
>
> 14,155
>
> 17
>
> 0.1
>
> -67
>
> 21
>
> 21
>
> Idaho
>
> 15,616
>
> 15,490
>
> 15,511
>
> 126
>
> 0.8
>
> 142
>
> 20
>
> 20
>
> Jefferson
>
> 20,782
>
> 20,225
>
> 19,155
>
> 557
>
> 2.8
>
> 320
>
> 16
>
> 16
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> Jerome
>
> 19,279
>
> 18,921
>
> 18,342
>
> 358
>
> 1.9
>
> 172
>
> 17
>
> 18
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> Kootenai
>
> 122,350
>
> 117,614
>
> 108,685
>
> 4,736
>
> 4.0
>
> 4,226
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> Latah
>
> 35,169
>
> 34,986
>
> 34,935
>
> 183
>
> 0.5
>
> 21
>
> 10
>
> 10
>
> Lemhi
>
> 7,820
>
> 7,755
>
> 7,806
>
> 65
>
> 0.8
>
> 84
>
> 31
>
> 31
>
> Lewis
>
> 3,753
>
> 3,747
>
> 3,747
>
> 6
>
> 0.2
>
> -9
>
> 40
>
> 40
>
> Lincoln
>
> 4,326
>
> 4,302
>
> 4,044
>
> 24
>
> 0.6
>
> -14
>
> 37
>
> 37
>
> Madison
>
> 30,782
>
> 29,725
>
> 27,467
>
> 1,057
>
> 3.6
>
> 594
>
> 11
>
> 11
>
> Minidoka
>
> 19,229
>
> 19,333
>
> 20,174
>
> -104
>
> -0.5
>
> -233
>
> 18
>
> 17
>
> Nez Perce
>
> 37,823
>
> 37,701
>
> 37,410
>
> 122
>
> 0.3
>
> 171
>
> 9
>
> 9
>
> Oneida
>
> 4,143
>
> 4,129
>
> 4,125
>
> 14
>
> 0.3
>
> 19
>
> 38
>
> 38
>
> Owyhee
>
> 10,998
>
> 11,102
>
> 10,644
>
> -104
>
> -0.9
>
> -200
>
> 25
>
> 25
>
> Payette
>
> 21,587
>
> 21,476
>
> 20,578
>
> 111
>
> 0.5
>
> -35
>
> 13
>
> 14
>
> Power
>
> 7,483
>
> 7,358
>
> 7,538
>
> 125
>
> 1.7
>
> 91
>
> 32
>
> 32
>
> Shoshone
>
> 12,827
>
> 12,985
>
> 13,771
>
> -158
>
> -1.2
>
> -116
>
> 22
>
> 22
>
> Teton
>
> 7,253
>
> 7,053
>
> 5,999
>
> 200
>
> 2.8
>
> 72
>
> 34
>
> 35
>
> Twin Falls
>
> 67,935
>
> 67,055
>
> 64,284
>
> 880
>
> 1.3
>
> 565
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> Valley
>
> 7,970
>
> 7,762
>
> 7,651
>
> 208
>
> 2.7
>
> 189
>
> 30
>
> 30
>
> Washington
>
> 10,059
>
> 10,008
>
> 9,977
>
> 51
>
> 0.5
>
> 22
>
> 27
>
> 27
>
> end
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> Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
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