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<p>Idaho is Nation’s Fastest-Growing State, Census Bureau Reports <br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/estimates-idaho.html">https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/estimates-idaho.html</a>
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<p><strong>DEC. 20, 2017 </strong>— Idaho was the nation’s
fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population
increased 2.2 percent to 1.7 million from July 1, 2016, to July
1, 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s <a
href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html">national
and state population estimates</a> released today.</p>
<p>Following Idaho for the <a
href="https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2017/state/totals/nst-est2017-03.xlsx">largest
percentage increases in population</a> were: Nevada (2.0
percent), Utah (1.9 percent), Washington (1.7 percent), and
Florida along with Arizona (1.6 percent).</p>
<p>“Domestic migration drove change in the two fastest-growing
states, Idaho and Nevada, while an excess of births over deaths
played a major part in the growth of the third fastest-growing
state, Utah,” said Luke Rogers, Chief of the Population
Estimates Branch.</p>
<p>The U.S. population grew by 2.3 million between July 1, 2016,
and July 1, 2017, representing a 0.72 percent increase to 325.7
million. Furthermore, the population of voting-age residents
(adults age 18 and over) grew to 252.1 million (77.4 percent of
the 2017 total population), an increase of 0.93 percent from
2016 (249.5 million). Net international migration decreased 1.8
percent between 2016 and 2017, making it the first drop since
2012-2013. However, net international migration continues to be
a significant factor in the population growth of the United
States, adding just over 1.1 million people in the last year.</p>
<p>Eight states lost population between July 1, 2016, and July 1,
2017. Illinois had the largest numeric decline, losing 33,703
people (this was a relatively small percentage change compared
to its population of 12.8 million). Wyoming had the largest
percentage decline (1.0 percent). Three states that had been
losing population in the previous year, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and Vermont, saw slight increases. </p>
<p>States in the South and West continued to lead in population
growth. In 2017, 38.0 percent of the nation’s population lived
in the South and 23.8 percent lived in the West.</p>
<p>In addition to the population estimates for the 50 states and
the District of Columbia, the new estimates show that Puerto
Rico had an estimated population of 3.3 million, a decline from
3.4 million in 2016.</p>
<p>The estimates for Puerto Rico are as of July 1, 2017, and
therefore do not reflect the effects of Hurricanes Irma and
Maria in September 2017. The estimates for Gulf states affected
by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and Hurricane Irma in
September 2017 are also not reflected in the July 1, 2017,
estimates.</p>
<p>Also released today were <a
href="https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2017/state/totals/nst-est2017-05.xlsx">national-and
state-level estimates of the components of population change</a>,
which include tables on births, deaths and migration.</p>
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<p>See URLs for numerical charts.<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/estimates-idaho.html">https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/estimates-idaho.html</a>
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