Table 6
Population Change, 1997-98
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Nevada	4.1%		27	Kentucky	0.7%
2	Arizona	2.5%		28	Arkansas	0.6%
3	Georgia	2.0%		29	Indiana	0.6%
4	Colorado	2.0%		30	Missouri	0.6%
5	Texas	1.9%		31	Massachusetts	0.5%
6	Utah	1.7%		32	Illinois	0.5%
7	Idaho	1.6%		33	Wisconsin	0.4%
8	Florida	1.6%		34	Vermont	0.4%
9	North Carolina	1.6%		35	Michigan	0.4%
10	California	1.5%		36	Louisiana	0.4%
11	Washington	1.3%		37	Nebraska	0.3%
12	South Carolina	1.3%		38	Iowa	0.3%
13	Oregon	1.2%		39	Connecticut	0.2%
14	Delaware	1.2%		40	Montana	0.2%
15	New Hampshire	1.1%		41	Maine	0.2%
16	Tennessee	1.1%		42	Wyoming	0.2%
17	Kansas	1.1%		43	NEW YORK	0.2%
18	Minnesota	0.8%		44	Ohio	0.1%
19	Virginia	0.8%		45	Rhode Island	0.1%
20	Maryland	0.8%		46	Hawaii	0.1%
21	Oklahoma	0.8%		47	South Dakota	0.1%
22	New Mexico	0.8%		48	Pennsylvania	-0.1%
23	Mississippi	0.7%		49	West Virginia	-0.2%
24	Alaska	0.7%		50	North Dakota	-0.4%
25	New Jersey	0.7%
26	Alabama	0.7%		U.S. Average		1.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
New York experienced its best population growth in five years,