Population Change, 1990-2000
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| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Nevada | 66.3% | 27 | Indiana | 9.7% | |
| 2 | Arizona | 40.0% | 28 | Kentucky | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Colorado | 30.6% | 29 | Wisconsin | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Utah | 29.6% | 30 | Missouri | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Idaho | 28.5% | 31 | Hawaii | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Georgia | 26.4% | 32 | Wyoming | 8.9% | |
| 7 | Florida | 23.5% | 33 | New Jersey | 8.9% | |
| 8 | Texas | 22.8% | 34 | Illinois | 8.6% | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 21.4% | 35 | Kansas | 8.5% | |
| 10 | Washington | 21.1% | 36 | South Dakota | 8.5% | |
| 11 | Oregon | 20.4% | 37 | Nebraska | 8.4% | |
| 12 | New Mexico | 20.1% | 38 | Vermont | 8.2% | |
| 13 | Delaware | 17.6% | 39 | Michigan | 6.9% | |
| 14 | Tennessee | 16.7% | 40 | Louisiana | 5.9% | |
| 15 | South Carolina | 15.1% | 41 | Massachusetts | 5.5% | |
| 16 | Virginia | 14.4% | 42 | NEW YORK | 5.5% | |
| 17 | Alaska | 14.0% | 43 | Iowa | 5.4% | |
| 18 | California | 13.8% | 44 | Ohio | 4.7% | |
| 19 | Arkansas | 13.7% | 45 | Rhode Island | 4.5% | |
| 20 | Montana | 12.9% | 46 | Maine | 3.8% | |
| 21 | Minnesota | 12.4% | 47 | Connecticut | 3.6% | |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 11.4% | 48 | Pennsylvania | 3.4% | |
| 23 | Maryland | 10.8% | 49 | West Virginia | 0.8% | |
| 24 | Mississippi | 10.5% | 50 | North Dakota | 0.5% | |
| 25 | Alabama | 10.1% | ||||
| 26 | Oklahoma | 9.7% | U.S. average | 13.2% | ||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html | ||||||
| New York's population grew at its best pace since the 1960s, but it will lose two Congressional seats because other states grew more. | ||||||