Table 4
Population Change, 1990-2000
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.