#Hispanic or #Latino / #Latina are not a race. National Ranking by Population July 1, 2017Īre there currently 2 Black women on the U.S. Top 10 States in Percentage Growth: 2016 to 2017 Rank Top 10 States in Numeric Growth: 2016 to 2017 Rank 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. 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. 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. In 2017, 38.0 percent of the nation’s population lived in the South and 23.8 percent lived in the West. States in the South and West continued to lead in population growth. Three states that had been losing population in the previous year, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont, saw slight increases. Wyoming had the largest percentage decline (1.0 percent). 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). 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).Įight states lost population between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. population grew by 2.3 million between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, representing a 0.72 percent increase to 325.7 million. Census Bureau’s national and state population estimates released today.įollowing Idaho for the largest percentage increases in population were: Nevada (2.0 percent), Utah (1.9 percent), Washington (1.7 percent), and Florida along with Arizona (1.6 percent). Its population increased 2.2 percent to 1.7 million from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017, according to the U.S.
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Idaho was the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year. state Populations 2017: Most populous states State Populations 2018: Most populous states