State Populations and Changes: 1970, 1980 & 1990

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STATE                                     POPULATION 

                        4-1-1970*         4-1-1980**         4-1-1990** 

Alabama                 3,444,354          3,890,061          4,040,587
Alaska                    302,583            400,481            550,043
Arizona                 1,775,399          2,717,866          3,665,228
Arkansas                1,923,322          2,285,513          2,350,725

California             19,971,069         23,668,562         29,760,021

Colorado                2,209,596          2,888,834          3,294,394
Connecticut             3,032,217          3,107,576          3,287,116
Delaware                  548,104            595,225            666,168
Florida                 6,791,418          9,739,992         12,937,926
Georgia                 4,587,930          5,464,265          6,478,216


Hawaii                    769,913            965,000          1,108,229
Idaho                     713,015            943,935          1,006,749
Illinois               11,110,285         11,418,461         11,430,602
Indiana                 5,195,392          5,490,179          5,544,159
Iowa                    2,825,368          2,913,387          2,776,755

Kansas                  2,249,071          2,363,208          2,477,574

Kentucky                3,220,711          3,661,433          3,685,296
Louisiana               3,644,637          4,203,972          4,219,973
Maine                     993,722          1,124,660          1,227,928
Maryland                3,923,897          4,216,446          4,781,468

Massachusetts           5,689,170          5,737,037          6,016,425
Michigan                8,881,826          9,258,344          9,295,297

Minnesota               3,806,103          4,077,148          4,375,099
Mississippi             2,216,994          2,520,638          2,573,216
Missouri                4,677,623          4,917,444          5,117,073

Montana                   694,409            786,690            799,065
Nebraska                1,485,333          1,570,006          1,578,385
Nevada                    488,738            799,184          1,201,833

New Hampshire             737,681            920,610          1,109,252
New Jersey              7,171,112          7,364,158          7,730,188

New Mexico              1,017,055          1,299,968          1,515,069
New York               18,241,391         17,557,288         17,990,455
North Carolina          5,084,411          5,874,429          6,628,637
North Dakota              617,792            652,695            638,800

Ohio                   10,657,423         10,797,419         10,847,115

Oklahoma                2,559,463          3,025,266          3,145,585
Oregon                  2,091,533          2,632,663          2,842,321
Pennsylvania           11,800,766         11,866,728         11,881,643
Rhode Island              949,723            947,154          1,003,464
South Carolina          2,590,713          3,119,208          3,486,703


South Dakota              666,257            690,178            696,004
Tennessee               3,926,018          4,590,750          4,877,185
Texas                  11,198,655         14,228,383         16,986,510
Utah                    1,059,273          1,461,037          1,722,850
Vermont                   444,732            511,456            562,758

Virginia                4,651,448          5,346,279          6,187,358

Washington              3,413,244          4,130,163          4,866,692
West Virginia           1,744,237          1,949,644          1,793,477
Wisconsin               4,417,821          4,705,335          4,891,769
Wyoming                   332,416            470,816            453,588

District of Columbia      756,668            637,651            606,900

Total                 203,302,031        226,504,825        248,709,873

*PC80-1-A1 Num of Inhabs US Summary
**Census Bureau press release Jan '91

STATE                          Numerical Change 
                          1970-80            1980-90 

Alabama                   445,707            150,526

Alaska                     97,898            149,562
Arizona                   942,467            947,362
Arkansas                  362,191             65,212
California              3,697,493          6,091,459

Colorado                  679,238            405,560
Connecticut                75,359            179,540

Delaware                   47,121             70,943
Florida                 2,948,574          3,197,934
Georgia                   876,335          1,013,951

Hawaii                    195,087            143,229
Idaho                     230,920             62,814
Illinois                  308,176             12,141

Indiana                   294,787             53,980
Iowa                       88,019           -136,632

Kansas                    114,137            114,366
Kentucky                  440,722             23,863
Louisiana                 559,335             16,001
Maine                     130,938            103,268

Maryland                  292,549            565,022

Massachusetts              47,867            279,388
Michigan                  376,518             36,953
Minnesota                 271,045            267,951
Mississippi               303,644             52,578
Missouri                  239,821            199,629


Montana                    92,281             12,375
Nebraska                   84,673              8,379
Nevada                    310,446            402,649
New Hampshire             182,929            188,642
New Jersey                193,046            366,030

New Mexico                282,913            215,101

New York                 -684,103            433,167
North Carolina            790,018            754,208
North Dakota               34,903            -13,895
Ohio                      139,996             49,696

Oklahoma                  465,803            120,319
Oregon                    541,130            209,658

Pennsylvania               65,962             14,915
Rhode Island               -2,569             56,310
South Carolina            528,495            367,495

South Dakota               23,921              5,826
Tennessee                 664,732            286,435
Texas                   3,029,728          2,758,127

Utah                      401,764            261,813
Vermont                    66,724             51,302

Virginia                  694,831            841,079
Washington                716,919            736,529
West Virginia             205,407           -156,167
Wisconsin                 287,514            186,434

Wyoming                   138,400            -17,228

District of Columbia     -119,017            -30,751

Total                  23,202,794         22,205,048

STATE                             Percent Change 

                            1970-80            1980-90 

Alabama                      12.9                3.9
Alaska                       32.4               37.3
Arizona                      53.1               34.9
Arkansas                     18.8                2.9

California                   18.5               25.7

Colorado                     30.7               14.0
Connecticut                   2.5                5.8
Delaware                      8.6               11.9
Florida                      43.4               32.8
Georgia                      19.1               18.6


Hawaii                       25.3               14.8
Idaho                        32.4                6.7
Illinois                      2.8                0.1
Indiana                       5.7                1.0
Iowa                          3.1               -4.7

Kansas                        5.1                4.8

Kentucky                     13.7                0.7
Louisiana                    15.3                0.4
Maine                        13.2                9.2
Maryland                      7.5               13.4

Massachusetts                 0.8                4.9
Michigan                      4.2                0.4

Minnesota                     7.1                7.3
Mississippi                  13.7                2.1
Missouri                      5.1                4.1

Montana                      13.3                1.6
Nebraska                      5.7                0.5
Nevada                       63.5               50.4

New Hampshire                24.8               20.5
New Jersey                    2.7                5.0

New Mexico                   27.8               16.5
New York                     -3.8                2.5
North Carolina               15.5               12.8
North Dakota                  5.6               -2.1

Ohio                          1.3                0.5

Oklahoma                     18.2                4.0
Oregon                       25.9                8.0
Pennsylvania                  0.6                0.1
Rhode Island                 -0.3                5.9
South Carolina               20.4               11.8


South Dakota                  3.6                0.8
Tennessee                    16.9                6.2
Texas                        27.1               19.4
Utah                         37.9               17.9
Vermont                      15.0               10.0

Virginia                     14.9               15.7

Washington                   21.0               17.8
West Virginia                11.8               -8.0
Wisconsin                     6.5                4.0
Wyoming                      41.6               -3.7

District of Columbia        -15.7               -4.8

Total                        11.4                9.8

STATE                        Ranked          Ranked Num     Ranked % 
                              Size             Change        Change 

                              1990             1980-90       1980-90 

Alabama                        22                 25            33
Alaska                         50                 26             2
Arizona                        24                  5             3
Arkansas                       33                 32            34

California                      1                  1             5

Colorado                       26                 11            14
Connecticut                    27                 24            26
Delaware                       46                 31            17
Florida                         4                  2             4
Georgia                        11                  4             8


Hawaii                         41                 27            13
Idaho                          42                 33            23
Illinois                        6                 44            46
Indiana                        14                 35            38
Iowa                           30                 50            49

Kansas                         32                 29            29

Kentucky                       23                 40            40
Louisiana                      21                 41            44
Maine                          38                 30            20
Maryland                       19                  9            15

Massachusetts                  13                 17            28
Michigan                        8                 39            43

Minnesota                      20                 15            22
Mississippi                    31                 36            36
Missouri                       15                 21            30

Montana                        44                 43            37
Nebraska                       36                 45            41
Nevada                         39                 12             1

New Hampshire                  40                 22             6
New Jersey                      9                 14            27

New Mexico                     37                 19            11
New York                        2                 10            35
North Carolina                 10                  7            16
North Dakota                   47                 47            47

Ohio                            7                 38            42

Oklahoma                       28                 28            31
Oregon                         29                 20            21
Pennsylvania                    5                 42            45
Rhode Island                   43                 34            25
South Carolina                 25                 13            18


South Dakota                   45                 46            39
Tennessee                      17                 16            24
Texas                           3                  3             7
Utah                           35                 18             9
Vermont                        49                 37            19

Virginia                       12                  6            12

Washington                     18                  8            10
West Virginia                  34                 51            51
Wisconsin                      16                 23            32
Wyoming                        51                 48            48

District of Columbia           48                 48            50