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State Population Estimates and Population Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
State July 1, 2002
Population		 July 1, 2002
Population
National Rank		 Numerical
Population
Change		 Numerical
Population
Change
National Rank		 Percent
Population
Change		 Percent
Population
Change
National Rank
United States 288,368,698 (X) 6,946,189 (X) 2.5 (X)
Alabama 4,486,508 23 39,408 31 0.9 42
Alaska 643,786 47 16,855 42 2.7 18
Arizona 5,456,453 19 325,821 5 6.4 2
Arkansas 2,710,079 33 36,681 33 1.4 30
California 35,116,033 1 1,244,385 1 3.7 8
Colorado 4,506,542 22 205,211 8 4.8 3
Connecticut 3,460,503 29 54,938 26 1.6 25
Delaware 807,385 45 23,785 38 3.0 14
District of Columbia 570,898 50 -1,161 49 -0.2 49
Florida 16,713,149 4 730,749 3 4.6 4
Georgia 8,560,310 10 373,824 4 4.6 5
Hawaii 1,244,898 42 33,361 35 2.8 17
Idaho 1,341,131 39 47,178 29 3.6 9
Illinois 12,600,620 5 181,324 9 1.5 27
Indiana 6,159,068 14 78,583 22 1.3 31
Iowa 2,936,760 30 10,433 44 0.4 47
Kansas 2,715,884 32 27,466 36 1.0 38
Kentucky 4,092,891 26 50,682 28 1.3 33
Louisiana 4,482,646 24 13,667 43 0.3 48
Maine 1,294,464 40 19,541 40 1.5 26
Maryland 5,458,137 18 161,654 14 3.1 12
Massachusetts 6,427,801 13 78,704 21 1.2 35
Michigan 10,050,446 8 112,002 15 1.1 36
Minnesota 5,019,720 21 100,241 17 2.0 22
Mississippi 2,871,782 31 27,124 37 1.0 41
Missouri 5,672,579 17 77,368 24 1.4 29
Montana 909,453 44 7,258 46 0.8 44
Nebraska 1,729,180 38 17,917 41 1.0 37
Nevada 2,173,491 35 175,234 12 8.8 1
New Hampshire 1,275,056 41 39,270 32 3.2 11
New Jersey 8,590,300 9 175,950 11 2.1 20
New Mexico 1,855,059 36 36,013 34 2.0 23
New York 19,157,532 3 181,075 10 1.0 40
North Carolina 8,320,146 11 270,672 6 3.4 10
North Dakota 634,110 48 -8,090 51 -1.3 51
Ohio 11,421,267 7 68,259 25 0.6 45
Oklahoma 3,493,714 28 43,058 30 1.2 34
Oregon 3,521,515 27 100,110 18 2.9 16
Pennsylvania 12,335,091 6 54,037 27 0.4 46
Rhode Island 1,069,725 43 21,406 39 2.0 21
South Carolina 4,107,183 25 95,173 19 2.4 19
South Dakota 761,063 46 6,219 47 0.8 43
Tennessee 5,797,289 16 108,012 16 1.9 24
Texas 21,779,893 2 928,081 2 4.5 6
Utah 2,316,256 34 83,087 20 3.7 7
Vermont 616,592 49 7,765 45 1.3 32
Virginia 7,293,542 12 215,043 7 3.0 13
Washington 6,068,996 15 174,877 13 3.0 15
West Virginia 1,801,873 37 -6,477 50 -0.4 50
Wisconsin 5,441,196 20 77,495 23 1.4 28
Wyoming 498,703 51 4,921 48 1.0 39
Notes: Population change represents the April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002 time period. (X) Not applicable.
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Suggested Citation:
Table ST-EST2002-03 - State Population Estimates and Population Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: December 20, 2002

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