| 2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change Nevada 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 46.41% Rank = #1 West Virginia 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 0.87% Rank = #51 Wyoming 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 16.58% Rank = #21 With a spotlight on Wyoming, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across the nation's 51 states over the period 2000-2017. Those states whose population growth registered above the nationwide average over this period realized an increase in their nationwide share of population. Likewise, those states whose population growth registered below the nationwide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population nationwide. Nationwide Snippets:- Over 2000-2017 population grew in all 51 U.S. states.
- Population growth in twenty-two states outpaced the nationwide average (15.76%), while growth in twenty-nine states trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Nevada posted the highest growth of population (46.41%), while West Virginia placed last by logging a 0.87% gain.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Nevada, 46.41%) and lowest (West Virginia, 0.87%) over 2000-2017 equated to 45.54% ( = 46.41% − 0.87%).
- Population growth nationwide is but a weighted metric that stems from each state's share of population nationwide. On this point, as the largest state in the nation, California's net population growth over 2000-2017 of 5,436,094 made up 12.23% of the total net growth nationwide (44,460,652):
California: Percent Share of U.S. Population Growth, 2000-2017:12.23% = (5,436,094 / 44,460,652) x 100 Wyoming Snippets:- Over 2000-2017, Wyoming posted a 16.58% net gain in population.
- Wyoming was joined by twenty-one other states whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered above the nationwide average (15.76%).
- Ranked #21 among the United States' 51 states, Wyoming's population growth (16.58%) outperformed the nationwide average of 15.76% by a 0.82% margin.
- Wyoming's net population growth (16.58%, #21) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of California (15.99%, #22) and just below that of Montana (17.06%, #20).
Data Definition BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. Except for college students and other seasonal populations, which are measured on April 1, the population for all years is estimated on July 1. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division. Regional Definitions. 2023. Web. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | State Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2017 | More than 30% | 30% to 25% | 25% to 20% | 20% to 15% | 15% to 10% | 10% to 5% | 5% to 0% | 0% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2017 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 51 | | | | | | California 2017 Population = 39,424,071 Percent of U.S. = 12.07% Rank = #1 Wyoming 2017 Population = 576,248 Percent of U.S. = 0.18% Rank = #51 Again highlighting Wyoming's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by state of 2017 population nationwide (326,623,063). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Nationwide Snippets:- Ranked #1, California's 2017 population totaled 39,424,071, equating to 12.07% of the nationwide total.
- Ranked last (#51), Wyoming's population of 576,248 in 2017 comprised just 0.18% of the total nationwide. Wyoming's population in 2017 equates to just 1.5% to that of California's.
- California's 2017 population (39,424,071) exceeded the combined population (37,279,507) of the nation's twenty-two smallest states.
Wyoming Snippets:- Wyoming's population in 2017 ranked #51, amounting to 0.18% of the nationwide total.
| | | | State Distribution of Population, 2017 | More than 17,500K | 17,500K to 15,000K | 15,000K to 12,500K | 12,500K to 10,000K | 10,000K to 7,500K | 7,500K to 5,000K | 5,000K to 2,500K | 2,500K or Below | Total | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 51 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | United States by State: 2000 vs. 2017 | 2000 | | 2017 | | 2000 - 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,452,173 | 1.58 | | 4,952,202 | 1.52 | | 11.23 | 500,029 | 1.12 | | | 627,963 | 0.22 | | 741,949 | 0.23 | | 18.15 | 113,986 | 0.26 | | | 5,160,586 | 1.83 | | 6,879,830 | 2.11 | | 33.31 | 1,719,244 | 3.87 | | | 2,678,588 | 0.95 | | 2,990,801 | 0.92 | | 11.66 | 312,213 | 0.70 | | | 33,987,977 | 12.05 | | 39,424,071 | 12.07 | | 15.99 | 5,436,094 | 12.23 | | | 4,326,921 | 1.53 | | 5,600,169 | 1.71 | | 29.43 | 1,273,248 | 2.86 | | | 3,411,777 | 1.21 | | 3,607,615 | 1.10 | | 5.74 | 195,838 | 0.44 | | | 786,373 | 0.28 | | 961,499 | 0.29 | | 22.27 | 175,126 | 0.39 | | | 572,046 | 0.20 | | 680,945 | 0.21 | | 19.04 | 108,899 | 0.24 | | | 16,047,515 | 5.69 | | 20,871,785 | 6.39 | | 30.06 | 4,824,270 | 10.85 | | | 8,227,303 | 2.92 | | 10,428,498 | 3.19 | | 26.75 | 2,201,195 | 4.95 | | | 1,213,519 | 0.43 | | 1,458,361 | 0.45 | | 20.18 | 244,842 | 0.55 | | | 1,299,430 | 0.46 | | 1,734,030 | 0.53 | | 33.45 | 434,600 | 0.98 | | | 12,434,161 | 4.41 | | 12,924,504 | 3.96 | | 3.94 | 490,343 | 1.10 | | | 6,091,866 | 2.16 | | 6,685,900 | 2.05 | | 9.75 | 594,034 | 1.34 | | | 2,929,067 | 1.04 | | 3,162,621 | 0.97 | | 7.97 | 233,554 | 0.53 | | | 2,693,681 | 0.95 | | 2,927,419 | 0.90 | | 8.68 | 233,738 | 0.53 | | | 4,049,021 | 1.43 | | 4,475,723 | 1.37 | | 10.54 | 426,702 | 0.96 | | | 4,471,885 | 1.58 | | 4,678,606 | 1.43 | | 4.62 | 206,721 | 0.46 | | | 1,277,072 | 0.45 | | 1,344,851 | 0.41 | | 5.31 | 67,779 | 0.15 | | | 5,311,034 | 1.88 | | 6,112,835 | 1.87 | | 15.10 | 801,801 | 1.80 | | | 6,361,104 | 2.25 | | 6,958,374 | 2.13 | | 9.39 | 597,270 | 1.34 | | | 9,952,450 | 3.53 | | 10,049,868 | 3.08 | | 0.98 | 97,418 | 0.22 | | | 4,933,692 | 1.75 | | 5,605,384 | 1.72 | | 13.61 | 671,692 | 1.51 | | | 2,848,353 | 1.01 | | 2,983,393 | 0.91 | | 4.74 | 135,040 | 0.30 | | | 5,607,285 | 1.99 | | 6,113,669 | 1.87 | | 9.03 | 506,384 | 1.14 | | | 903,773 | 0.32 | | 1,057,982 | 0.32 | | 17.06 | 154,209 | 0.35 | | | 1,713,820 | 0.61 | | 1,934,360 | 0.59 | | 12.87 | 220,540 | 0.50 | | | 2,018,741 | 0.72 | | 2,955,631 | 0.90 | | 46.41 | 936,890 | 2.11 | | | 1,239,882 | 0.44 | | 1,358,984 | 0.42 | | 9.61 | 119,102 | 0.27 | | | 8,430,621 | 2.99 | | 9,174,898 | 2.81 | | 8.83 | 744,277 | 1.67 | | | 1,821,204 | 0.65 | | 2,101,053 | 0.64 | | 15.37 | 279,849 | 0.63 | | | 19,001,780 | 6.73 | | 20,190,489 | 6.18 | | 6.26 | 1,188,709 | 2.67 | | | 8,081,614 | 2.86 | | 10,175,266 | 3.12 | | 25.91 | 2,093,652 | 4.71 | | | 642,023 | 0.23 | | 766,673 | 0.23 | | 19.42 | 124,650 | 0.28 | | | 11,363,543 | 4.03 | | 11,737,605 | 3.59 | | 3.29 | 374,062 | 0.84 | | | 3,454,365 | 1.22 | | 3,920,455 | 1.20 | | 13.49 | 466,090 | 1.05 | | | 3,429,708 | 1.22 | | 4,147,186 | 1.27 | | 20.92 | 717,478 | 1.61 | | | 12,284,173 | 4.35 | | 12,945,337 | 3.96 | | 5.38 | 661,164 | 1.49 | | | 1,050,268 | 0.37 | | 1,084,914 | 0.33 | | 3.30 | 34,646 | 0.08 | | | 4,024,223 | 1.43 | | 4,965,753 | 1.52 | | 23.40 | 941,530 | 2.12 | | | 755,844 | 0.27 | | 870,163 | 0.27 | | 15.12 | 114,319 | 0.26 | | | 5,703,719 | 2.02 | | 6,739,437 | 2.06 | | 18.16 | 1,035,718 | 2.33 | | | 20,944,499 | 7.42 | | 28,192,251 | 8.63 | | 34.60 | 7,247,752 | 16.30 | | | 2,244,502 | 0.80 | | 3,125,784 | 0.96 | | 39.26 | 881,282 | 1.98 | | | 609,618 | 0.22 | | 639,061 | 0.20 | | 4.83 | 29,443 | 0.07 | | | 7,105,817 | 2.52 | | 8,502,578 | 2.60 | | 19.66 | 1,396,761 | 3.14 | | | 5,910,512 | 2.09 | | 7,446,807 | 2.28 | | 25.99 | 1,536,295 | 3.46 | | | 1,807,021 | 0.64 | | 1,822,785 | 0.56 | | 0.87 | 15,764 | 0.04 | | | 5,373,999 | 1.90 | | 5,836,461 | 1.79 | | 8.61 | 462,462 | 1.04 | | | 494,300 | 0.18 | | 576,248 | 0.18 | | 16.58 | 81,948 | 0.18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | 100.00 | | 326,623,063 | 100.00 | | 15.76 | 44,460,652 | 100.00 |
Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_SA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | |
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