The U.S. Census Bureau has released their 2006 State Population Estimates, alas, I don't have excel so I can't see the whole list  :x

 

Could someone post the whole list on here? 

 

Until then here are some tidbits:

 

Louisiana Loses Population; Arizona Edges Nevada as Fastest-Growing State

 

    Louisiana's population totaled 4.3 million on July 1, 2006, down nearly 220,000 from one year earlier, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state lost almost 5 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina population during the course of the year. During the previous one-year period (July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005), Louisiana's population had grown by 12,000 to 4.5 million. (See Table 1.)

 

      Texas gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006 (579,275). Florida and California followed, gaining 321,697 and 303,402, respectively. Rounding out the top five states were Georgia (231,388) and Arizona (213,311). (See Table 2.)

 

      Meanwhile, Arizona was the nation's fastest-growing state over the period, breaking Nevada’s grip on the title, with its population rising 3.6 percent. Nevada ranked second this time,as its population climbed by 3.5 percent, followed by Idaho (2.6 percent), Georgia (2.6 percent) and Texas (2.5 percent). (See Table A below.) The South and West again monopolized the list of fastest-growing states with Utah, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida and South Carolina rounding out the top 10. Colorado and South Carolina replaced Delaware and Oregon on the list this year.

 

      According to the estimates, California remains the most populous state with a population of 36.5 million on July 1, 2006. Rounding out the top five states were Texas (23.5 million), New York (19.3 million), Florida (18.1 million) and Illinois (12.8 million).

 

      Other highlights:

 

- North Carolina replaced New Jersey as the 10th most populous state.

 

- The Northeast region grew by only 62,000 people. In contrast, the South grew by 1.5 million and the West by 1 million. The Midwest added 281,000 people.

 

- The West was the fastest-growing region, with its population climbing by 1.5 percent. The South followed (1.4 percent), with the Midwest third (0.4 percent) and the Northeast fourth (0.1 percent).

 

- The South now accounts for 36 percent of the nation’s total population, with the West comprising 23 percent, the Midwest 22 percent and the Northeast 18 percent.

 

 

 

 

Ohio population barely rises in 2006

Dayton Business Journal - 1:26 PM EST Friday

 

Ohio showed anemic population growth in 2006, adding about 7,300 people, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday.

 

As of July 1, 2006, the bureau estimates that the population grew to about 11.48 million from 11.47 million at the same point in 2005. This amounts to an increase of 0.1 percent.

 

 

Nationally, Arizona pushed ahead of Nevada as the fastest-growing state on a percentage basis. The following states gained the most on a percentage basis:

 

- Arizona, 3.6 percent;

- Nevada, 3.5 percent;

- Idaho, 2.6 percent;

- Georgia, 2.5 percent; and

- Texas, 2.5 percent.

 

When measured by the number of new residents, Texas led the country, adding more than 579,000, outstripping Florida, which added 321,697. Other gainers included:

 

- California, 303,400;

- Georgia, 231,390; and

- Arizona, 213,300.

 

Louisiana, Washington D.C. and Rhode Island lost population last year.

 

Is this counting the thousands that were given back to Cincinnati?

good point, that could triple our entire state's growth for 2006.

Geographic Area Population estimates Change, 2005 to 2006

 

July 1, 2006 July 1, 2005 Number Percent

United States 299,398,484 296,507,061 2,891,423 1.0

 

Northeast 54,741,353 54,679,292 62,061 0.1

Midwest 66,217,736 65,936,397 281,339 0.4

South 109,083,752 107,552,100 1,531,652 1.4

West 69,355,643 68,339,272 1,016,371 1.5

 

Alabama 4,599,030 4,548,327 50,703 1.1

Alaska 670,053 663,253 6,800 1.0

Arizona 6,166,318 5,953,007 213,311 3.6

Arkansas 2,810,872 2,775,708 35,164 1.3

California 36,457,549 36,154,147 303,402 0.8

Colorado 4,753,377 4,663,295 90,082 1.9

Connecticut 3,504,809 3,500,701 4,108 0.1

Delaware 853,476 841,741 11,735 1.4

District of Columbia 581,530 582,049 -519 -0.1

Florida 18,089,888 17,768,191 321,697 1.8

Georgia 9,363,941 9,132,553 231,388 2.5

Hawaii 1,285,498 1,273,278 12,220 1.0

Idaho 1,466,465 1,429,367 37,098 2.6

Illinois 12,831,970 12,765,427 66,543 0.5

Indiana 6,313,520 6,266,019 47,501 0.8

Iowa 2,982,085 2,965,524 16,561 0.6

Kansas 2,764,075 2,748,172 15,903 0.6

Kentucky 4,206,074 4,172,608 33,466 0.8

Louisiana 4,287,768 4,507,331 -219,563 -4.9

Maine 1,321,574 1,318,220 3,354 0.3

Maryland 5,615,727 5,589,599 26,128 0.5

Massachusetts 6,437,193 6,433,367 3,826 0.1

Michigan 10,095,643 10,100,833 -5,190 -0.1

Minnesota 5,167,101 5,126,739 40,362 0.8

Mississippi 2,910,540 2,908,496 2,044 0.1

Missouri 5,842,713 5,797,703 45,010 0.8

Montana 944,632 934,737 9,895 1.1

Nebraska 1,768,331 1,758,163 10,168 0.6

Nevada 2,495,529 2,412,301 83,228 3.5

New Hampshire 1,314,895 1,306,819 8,076 0.6

New Jersey 8,724,560 8,703,150 21,410 0.2

New Mexico 1,954,599 1,925,985 28,614 1.5

New York 19,306,183 19,315,721 -9,538 0.0

North Carolina 8,856,505 8,672,459 184,046 2.1

North Dakota 635,867 634,605 1,262 0.2

Ohio 11,478,006 11,470,685 7,321 0.1

Oklahoma 3,579,212 3,543,442 35,770 1.0

Oregon 3,700,758 3,638,871 61,887 1.7

Pennsylvania 12,440,621 12,405,348 35,273 0.3

Rhode Island 1,067,610 1,073,579 -5,969 -0.6

South Carolina 4,321,249 4,246,933 74,316 1.7

South Dakota 781,919 774,883 7,036 0.9

Tennessee 6,038,803 5,955,745 83,058 1.4

Texas 23,507,783 22,928,508 579,275 2.5

Utah 2,550,063 2,490,334 59,729 2.4

Vermont 623,908 622,387 1,521 0.2

Virginia 7,642,884 7,564,327 78,557 1.0

Washington 6,395,798 6,291,899 103,899 1.7

West Virginia 1,818,470 1,814,083 4,387 0.2

Wisconsin 5,556,506 5,527,644 28,862 0.5

Wyoming 515,004 508,798 6,206 1.2

 

Puerto Rico 3,927,776 3,911,810 15,966 0.4

 

(X) Not Applicable.

 

 

rural or small town/ ohio must be shedding population.  Cleveland metro is shrinking slightly (-.1 or so), but Cincy and Columbus metros are growing at 3.something and 5.something respectively, so for the entire state to add only 7k people in a year means we are facing some extreme out migration. 

Even West Virginia grew faster than Ohio over the past year....could be worse though, we could be Michigan  :-o

 

  Extreme outmigration? Here we go again.

 

  In simple terms, Change in population = births - deaths + immigration - emigration.

 

  In Ohio, immigration and emigration are about equal and both small.

 

  We are growing in population mainly because we have more births than deaths. However, the death rate is rising and the birth rate is dropping. Projections show that the two will meet in abou 2018. Then, we will have more deaths than births, and will begin to lose population.

 

  Within Ohio, about 1/4 of counties are losing population, 1/4 are gaining, and 1/2 are stable. The diagonal I-71 corridor counties are the ones that are gaining. The northwest and southeast are losing. The urban counties of Hamilton, Franklin, and Cuyahoga are also losing.

 

  The population of the United States as a whole is growing at about 1% per year. The three states of California, Texas, and Florida contribute the most. Michigan and New York are losing population.

 

   

well that makes sense.  I tend to assume that birth rates are a little higher (around 2%).

 

Here's some more U.S. Census data, "Components of population change, 2000 to 2006."

 

State: Ohio

Total population change: +124,861

 

Total natural increase: +263,004

Total births: 938,169

Total deaths 675,165

 

Total migration -145,718

Total international migration +92,101

Total internal migration -237,819

 

 

The migration component is larger than I thought, but still smaller than natural increase.

That seems nice and easy to grasp once the numbers are displayed.  The more intriguing part of the equation is what is historical trend of outward migration.  Is this slowing down?  Are they able to differentiate boomerangs.

 

As a personal observation, I have a lot of friends that bounce between Ohio and being in California or Colorado.  I've worked in Colorado a couple times myself.  I would wonder how well the census estimates would be able to pick up this low level transitory movement. 

 

What I'm wondering is if the people that have left Ohio are gone for good or just gone for now.

 

 

It seems like everyone in the united states is born in Ohio... or their parents are from Ohio... or their great great grandpa caught a fish in Ohio... I love Ohio and I don't understand why so many people are moving out. I feel like there is a lot of opportunity for me to become as successful as I want to be here, and I think that its a common misconception of kids my age because they think that there is NOTHING in Ohio.

 

Out of all of the leadership programs that I go to... the main question that the adults ask the kids is "Why are you guys moving away?"