Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Texas and Arizona had the fastest population expansion in terms of any U. S. state. U. S. Census Bureau, U. S. Census Bureau, U. S. TU. S.
The figures show that all U. S. states except West Virginia saw a population expansion in this period, with the mountain state experiencing a 2% population decline. Speaking to Newsweek, Professor Kenneth M. Johnson, a senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, said the key points in each state’s demographic change are natural expansion, when births outnumber deaths, internal migration from the U. S. and the U. S. to the U. S. and immigration from other countries.
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Between 2000 and 2023, the U. S. population grew from about 281 million to about 333 million, according to Census Bureau figures. Population expansion remains healthy, while other complex economies, such as Japan and South Korea, are expected to drop significantly due to a combination of below-replacement fertility rates and low migration.
However, the rate of immigration to the United States, some of which is illegal, is highly controversial. According to the House Homeland Security Committee, in 2023 alone, there were more than 3. 2 million encounters between suspected abnormal migrants and law enforcement.
According to Census Bureau data, Nevada’s population grew by 58. 2% between July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2023, from 2,018,741 to 3,194,176.
The neighboring states of Utah and Idaho experienced population expansion of 52. 3% and 51. 2% over the period, from 2,244,502 to 3,417,734 and from 1,299,430 to 1,964,726. Arizona grew 44%, from 5,160,586 to 7,431,344.
“Utah has the highest population expansion rate in the country. Its population expansion is driven by much higher than average degrees of weed accumulation due to high birth rates. It also receives significant internal migration, but weed accumulation is the main driver. of the increase in their population,” Johnson said.
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Substantial population expansion has also been recorded in several states along the southeastern coast. Florida’s population grew to 40. 9 Array, North Carolina and Georgia to 34. 1 Array, and South Carolina to 33. 5 Array. Texas also saw an impressive 45. 6 percent expansion, from 20,944,499 to 30,503,301.
Johnson commented, “Internal migration has also driven the accumulation of most of the population in North Carolina and South Carolina. Both states also have average degrees of weed accumulation, as well as modest increases due to immigration.
“Georgia has a similar expansion trend to North Carolina and South Carolina. It has above-average degrees of weed accumulation, as well as significant migratory gains driven basically through migration from other parts of the United States. “
Growth in Florida was also mainly attributed to internal migration, with a special focus on retirees.
“Florida has experienced relatively modest degrees of weed accumulation, in part because its population is older. The really extensive accumulation in Florida’s population has been driven primarily by migration; most of them are internal migration, Florida also receives significant [external] immigration. ,” Johnson said.
“Many national immigrants who come to Florida come from the Northeast and Midwest. In fact, for many years, the largest internal migration has been from New York to Florida. “
At the end of the scale, West Virginia’s population declined by 2% over the period, from 1,807,021 to 1,770. 07.
The smallest population increases were recorded in Michigan and Illinois with 0. 9Array, Louisiana with 2. 3, and New York with 3Array.
Johnson said, “Between 2000 and 2023, 66,000 more people died than were born in West Virginia. . . [the state] has enjoyed a very modest gain from internal migration recently and in the decade 2000-2010, differently its population would have lost even more. “
California was the 29th fastest-growing state at the time in percentage terms, with a population that grew by 14. 6%, from 33,987,977 to 38,965,193.
According to Johnson, the Great Recession, which lasted in the United States from December 2007 to June 2009, according to figures from the Natural Bureau of Economic Research, had a very broad effect on American demographics.
He said, “The Great Recession had a significant effect on the changing demographics of the United States over the period 2008-2015 or so. Economists might say that the Great Recession ended in 2010, but demographers would say that it has a significant effect. “The effect continued well into the 2010s, the decline in fertility that began in 2008 continues to this day. “
James Bickerton is a reporter for Newsweek U. S. News based in London, United Kingdom. Its goal is to cover American politics and global politics. He has covered the intersection between politics and emerging technologies, such as synthetic intelligence. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC and has worked for the Daily Express in the past. He graduated from the University of Oxford. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK.
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