2012 State Population Census Estimates

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2012 State Population Census Estimates

In addition to the decennial Census, the Census Bureau publishes annual state population estimates.

North Dakota's population registered a 2.2 percent uptick between July 2011 and July 2012, the largest increase of any state. The District of Columbia, Texas, Wyoming and Utah also recorded noticeable population gains.

The Census Bureau computes state population estimates using multiple data sets. These figures, shown in the table below, include birth rates, death rates and estimates of residents migrating from one state to another. (For a more detailed explanation, refer to the Census Bureau's methodology here)

Name	2012 Estimate	2011 Estimate	2010 Census Population	2011-12 Population Change	2011-12 Percent Change	2012 Births	2012 Deaths	2012 International Net Migration	2012 Net Domestic Migration	2012 Residual

Alabama	4,822,023	4,803,689	4,779,736	18,334	0.38	60,990	48,719	6,005	-133	191
Alaska	731,449	723,860	710,231	7,589	1.05	11,448	3,431	2,701	-3,135	6
Arizona	6,553,255	6,467,315	6,392,017	85,940	1.33	87,297	48,137	12,293	34,456	31
Arkansas	2,949,131	2,938,582	2,915,918	10,549	0.36	37,877	29,223	3,241	-1,452	106
California	38,041,430	37,683,933	37,253,956	357,497	0.95	513,587	242,848	132,593	-44,541	-1,294
Colorado	5,187,582	5,116,302	5,029,196	71,280	1.39	65,886	32,355	9,482	27,962	305
Connecticut	3,590,347	3,586,717	3,574,097	3,630	0.10	36,522	29,132	15,627	-19,251	-136
Delaware	917,092	908,137	897,934	8,955	0.99	11,197	7,836	2,459	3,203	-68
District of Columbia	632,323	619,020	601,723	13,303	2.15	9,156	4,873	2,903	6,050	67
Florida	19,317,568	19,082,262	18,801,310	235,306	1.23	212,077	177,951	99,386	101,411	383
Georgia	9,919,945	9,812,460	9,687,653	107,485	1.10	132,849	72,730	27,032	19,928	406
Hawaii	1,392,313	1,378,129	1,360,301	14,184	1.03	18,392	10,355	9,207	-3,015	-45
Idaho	1,595,728	1,583,744	1,567,582	11,984	0.76	22,335	11,620	1,913	-698	54
Illinois	12,875,255	12,859,752	12,830,632	15,503	0.12	162,383	102,533	29,132	-73,453	-26
Indiana	6,537,334	6,516,353	6,483,802	20,981	0.32	83,264	57,619	8,708	-13,291	-81
Iowa	3,074,186	3,064,097	3,046,355	10,089	0.33	37,782	28,307	4,265	-3,618	-33
Kansas	2,885,905	2,870,386	2,853,118	15,519	0.54	39,988	24,349	5,488	-5,621	13
Kentucky	4,380,415	4,366,814	4,339,367	13,601	0.31	55,467	42,705	6,672	-5,794	-39
Louisiana	4,601,893	4,574,766	4,533,372	27,127	0.59	63,272	41,797	6,741	-1,243	154
Maine	1,329,192	1,328,544	1,328,361	648	0.05	12,754	12,857	1,120	-261	-108
Maryland	5,884,563	5,839,572	5,773,552	44,991	0.77	71,840	44,737	25,960	-7,821	-251
Massachusetts	6,646,144	6,607,003	6,547,629	39,141	0.59	72,135	53,356	30,416	-9,613	-441
Michigan	9,883,360	9,876,801	9,883,640	6,559	0.07	111,133	88,633	17,000	-32,982	41
Minnesota	5,379,139	5,347,299	5,303,925	31,840	0.60	67,002	39,351	12,489	-8,127	-173
Mississippi	2,984,926	2,977,457	2,967,297	7,469	0.25	40,021	29,197	3,111	-6,570	104
Missouri	6,021,988	6,008,984	5,988,927	13,004	0.22	74,646	55,297	7,959	-14,195	-109
Montana	1,005,141	997,667	989,415	7,474	0.75	11,855	8,763	627	3,746	9
Nebraska	1,855,525	1,842,234	1,826,341	13,291	0.72	26,215	15,022	3,149	-967	-84
Nevada	2,758,931	2,720,028	2,700,551	38,903	1.43	36,188	19,966	8,739	13,918	24
New Hampshire	1,320,718	1,317,807	1,316,470	2,911	0.22	12,479	10,407	1,828	-956	-33
New Jersey	8,864,590	8,834,773	8,791,894	29,817	0.34	102,379	69,686	46,609	-49,300	-185
New Mexico	2,085,538	2,078,674	2,059,179	6,864	0.33	28,306	16,192	2,348	-7,577	-21
New York	19,570,261	19,501,616	19,378,102	68,645	0.35	238,192	150,047	96,739	-115,754	-485
North Carolina	9,752,073	9,651,103	9,535,483	100,970	1.05	120,432	79,944	26,465	33,641	376
North Dakota	699,628	684,740	672,591	14,888	2.17	9,058	5,961	1,178	10,476	137
Ohio	11,544,225	11,541,007	11,536,504	3,218	0.03	135,087	109,649	15,474	-37,622	-72
Oklahoma	3,814,820	3,784,163	3,751,351	30,657	0.81	51,673	35,741	5,761	8,900	64
Oregon	3,899,353	3,868,229	3,831,074	31,124	0.80	45,022	32,171	6,705	11,685	-117
Pennsylvania	12,763,536	12,743,948	12,702,379	19,588	0.15	141,011	127,015	25,058	-18,767	-699
Rhode Island	1,050,292	1,050,646	1,052,567	-354	-0.03	10,706	9,263	3,553	-5,340	-10
South Carolina	4,723,723	4,673,348	4,625,364	50,375	1.08	57,433	42,365	8,557	26,564	186
South Dakota	833,354	823,593	814,180	9,761	1.19	11,546	6,963	959	4,211	8
Tennessee	6,456,243	6,399,787	6,346,105	56,456	0.88	79,656	60,429	9,383	27,684	162
Texas	26,059,203	25,631,778	25,145,561	427,425	1.67	385,203	170,165	69,702	140,888	1,797
Utah	2,855,287	2,814,347	2,763,885	40,940	1.45	51,071	14,826	4,811	-81	-35
Vermont	626,011	626,592	625,741	-581	-0.09	5,783	5,207	596	-1,726	-27
Virginia	8,185,867	8,104,384	8,001,024	81,483	1.01	101,199	60,600	33,468	7,376	40
Washington	6,897,012	6,823,267	6,724,540	73,745	1.08	86,475	49,551	22,838	13,965	18
West Virginia	1,855,413	1,854,908	1,852,994	505	0.03	20,226	21,832	923	1,247	-59
Wisconsin	5,726,398	5,709,843	5,686,986	16,555	0.29	67,672	47,034	5,989	-9,929	-143
Wyoming	576,412	567,356	563,626	9,056	1.60	7,426	4,426	442	5,522	92

Estimates current as of July 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2012 State Population Change Map

The following map illustrates one-year percentage change in population, with darker states adding more residents.

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