North Carolina is tenth largest state in Population Again

[suburban george3]

New estimates from the US Census Bureau show that the population of NC as of July 1, 2007 is now 9,061,032. We are still the 10th largest state and one of the faster growing states in the US, growing 2.2 percent from 2006-2007. The continued migration from out of state and the Hispanic influx added the majority of the population gain.

WSJ Article about NC Population

[davidals]

New estimates from the US Census Bureau show that the population of NC as of July 1, 2007 is now 9,061,032. We are still the 10th largest state and one of the faster growing states in the US, growing 2.2 percent from 2006-2007. The continued migration from out of state and the Hispanic influx added the majority of the population gain.

WSJ Article about NC Population

[Atlside]

Take a look at how big North Carolina is and how many people have moved there in 7 years.

Population Estimates July 1, 2007

Source: US Census Bureau

United States 301,621,157

South 110,454,786

West 70,096,950

Midwest 66,388,795

Northeast 54,680,626

1. California 36,553,215

2. Texas 23,904,380

3. New York 19,297,729

4. Florida 18,251,243

5. Illinois 12,852,548

6. Pennsylvania 12,432,792

7. Ohio 11,466,917

8. Michigan 10,071,822

9. Georgia 9,544,750

10. North Carolina 9,061,032

11. New Jersey 8,685,920

12. Virginia 7,712,091

13. Washington 6,468,424

14. Massachusetts 6,449,755

15. Indiana 6,345,289

16. Arizona 6,338,755

17. Tennessee 6,156,719

18. Missouri 5,878,415

19. Maryland 5,618,344

20. Wisconsin 5,601,640

21. Minnesota 5,197,621

22. Colorado 4,861,515

23. Alabama 4,627,851

24. South Carolina 4,407,709

25. Louisiana 4,293,204

26. Kentucky 4,241,474

27. Oregon 3,747,455

28. Oklahoma 3,617,316

29. Connecticut 3,502,309

30. Iowa 2,988,046

31. Arkansas 2,834,797

32. Kansas 2,775,997

33. Mississippi 2,918,785

34. Utah 2,645,330

35. Nevada 2,565,382

36. New Mexico 1,969,915

37. West Virginia 1,812,035

38. Nebraska 1,774,571

39. Idaho 1,499,402

40. Maine 1,317,207

41. New Hampshire 1,315,828

42. Hawaii 1,283,388

43. Rhode Island 1,057,832

44. Montana 957,861

45. Delaware 864,764

46. South Dakota 796,214

47. Alaska 683,478

48. North Dakota 639,715

49. Vermont 621,254

District of Columbia 588,292

50. Wyoming 522,830

Puerto Rico 3,941,459

Fastest growing states between 2006 and 2007 by Percentage

United States 1.0%

South 1.4%

West 1.4%

Midwest 0.4%

Northeast 0.2%

1. Nevada 2.9%

2. Arizona 2.8%

3. Utah 2.6%

4. Idaho 2.4%

5. Georgia 2.2%

6. North Carolina 2.2%

7. Texas 2.1%

8. Colorado 2.0%

9. Wyoming 2.0%

10. South Carolina 1.8%

11. Oregon 1.5%

12. Washington 1.5%

13. New Mexico 1.4%

14. Delaware 1.4%

15. Tennessee 1.3%

16. Louisiana 1.2%

17. Montana 1.2%

18. Oklahoma 1.1%

19. Florida 1.1%

20. South Dakota 1.0%

21. Virginia 0.9%

22. Arkansas 0.9%

23. Alaska 0.9%

24. Kentucky 0.9%

25. California 0.8%

26. Minnesota 0.8%

27. Alabama 0.8%

28. Kansas 0.7%

29. Missouri 0.7%

30. Mississippi 0.7%

31. Indiana 0.7%

32. Nebraska 0.6%

33. Illinois 0.6%

34. Iowa 0.5%

35. Wisconsin 0.5%

36. District of Columbia 0.5%

37. Hawaii 0.4%

38. North Dakota 0.4%

39. New Hampshire 0.3%

40. Maryland 0.3%

41. Pennsylvania 0.2%

42. Massachusetts 0.2%

43. New Jersey 0.2%

44. Connecticut 0.2%

45. West Virginia 0.2%

46. Maine 0.2%

47. New York 0.1%

48. Vermont 0.1%

49. Ohio 0%

50. Michigan -0.3%

51. Rhode Island -0.4%

Puerto Rico 0.4

Actual population increase between 2000 to 2007

United States 20,196,555

South 10,218,933

West 6,898,183

Midwest 1,993,595

Northeast 1,085,844

1. Texas 3,052,581

2. California 2,681,560

3. Florida 2,268,419

4. Georgia 1,357,934

5. Arizona 1,208,140

6. North Carolina 1,014,541

7. Virginia 633,061

8. Washington 574,284

9. Nevada 567,125

10. Colorado 559,496

11. Tennessee 467,457

12. Illinois 432,901

13. Utah 412,132

14. South Carolina 395,893

15. Oregon 326,019

16. Maryland 321,836

17. New York 320,908

18. Missouri 281,732

19. Minnesota 278,129

20. New Jersey 271,573

21. Indiana 264,768

22. Wisconsin 237,925

23. Idaho 205,446

24. Kentucky 199,193

25. Alabama 180,500

26. Oklahoma 166,662

27. Arkansas 161,399

28. Pennsylvania 151,738

29. New Mexico 150,869

30. Michigan 133,340

31. Ohio 113,772

32. Massachusetts 100,650

33. Connecticut 96,707

34. Kansas 87,173

35. Delaware 81,164

36. New Hampshire 80,042

37. Mississippi 74,129

38. Hawaii 71,851

39. Nebraska 63,306

40. Iowa 61,664

41. Alaska 56,547

42. Montana 55,666

43. Maine 42,286

44. South Dakota 41,370

45. Wyoming 29,048

District of Columbia 16,233

46. Vermont 12,427

47. Rhode Island 9,513

48. West Virginia 3,685

49. North Dakota -2,485

50. Louisiana -175,754

Puerto Rico 132,856

[CapeFearRiver10]

NC could possible reach 15.5 million by 2050

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?page...carolina_census

[DCMetroRaleigh]

The Census Bureau released new numbers that rank Mecklenburg County No. 10 in the nation for number of people moving here. Union County ranked No. 7 in the nation in terms of the rate of population growth.

More than 31,000 people moved into Mecklenburg County, between July 2006 and July 2007. For Union County, more than 12,000 people have moved to the county.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/15650836/detail.html

The new estimates put Forsyth County

[NcSc74]

The Census Bureau released new numbers that rank Mecklenburg County No. 10 in the nation for number of people moving here. Union County ranked No. 7 in the nation in terms of the rate of population growth.

More than 31,000 people moved into Mecklenburg County, between July 2006 and July 2007. For Union County, more than 12,000 people have moved to the county.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/15650836/detail.html

The new estimates put Forsyth County

[davidals]

A few random NC notes:

As of 2007, we now have 25 counties with populations over 100,000; the latest one over the mark was Henderson. Several other counties are within 5000, closest among them are Brunswick (99,214) and Cleveland (98,453), which both feature rates of increase that should put them a little past 100,000 within 1-2 years. New Hanover and Union are fast closing in on 200,000, though probably not by the 2010 census.

Gaston became the 3rd of the Greater Charlotte counties to pass 200,000 (after York SC). 4 counties in the state - Wake, Mecklenburg, Union & Guilford - had single-year population increases greater than ~10,000 people. Along the central NC crescent (Charlotte, Triad, Triangle & Fayetteville), the largest increases aside from those 4 were in Cabarrus (8K approx), Forsyth (7K approx), Johnston (7K approx), Durham (6K approx), Iredell (5K approx), Gaston (4K approx) & Alamance (4K approx) Counties.

Of the counties directly traversed in some location by I-85 from Fulton County GA to Durham County NC there are only 8 (out of 24) counties with populations below 100,000. Of those 8 (Barrow, Jackson, Banks, Franklin, Hart GA; Pickens, Cherokee SC, Cleveland NC), all but 3 (Banks, Franklin & Hart) have populations over 50,000.

[serapis]

It's funny they speak on Mecklenburg, however Wake grew by almost 40,000 people. Wow!

[DCMetroRaleigh]

Fascinating analysis Davidals. The interesting thing is that the Census has consistently underestimated North Carolina's population growth in its annual estimates over the the last 30 years. If anything, the growth is significantly more robust than estimated. The state could be right at 10,000,000 population by 2010.

[Spartan]

serapis, Wake County was the 7th fastest growing county in the nation by raw numbers from 2006-2007.

[DCMetroRaleigh]

Note that Harris County is 1,778 sq miles; Maricopa County is 9,224 sq miles; Riverside County is 7,303 sq miles; Clark County is 8,091 sq miles; Tarrant County is 897 sq miles; Bexar County is 1,257 sq miles; Collin County is 886 sq miles; and Travis County is 1,022 sq miles. Wake County is 857 sq miles and Mecklenburg County is 546 square miles.

[krazeeboi]

Western counties seem to be either very big or very small.

Tarrant County's growth (Fort Worth) is impressive, especially considering that it's about the same size as Wake in land area and given its proximity to Dallas.

[DCMetroRaleigh]

In 1988, the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management projected that the state's population would increase from 6,485,000 in July 1988 to 7,776,000 in April 2010. As of July 2007, the state's population was estimated to be 9,061,032.

http://www.popline.org/docs/0814/203349.html