Fastest Growing States

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Introduction

The United States has seen a steady increase in population over the last few decades, with the total population currently estimated to be more than 331 million people. The rate of growth has been higher for some states than others; for example, Nevada’s population increased by 15% between 2010 and 2020, while New York’s grew by only 4.2%. In general, the western and southern parts of the country have seen greater rates of growth due to factors such as climate and economic opportunities. Additionally, immigration is playing an ever-larger role in US population growth; since 1960, immigrants have accounted for almost half of the nation’s overall population increase. This influx of foreign-born individuals can bring new skills and financial resources that can benefit all Americans. A larger population boosts consumption demand which helps drive economic growth and can create more jobs for American citizens. Continued population growth in the United States will be essential to achieving success in a global economy.

#StatePopulation Growth (2022)Percentage Change (vs. 2020)
1Utah15.05%-18.21%
2Idaho14.34%-17.11%
3Texas13.36%-15.97%
4North Dakota13.31%-15.76%
5Nevada12.68%-15.47%
6Colorado12.57%-15.07%
7Washington12.41%-15%
8Florida12.39%-15.14%
9Arizona10.4%-12.61%
10South Carolina9.45%-11.68%
11Oregon9.41%-11.23%
12Georgia9.38%-11.51%
13Delaware9.12%-10.59%
14Montana8.59%-10.52%
15North Carolina8.51%-10.42%
16South Dakota8.04%-9.66%
17Tennessee8.04%-9.66%
18Virginia7.2%-8.86%
19Minnesota6.96%-8.42%
20Nebraska6.8%-8.11%
21Massachusetts6.77%-8.51%
22Maryland6.45%-7.86%
23Hawaii6.44%-8%
24California5.71%-6.39%
25New Jersey5.29%-7.19%
26Oklahoma5.2%-5.45%
27Alabama4.82%-5.49%
28Iowa4.47%-4.89%
29Indiana4.41%-6.17%
30New Hampshire4.39%-4.57%
31Rhode Island4.05%-5.81%
32New York4.04%-3.81%
33Kentucky3.67%-3.42%
34Wisconsin3.48%-3.33%
35Arkansas3.15%-4.55%
36Alaska3.14%-4.85%
37Kansas2.87%-4.33%
38New Mexico2.74%-2.14%
39Missouri2.68%-4.29%
40Vermont2.68%-4.29%
41Louisiana2.66%-1.48%
42Maine2.48%-4.62%
43Pennsylvania2.3%-4.17%
44Wyoming2.28%-0.87%
45Ohio2.22%-3.48%
46Michigan1.91%-4.5%
47Connecticut0.88%-2.22%
48Illinois-0.14%40%
49Mississippi-0.2%-0%
50West Virginia-3.33%4.06%

Population Growth by State

Alabama

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4.82%

↓ 5.49%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#27

100.65 per mi²

↑ 1.15%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#27

5,097,641

↑ 1.15%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#24

Population Growth

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Alaska

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3.14%

↓ 4.85%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#36

1.3 per mi²

↑ 1.56%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#50

740,339

↑ 1.05%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#48

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Arizona

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10.4%

↓ 12.61%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#9

64.96 per mi²

↑ 1.47%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#32

7,379,346

↑ 1.42%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#14

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Arkansas

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3.15%

↓ 4.55%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#35

58.43 per mi²

↑ 0.41%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#35

3,040,207

↑ 0.47%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#33

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California

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5.71%

↓ 6.39%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#24

258.21 per mi²

↑ 2.57%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#11

40,223,504

↑ 2.51%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#1

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Colorado

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12.57%

↓ 15.07%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#6

57.86 per mi²

↑ 3.17%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#37

5,997,070

↑ 3.18%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#20

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Connecticut

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0.88%

↓ 2.22%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#47

746.7 per mi²

↑ 0.29%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#4

3,615,499

↑ 0.27%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#29

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Delaware

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9.12%

↓ 10.59%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#13

522.09 per mi²

↑ 1.39%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#6

1,017,551

↑ 1.41%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#45

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Florida

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12.39%

↓ 15.14%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#8

416.96 per mi²

↑ 2.7%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#8

22,359,251

↑ 2.65%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#3

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Georgia

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9.38%

↓ 11.51%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#12

191.59 per mi²

↑ 2.39%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#17

11,019,186

↑ 2.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#8

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Hawaii

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6.44%

↓ 8%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#23

231.01 per mi²

↑ 2.92%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#12

1,483,762

↑ 2.93%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#40

Population Growth

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Idaho

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14.34%

↓ 17.11%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#2

23.24 per mi²

↑ 1.04%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#44

1,920,562

↑ 1.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#38

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Illinois

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-0.14%

↑ 40%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#48

230.68 per mi²

↑ 1.06%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#13

12,807,072

↑ 1.07%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#6

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Indiana

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4.41%

↓ 6.17%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#29

191.93 per mi²

↑ 1.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#16

6,876,047

↑ 1.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#17

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Iowa

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4.47%

↓ 4.89%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#28

57.89 per mi²

↑ 1.26%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#36

3,233,572

↑ 1.27%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#31

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Kansas

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2.87%

↓ 4.33%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#37

36.24 per mi²

↑ 0.98%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#41

2,963,308

↑ 0.98%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#34

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Kentucky

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3.67%

↓ 3.42%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#33

115.38 per mi²

↑ 1.04%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#24

4,555,777

↑ 1.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#26

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Louisiana

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2.66%

↓ 1.48%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#41

108.67 per mi²

↑ 1.55%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#26

4,695,071

↑ 1.54%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#25

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Maine

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2.48%

↓ 4.62%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#42

44.5 per mi²

↑ 0.02%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#39

1,372,559

↑ 0.02%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#42

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Maryland

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6.45%

↓ 7.86%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#22

648.84 per mi²

↑ 2.2%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#5

6,298,325

↑ 2.16%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#18

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Massachusetts

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6.77%

↓ 8.51%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#21

919.82 per mi²

↑ 2.73%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#3

7,174,604

↑ 2.72%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#15

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Michigan

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1.91%

↓ 4.5%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#46

179.26 per mi²

↑ 0.96%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#18

10,135,438

↑ 0.84%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#10

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Minnesota

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6.96%

↓ 8.42%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#19

73.18 per mi²

↑ 2.09%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#30

5,827,265

↑ 2.1%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#22

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Mississippi

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-0.2%

- 0%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#49

63.07 per mi²

↑ 0.32%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#33

2,959,473

↑ 0.32%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#35

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Missouri

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2.68%

↓ 4.29%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#39

90.26 per mi²

↑ 0.6%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#28

6,204,710

↑ 0.59%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#19

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Montana

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8.59%

↓ 10.52%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#14

7.64 per mi²

↑ 0.66%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#48

1,112,668

↑ 0.76%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#43

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Nebraska

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6.8%

↓ 8.11%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#20

26.06 per mi²

↑ 1.96%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#43

2,002,052

↑ 1.95%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#37

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Nevada

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12.68%

↓ 15.47%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#5

29.38 per mi²

↑ 2.66%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#42

3,225,832

↑ 2.6%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#32

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New Hampshire

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4.39%

↓ 4.57%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#30

155.91 per mi²

↑ 0.5%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#21

1,395,847

↑ 0.49%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#41

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New Jersey

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5.29%

↓ 7.19%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#25

1,283.4 per mi²

↑ 1.85%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#1

9,438,124

↑ 1.85%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#11

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New Mexico

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2.74%

↓ 2.14%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#38

17.6 per mi²

↑ 0.92%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#45

2,135,024

↑ 0.9%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#36

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New York

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4.04%

↓ 3.81%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#32

433.9 per mi²

↑ 3.08%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#7

20,448,194

↑ 3.09%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#4

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North Carolina

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8.51%

↓ 10.42%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#15

220.3 per mi²

↑ 1.52%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#15

10,710,558

↑ 1.51%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#9

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North Dakota

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13.31%

↓ 15.76%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#4

11.75 per mi²

↑ 4.63%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#47

811,044

↑ 4.66%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#47

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Ohio

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2.22%

↓ 3.48%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#45

290.7 per mi²

↑ 0.83%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#10

11,878,330

↑ 0.83%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#7

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Oklahoma

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5.2%

↓ 5.45%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#26

58.63 per mi²

↑ 0.88%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#34

4,021,753

↑ 0.88%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#28

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Oregon

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9.41%

↓ 11.23%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#11

45.41 per mi²

↑ 2.67%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#38

4,359,110

↑ 2.66%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#27

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Pennsylvania

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2.3%

↓ 4.17%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#43

292.62 per mi²

↑ 0.99%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#9

13,092,796

↑ 0.99%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#5

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Rhode Island

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4.05%

↓ 5.81%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#31

1,074.3 per mi²

↑ 1.38%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#2

1,110,822

↑ 1.39%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#44

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South Carolina

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9.45%

↓ 11.68%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#10

175.19 per mi²

↑ 1.47%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#19

5,266,343

↑ 1.46%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#23

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South Dakota

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8.04%

↓ 9.66%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#16

11.98 per mi²

↑ 1.44%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#46

908,414

↑ 1.46%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#46

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Tennessee

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8.04%

↓ 9.66%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#17

171.71 per mi²

↑ 1.5%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#20

7,080,262

↑ 1.51%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#16

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Texas

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13.36%

↓ 15.97%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#3

116.16 per mi²

↑ 2.78%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#23

30,345,487

↑ 2.77%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#2

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Utah

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15.05%

↓ 18.21%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#1

41.67 per mi²

↑ 2.84%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#40

3,423,935

↑ 2.58%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#30

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Vermont

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2.68%

↓ 4.29%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#40

70.34 per mi²

↑ 0.43%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#31

648,279

↑ 0.42%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#49

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Virginia

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7.2%

↓ 8.86%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#18

223.36 per mi²

↑ 2.04%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#14

8,820,504

↑ 2.06%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#12

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Washington

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12.41%

↓ 15%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#7

120.37 per mi²

↑ 3.37%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#22

7,999,503

↑ 3.37%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#13

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West Virginia

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-3.33%

↑ 4.06%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#50

73.88 per mi²

↓ 0.38%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#29

1,775,932

↓ 0.39%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#39

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Wisconsin

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3.48%

↓ 3.33%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#34

109.97 per mi²

↑ 1.03%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#25

5,955,737

↑ 1.01%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#21

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Wyoming

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2.28%

↓ 0.87%

Vs 2020

Ranked in the US

#44

5.98 per mi²

↑ 0.34%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#49

580,817

↑ 0.35%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the US

#50

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