Population Growth by State

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Introduction

Population growth in the United States varies widely from state to state, with some states experiencing tremendous growth and others remaining relatively stagnant. Over the past decade, the US population has grown at an average rate of 0.7% per year – but this figure hides a great deal of variation between states. For example, Nevada has seen a population increase of over 15% in the same time period, while Ohio and Wyoming have each only seen their populations grow by around 2.%. The difference is largely driven by economic factors such as job opportunities and cost of living; Nevada’s strong economy and booming tourism industry have made it an attractive destination for people looking to relocate. In addition, birth rates also play a role in population growth: Texas’ high birth rate has led to its population growth outpacing much of the rest of the country over the last decade. These trends are likely to continue into the future as people continue making decisions about where to settle based on economic factors, though other factors such as climate change could also come into play if they impact certain areas more than others.

#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

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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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