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[Evergrey]

Originally Posted by unusualfire

What special economic assistance? Ohio is one of the top job states.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/ohio-on-verge-of-population-loss/nThKK/

Ohio on verge of population loss




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Ohio’s anemic population growth has continued to slow in the last two years, a Dayton Daily News analysis of census estimates has found. The state’s population grew by an estimated 3,218 people for the year ending July 1, the new estimates show, a microscopic 0.03 percent. That was the fourth-smallest percent gain in the country for the 12-month period.


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Ohio’s population growth is so weak that it is likely inevitable that the state will soon see population loss for the first time in its history, said Mark Salling, research associate with the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.

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Population loss matters less if a state still has a highly educated and skilled population, and high-paying jobs abound, Salling said. But Ohio had the 12th lowest median household income in 2011, according to Census data.

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[MolsonExport]

Aye oh, where to go, Ohio.

[LtBk]

Originally Posted by L41A

Oh Really?!!!? I didn't know that.
And Dole is from the Midwest and Kemp from New York so .......

Seriously, my point is partly that politics is complex, dynamic and sometimes cyclical. In many ways, state politics in Georgia was more progressive in the 70's, 80's and 90's that it has been since 2000. But I get a sense that the enthusiasm for the Republicans in 2012 is less than what it was in 2000 when the Republican enthusiasm was rising in Georgia.

Thus, I reject the notion that it takes transplants or big demographic shifts for political changes in the state. This notion is somewhat validated by fastest growing parts of the state - Atlanta's northern exurbs (with many Midwest and NE transplants) and North Georgia - are the most Republican-leaning part of the state. Politics is complex and dynamic and that's no exception in Georgia.

Would you argue that Georgia is more conservative because many of transplants are 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 conservatives who don't want the state to be "socialist" hellhole like their former home states?

[installers]

Hah wow! It's a great achievement to get a country that populated that quickly.
Canada which is one of the stronger countries in greater America doesn't even have those signs of mass population improvement. Cheers to the neighbors south of the border

[min-chi-cbus]

Originally Posted by installers

Hah wow! It's a great achievement to get a country that populated that quickly.
Canada which is one of the stronger countries in greater America doesn't even have those signs of mass population improvement. Cheers to the neighbors south of the border

Yeah I'm kind of surprised Canada isn't growing more quickly....especially since most of its big cities aren't brutally cold, or at least colder than Chicago, NYC or Minneapolis. And with the boom (and possibly, bubble) in housing I figured population was part of the driver there.....but it sounds like not.

[MolsonExport]

Canada's immigration intake (per capita) ranks amongst the most highest. It is our natural rate of population which is low; below replacement level.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_migration_rate

[Urbanguy]

Here's the latest population estimates for Race & Hispanic or Latino origins as of July 1, 2012 according to the US Census & their growth since the official census count was done in April 2010.

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
United States: 53,027,708 ( 2,550,114 )
Alabama: 196,032 ( 10,430 )
Alaska: 44,869 ( 5,620 )
Arizona: 1,976,106 ( 80,957 )
Arkansas: 199,693 ( 13,643 )
California: 14,537,666 ( 523,947 )
Colorado: 1,088,744 ( 50,057 )
Connecticut: 510,645 ( 31,558 )
Delaware: 78,813 ( 5,592 )
District of Columbia: 62,726 ( 7,977 )
Florida: 4,484,199 ( 260,393 )
Georgia: 909,902 ( 56,213 )
Hawaii: 131,744 ( 10,902 )
Idaho: 185,160 ( 9,259 )
Illinois: 2,101,208 ( 73,630 )
Indiana: 412,609 ( 22,902 )
Iowa: 162,894 ( 11,350 )
Kansas: 317,061 ( 17,019 )
Kentucky: 142,028 ( 9,192 )
Louisiana: 208,325 ( 15,765 )
Maine: 18,599 ( 1,664 )
Maryland: 512,010 ( 41,378 )
Massachusetts: 674,073 ( 46,419 )
Michigan: 456,330 ( 19,972 )
Minnesota: 264,359 ( 14,101 )
Mississippi: 85,260 ( 3,779 )
Missouri: 225,314 ( 12,844 )
Montana: 31,552 ( 2,987 )
Nebraska: 179,970 ( 12,565 )
Nevada: 752,049 ( 35,548 )
New Hampshire: 40,042 ( 3,338 )
New Jersey: 1,641,398 ( 86,254 )
New Mexico: 979,722 ( 26,319 )
New York: 3,552,781 ( 135,859 )
North Carolina: 850,853 ( 50,733 )
North Dakota: 17,230 ( 3,763 )
Ohio: 377,119 ( 22,445 )
Oklahoma: 356,300 ( 24,293 )
Oregon: 474,157 ( 24,095 )
Pennsylvania: 781,202 ( 61,542 )
Rhode Island: 138,549 ( 7,894 )
South Carolina: 249,712 ( 14,030 )
South Dakota: 25,715 ( 3,596 )
Tennessee: 312,732 ( 22,673 )
Texas: 9,960,900 ( 499,979 )
Utah: 379,436 ( 21,096 )
Vermont: 10,057 ( 849 )
Virginia: 687,496 ( 55,671 )
Washington: 807,599 ( 51,809 )
West Virginia: 24,530 ( 2,262 )
Wisconsin: 355,468 ( 19,412 )
Wyoming: 54,770 ( 4,539 )

White alone (includes Hispanic White)
United States: 244,495,567 ( 2,558,506 )
Alabama: 3,373,844 ( 10,967 )
Alaska: 493,430 ( 9,557 )
Arizona: 5,522,144 ( 103,661 )
Arkansas: 2,359,569 ( 17,166 )
California: 28,033,826 ( 397,423 )
Colorado: 4,572,022 ( 121,399 )
Connecticut: 2,942,335 ( -8,485 )
Delaware: 654,352 ( 8,582 )
District of Columbia: 271,323 ( 20,058 )
Florida: 15,120,082 ( 311,215 )
Georgia: 6,231,978 ( 87,047 )
Hawaii: 363,544 ( 14,493 )
Idaho: 1,497,404 ( 21,307 )
Illinois: 10,028,832 ( -1,755 )
Indiana: 5,659,668 ( 20,835 )
Iowa: 2,851,533 ( 11,918 )
Kansas: 2,517,663 ( 16,606 )
Kentucky: 3,882,987 ( 18,794 )
Louisiana: 2,930,137 ( 27,262 )
Maine: 1,266,849 ( -2,915 )
Maryland: 3,579,276 ( 37,897 )
Massachusetts: 5,560,222 ( 35,285 )
Michigan: 7,920,263 ( -29,234 )
Minnesota: 4,654,134 ( 30,673 )
Mississippi: 1,788,664 ( -727 )
Missouri: 5,049,604 ( 11,197 )
Montana: 901,340 ( 9,811 )
Nebraska: 1,668,779 ( 19,515 )
Nevada: 2,128,047 ( 21,553 )
New Hampshire: 1,247,076 ( -1,245 )
New Jersey: 6,538,430 ( -8,068 )
New Mexico: 1,735,255 ( 14,263 )
New York: 13,930,819 ( 29,158 )
North Carolina: 7,013,116 ( 114,820 )
North Dakota: 630,215 ( 21,079 )
Ohio: 9,630,901 ( -33,623 )
Oklahoma: 2,881,880 ( 30,370 )
Oregon: 3,444,767 ( 41,515 )
Pennsylvania: 10,655,948 ( -7,826 )
Rhode Island: 902,439 ( -7,814 )
South Carolina: 3,229,346 ( 65,203 )
South Dakota: 718,352 ( 11,662 )
Tennessee: 5,117,456 ( 61,145 )
Texas: 21,001,450 ( 611,657 )
Utah: 2,620,788 ( 73,459 )
Vermont: 597,050 ( -1,542 )
Virginia: 5,818,810 ( 93,378 )
Washington: 5,625,335 ( 90,073 )
West Virginia: 1,743,721 ( -2,792 )
Wisconsin: 5,052,112 ( 15,189 )
Wyoming: 536,450 ( 7,340 )

Black or African American alone
United States: 41,204,793 ( 954,158 )
Alabama: 1,279,805 ( 20,581 )
Alaska: 27,373 ( 2,932 )
Arizona: 297,985 ( 17,080 )
Arkansas: 459,739 ( 5,718 )
California: 2,515,716 ( 29,167 )
Colorado: 225,390 ( 10,471 )
Connecticut: 401,496 ( 9,365 )
Delaware: 202,090 ( 5,809 )
District of Columbia: 316,482 ( 6,103 )
Florida: 3,206,350 ( 128,283 )
Georgia: 3,091,904 ( 97,977 )
Hawaii: 29,905 ( 7,432 )
Idaho: 12,037 ( 1,087 )
Illinois: 1,900,578 ( -2,880 )
Indiana: 616,199 ( 12,402 )
Iowa: 97,080 ( 5,385 )
Kansas: 178,820 ( 5,522 )
Kentucky: 354,119 ( 11,315 )
Louisiana: 1,491,433 ( 28,464 )
Maine: 17,603 ( 1,334 )
Maryland: 1,766,990 ( 35,477 )
Massachusetts: 525,799 ( 21,434 )
Michigan: 1,415,107 ( -960 )
Minnesota: 297,962 ( 17,013 )
Mississippi: 1,116,367 ( 13,266 )
Missouri: 706,079 ( 5,901 )
Montana: 5,679 ( 1,464 )
Nebraska: 88,758 ( 2,787 )
Nevada: 244,462 ( 13,238 )
New Hampshire: 18,374 ( 2,009 )
New Jersey: 1,298,879 ( 16,874 )
New Mexico: 51,087 ( 2,081 )
New York: 3,422,914 ( 44,867 )
North Carolina: 2,147,599 ( 59,237 )
North Dakota: 10,547 ( 2,299 )
Ohio: 1,439,598 ( 12,737 )
Oklahoma: 291,551 ( 7,219 )
Oregon: 77,564 ( 3,150 )
Pennsylvania: 1,456,977 ( 25,151 )
Rhode Island: 77,123 ( 2,050 )
South Carolina: 1,322,528 ( 19,663 )
South Dakota: 13,939 ( 3,406 )
Tennessee: 1,097,978 ( 29,968 )
Texas: 3,216,242 ( 145,802 )
Utah: 36,717 ( 2,853 )
Vermont: 6,879 ( 423 )
Virginia: 1,612,713 ( 33,299 )
Washington: 268,660 ( 16,327 )
West Virginia: 65,787 ( 1,902 )
Wisconsin: 373,275 ( 6,254 )
Wyoming: 8,555 ( 3,420 )

American Indian and Alaska Native alone
United States: 3,857,495 ( 117,989 )
Alabama: 33,579 ( 676 )
Alaska: 108,249 ( 1,981 )
Arizona: 345,622 ( 10,344 )
Arkansas: 27,647 ( 1,513 )
California: 639,740 ( 17,633 )
Colorado: 81,688 ( 3,544 )
Connecticut: 17,688 ( 954 )
Delaware: 6,161 ( 232 )
District of Columbia: 3,488 ( 224 )
Florida: 95,218 ( 6,099 )
Georgia: 50,539 ( 1,940 )
Hawaii: 5,507 ( 547 )
Idaho: 26,684 ( 902 )
Illinois: 75,948 ( 2,102 )
Indiana: 25,494 ( 1,007 )
Iowa: 14,179 ( 616 )
Kansas: 33,909 ( 865 )
Kentucky: 12,429 ( 324 )
Louisiana: 34,249 ( 1,212 )
Maine: 8,859 ( 88 )
Maryland: 32,275 ( 1,390 )
Massachusetts: 31,172 ( 1,228 )
Michigan: 69,751 ( 1,355 )
Minnesota: 68,961 ( 1,636 )
Mississippi: 17,501 ( 664 )
Missouri: 31,631 ( 1,036 )
Montana: 65,164 ( 1,669 )
Nebraska: 24,281 ( 863 )
Nevada: 44,571 ( 1,606 )
New Hampshire: 3,633 ( 103 )
New Jersey: 52,255 ( 2,348 )
New Mexico: 213,081 ( 4,191 )
New York: 186,613 ( 3,567 )
North Carolina: 150,965 ( 3,399 )
North Dakota: 38,283 ( 1,335 )
Ohio: 30,606 ( 932 )
Oklahoma: 341,844 ( 6,180 )
Oregon: 68,955 ( 2,171 )
Pennsylvania: 41,680 ( 1,945 )
Rhode Island: 9,358 ( 185 )
South Carolina: 25,254 ( 589 )
South Dakota: 74,223 ( 1,441 )
Tennessee: 27,247 ( 991 )
Texas: 265,563 ( 14,354 )
Utah: 42,049 ( 1,320 )
Vermont: 2,280 ( -28 )
Virginia: 43,768 ( 2,243 )
Washington: 126,526 ( 3,877 )
West Virginia: 4,104 ( 129 )
Wisconsin: 62,021 ( 1,921 )
Wyoming: 15,003 ( 546 )

Asian alone
United States: 16,145,821 ( 986,305 )
Alabama: 59,602 ( 4,362 )
Alaska: 41,986 ( 3,104 )
Arizona: 204,840 ( 16,384 )
Arkansas: 41,338 ( 3,801 )
California: 5,294,255 ( 256,132 )
Colorado: 155,031 ( 10,212 )
Connecticut: 150,529 ( 10,013 )
Delaware: 32,141 ( 2,799 )
District of Columbia: 24,034 ( 2,329 )
Florida: 511,960 ( 37,761 )
Georgia: 351,734 ( 28,275 )
Hawaii: 532,599 ( 966 )
Idaho: 21,899 ( 1,865 )
Illinois: 638,108 ( 33,709 )
Indiana: 116,029 ( 10,494 )
Iowa: 60,004 ( 5,772 )
Kansas: 74,598 ( 4,970 )
Kentucky: 55,336 ( 5,159 )
Louisiana: 77,252 ( 5,423 )
Maine: 14,810 ( 1,027 )
Maryland: 352,347 ( 25,692 )
Massachusetts: 387,770 ( 28,097 )
Michigan: 259,806 ( 16,744 )
Minnesota: 235,120 ( 17,328 )
Mississippi: 28,255 ( 1,778 )
Missouri: 107,092 ( 6,879 )
Montana: 7,315 ( 936 )
Nebraska: 36,467 ( 3,145 )
Nevada: 217,264 ( 13,786 )
New Hampshire: 31,126 ( 2,193 )
New Jersey: 794,923 ( 48,711 )
New Mexico: 33,665 ( 2,412 )
New York: 1,566,191 ( 84,636 )
North Carolina: 238,933 ( 22,981 )
North Dakota: 7,840 ( 808 )
Ohio: 210,865 ( 14,172 )
Oklahoma: 72,539 ( 5,413 )
Oregon: 156,077 ( 11,068 )
Pennsylvania: 383,917 ( 25,722 )
Rhode Island: 33,852 ( 2,084 )
South Carolina: 67,529 ( 6,282 )
South Dakota: 9,005 ( 1,230 )
Tennessee: 102,862 ( 8,965 )
Texas: 1,095,443 ( 94,970 )
Utah: 63,857 ( 6,057 )
Vermont: 8,912 ( 843 )
Virginia: 487,505 ( 38,356 )
Washington: 531,395 ( 39,710 )
West Virginia: 13,796 ( 1,159 )
Wisconsin: 140,885 ( 9,057 )
Wyoming: 5,183 ( 534 )

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
United States: 707,228 ( 32,603 )
Alabama: 5,270 ( 62 )
Alaska: 8,558 ( 896 )
Arizona: 16,922 ( 810 )
Arkansas: 7,495 ( 810 )
California: 187,855 ( 6,424 )
Colorado: 9,231 ( 811 )
Connecticut: 3,641 ( 150 )
Delaware: 766 ( 76 )
District of Columbia: 1,131 ( 361 )
Florida: 20,454 ( 1,664 )
Georgia: 11,061 ( 607 )
Hawaii: 140,112 ( 1,820 )
Idaho: 2,916 ( 130 )
Illinois: 7,877 ( 441 )
Indiana: 3,769 ( 237 )
Iowa: 2,634 ( 215 )
Kansas: 2,953 ( 89 )
Kentucky: 3,441 ( 242 )
Louisiana: 2,781 ( 193 )
Maine: 513 ( 136 )
Maryland: 5,674 ( 283 )
Massachusetts: 6,304 ( 333 )
Michigan: 3,720 ( 278 )
Minnesota: 3,206 ( 248 )
Mississippi: 1,715 ( 15 )
Missouri: 7,821 ( 643 )
Montana: 774 ( 40 )
Nebraska: 2,163 ( 102 )
Nevada: 20,121 ( 814 )
New Hampshire: 596 ( 64 )
New Jersey: 8,228 ( 497 )
New Mexico: 3,327 ( 195 )
New York: 25,101 ( 1,101 )
North Carolina: 10,834 ( 525 )
North Dakota: 475 ( 141 )
Ohio: 5,597 ( 261 )
Oklahoma: 5,976 ( 622 )
Oregon: 15,848 ( 1,199 )
Pennsylvania: 7,723 ( 608 )
Rhode Island: 1,648 ( 46 )
South Carolina: 4,104 ( 147 )
South Dakota: 608 ( 91 )
Tennessee: 5,788 ( 362 )
Texas: 33,980 ( 2,738 )
Utah: 27,563 ( 1,514 )
Vermont: 203 ( 28 )
Virginia: 8,830 ( 629 )
Washington: 46,143 ( 2,638 )
West Virginia: 563 ( 78 )
Wisconsin: 2,640 ( 135 )
Wyoming: 575 ( 54 )

Two or More Races
United States: 7,503,136 ( 518,941 )
Alabama: 69,923 ( 5,639 )
Alaska: 51,853 ( 2,748 )
Arizona: 165,742 ( 12,959 )
Arkansas: 53,343 ( 4,205 )
California: 1,370,038 ( 80,695 )
Colorado: 144,220 ( 11,949 )
Connecticut: 74,658 ( 4,253 )
Delaware: 21,582 ( 1,660 )
District of Columbia: 15,865 ( 1,525 )
Florida: 363,504 ( 31,236 )
Georgia: 182,729 ( 16,446 )
Hawaii: 320,646 ( 6,754 )
Idaho: 34,788 ( 2,855 )
Illinois: 223,912 ( 13,006 )
Indiana: 116,175 ( 8,557 )
Iowa: 48,756 ( 3,925 )
Kansas: 77,962 ( 4,735 )
Kentucky: 72,103 ( 5,214 )
Louisiana: 66,041 ( 5,967 )
Maine: 20,558 ( 1,161 )
Maryland: 148,001 ( 10,272 )
Massachusetts: 134,877 ( 12,138 )
Michigan: 214,713 ( 11,537 )
Minnesota: 119,756 ( 8,316 )
Mississippi: 32,424 ( 2,633 )
Missouri: 119,761 ( 7,405 )
Montana: 24,869 ( 1,806 )
Nebraska: 35,077 ( 2,772 )
Nevada: 104,466 ( 7,383 )
New Hampshire: 19,913 ( 1,124 )
New Jersey: 171,875 ( 12,334 )
New Mexico: 49,123 ( 3,217 )
New York: 438,623 ( 28,830 )
North Carolina: 190,626 ( 15,628 )
North Dakota: 12,268 ( 1,375 )
Ohio: 226,658 ( 13,242 )
Oklahoma: 221,030 ( 13,665 )
Oregon: 136,142 ( 9,176 )
Pennsylvania: 217,291 ( 15,557 )
Rhode Island: 25,872 ( 1,174 )
South Carolina: 74,962 ( 6,475 )
South Dakota: 17,227 ( 1,344 )
Tennessee: 104,912 ( 8,707 )
Texas: 446,525 ( 44,121 )
Utah: 64,313 ( 6,199 )
Vermont: 10,687 ( 546 )
Virginia: 214,241 ( 16,938 )
Washington: 298,953 ( 19,847 )
West Virginia: 27,442 ( 1,943 )
Wisconsin: 95,465 ( 6,856 )
Wyoming: 10,646 ( 892 )

[Urbanguy]

Some highlights from the US Census:

Asians Fastest-Growing Race or Ethnic Group in 2012, Census Bureau

*The figures below include those that are part-Asian and are of growth between July 2011 & July 2012*

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Asians were the nation's fastest-growing race or ethnic group in 2012. Their population rose by 530,000, or 2.9 percent, in the preceding year, to 18.9 million, according to Census Bureau annual population estimates. More than 60 percent of this growth in the Asian population came from international migration.

By comparison, the Hispanic population grew by 2.2 percent, or more than 1.1 million, to just over 53 million in 2012. The Hispanic population growth was fueled primarily by natural increase (births minus deaths), which accounted for 76 percent of Hispanic population change. Hispanics remain our nation's second largest race or ethnic group (behind non-Hispanic whites), representing about 17 percent of the total population.

These statistics are part of a set of annual population estimates released today by race, Hispanic origin, age and 🞵🞵🞵. They examine population change for these groups nationally, as well as within all states and counties, between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012. Also released were population estimates for Puerto Rico and its municipios by age and 🞵🞵🞵.

"Asians and Hispanics have long been among our nation's fastest-growing race or ethnic groups," noted Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureau's acting director.

Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (climbing 2.2 percent to about 1.4 million), American Indians and Alaska Natives (rising 1.5 percent to a little over 6.3 million), and blacks or African-Americans (increasing 1.3 percent to 44.5 million) followed Asians and Hispanics in percentage growth rates.

Six More Counties Become Majority-Minority
The nation's total minority population increased by 1.9 percent and was 116 million, or 37 percent, of the total population in July 2012. (The minority population includes people in any category other than non-Hispanic white alone.) More than 11 percent (353) of the nation's 3,143 counties were majority-minority as of July 1, 2012. Six of these counties became majority-minority populations since July 1, 2011: Mecklenburg, N.C. (Charlotte); Cherokee, Okla.; Texas, Okla.; Bell, Texas; Hockley, Texas; and Terrell, Texas.

The population of children younger than 5 is close to becoming majority-minority nationally, standing at 49.9 percent minority in 2012.

"The proportion of young children that is minority has been increasing since the 2010 Census and if this proportional growth continues, we expect that the crossover to majority-minority for this group will occur within the next couple of years," Mesenbourg said.

Nation Ages, But Some Parts Become Younger
The nation's median age climbed to 37.4 years in 2012, up from 37.3 one year earlier. There were some areas of the country, however, that became younger over the period. Six states experienced a decline in median age, led by North Dakota, where it fell by 0.5 years, from 36.6 to 36.1. The other states or equivalents with a drop in median age were Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Kansas and Oklahoma. Likewise, median age declined for 382 counties, with Williams, N.D., experiencing the largest decrease, 1.7 years, from 36.6 to 34.9.

In 2012, there was a greater than 13-year difference between the states with the highest median age (Maine at 43.5) and lowest (Utah at 30.0). Among counties, the contrast is far more stark: about two generations. Sumter, Fla., with a median age of 64.8, stood at one extreme, and Madison, Idaho, at 23.0, was at the other. There were 53 counties where the median age was greater than 50, and 68 counties where it was less than 30.

[tdawg]

I don't think those figures are correct. If you add up Texas, you get something like 35 million, when the US Census estimate for the state in 2012 is 26 million.

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by tdawg

I don't think those figures are correct. If you add up Texas, you get something like 35 million, when the US Census estimate for the state in 2012 is 26 million.

The figures are correct. The white section included Hispanic white. So hispanic white are counted in two sections. The white and the hispanic/latino. You're probably looking for non-hispanic white.

[dave8721]

I always figured California had the largest African American population due to its large overall population. Guess not. Interesting to see how close all these populations are, order could change with every census:

African American Population: -states with over 1 million
New York: 3,422,914 (44,867)
Texas: 3,216,242 (145,802)
Florida: 3,206,350 (128,283)
Georgia: 3,091,904 (97,977)
California: 2,515,716 (29,167)
North Carolina: 2,147,599 (59,237)
Illinois: 1,900,578 (-2,880)
Maryland: 1,766,990 (35,477)
Virginia: 1,612,713 (33,299)
Louisiana: 1,491,433 (28,464)
Pennsylvania: 1,456,977 (25,151)
Michigan: 1,415,107 (-960 )
South Carolina: 1,322,528 (19,663)
New Jersey:1,298,879 (16,874)
Alabama: 1,279,805 (20,581)
Mississippi: 1,116,367 (13,266)
Tennessee: 1,097,978 (29,968)

Surprised to see Maryland above Louisiana and Michigan.
And what's up with Wyoming's 67% increase in 3 years?
Wyoming: 8,555 (3,420 )

[min-chi-cbus]

Awesome stats -- thanks for providing this information!!

[L41A]

Originally Posted by dave8721

I always figured California had the largest African American population due to its large overall population. Guess not. Interesting to see how close all these populations are, order could change with every census:

African American Population: -states with over 1 million
New York: 3,422,914 (44,867)
Texas: 3,216,242 (145,802)
Florida: 3,206,350 (128,283)
Georgia: 3,091,904 (97,977)
California: 2,515,716 (29,167)
North Carolina: 2,147,599 (59,237)
Illinois: 1,900,578 (-2,880)
Maryland: 1,766,990 (35,477)
Virginia: 1,612,713 (33,299)
Louisiana: 1,491,433 (28,464)
Pennsylvania: 1,456,977 (25,151)
Michigan: 1,415,107 (-960 )
South Carolina: 1,322,528 (19,663)
New Jersey:1,298,879 (16,874)
Alabama: 1,279,805 (20,581)
Mississippi: 1,116,367 (13,266)
Tennessee: 1,097,978 (29,968)

Surprised to see Maryland above Louisiana and Michigan.
And what's up with Wyoming's 67% increase in 3 years?
Wyoming: 8,555 (3,420 )

I am not surprised at Maryland's African American population. It has one of the highest percentages of African American population of any state. Mississippi is the only state that has more than 2 percentage points greater African American population than Maryland. Louisiana has about the same percentage as Maryland but it is smaller in overall population than Maryland. California's African American population is not surprising to me either.

However, the Michigan comparison to Maryland is interesting to me because Michigan has such larger overall population than Maryland. And without deliberation, I would have perceived the percentage of African American population in Michigan not to be as significantly apart from Maryland's as it is.

[westak]

Originally Posted by dave8721

I always figured California had the largest African American population due to its large overall population. Guess not. Interesting to see how close all these populations are, order could change with every census:

African American Population: -states with over 1 million
New York: 3,422,914 (44,867)
Texas: 3,216,242 (145,802)
Florida: 3,206,350 (128,283)
Georgia: 3,091,904 (97,977)
California: 2,515,716 (29,167)
North Carolina: 2,147,599 (59,237)
Illinois: 1,900,578 (-2,880)
Maryland: 1,766,990 (35,477)
Virginia: 1,612,713 (33,299)
Louisiana: 1,491,433 (28,464)
Pennsylvania: 1,456,977 (25,151)
Michigan: 1,415,107 (-960 )
South Carolina: 1,322,528 (19,663)
New Jersey:1,298,879 (16,874)
Alabama: 1,279,805 (20,581)
Mississippi: 1,116,367 (13,266)
Tennessee: 1,097,978 (29,968)

Surprised to see Maryland above Louisiana and Michigan.
And what's up with Wyoming's 67% increase in 3 years?
Wyoming: 8,555 (3,420 )

You missed Ohio

[min-chi-cbus]

Originally Posted by L41A

I am not surprised at Maryland's African American population. It has one of the highest percentages of African American population of any state. Mississippi is the only state that has more than 2 percentage points greater African American population than Maryland. Louisiana has about the same percentage as Maryland but it is smaller in overall population than Maryland. California's African American population is not surprising to me either.

However, the Michigan comparison to Maryland is interesting to me because Michigan has such larger overall population than Maryland. And without deliberation, I would have perceived the percentage of African American population in Michigan not to be as significantly apart from Maryland's as it is.

I wonder what the stats would have looked like 30, 40, or 50 years ago, when Michigan wasn't in a serious decline like it is today. In other words, comparing a prosperous Maryland (with D.C.) to a declining Michigan (with Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, etc.) isn't really apples-to-apples, IMO. At their peaks (Maryland today and Michigan 30+ years ago), I think the percentages would be closer.

Also, isn't Maryland technically a "Southern" state (Confederate)? Michigan is Northern, through and through, and has a significantly higher population of European immigrants like Poles, Germans, etc.

[the urban politician]

Looks like whites and blacks are bailing on Illinois (ie Chicagoland). The only ethnic groups that are contributing to population gains at this point are Hispanics and Asians

[L41A]

Originally Posted by min-chi-cbus

I wonder what the stats would have looked like 30, 40, or 50 years ago, when Michigan wasn't in a serious decline like it is today. In other words, comparing a prosperous Maryland (with D.C.) to a declining Michigan (with Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, etc.) isn't really apples-to-apples, IMO. At their peaks (Maryland today and Michigan 30+ years ago), I think the percentages would be closer.

Also, isn't Maryland technically a "Southern" state (Confederate)? Michigan is Northern, through and through, and has a significantly higher population of European immigrants like Poles, Germans, etc.

Maybe you can ask Dave8721 about the validity of his comparison of Maryland and Michigan. I was just expounding on his comparisons. But I found all his comparisons legitimate and with logical surmising.

[Rail Claimore]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Looks like whites and blacks are bailing on Illinois (ie Chicagoland). The only ethnic groups that are contributing to population gains at this point are Hispanics and Asians

California is pretty much in that same boat: the meager black population gain is probably due to momentum, and it wouldn't surprise me if we see decline by the next census.

I read an article a few months ago stating that even Hispanics are leaving California when taking only domestic migration into account and that the only reasons for growth are births and immigration (which has slowed down considerably). The big population boom there now is with Asians.

[M II A II R II K]

Is Maine’s population too old and white to be sustainable?

Read More: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/13/ne...ion-too-old-and-white-to-be-sustainable/

The number of annual deaths in Maine has eclipsed the number of births for the first time in recent history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and economists in the state fear the trend will shrink the work force and make doing business here more and more expensive.

- As its glut of baby boomers retire and die, fewer Mainers are born and grow up to replace them in the workplace. “My own forecast showed that this [natural decrease] would only happen in three or four years,” said Charles Colgan, chairman of the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service’s Community Planning and Development Program. “This is a serious issue for Maine. The population right now is concentrated in the 50-64 age group, and as that group moves into retirement years over the next decade, the vast bulk of people who will need to replace retiring baby boomers will have to come from outside of Maine, ” he said.

- Nationwide, the demographer said, America is still seeing a natural population increase — more births than deaths — but the gap is narrowing. Bolender said during the same 2011-2012 period in which Maine saw a natural decrease, the country as a whole saw its natural increase slow to just 1.4 million more births than deaths. That’s the latest low point in what’s been a steady decline since a 2006-07 high mark of nearly 1.9 million more births than deaths across the U.S. Where the shift seems to be most pronounced is among non-Hispanic whites, who as a demographic group experienced about 12,400 more deaths than births for the first time in 2011-2012.

- “We’ll see a big effect on schools,” he continued. “Schools will continue to close, we’ll see consolidation in K-12 administration. We’ll see more and more schools merging. To sustain a population in America today, you need schools and a hospital serving the area.” Maine’s population is still growing overall — the Census shows a July 2012 population of 1,329,921, up from 1,328,544 in 2011 and 1,327,585 in 2010 — due to the steady migration of new residents from out of state. But J. Scott Moody, economist and CEO of the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, said those incoming residents alone can’t be counted on to fill the workforce vacancies left behind by retiring baby boomers, born in the post-World War II era between 1946 and 1964.

- “Historical data and modeling suggest it will be very difficult for us to get in enough [immigrants] to replace the baby boom generation,” Colgan said. “Within the forecast horizon we can see pretty clearly, into the 2020s, there will be two issues. People simply won’t be able to find the workers at all … or in order to find the workers, they’ll have to recruit them from outside of Maine. That will increase the cost of hiring people. We’ll have to be much more competitive in how we compensate people.” Amanda Rector, Maine’s state economist, suggested in a population outlook report earlier this year that some businesses may simply avoid the state and set up shop where the population is more reliable.

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[mhays]

A couple things wrong with the article (the part posted).

1. Workers follow jobs. If Maine's worker demand is out of whack with the rest of the country, they'll flow in. It's happening in North Dakota right now. (The national problem we might face in a decade is harder to solve.)

2. A declining population can also mean some costs fall, particularly commercial and residential real estate. This can offset (to whatever degree) the need for higher wages and what may be slightly higher taxes over a smaller tax base.