South Carolina is 10th Fastest Growing State in Raw Population Growth Based on Latest Census Report
On Tuesday, the US Census released its latest population numbers from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016. The fastest growing state by percentage was Utah and the state losing the highest percentage was Illinois. South Carolina did not make the top 10 in percentage growth, but we did crack the top ten at #10 raw growth with 66,285 new residents joining our state.
Now it is official, in raw population growth, South Carolina is the 10th fast growing state in the country in the last year.
Below are charts of the Top 10 Most Populous States, Raw Growth and Percentage Growth between the period of July 1, 2015 – July 1, 2016.
Top 10 Most Populous States: 2016
| Rank | Name | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 |
| 1 | California | 37,254,522 | 38,993,940 | 39,250,017 |
| 2 | Texas | 25,146,100 | 27,429,639 | 27,862,596 |
| 3 | Florida | 18,804,592 | 20,244,914 | 20,612,439 |
| 4 | New York | 19,378,110 | 19,747,183 | 19,745,289 |
| 5 | Illinois | 12,831,574 | 12,839,047 | 12,801,539 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 12,702,857 | 12,791,904 | 12,784,227 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,536,727 | 11,605,090 | 11,614,373 |
| 8 | Georgia | 9,688,680 | 10,199,398 | 10,310,371 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 9,535,688 | 10,035,186 | 10,146,788 |
| 10 | Michigan | 9,884,129 | 9,917,715 | 9,928,300 |
Top 10 States in Numeric Growth: 2015 to 2016
| Rank | Name | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | Numeric change |
| 1 | Texas | 25,146,100 | 27,429,639 | 27,862,596 | 432,957 |
| 2 | Florida | 18,804,592 | 20,244,914 | 20,612,439 | 367,525 |
| 3 | California | 37,254,522 | 38,993,940 | 39,250,017 | 256,077 |
| 4 | Washington | 6,724,545 | 7,160,290 | 7,288,000 | 127,710 |
| 5 | Arizona | 6,392,301 | 6,817,565 | 6,931,071 | 113,506 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 9,535,688 | 10,035,186 | 10,146,788 | 111,602 |
| 7 | Georgia | 9,688,680 | 10,199,398 | 10,310,371 | 110,973 |
| 8 | Colorado | 5,029,324 | 5,448,819 | 5,540,545 | 91,726 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3,831,072 | 4,024,634 | 4,093,465 | 68,831 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 4,625,410 | 4,894,834 | 4,961,119 | 66,285 |
Top 10 States in Percentage Growth: 2015 to 2016
| Rank | Name | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | Percent change |
| 1 | Utah | 2,763,888 | 2,990,632 | 3,051,217 | 2.03 |
| 2 | Nevada | 2,700,691 | 2,883,758 | 2,940,058 | 1.95 |
| 3 | Idaho | 1,567,650 | 1,652,828 | 1,683,140 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Florida | 18,804,592 | 20,244,914 | 20,612,439 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Washington | 6,724,545 | 7,160,290 | 7,288,000 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Oregon | 3,831,072 | 4,024,634 | 4,093,465 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Colorado | 5,029,324 | 5,448,819 | 5,540,545 | 1.68 |
| 8 | Arizona | 6,392,301 | 6,817,565 | 6,931,071 | 1.66 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | 601,766 | 670,377 | 681,170 | 1.61 |
| 10 | Texas | 25,146,100 | 27,429,639 | 27,862,596 | 1.58 |
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