{"id":49943,"date":"2016-12-20T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-utah-is-nations-fastest-growing-state-census-bureau-reports\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T12:59:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T16:59:35","slug":"utah-es-el-estado-de-crecimiento-mas-rapido-de-la-nacion-informa-la-oficina-del-censo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/utah-es-el-estado-de-crecimiento-mas-rapido-de-la-nacion-informa-la-oficina-del-censo\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah is Nation&#8217;s Fastest-Growing State, Census Bureau Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen6{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen9{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen3{\nBORDER-TOP:black 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen7{\nBORDER-TOP:black 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen5{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen8{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen4{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen10{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n.prnsbb1{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:1pt\n}\n.prnsbr1{\nBORDER-RIGHT:1pt\n}\n.prnvab{\nVERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM\n}\n.prnpl6{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.50em\n}\n.prnml10{\nMARGIN-LEFT:0.83em\n}\n.prnml6{\nMARGIN-LEFT:0.50em\n}\n.prnpr6{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnsbtb0{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-LEFT:0.33em\n}\n.prnsbl1{\nBORDER-LEFT:1pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 20, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Utah&#8217;s population crossed the 3.0 million mark as it became the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.0 percent to 3.1 million from <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2015<\/span>, to <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2016<\/span>, according to U.S. Census Bureau <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">national and state population estimates<\/a> released today.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf02cleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf02cleft\" title=\"U.S. Census Bureau Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"U.S. Census Bureau Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20110428\/DC91889LOGO \"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;States in the South and West continued to lead in population growth,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Ben Bolender<\/span>, Chief of the Population Estimates Branch. &#8220;In 2016, 37.9 percent of the nation&#8217;s population lived in the South and 23.7 percent lived in the West.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Following <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span> (2.0 percent), <span class=\"xn-location\">Idaho<\/span> (1.8 percent), <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> (1.8 percent) and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span> (1.8 percent) saw the largest percentage increases in population.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">North Dakota<\/span>, which had been the fastest-growing state for the previous four years, mostly from people moving into the state, fell out of the top ten in growth due to a net outflow of migrants to other parts of the country. Its growth slowed from 2.3 percent in the previous year to 0.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, the U.S. population grew by 0.7 percent to 323.1 million. Furthermore, the population of voting-age residents, adults age 18 and over, grew to 249.5 million, making up 77.2 percent of the population in 2016, an increase of 0.9 percent from 2015 (247.3 million). <\/p>\n<p>Eight states lost population between <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2015<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2016<\/span>, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Pennsylvania<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Wyoming<\/span>, all three of which had grown the previous year. <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> lost more people than any other state (-37,508).<\/p>\n<p>Two states that had been losing population in the previous year, <span class=\"xn-location\">Maine<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">New Mexico<\/span>, saw increases in population of 0.15 and 0.03 percent respectively. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the population data for the 50 states and the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span>, the new estimates show that <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> had an estimated population of 3.4 million, a decline from 3.5 million in 2015. Estimates of the components of population change (births, deaths, and migration) were also released today.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" class=\"prnsbtb0 prnsbr1 prnvab prnsbb1 prnpl6 prnsbl1 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Top 10 Most Populous States: 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Rank<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Name<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2010<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2015<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2016<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>1<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">California<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">37,254,522<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38,993,940<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">39,250,017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Texas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25,146,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,429,639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,862,596<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>3<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18,804,592<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,244,914<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,612,439<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>4<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">New York<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">19,378,110<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">19,747,183<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">19,745,289<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>5<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,831,574<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,839,047<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,801,539<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>6<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,702,857<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,791,904<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12,784,227<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>7<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ohio<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11,536,727<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11,605,090<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11,614,373<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>8<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,688,680<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,199,398<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,310,371<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>9<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">North Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,535,688<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,035,186<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,146,788<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>10<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,884,129<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,917,715<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,928,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Top 10 States in Numeric Growth: 2015 to 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Rank<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Name<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2010<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2015<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2016<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Numeric change<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>1<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Texas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25,146,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,429,639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,862,596<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">432,957<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18,804,592<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,244,914<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,612,439<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">367,525<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>3<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">California<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">37,254,522<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">38,993,940<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">39,250,017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">256,077<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>4<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Washington<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,724,545<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,160,290<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,288,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">127,710<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>5<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Arizona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,392,301<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,817,565<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,931,071<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">113,506<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>6<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">North Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,535,688<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,035,186<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,146,788<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">111,602<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>7<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">9,688,680<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,199,398<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10,310,371<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">110,973<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>8<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Colorado<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,029,324<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,448,819<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,540,545<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">91,726<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>9<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,831,072<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,024,634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,093,465<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">68,831<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>10<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">South Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,625,410<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,894,834<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,961,119<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnml10\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">66,285<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Top 10 States in Percentage Growth: 2015 to 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Rank<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Name<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2010<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2015<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2016<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i>Percent change<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>1<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Utah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,763,888<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,990,632<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,051,217<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.03<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>2<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Nevada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,700,691<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,883,758<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2,940,058<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>3<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Idaho<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1,567,650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1,652,828<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1,683,140<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.83<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>4<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">18,804,592<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,244,914<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">20,612,439<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.82<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>5<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Washington<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,724,545<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,160,290<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7,288,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.78<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>6<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,831,072<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,024,634<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">4,093,465<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.71<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>7<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Colorado<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,029,324<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,448,819<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,540,545<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.68<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>8<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Arizona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,392,301<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,817,565<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">6,931,071<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.66<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>9<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">District of Columbia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">601,766<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">670,377<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">681,170<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.61<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnml6\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><b>10<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Texas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">25,146,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,429,639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">27,862,596<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1.58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During 2017, the Census Bureau will release estimates of the 2016 population of counties, cities and towns, and metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as well as national, state and county population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. Population estimates for <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> and its municipios by age and sex will be released as well.<\/p>\n<p>Graphic | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/content\/dam\/Census\/library\/visualizations\/2016\/comm\/cb16-214_graphic_popest.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">JPG<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/content\/dam\/Census\/library\/visualizations\/2016\/comm\/cb16-214_graphic_popest.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PDF<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest\/about\/fscpe\/contacts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">State Contacts<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable1c99\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jewel Jordan <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Public Information Office \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">census.gov<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">301-763-3030 \/ <a href=\"mailto:pio@census.gov\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">pio@census.gov<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Connect with us on Social Media<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110428\/DC91889LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110428\/DC91889LOGO<\/a>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 20, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Utah&#8217;s population crossed the 3.0 million mark as it became the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.0 percent to 3.1 million from <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2015<\/span>, to <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2016<\/span>, according to U.S. Census Bureau <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">national and state population estimates<\/a> released&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}