Population of US Counties

Rank	States	1970 to 2000 % Change
1	Nevada	308.9%
2	Arizona	189.0%
3	Florida	135.3%
4	Utah	110.8%
5	Alaska	107.2%
6	Colorado	94.7%
7	Texas	86.2%
8	Idaho	81.5%
9	New Mexico	78.9%
10	Georgia	78.4%
11	Washington	72.7%
12	California	69.6%
13	New Hampshire	67.5%
14	Oregon	63.6%
15	North Carolina	58.3%
16	Hawaii	57.4%
17	South Carolina	54.9%
18	Virginia	52.2%
19	Wyoming	48.5%
20	Tennessee	44.9%
21	Delaware	43.0%
22	Arkansas	39.0%
23	Vermont	36.9%
24	Maryland	35.0%
25	Oklahoma	34.8%
26	Montana	29.9%
27	Minnesota	29.3%
28	Alabama	29.1%
29	Maine	28.3%
29	Mississippi	28.3%
31	Kentucky	25.5%
32	Louisiana	22.6%
33	Wisconsin	21.4%
34	Missouri	19.6%
35	Kansas	19.5%
36	New Jersey	17.3%
37	Indiana	17.0%
38	Nebraska	15.2%
39	South Dakota	13.3%
40	Connecticut	12.3%
41	Michigan	11.9%
42	Illinois	11.8%
43	Massachusetts	11.6%
44	Rhode Island	10.4%
45	Ohio	6.5%
46	Pennsylvania	4.1%
47	New York	4.0%
47	North Dakota	4.0%
49	West Virginia	3.7%
50	Iowa	3.6%
51	District of Columbia	-24.4%
Source: US Census Bureau

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USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Updated: August 31, 2009 at 14:10