The
US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, has released
state population figures for 2010. The population increased in
all of the New England states between 2000 and 2010. Rhode
Island gained 4,248 residents over the 2000’s. The number of
Rhode Island residents grew from 1,048,319 in 2000 to 1,052,567
in 2010. The State’s growth rate of 0.4 percent was the second
lowest in the country, trailing only Michigan, which lost 0.6
percent of its population over the decade.
New Hampshire was the fastest-growing New England state,
climbing 6.5 percent to 1.3 million residents. Connecticut grew
by 4.9 percent to 3.6 million residents and Maine increased by
4.2 percent to 1.3 million. The nation, as a whole, grew by 9.7
percent to 308.7 million between 2000 and 2010. |
| Area |
2010
Census
Population |
2000
Census
Population |
Change
2000-2010 |
|
Net |
Percent |
| Connecticut |
3,574,097 |
3,405,565 |
168,532 |
4.9% |
| Maine |
1,328,361 |
1,274,923 |
53,438 |
4.2% |
| Massachusetts |
6,547,629 |
6,349,097 |
198,532 |
3.1% |
| New
Hampshire |
1,316,470 |
1,235,786 |
80,684 |
6.5% |
| Rhode
Island |
1,052,567 |
1,048,319 |
4,248 |
0.4% |
| Vermont |
625,741 |
608,827 |
16,914 |
2.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| New
England |
14,444,865 |
13,922,517 |
522,348 |
3.8% |
| United
States |
308,745,538 |
281,421,906 |
27,323,632 |
9.7% |
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