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Census 2000 Population Results
for New England
1990 - 2000
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The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, recently released state population figures for 2000. The population
increased in all of the New England states between 1990 and 2000. Rhode Island
gained nearly 45,000 residents over the 1990's. The number of Rhode Island
residents grew from 1,003,464 in 1990 to 1,048,319 in 2000. The State's growth
rate of 4.5 percent for the decade topped Connecticut and Maine, which
increased by 3.6 and 3.8 percent, respectively.
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New Hampshire was the fastest-growing New England state, climbing 11.4 percent
to 1.2 million residents. Vermont grew by 8.2 percent to 609,000 residents and
Massachusetts increased by 5.5 percent to 6.3 million. The nation, as a whole,
grew by 13.2 percent to 281.4 million between 1990 and 2000.
Source: Population Estimates Branch, U.S.
Bureau of the Census
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Area |
1990
Census
Population |
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2000
Census
Population |
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Change 1990 -2000 |
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Net |
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Percent |
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Rhode Island |
1,003,464 |
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1,048,319 |
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44,855 |
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4.50% |
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Connecticut |
3,287,116 |
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3,405,565 |
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118,449 |
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3.60% |
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Maine |
1,227,928 |
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1,274,923 |
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46,995 |
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3.80% |
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Massachusetts |
6,016,425 |
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6,349,097 |
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332,672 |
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5.50% |
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New Hampshire |
1,109,252 |
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1,235,786 |
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126,534 |
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11.40% |
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Vermont |
562,758 |
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608,827 |
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46,069 |
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8.20% |
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United States |
248,709,873 |
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281,421,906 |
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32,712,033 |
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13.20% |
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