{"id":14070,"date":"2012-12-20T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=14070"},"modified":"2012-12-20T16:05:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T23:05:25","slug":"idahos-population-grew-slightly-faster-than-the-nation-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/12\/20\/idahos-population-grew-slightly-faster-than-the-nation-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho’s Population Grew Slightly Faster Than The Nation Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Census Bureau<\/p>

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Idaho gained nearly 12,000 between July 2011 and July 2012. That’s according to new data released today<\/a> by the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/p>\n

Idaho’s addition of 11,984 people is less than a percentage, .8, of growth over the last year. That ranks Idaho 24th among states.<\/p>\n

This is in contrast to the growth Idaho experienced over the first half of the last decade. Idaho’s population grew by more than 20 percent<\/a> from 2000 to 2010. That more than doubles the national growth rate over the same time period. <\/p>\n

North Dakota saw the largest percentage growth from 2011 to 2012, climbing 2.17 percent. North Dakota’s population growth rate was also larger than the nation’s, which grew just .7 percent.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the top 10 fastest growing states, in terms of percent increase:<\/p>\n