Idaho welcomed 53,000 new residents, raising its population to about 1.9 million, the Spokeroman-Review reported. The main reason was that people moved from other states. Neighboring states Utah and Montana were just behind Idaho, growing by 1.7% each. Washington ranked 23rd, gaining about 0.3% in population.
The title of the example video will go here for this video BOISE, Idaho The population boom in Idaho shows no signs of slowing down. The Census Bureau shows that Idaho led the entire country in population growth rate for the fifth consecutive year. Over the past year, Idaho has gained 53,151 new residents, with a growth rate of 2.9%. The biggest driver of growth was people who moved to Idaho from other states.
Census data shows that 48,876 of Idaho's newest residents come from another state. Idaho's population is now estimated at 1.9 million people. Some of Idaho's neighbors also showed great growth, with Utah and Montana ranking second and third in terms of growth rate. Oregon added 4,611 new residents, for a growth rate of.
Texas led all states with the highest numerical population growth of 310,288 new people, followed by Florida. The population grew by itself. Census Bureau attributes slow growth to fewer people moving internationally to the United States. The report pointed to a trend of people moving away from large urban areas, causing several large states to lose population, including California, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Texas and Florida were the only two states in the top six to gain population last year. Notifications can be turned off at any time in your browser settings. Growth in Eagle, Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell ranked in the top 200 nationwide. Nampa (with an estimated population of 103.21 inhabitants) became the third city in Idaho, along with Boise and Meridian, to eclipse 100,000 residents.
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A receipt has been sent to your email. I have been to Idaho in the past, but recently visited Boise for the first time, and I also stopped in Spokane, WA and Moscow, ID. The percentage of Californians moving to Idaho has increased by 10% in the last five to ten years, as CEO of the Boise Valley Economic Partnership, Clark Krause understands.
