U.S.
Census Bureau: Nation Adds 3 Million People in Last Year:
North Carolina and New Mexico replaced California and
Hawaii on the list of the top 10 fastest-growing states this
year.
Of the 10 fastest-growing states from 2003 to 2004, five are in the
West and five in the South. The South now accounts for 36 percent
of the nation's total population, with the West comprising 23
percent, the Midwest 22 percent and the Northeast 19 percent.
...
-- While the South had the largest numerical increase in population
among regions from 2003 to 2004 (1.5 million), the West recorded
the fastest rate of growth (1.5 percent).
The data are embargoed, but once it's available (in pdf and Excel
formats), it will be at
http://www.census.gov/dcmd/www/embargo/popest/pio-natst.html
More bad news for the Dems.