Florida now nation's third most populated state

[golden eagle]

In a press release released today, the U.S. Census Bureau has Florida listed as the third most populated state in the nation, surpassing New York. Georgia has now crossed the ten-million mark, and North Carolina has surpassed Michigan to become the ninth most populated state. Here's the top ten:


California          38,802,500
Texas              26,956,958
Florida             19,893,297
New York         19,746,227
Illinois              12,880,580
Pennsylvania     12,787,209
Ohio                11,594,163
Georgia            10,097,343
North Carolina     9,943,964
Michigan            9,909,877


Go here for the full results.

[adventurernumber1]

It seems that California and Texas keep inching up one million every year 

[pianocello]

Huh, I never realized that Pennsylvania was so close to Illinois. Looks like it's been that way for a while now.

[jeffandnicole]

Why is Michigan #10?  Just seems like a bit of an odd ball, without a major city (Detroit? ha!) in a northern climate area.

[hotdogPi]

Why is Michigan #10?  Just seems like a bit of an odd ball, without a major city (Detroit? ha!) in a northern climate area.

Even though Detroit is losing population, it still has a lot (remember its suburbs, too). Also remember that there are not too many states that have large population and large size, since many of the more dense states are smaller in size.

[Tom958]

Huh, I never realized that Pennsylvania was so close to Illinois. Looks like it's been that way for a while now.

And I think that Pennsylvania is growing slightly faster. Could the two states trade 5th and 6th places at some point?

It looks as though the top ten will remain stable for a while.

[The Nature Boy]

Why is Michigan #10?  Just seems like a bit of an odd ball, without a major city (Detroit? ha!) in a northern climate area.

Even though Detroit is losing population, it still has a lot (remember its suburbs, too). Also remember that there are not too many states that have large population and large size, since many of the more dense states are smaller in size.

Detroit's "city" population is still around 700,000, which is comparable to Boston or Charlotte. It's still in the top 20 in the country in terms of population.

[formulanone]

That's right, New York: Florida is no longer the sixth borough, but now you're the 68th county of Florida.

[Laura]

Why is Michigan #10?  Just seems like a bit of an odd ball, without a major city (Detroit? ha!) in a northern climate area.

Even though Detroit is losing population, it still has a lot (remember its suburbs, too). Also remember that there are not too many states that have large population and large size, since many of the more dense states are smaller in size.

Detroit's "city" population is still around 700,000, which is comparable to Boston or Charlotte. It's still in the top 20 in the country in terms of population.

Wow! I didn't realize it still had that many people. It's still way below its 1950 peak of 1.8 million, though.

[golden eagle]

It will be a very long time (if ever) before Detroit sees 1.8M again. Orlando may see that before Detroit, and that won't be anytime soon.

[jwolfer]

It will be a very long time (if ever) before Detroit sees 1.8M again. Orlando may see that before Detroit, and that won't be anytime soon.

Orlando metro is already above 2 million

[bing101]

Remember a decade ago during the Arnold Schwarzenegger era of California. There was talks that Texas was supposed to overtake California in terms of Jobs, money and population within a 20 year period. Houston and Dallas were supposed to attract Bay Area and Los Angeles residents to the state. Austin was supposed to,attract a,Sacramento type crowd to Texas and San Antonio was supposed to attract a San Diego type crowd to the state. El paso was going to have the San Ysidro demographics, I do not know who was supposed to be the Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton and Modesto of Texas,at this time.

[golden eagle]

It will be a very long time (if ever) before Detroit sees 1.8M again. Orlando may see that before Detroit, and that won't be anytime soon.

Orlando metro is already above 2 million

I was meaning the city proper of Orlando, which is near a quarter million.

[NE2]

It will be a very long time (if ever) before Detroit sees 1.8M again. Orlando may see that before Detroit, and that won't be anytime soon.

Orlando metro is already above 2 million

And Metro Detroit is over 4 million. Your point?

[golden eagle]

Is it possible that New York State could surpass the 20-million mark by 2020? Florida definitely, maybe as many as 21-22 million.

[DTComposer]

California          38,802,500

California released its 7/1/14 estimates for state and county population earlier this month (link here) and put the state's population at 38,499,378. Interesting since for many years the state-issued estimates were much higher than the Census Bureau's estimates (which I would have imagined to be the case in many states due to local boosterism). Based on the actual Censuses, California's estimates were found to be closer during the 1990s, while the Census Bureau was closer during the 2000s.

In any case, a difference of 300,000 suggests a wildly different methodology between the two, and I'm a little surprised given the wealth of data available nowadays that we don't have more consistent and accurate estimates all around.

[ET21]

More people = more beach front skyscrapers and mansions on both coasts. Just wait till the next hurricane...

[kendancy66]

In a press release released today, the U.S. Census Bureau has Florida listed as the third most populated state in the nation, surpassing New York. Georgia has now crossed the ten-million mark, and North Carolina has surpassed Michigan to become the ninth most populated state. Here's the top ten:


California          38,802,500
Texas              26,956,958
Florida             19,893,297
New York         19,746,227
Illinois              12,880,580
Pennsylvania     12,787,209
Ohio                11,594,163
Georgia            10,097,343
North Carolina     9,943,964
Michigan            9,909,877


Go here for the full results.

What year did Georgia pass North Carolina in population?

[golden eagle]

^^
Somewhere between 1990-2000. North Carolina had 6.6 million in 1990, to Georgia's 6.4. By 2000, Georgia had almost 8.2 million, to NC's 8 million.

[Road Hog]

Remember a decade ago during the Arnold Schwarzenegger era of California. There was talks that Texas was supposed to overtake California in terms of Jobs, money and population within a 20 year period. Houston and Dallas were supposed to attract Bay Area and Los Angeles residents to the state. Austin was supposed to,attract a,Sacramento type crowd to Texas and San Antonio was supposed to attract a San Diego type crowd to the state. El paso was going to have the San Ysidro demographics, I do not know who was supposed to be the Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton and Modesto of Texas,at this time.

Texas is still growing faster than California, but California's economy has stabilized, which has slowed the out-migration. At a net differential of 80,000 people a year, it'll be a century and a half before Texas catches the Golden State.

[golden eagle]

I was thinking that Florida could surpass Texas, but Texas' growth is outpacing Florida.

[jwolfer]

I was thinking that Florida could surpass Texas, but Texas' growth is outpacing Florida.

Florida has too many retirees. Many residents of Florida claim residency to avoid taxes in NJ and NY

[hotdogPi]

With global warming, people will start moving back.

[triplemultiplex]

With global warming, people will start moving back.

On the plus side, beach front property in Orlando!