"Top 10 states by percent population growth, 1990-2000"					
					
				Growth	Percent Growth
		2000 Population	1990 Population	1990-2000	1990-2000
1	    Nevada	"1,998,257"	"1,201,833"	"796,424"	66.3
2	    Arizona	"5,130,632"	"3,665,228"	"1,465,404"	40.0
3	    Colorado	"4,301,261"	"3,294,394"	"1,006,867"	30.6
4	    Utah	"2,233,169"	"1,722,850"	"510,319"	29.6
5	    Idaho	"1,293,953"	"1,006,749"	"287,204"	28.5
6	    Georgia	"8,186,453"	"6,478,216"	"1,708,237"	26.4
7	    Florida	"15,982,378"	"12,937,926"	"3,044,452"	23.5
8	    Texas	"20,851,820"	"16,986,510"	"3,865,310"	22.8
9	    North Carolina	"8,049,313"	"6,628,637"	"1,420,676"	21.4
10	    Washington	"5,894,121"	"4,866,692"	"1,027,429"	21.1

"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ""Census 2000  PHC-T-2.  Ranking Tables for States: 1990 and 2000"" "					
"(www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t2/tab03.xls, accessed May 22, 2001)."