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December 21, 2016

Utah is fastest-growing state as West bucks sluggish trend

  • Washington, Oregon and Colorado also took top percentage-growth spots.
    • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
    Associated Press

    SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is the fastest-growing state in the country, leading a cluster of Western states with populations on the upswing despite sluggish national growth, according to new numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday.

    The state that's long had the country's highest birth rate grew just over 2 percent from July 2015 to July 2016, followed closely by Nevada, Idaho and Florida. Washington, Oregon and Colorado also took top percentage-growth spots.


     
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