Idaho ranks fourth in population growth 

Idaho is the fourth fastest-growing state for the third year in a row, The U.S. Census Bureau reported Dec. 27. Idaho added more than 35,000 residents — a 2.4 percent increase — between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, for a total population of 1,499,402, the state Department of Labor said in a release. Nevada experienced the nation’s fastest growth rate, 2.9 percent. Arizona and Utah ranked second and third, respectively, continuing a growth pattern in the interior West.

While Idaho remains the 39th most populated state in the nation, the state ranked 14th in in-migration from mid-2006 to mid-2007, accounting for the majority of the population increase, state labor officials said. More than 21,000 people moved to Idaho from other states or countries, according to the Census Bureau. The rest of the population growth resulted from births exceeding deaths by more than 14,000.

Idaho population increased by more than 200,000, nearly 16 percent, from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2007. That rate ranks fifth behind Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Georgia and is twice the national rate over the past seven years. More than 100,000 people came to Idaho from other states and 17,000 from other countries.

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