Arizona near top for growth in new population study

All 13 sections of the United States gained population between 2000 and 2010, and Arizona is near the top of the standings, according to a new Business Journals breakdown of U.S. Census Bureau figures. Texas -- one of four states large enough to be considered a section by itself -- set the national pace by adding 4.3 million residents in 10 years, a jump of 20.6 percent. The Interior West, which includes Arizona, came in No. 2 with a growth rate of 19.7 percent. Three of the four fastest-growing states are located in this section: Arizona (No. 2, 24.6 percent), Utah (No. 3, 23.8 percent) and Idaho (No. 4, 21.1 percent). The Eastern Great Lakes -- consisting of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio -- brought up the rear with an anemic growth rate of 1.9 percent.

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