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Kentucky's numbers are way under-estimated - we're already at 4,241,000 as of 2007
...and Kentucky has just crossed the 4.4 million mark in 2014.
At Kentucky's current rate of growth, the population will be approaching 4.8 million in 2030.
California's population is also estimated to be around 46 million in 2030. Our growth rate here is NOT what it was in the late 20th century; I think 42 million will be a more reasonable estimate for 2030 (but it may be 46 million when you count the illegal immigrant population).
Here are the Census Bureau's Population Projections from 2000 forecasting the population by 2030.
2030 USA 363,584,435
Regions 2030
Northeast 66,139,391
Midwest 70,497,298
South 134,801,014
West 92,146,732
States 2030
California 46,444,861
Texas 33,317,744
Florida 28,685,769
New York 19,477,429
Illinois 13,432,892
Pennsylvania 12,768,184
North Carolina 12,227,739
Georgia 12,017,838
Ohio 11,550,528
Arizona 10,712,397
Michigan 10,694,172
Virginia 9,825,019
New Jersey 9,802,440
Washington 8,624,801
Tennessee 7,380,634
Massachusetts 7,012,009
Maryland 7,022,251
Indiana 6,810,108
Missouri 6,430,173
Minnesota 6,306,130
Wisconsin 6,150,764
Colorado 5,792,357
South Carolina 5,148,569
Alabama 4,874,243
Oregon 4,833,918
Louisiana 4,802,633
Kentucky 4,554,998
Nevada 4,282,102
Oklahoma 3,913,251
Connecticut 3,688,630
Utah 3,485,367
Arkansas 3,240,208
Mississippi 3,092,410
Kansas 2,940,084
New Mexico 2,099,708
Idaho 1,969,624
Nebraska 1,820,247
West Virginia 1,719,959
New Hampshire 1,646,471
Hawaii 1,466,046
Maine 1,411,097
Rhode Island 1,152,941
Montana 1,044,898
Delaware 1,012,658
Alaska 867,861
South Dakota 800,462
Vermont 711,867
North Dakota 606,566
Wyoming 522,979
District of Columbia 433,414
Where's Iowa? Is it not going to exist in 2030? Fudge! I better move. I don't want to be here when this state loses its statehood. Wow! That sure is a bold prediction, OP. Seriously though, I'm surprised by DC's projected population. I thought DC was on the rise.
For what it's worth, the projection for Iowa was 2955172 (roughly 30k up from the 2000 figure), which obviously is ridiculous. Since Des Moines alone has gained something like 150k since 2000, and anyway it's irrelevant because the 2012 population figure for Iowa was already 3.1 million.
Somebody else used this very same chart of state populations in another thread a couple of months ago & Iowa was also missing from the page at that tiem too.
I wish that whichever site hosts this chart would update it with a correction that included Iowa's population figures.
My thing is this in regards to Florida and the 13 million plus differential from the 2000 US Census to the 2030 Census. That seems a lil over the top if not very far fetched. If that's the case, then From the 2000 US census to the 2030 Census, the {{Louisiana}} population from reach from over 4 million to approximately 14-17 million!
That also maybe far fetched, but the truth of the matter is that cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge will merge into a Super Region and Twin Cities like Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Dallas/Fort Worth which resulted in increasing of economic development, not to mention the commuter rail, Trinity Railway Express {{TRE}}} is a key component of the economic success!
The New Orleans CSA {{Combined Statistical Area}} is currently at it's all time high at 1.4 million plus {{1,467,880}} And Baton Rouge CSA as at it's all time high at 809,821 and this is according to July 2009 so it should be a whole lot more!
When you add the N.O. CSA and the B.R. CSA you'll get over 2,277,701 people in the New Orleans Baton Rouge CSA
Lafayette, La and Lake Charles Louisiana is becoming a Super Region and Lafayette's CSA is at 616,113 while Lake Charles CSA is at 241,943 which puts them at 858,056.
New Orleans beat out California at the number 1 spot in the film industry and Cali was the Film champions hands down until then and Los Angeles/Hollywood is still on New Orleans' a$$ LOL
Hell there's even a NCIS: New Orleans that's getting great promotion! There wouldn't be a NCIS: New Orleans if the producers felt that there was no future in New Orleans as if tha N.O. is past tense! Schwarzenegger just shot Terminator: Genesis AKA Terminator 5 in New Orleans!
I would even much be surprised if Louisiana had reached to between 9 thru at least 14 million by the time 2030 hits, not to mention hitting the 17th million mark!
I wish. I like your optimism but I don't see us gaining that meaning people. That would be historic.
Native
You just gave us a nice dose of reality there in your response about Louisina to Hebrew .
Louisiana has grown at or better than the national average in only 2 decades in the last 50 years. And it's growth since 1980 has been among the slowest in the south & pretty paltry at that.
I don't see any factors in it's economy that seem to be changing as to bring about a major ramping up of growth for The Bayou State.
Perhaps Hebrew was pulling our legs with his growth forecasts.
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