US Population at 308M, South Fastest-Growing Region

Overall growth is slowest since Great Depression
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 21, 2010 11:31 AM CST
US Population at 308K, South Fastest-Growing Region
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announces results for the 2010 U.S. Census at the National Press Club, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 in Washington.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Drumroll, please: The final tally is in, and the total US population is 308,745,538, the 2010 census finds. The South’s population has grown the fastest in the US since 2000, at 14.3%; the West was the runner-up, growing 13.8%. But overall, the population has expanded at its slowest since the Great Depression, the AP reports. The Northeast grew 3.2% and the Midwest grew 3.9%.

Every state but Michigan (whose population declined 0.6%) saw growth, with Nevada expanding the fastest at 35.1%. The census was successful, the commerce secretary said at a press conference—and it came in almost $1.9 billion under budget, thanks to high participation and good management. Some 74% of households responded to questionnaires, about the same rate as in 2000.
(More US Census stories.)

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