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Table 1-2: Population and Gross State Product (GSP) by Region (Historical)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

empty Cell 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Percent change,
1980 to 2004
Resident Population (thousands) 226,549 248,789 281,423 (R) 285,094 287,974 290,810 293,655 30
Northeast 49,136 50,828 (R) 53,595 (R) 53,926 54,172 54,398 54,571 11
Midwest 58,868 59,670 (R) 64,395 (R) 64,805 65,100 65,406 65,730 12
South 75,372 85,454 (R) 100,234 (R) 101,855 103,200 104,538 105,945 41
West 43,173 52,837 (R) 63,199 (R) 64,509 65,503 66,466 67,409 56
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GSP ($2000 millions) 5,054,549 6,994,329 (R) 9,749,103 (R) 9,836,506 10,009,322 10,289,258 10,720,847 112
Northeast 1,107,283 1,604,121 (R) 2,073,076 (R) 2,108,088 2,118,460 2,176,628 2,271,720 105
Midwest 1,262,917 1,566,939 (R) 2,176,746 (R) 2,165,009 2,195,666 2,243,163 2,313,685 83
South 1,608,531 2,220,755 (R) 3,210,017 (R) 3,268,595 3,341,431 3,437,836 3,582,160 123
West 1,075,817 1,602,514 (R) 2,289,264 (R) 2,294,814 2,353,765 2,431,631 2,553,282 137
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GSP per capita ($2000 millions) 22,311 28,113 (R) 34,642 (R) 34,503 34,758 35,381 36,508 64
Northeast 22,535 31,560 (R) 38,680 (R) 39,092 39,106 40,013 41,629 85
Midwest 21,453 26,260 (R) 33,803 (R) 33,408 33,728 34,296 35,200 64
South 21,341 25,988 (R) 32,025 (R) 32,091 32,378 32,886 33,812 58
West 24,919 30,329 (R) 36,223 (R) 35,574 35,934 36,585 37,877 52

Key: R = revised.

Sources: Population: 1980-2003 — U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005 (Washington: 2005); 2004 — Ibid., Population Division, Annual Population Estimates, table 1, available at http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html as of June 29, 2005; Gross State Product: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/gsp/ as of June 23, 2005.

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