#4: Idaho
Population: 1,567,582
Growth rate: 21.1%:
Unemployment rate: 9.4%
Idaho grew up on mining, logging and agriculture, especially potato farming, but now science and technology (think Micron) account for more than a quarter of its economy. That has spurred the highest period of growth in the state's history with its population up more than 20% since 2000, which followed 28.5% growth the decade before that.
Growth rate: 21.1%:
Unemployment rate: 9.4%
Idaho grew up on mining, logging and agriculture, especially potato farming, but now science and technology (think Micron) account for more than a quarter of its economy. That has spurred the highest period of growth in the state's history with its population up more than 20% since 2000, which followed 28.5% growth the decade before that.
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Last updated December 21 2010: 12:52 PM ET
