#6: North Carolina
Population: 9,535,483
Growth rate: 18.5%:
Unemployment rate: 9.7%
North Carolina has experienced steady population growth throughout its history. The rate has never dipped into single digits in any decade since the Civil War.
Growth rate: 18.5%:
Unemployment rate: 9.7%
North Carolina has experienced steady population growth throughout its history. The rate has never dipped into single digits in any decade since the Civil War.
Its growth has been augmented recently by the "halfback" phenomenon: Northerners retire to Florida, decide they don't like it and move halfway back north, to mid-South states like the Carolinas.
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Last updated December 21 2010: 12:52 PM ET
