#7: Georgia
Population: 9,687,653
Growth rate: 18.3%:
Unemployment rate: 10.1%
Georgia is helped significantly by Atlanta, one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation: It added 122,000 people between 2000 and 2009, a 29% growth rate.
The state population has soared nearly as fast, up more than 18% this decade. That followed a 26.4% jump from 1990 to 2000, the highest rate of growth for Georgia since the 19th century.
Growth rate: 18.3%:
Unemployment rate: 10.1%
Georgia is helped significantly by Atlanta, one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation: It added 122,000 people between 2000 and 2009, a 29% growth rate.
The state population has soared nearly as fast, up more than 18% this decade. That followed a 26.4% jump from 1990 to 2000, the highest rate of growth for Georgia since the 19th century.
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Last updated December 21 2010: 12:52 PM ET
