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US population up 9.7 percent in decade: census

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-12-22 09:48
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WASHINGTON - The US population grew 9.7 percent over the last decade, the slowest growth since the 1930s, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday.

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As of April 1, 2010, the country's total population rose to 308. 7 million, up 9.7 percent from 10 years ago, the second lowest pace of the past century, Census Director Robert Groves said while announcing the findings at a news conference.

The once-in-a-decade population count shows that the South and the West added the most populations over the last decade, indicating states in the two regions are on track to make some gains in the reapportionment of the House seats.

The South had the fastest growth since 2000, at 14.3 percent, said Groves. The state with the largest population growth was Nevada with 35.1 percent.