Demographics of the United States by State - Demographics of Alabama, Demographics of Alaska, Demographics of Arizona (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Demographics of Alabama, Demographics of Alaska, Demographics of Arizona, Demographics of California, Demographics of Colorado, Demographics of Florida, Demographics of Illinois, Demographics of Maryland, Demographics of New Mexico, Demographics of New York, Demographics of North Carolina, Demographics of Oklahoma, Demographics of Pennsylvania, Demographics of South Dakota, Demographics of Texas, Demographics of Virginia, Demographics of Washington, D.C., Demographics of Chicago, Maryland locations by per capita income, Virginia census statistical areas, Demographics of Philadelphia, Demographics of Houston, Colorado census statistical areas, Demographics of Kentucky, Demographics of Los Angeles, Demographics of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Demographics of Visalia, Clovis-Portales combined statistical area, University of Virginia Demographics and Workforce Group. Excerpt: California is the most populous U.S. state. It has many people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds. The state continues to attract significant numbers of immigrants, and continues to grow dramatically in overall size. Much of the population is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Diego, Sacramento, and Fresno areas. California is the most populous sub-national entity in North America. If it were an independent country, California would rank 34th in population in the world. Its population is one third larger than that of the next largest state, Texas. California surpassed New York state to become the most populous state in 1962. As of 2006, California has an estimated population of 37,172,015, more than 12 percent of the U.S. population. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 1,557,112 people (that is 2,781,539 births minus 1,224,427 deaths) and an increas...