State 1 Nevada 2 Arizona 3 Utah 4 Idaho 5 Georgia Growth

Last updated: 6/29/2023

State 1 Nevada 2 Arizona 3 Utah 4 Idaho 5 Georgia Growth rate 2 93 2 81 2 55 2 43 2 17 SOURCE U S Census Bureau Population in thousands 2 565 6 339 2 645 1 499 9 545 State 46 New York 47 Vermont 48 Ohio 49 Michigan 50 Rhode Island Growth rate 0 08 0 08 0 03 0 30 0 36 Population in thousands 19 298 621 11 467 10 072 1 058 The table lists the states with the highest and with the lowest population growth rates Use the model P P 1 r where P is the population from the table as of July 2007 x is number of years after July 2007 P is the projected population and r is the growth rate In how many years will the population of Michigan decrease by 1 million Round to the nearest whole number The population will decrease by 1 million years after July 2007 Hint Don t forget to convert the rate to decimal form