The Growing West
Pre- and Post-FLPMA
1976 and 2000
(U.S. Census Bureau)
| STATE |
1976 |
2000 |
% Change |
|
Alaska
|
400,969
|
626,932
|
56 %
|
|
Arizona
|
2,346,157
|
5,130,632
|
119 %
|
|
California
|
21,935,909
|
33,871,648
|
54 %
|
|
Colorado
|
2,632,306
|
4,301,261
|
63 %
|
|
Idaho
|
856,983
|
1,293,953
|
51 %
|
|
Montana
|
757,317
|
902,195
|
19 %
|
|
Nevada
|
646,975
|
1,998,257
|
209 %
|
|
New Mexico
|
1,189,295
|
1,819,046
|
53 %
|
|
Oregon
|
2,378,262
|
3,421,399
|
44 %
|
|
Utah
|
1,274,928
|
2,233,169
|
75 %
|
|
Washington
|
3,693,610
|
5,894,121
|
60 %
|
|
Wyoming
|
396,952
|
493,782
|
24 %
|
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