States Where the Population Has Grown the Most Since 1880

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15. Oklahoma
> Population growth, 1890 to 2020: 3.7 million (+15.3 fold increase)
> Total population,1890: 258,657 — in 1890
> Total population, 2020: 3,959,353 — 23rd smallest

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14. New Mexico
> Population growth, 1880 to 2020: 2.0 million (+17.7 fold increase)
> Total population,1880: 119,565 — 12th smallest
> Total population, 2020: 2,117,522 — 15th smallest

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13. Texas
> Population growth, 1880 to 2020: 27.6 million (+18.3 fold increase)
> Total population,1880: 1,591,749 — 11th largest
> Total population, 2020: 29,145,505 — 2nd largest

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12. North Dakota
> Population growth, 1880 to 2020: 742,185 (+21.1 fold increase)
> Total population,1880: 36,909 — 6th smallest
> Total population, 2020: 779,094 — 4th smallest

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11. Utah
> Population growth, 1880 to 2020: 3.1 million (+22.7 fold increase)
> Total population,1880: 143,963 — 13th smallest
> Total population, 2020: 3,271,616 — 21st smallest