Arizona: Expected To Continue Rapid Growth

The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona's population is showing no signs of slowing down. With the expected in-migration and birth rate, the result will be a state population approaching 11 million by 2030, according to a U.S. Census Bureau analysis in the current issue of the Arizona Blue Chip Economic Forecast. "By 2030, Arizona will become solidly established as the 10th largest state, bigger in population than Michigan and closing ground on Ohio," said Lee McPheters of the Arizona Blue Chip. McPheters called the past 25 years a "warm-up" period for the growth yet to come . Arizona's population is projected to increase by 109 percent between 2000 and 2030, which translates into a 5.6 million increase in population during that time. The number of persons 65 and older will increase by 1.7 million. More...