Table 1. Percent Increase in Population Since 1910 for the United States 

 and for Regions of the United States 



'New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

 and Connecticut. 



Middle Atlantic: New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 



South Atlantic: Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. 



East South Central: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. 



West South Central: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. 



East North Central: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. 



West North Central: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, 



Kansas, and Missouri 



Mountain: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and 

 New Mexico. 



Pacific: Washington, Oregon, and California. 



Varying Rates of Change in New England 



There has been a notable variation in the rates of population increase in 

 the New England States. The three southern states have shown the most vari- 

 ation between census periods. This may be due in part to their greater in- 

 dustrialization which makes them more susceptible to economic fluctuations. 

 In comparison, New Hampshire and Maine had a small but relatively steady 

 increase in the rate of change. Vermont, with population declines in two 

 periods prior to 1940, responded to the general increase from 1940 to 1950 

 along with the other states of the region (Table 2). 



Table 2. Percent Increase in Population Since 1910 for States 

 in the New England Region 



The magnitude of population increases between 1910 and 1950 is 

 shown in the last column of Table 2 and Figure 1. Larger gains are apparent 

 in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut than in the three northern 

 New England States. The major difference is that Maine and New Hamp- 

 shire increased steadily during this period at approximately equal rates. 



