Census estimate a concern for state (Taxachussetts losing a House seat)

The Boston Globe ^ | 12/23/05 | Scott Helman

[LdSentinal]

Massachusetts lost residents for the second year in a row, new federal Census estimates show, underscoring an accelerating population shift from the Northeast to the South and West that threatens to erode the state's political and economic clout.

Only two other states, along with the District of Columbia, lost population from July 1, 2004, to July 1 of this year, according to US Census estimates released yesterday. The Bay State lost about 8,600 residents, or .1 percent of its population, according to the estimates.

If the trend continues, specialists say, the state will face serious consequences: fewer seats in Congress, companies choosing to locate or expand elsewhere, a shrinking labor force, and less federal funding for transportation, housing, and other initiatives.

[Tzimisce]

Guess they'll have to pass some laws requiring people to stay....

[Tzimisce]

Or maybe they could raise taxes again. Tax hikes solve everything, right?

[tom h]

The states you cite are losing seats to places like California, where there is a net outmigration of American citizens, but a huge net inmigration of illegal aliens.

If illegals were sent home, or not counted in the census, then Ohio, Mass and NY would not be losing seats.

[Straight Vermonter]

Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
	Population estimates						April 1, 2000
Geographic Area	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2002	July 1, 2001	July 1, 2000	Estimates base	Census
United States	296,410,404	293,656,842	290,850,005	287,984,799	285,107,923	282,193,477	281,424,602	281,421,906
.Alabama	4,557,808	4,525,375	4,501,862	4,480,139	4,467,461	4,452,339	4,447,351	4,447,100
.Alaska	663,661	657,755	648,510	640,699	632,249	627,500	626,931	626,932
.Arizona	5,939,292	5,739,879	5,577,784	5,438,159	5,295,929	5,165,993	5,130,632	5,130,632
.Arkansas	2,779,154	2,750,000	2,726,166	2,706,606	2,691,581	2,678,511	2,673,398	2,673,400
.California	36,132,147	35,842,038	35,456,602	34,988,088	34,526,660	34,002,756	33,871,653	33,871,648
.Colorado	4,665,177	4,601,821	4,548,071	4,498,407	4,427,016	4,326,926	4,302,015	4,301,261
.Connecticut	3,510,297	3,498,966	3,485,881	3,458,382	3,432,463	3,412,263	3,405,602	3,405,565
.Delaware	843,524	830,069	817,827	805,767	795,417	786,441	783,600	783,600
.District of Columbia	550,521	554,239	557,846	564,624	569,321	571,044	572,059	572,059
.Florida	17,789,864	17,385,430	16,993,369	16,677,860	16,350,565	16,048,887	15,982,824	15,982,378
.Georgia	9,072,576	8,918,129	8,746,849	8,581,731	8,415,600	8,230,155	8,186,816	8,186,453
.Hawaii	1,275,194	1,262,124	1,248,200	1,234,401	1,221,855	1,212,125	1,211,537	1,211,537
.Idaho	1,429,096	1,395,140	1,368,111	1,343,973	1,321,162	1,299,680	1,293,956	1,293,953
.Illinois	12,763,371	12,712,016	12,649,940	12,586,839	12,518,506	12,439,738	12,419,647	12,419,293
.Indiana	6,271,973	6,226,537	6,196,269	6,154,739	6,125,677	6,091,955	6,080,517	6,080,485
.Iowa	2,966,334	2,952,904	2,941,362	2,934,340	2,931,272	2,928,460	2,926,382	2,926,324
.Kansas	2,744,687	2,733,697	2,724,224	2,712,454	2,700,879	2,692,671	2,688,824	2,688,418
.Kentucky	4,173,405	4,141,835	4,116,780	4,088,510	4,066,908	4,049,005	4,042,285	4,041,769
.Louisiana	4,523,628	4,506,685	4,490,380	4,475,003	4,465,258	4,469,495	4,468,958	4,468,976
.Maine	1,321,505	1,314,985	1,308,245	1,296,978	1,286,350	1,277,397	1,274,923	1,274,923
.Maryland	5,600,388	5,561,332	5,512,477	5,442,268	5,379,591	5,311,543	5,296,506	5,296,486
.Massachusetts	6,398,743	6,407,382	6,417,565	6,411,568	6,394,750	6,362,132	6,349,105	6,349,097
.Michigan	10,120,860	10,104,206	10,078,146	10,039,379	10,002,663	9,956,111	9,938,480	9,938,444
.Minnesota	5,132,799	5,096,546	5,061,662	5,023,526	4,984,621	4,933,756	4,919,492	4,919,479
.Mississippi	2,921,088	2,900,768	2,880,793	2,866,349	2,857,577	2,848,753	2,844,656	2,844,658
.Missouri	5,800,310	5,759,532	5,718,717	5,681,045	5,643,326	5,606,265	5,596,683	5,595,211
.Montana	935,670	926,920	917,885	910,395	906,098	903,510	902,195	902,195
.Nebraska	1,758,787	1,747,704	1,738,013	1,726,753	1,718,965	1,713,261	1,711,265	1,711,263
.Nevada	2,414,807	2,332,898	2,241,700	2,167,867	2,094,827	2,018,214	1,998,257	1,998,257
.New Hampshire	1,309,940	1,299,169	1,287,594	1,274,666	1,258,546	1,240,554	1,235,786	1,235,786
.New Jersey	8,717,925	8,685,166	8,640,028	8,576,089	8,504,864	8,433,704	8,414,347	8,414,350
.New Mexico	1,928,384	1,903,006	1,879,252	1,855,400	1,832,608	1,821,526	1,819,046	1,819,046
.New York	19,254,630	19,280,727	19,228,031	19,164,755	19,091,210	18,998,889	18,976,821	18,976,457
.North Carolina	8,683,242	8,540,468	8,422,375	8,312,755	8,198,279	8,078,429	8,046,491	8,049,313
.North Dakota	636,677	636,308	633,051	633,571	636,239	641,153	642,204	642,200
.Ohio	11,464,042	11,450,143	11,431,748	11,404,651	11,384,992	11,363,809	11,353,145	11,353,140
.Oklahoma	3,547,884	3,523,546	3,504,917	3,487,076	3,465,778	3,454,321	3,450,652	3,450,654
.Oregon	3,641,056	3,591,363	3,562,681	3,522,342	3,473,484	3,431,070	3,421,436	3,421,399
.Pennsylvania	12,429,616	12,394,471	12,364,930	12,324,415	12,296,063	12,286,314	12,281,054	12,281,054
.Rhode Island	1,076,189	1,079,916	1,075,729	1,068,550	1,058,365	1,050,742	1,048,319	1,048,319
.South Carolina	4,255,083	4,197,892	4,146,753	4,102,568	4,059,615	4,023,560	4,011,816	4,012,012
.South Dakota	775,933	770,621	764,599	760,368	758,068	755,741	754,840	754,844
.Tennessee	5,962,959	5,893,298	5,841,585	5,790,312	5,746,831	5,703,052	5,689,262	5,689,283
.Texas	22,859,968	22,471,549	22,099,136	21,722,394	21,333,606	20,949,354	20,851,792	20,851,820
.Utah	2,469,585	2,420,708	2,378,696	2,336,673	2,287,736	2,243,136	2,233,198	2,233,169
.Vermont	623,050	621,233	619,092	616,274	612,824	609,937	608,827	608,827
.Virginia	7,567,465	7,481,332	7,383,387	7,286,061	7,191,941	7,104,078	7,079,030	7,078,515
.Washington	6,287,759	6,207,046	6,131,131	6,066,319	5,992,412	5,911,212	5,894,140	5,894,121
.West Virginia	1,816,856	1,812,548	1,810,347	1,804,529	1,801,438	1,807,442	1,808,350	1,808,344
.Wisconsin	5,536,201	5,503,533	5,471,792	5,439,137	5,404,432	5,374,429	5,363,715	5,363,675
.Wyoming	509,294	505,887	501,915	499,045	494,045	494,139	493,782	493,782
Puerto Rico	3,912,054	3,895,107	3,877,881	3,859,606	3,839,190	3,815,909	3,808,603	3,808,610
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable
Suggested Citation:
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NST-EST2005-01)
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: December 22, 2005

[Grampa Dave]

"You realize that all this means is that the elites will have to eliminate democracy, if it is no longer a useful way for them to hold onto their power."


The uber elite and super rich liberals are facists and don't really believe in democracy. If the trends continue, and they somehow get $inator Hildebea$t to be our president, they will try want you have pointed out.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks.

When the PC bs is stripped away from the so called Gay Lifestyle, that lifestyle is very crude and vile.

[Galveston Grl]

They have to have people willing to stay after college to work in Mass. based high tech companies and they have to compete with high tech companies in more pleasant of the country.

[GSlob]

They do. Massachusetts is not that bad tax-wise (sales tax 5%, income tax 5.3%) - compare with Alabama (sales tax 8%, income tax about 4-5%). And Massachusetts does not apply sales tax to food, medicines, and clothing. Thus the name Taxachusetts is a misnomer. It is the cost of living there [more specifically, real estate] which is a downer.

[bert]

.....Now if we could just figure out a way to get rid of their Senators.....

Kennedy is due an appoplectic stroke event that will disable him.

[HostileTerritory]

I agree. After 16 years of Republican governors, our taxes are in the middle of the pack. States like North Carolina and Georgia tax their citizens MORE as a share on income than Massachusetts does.

We've been so successful that no one can afford a house, so young people are leaving.

[noblejones]

Over on DU they are saying the loss of population is due to alien abduction and "hits" by Karl Rove.

God bless America; both of them.

[noblejones]

>>
Guess they'll have to pass some laws requiring people to stay...
<<

Or maybe build a wall. Lefties love walls.

[evad]

Kennedy is due an apoplectic stroke event that will disable him.

It's obvious he's already had it.

The only thing propping him up is the scotch.