Bloomberg
U.S. on pace for slowest decade of population growth since 1930s
Five of the 10 fastest-growing states between 2011 and 2012 were in the West. Wyoming, the least-populous state in the nation, grew 1.6 percent to 576,412 people. Utah, Nevada and Colorado increased their population by about 1.4 percent, and Arizona gained 1.3 percent to 6.6 million residents.
Two states lost population during the year. Vermont shed 0.1 percent of its residents to 626,011, and Rhode Island dipped 0.03 percent to 1.05 million people. West Virginia, which ranks No. 3 among states with the oldest median age of people, added 0.03 percent to its population, giving it almost exactly the same number of residents as it had in 1960.
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Too many moochers either way.
Schadenfreude on December 31, 2012 at 1:03 PM
I hope that means an exodus of illegals.
Obama can at least be credited with slowing and even reversing the Latin invasion due to his disastrous economic policies.
Charlemagne on December 31, 2012 at 1:06 PM
The Me Generation can’t be bothered with children hogging up their money and cramping their ability to do as they please when they please.
ButterflyDragon on December 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Maybe. Or the Baby Boomer generation has left them too little money to be able to raise children in many instances.
High taxes, massive levels of required pay for items when you have children. Even having a midwife is not cheap. Ours cost a little over 5000. Add in all the ultra sounds they demanded in order to remain our midwife, due to lawsuits and probably state laws and it might have been cheaper than a hospital birth, but not by a large margin. Those medical costs are all part of the baby boomer legacy they left us with.
Then all the money spent on schools, extra costs for required classes activities.
Add in the child protection services threat of coming in and taking over parental responsibilities if your child does not like how you raise them or some nosy person you never met decides to make a call because they are concerned…
This is what happens when you steal money from one generation to give to another. This is what happens when you think your way of raising children is so awesome it must be codified by law. This is what happens when you make a one size fits none school system.
astonerii on December 31, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Just as I finally was starting to be hopeful, and bought some prenatal vitamins, Aunt Flo came. Guess I’m not adding to the population next year.
Sekhmet on December 31, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Well of course!
When these youngsters think of how much they will have to pay, they can’t get it up!
Lonetown on December 31, 2012 at 2:01 PM
well see, back in the day you were able to live with only one income in the house while the wife usually stayed at home.
Now with the cost associated to today’s standard of living, you barely make it on 2 incomes now. Instead of being able to raise 4 or 5 kids, you can not even afford more than 1 or 2 if your lucky or of course, on welfare or illegal.
watertown on December 31, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Happens in all maturing socialist democracies.
When the number of central and southern Americans isn’t sufficient to maintain the desired number, the US will start importing muslims wholesale.
See also: Western Europe.
CorporatePiggy on December 31, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Mark Steyn told you so.
hillbillyjim on December 31, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Good news. Other countries will follow eventually after the long haul of getting everyone educated about sex.
ckoeber on December 31, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Sorry to hear that
I’m in the same boat.
cptacek on December 31, 2012 at 5:56 PM