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less attractive today than the South and West. This is easily understood considering
the origins of immigrants, mainly from Latin America and Asia.
Immigration contributed to 42% of US population growth between 2000 and
2005. This contribution is much greater in the states of the Megalopolis region
(“Atlantic Seaboard”), which stretches from Boston to Washington, including the
numerous states of the Northeastern Atlantic Seaboard. The population of the mid-
Atlantic region declined without the demographic contribution of international
immigration.
Immigration is also important for maintaining population growth around the
Great Lakes. It contributes to the majority of the population growth along the Pacific
coast.
Contribution
of immigration
to regional
growth
Mean annual
rate net
international
migration
Estimated
population
2005
Net
migration
2000-2005
Population
2000 census
Region
1. New England
13,922,517
14,239,724
278,100
88%
0.39%
2. Middle Atlantic
39,671,861
40,402,171
1,059,671
145%
0.53%
3. Great Lakes
45,155,037
46,156,447
627,825
63%
0.28%
4. North Central
19,237,739
19,815,527
210,941
37%
0.22%
5. South Atlantic
51,769,160
56,179,519
1,200,038
27%
0.44%
6. South Central
17,022,810
17,615,260
113,997
19%
0.13%
7. South West
31,444,850
33,710,634
741,828
33%
0.46%
8. Mountains
18,172,295
20,291,305
443,289
21%
0.46%
9. Pacific
45,025,637
47,999,817
1,658,252
56%
0.71%
Total US
281,421,906
296,410,404
6,333,941
42%
0.44%
Table 3.1. Recent immigration to the United States
(Source: US Census Bureau)
In order to more accurately assess the contribution of migration to recent
changes in the US population, another perspective must be used.
 
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