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Table: Colorado’s population grows in 2016, but is growing slower

Colorado falls from second to seventh among the fastest-growing states in the U.S.

DENVER, CO - JUNE 16: Denver Post's Joe Murphy, on June 16, 2014. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)
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Thousands of new residents still flock to Colorado, but fewer thousands are flocking, according to population estimates the U.S. Census Bureau published Tuesday.

From July 2014 to July 2015, , adding 99,171 residents, a 1.9 percent increase. From July 2015 to July 2016 Colorado was the seventh-fastest, adding 91,726 people, a 1.7 percent increase.

Migration accounted for two-thirds of Colorado’s population gains.

Correction: Due to a math error, population percentages for certain states were incorrect. This has been fixed.

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