Nevada is the fastest growing state in the US, with a population increase of over 2,000% from 1860 to the late 2000s. Dallas is the fastest growing city in the US, while Beihai and Chongqing in China are the fastest growing cities in the world. Cleveland, Detroit, and Canton in Ohio are the fastest shrinking cities in the US, and Michigan, Rhode Island, and Ohio are the states losing population fastest. Equatorial Guinea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and China are the fastest growing countries, while Japan and Russia are the fastest losing countries.
Nevada’s population increased more than 2,000 percent from 1860 to the late 2000s, making it the fastest growing state in the United States. Huge construction contracts and thousands of gambling industry jobs provide a constant attraction for workers. Although the population explosion abated in the aftermath of the economic recession in 2008, Nevada still grew faster than 42 other states between 2007 and 2008.
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The fastest growing city in the United States is Dallas, which grew by more than a quarter from 2000 to 2010. The fastest growing cities in the world are Beihai and Chongqing, China, followed by Ghaziabad, India.
Cleveland, Detroit and Canton, Ohio are said to be the fastest shrinking cities in the United States. A combination of population movement, economic recession, and high unemployment rates caused large declines in the population and wealth of cities. The states losing population fastest are Michigan, Rhode Island and Ohio.
The fastest growing countries in the world are Equatorial Guinea, Bosnia and Herzegovina and China. The fastest losing countries are Japan and Russia.
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