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Demographics and Socioeconomics. Montana, located in the Mountain region of the United States, has a population of 910,651 people, making it the seventh least populous state in 2005. The state’s population increased by 8,456 people from 2000 to 2005, and is projected to grow to 1 million by 2025. This 0.7 percent projected annual growth rate is below the projected national average of 1.0 percent. The state’s 2005 per capita personal income of $28,906 was the tenth lowest in the United States, some $5,589 below the national average. Per capita income in Montana grew at an average annual rate of 4.7 percent from 2000 to 2005, compared to 2.9 percent nationally.
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© 2007 Patrick L. Anderson and Scott D. Watkins
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Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (2007). Montana. In: Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (eds) The State Economic Handbook 2008 Edition. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230607248_27
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