The US population grew by just 2.26 million in the twelve months leading to July 1st 2013, according to estimated figures released by the Census Bureau. Compared to global population growth, which is currently estimated at 1.1 percent, the US is slower, but it remains faster than much of Europe and China. Florida is likely to overtake New York to become the third-largest state California and Texas remain the most populous states, with New York third, but Florida is now less than 100,000 people behind New York, and if current trends continue its expected to become the nations third largest state by population in 2014.
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