I'm just gonna mention one 4-letter word.......UTAH !!
Utah's population is expected to approach 3.5 million by 2030 — a growth rate of 56 percent over three decades, according to the projections.
Utah is part of the nation's fastest-growing region, the Mountain West, expected to grow by 65 percent from 2000 to 2030.
Utah's neighbors, Nevada and Arizona, are projected to be the two fastest-growing states — each more than doubling in population. Idaho, projected to grow by 52 percent to nearly 2 million people, ranks sixth in growth nationally.
While Utah is projected to move up in the state size rankings to 31, Nevada, which ranked just behind Utah in 2000, is projected to surpass Utah in size, with a 2030 projected population of 4.3 million — making it the 28th most-populous state. Arizona's projected population of 10.7 million would make it the 10th most-populous.
Utah's neighbors, Nevada and Arizona, are projected to be the two fastest-growing states — each more than doubling in population. Idaho, projected to grow by 52 percent to nearly 2 million people, ranks sixth in growth nationally.
While Utah is projected to move up in the state size rankings to 31, Nevada, which ranked just behind Utah in 2000, is projected to surpass Utah in size, with a 2030 projected population of 4.3 million — making it the 28th most-populous state. Arizona's projected population of 10.7 million would make it the 10th most-populous.