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States where sprawl factors compare this way
(1982-97):
Per
Capita Land
Consumption
Growth: significant minority factor
Population
Growth: MAIN FACTOR
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State
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Growth in Per Capita Land Consumption
|
Growth in Population
|
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Colorado
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5%
|
27%
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Idaho
|
10%
|
24%
|
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Kansas
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4%
|
9%
|
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New Mexico
|
17%
|
26%
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Oregon
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5%
|
22%
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Texas
|
8%
|
26%
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Utah
|
6%
|
33%
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SOURCE:
"1997 National Resources Inventory"
(U.S.
Department of Agriculture)
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