Why These 11 State Economies Are America's Fastest Growing
In 2011, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% -- slow, but enough to show the country is moving in the right direction. Driving that growth were a handful of sectors, and these 11 states.
In 2011, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% -- slow, but enough to show the country is moving in the right direction. Driving that growth were a handful of sectors, and these 11 states.
For more than two centuries, the Census Bureau has plotted America's population center, mapping a steady progression of westward and southward growth. With a boom in Texas and busts on the coasts sending the center South, what does the new center say about the nation's future?


