Rhode Island population grows 0.2 percent by `` natural increase , '' Census says . Texas adds more people than any other state -- about 500,000 . Two states lose population : Michigan and Utah . Figures are Census estimates for growth from last year 's .
Utah population grows 2.5 percent by `` natural increase , '' Census Bureau says . Texas adds more people than any other state -- about 500,000 . Two states lose population : Michigan and Rhode Island . Figures are Census estimates for growth from July 2007 to July 2008 .