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Alabama, located in the East South Central region of the United States, has a population of 4.6 million people, making it the twenty-third most populous state in 2007. The state’s population increased by 180,751 people from 2000 to 2007, and is projected to increase to 4.8 million by 2025. This 0.2% projected annual growth rate compares to the projected national average of 0.8%. From 2006 to 2007 the state’s population grew by 0.6%. Per capita personal income in Alabama was $32,401 in 2007, up from $30,841 in 2006. For 2007, this was ninth lowest in the country and $6,163 below the national average. From 2000 to 2007 the per capita income in Alabama grew at a compound annual rate of 4.5%, compared to 3.7% nationally.
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Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (2009). Alabama. In: Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (eds) The State Economic Handbook 2010. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230102125_2
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