Idaho is fastest-growing state

Federal officials say Idaho had the largest percentage increase in population of any state in the nation in a recent census.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Dec. 20 announced that Idaho’s population from July 2016 to July 2017 increased 2.2 percent to 1.7 million.

The agency says there are about 37,000 more people living in the state than there were the year before.

Census: Idaho is fastest-growing state