9 10 Million tar heels.

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The number of U.S. states with at least 10 million residents grew to nine last year, according to the Census Bureau, which looked at population change over a one-year period ending in July 2015. North Carolina moved into that spot by adding 102,415 Tar Heels--an average of 281 people daily-ranking behind only Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Washington in total residents gained. North Dakota's population increased by 2.3 percent during that period, making it the...