State Sprawl POPULATION GROWTH and the DIMINISHING NATURAL STATE of ARIZONA Analysis of National Resources Inventory & U.S. Census Data on Development and Habitat Loss in a Thirsty Grand Canyon State Arizona Sprawl 1982 - 2017 (1.1 million acres lost between 1982-2017): Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2020. 2017 National Resources Inventory, Summary Report (7% due to increased per capita consumption; 93% due to population growth): 2017 National Resources Inventory, Summary Report; U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for Arizona counties (Population growth was 34% from births and 66% migration OR 44% related to international migration and 56% all other): Camarota, S. 2020. Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey. Center for Immigration Studies.
