PROVIDENCE, R.I. � Rhode Island�s population grew by 3,662 from last year to this year, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates made public Tuesday that show the state�s population as of July 1 each year.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. � Rhode Island�s population grew by 3,662 from last year to this year, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates made public Tuesday that show the state�s population as of July 1 each year.

But just under half of that gain � 1,819 � was due to growth in the population, according to the Census Bureau. The rest � 1,843 � resulted from revisions to previous year�s number.

A year ago, the bureau estimated Rhode Island�s population as of July 1, 2013, at 1,051,511. But, on Tuesday, that number was revised higher to 1,053,354.

The estimate of the state�s population as of July 1, 2014, is 1,055,173. That�s an increase of 0.17 percent from the revised 2013 number.

At the same time, the nation�s population grew by 0.75 percent to 318,857,056, according to the estimates.

The estimates show that six states lost population from 2013 to 2014: West Virginia, which lost 0.18 percent; Illinois , 0.08 percent; Connecticut, 0.07 percent; New Mexico, 0.06 percent; Alaska, 0.07 percent; and Vermont, 0.05 percent.

The five fastest growing states, according to the estimates, were: North Dakota, which grew 2.16 percent; Nevada, 1.71 percent; Texas, 1.70 percent; Colorado, 1.59 percent; and Florida, 1.49 percent. Florida overtook New York as third most populous state.