Which of the following southern states had the least gain in population between the years 2000 and 2010?

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Louisiana

The correct answer is Louisiana.

Explanation: Louisiana stood out for being a multicultural region. Louisiana was initially colonized by the French, and was part of the colonial province of Louisiana.

The 2000 US census estimated the population of Louisiana at 6% increase over the state's 1990 population. An estimate made in 2006 estimates the state's population had 1.1% increase over the state's population in 1990, a 4.1% decrease over the state's population in 2000, and 0.4% growth from the estimated 2005 population. The main cause of the population drop between the 2006 estimate and the 2000 population was the intense interstate migration that followed Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the state in 2005.