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or | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall || Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall |change,
other area | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998\3\ | 1999\4\ |1996 to
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United States ......|6,428,134 |8,834,508 |9,457,394 |9,479,273 |10,844,717 |11,092,374 ||11,120,499 |11,196,119 |11,137,769 |11,309,399 | 1.7
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Alabama ...............| 87,884 | 145,698 | 143,674 | 158,688 | 195,939 | 203,165 || 196,531 | 193,974 | 190,685 | 197,173 | 0.3
Alaska ................| 8,563 | 13,218 | 20,561 | 26,510 | 27,792 | 28,368 || 27,828 | 26,717 | 26,296 | 25,687 | -7.7
Arizona ...............| 107,315 | 168,666 | 194,034 | 202,036 | 248,213 | 254,530 || 259,163 | 260,832 | 268,102 | 276,268 | 6.6
Arkansas ..............| 43,599 | 56,127 | 66,068 | 66,123 | 78,645 | 87,067 || 97,405 | 100,855 | 102,264 | 103,326 | 6.1
California ............|1,123,529 |1,617,558 |1,599,838 |1,444,207 | 1,594,710 | 1,564,230 || 1,625,021 | 1,664,478 | 1,646,329 | 1,692,607 | 4.2
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Colorado ..............| 108,562 | 136,370 | 145,598 | 142,031 | 200,653 | 210,312 || 209,183 | 213,475 | 216,351 | 219,436 | 4.9
Connecticut ...........| 73,391 | 93,567 | 97,788 | 98,616 | 109,556 | 100,539 || 96,336 | 95,041 | 94,299 | 96,834 | 0.5
Delaware ..............| 21,151 | 27,082 | 28,325 | 27,933 | 34,252 | 36,204 || 36,579 | 36,495 | 37,362 | 36,895 | 0.9
District of Columbia ..| 12,194 | 15,159 | 13,900 | 12,080 | 11,990 | 9,663 || 7,736 | 4,887 | 5,410 | 5,349 | -30.9
Florida ...............| 189,450 | 287,745 | 334,349 | 362,241 | 489,081 | 530,607 || 529,422 | 534,721 | 531,921 | 540,967 | 2.2
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Georgia ...............| 101,900 | 142,593 | 140,158 | 148,956 | 196,413 | 248,682 || 230,204 | 235,011 | 229,928 | 237,411 | 3.1
Hawaii ................| 32,963 | 43,278 | 43,269 | 43,246 | 45,728 | 50,198 || 47,370 | 45,542 | 45,270 | 46,479 | -1.9
Idaho .................| 27,072 | 31,298 | 34,491 | 33,666 | 41,315 | 48,986 || 49,806 | 50,233 | 51,330 | 52,615 | 5.6
Illinois ..............| 315,634 | 444,458 | 491,274 | 520,224 | 551,333 | 530,248 || 532,470 | 536,578 | 533,294 | 533,522 | 0.2
Indiana................| 136,739 | 159,453 | 189,224 | 193,833 | 223,953 | 224,795 || 220,967 | 224,522 | 228,450 | 230,810 | 4.5
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Iowa ..................| 68,390 | 83,572 | 97,454 | 109,765 | 117,834 | 122,396 || 125,923 | 128,073 | 129,302 | 133,753 | 6.2
Kansas ................| 88,215 | 107,761 | 121,987 | 127,220 | 149,117 | 160,449 || 156,446 | 159,955 | 158,594 | 157,088 | 0.4
Kentucky ..............| 77,240 | 105,265 | 114,884 | 110,836 | 147,095 | 148,808 || 147,423 | 146,295 | 146,344 | 146,558 | -0.6
Louisiana .............| 101,127 | 132,054 | 136,703 | 153,173 | 158,290 | 174,873 || 185,223 | 189,179 | 189,896 | 188,573 | 1.8
Maine .................| 25,405 | 31,092 | 31,878 | 33,188 | 41,500 | 38,195 || 38,260 | 38,010 | 38,636 | 40,349 | 5.5
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Maryland ..............| 118,988 | 176,544 | 195,051 | 198,992 | 220,783 | 222,857 || 217,277 | 217,250 | 219,055 | 220,809 | 1.6
Massachusetts .........| 116,127 | 173,564 | 183,765 | 185,602 | 186,035 | 176,777 || 173,854 | 174,694 | 178,376 | 181,514 | 4.4
Michigan ..............| 339,625 | 436,655 | 454,147 | 434,270 | 487,359 | 462,390 || 458,989 | 458,561 | 462,580 | 461,825 | 0.6
Minnesota .............| 130,567 | 148,630 | 162,379 | 173,984 | 199,211 | 217,249 || 213,284 | 203,088 | 200,422 | 207,474 | -2.7
Mississippi ...........| 64,968 | 89,919 | 90,661 | 90,704 | 109,038 | 110,600 || 114,905 | 118,847 | 120,831 | 121,369 | 5.6
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Missouri...............| 132,540 | 158,196 | 165,179 | 168,829 | 200,093 | 189,993 || 189,851 | 190,608 | 194,462 | 199,324 | 5.0
Montana ...............| 27,287 | 27,798 | 31,178 | 32,032 | 31,865 | 37,435 || 38,000 | 38,702 | 38,768 | 38,336 | 0.9
Nebraska ..............| 51,454 | 61,240 | 73,509 | 81,202 | 94,614 | 95,599 || 99,717 | 89,414 | 89,040 | 88,386 | -11.4
Nevada ................| 13,576 | 30,010 | 40,280 | 43,368 | 61,242 | 66,683 || 71,925 | 73,309 | 79,147 | 85,270 | 18.6
New Hampshire .........| 15,979 | 24,205 | 24,119 | 26,669 | 32,163 | 36,069 || 36,365 | 35,259 | 32,187 | 34,927 | -4.0
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New Jersey ............| 145,373 | 227,764 | 247,028 | 237,297 | 261,601 | 271,069 || 264,596 | 261,365 | 260,092 | 263,752 | -0.3
New Mexico ............| 40,795 | 47,605 | 55,077 | 66,059 | 83,403 | 97,220 || 99,918 | 100,708 | 101,150 | 103,125 | 3.2
New York ..............| 449,437 | 613,842 | 563,251 | 563,251 | 616,884 | 588,491 || 572,482 | 567,893 | 567,202 | 566,306 | -1.1
North Carolina ........| 123,761 | 201,288 | 228,154 | 267,044 | 285,405 | 303,099 || 302,939 | 302,033 | 314,110 | 321,311 | 6.1
North Dakota ..........| 30,192 | 27,954 | 31,709 | 34,802 | 34,690 | 36,810 || 36,765 | 35,037 | 35,264 | 35,940 | -2.2
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Ohio ..................| 281,099 | 336,931 | 381,765 | 379,164 | 427,613 | 409,818 || 407,108 | 404,694 | 408,487 | 411,541 | 1.1
Oklahoma ..............| 91,438 | 124,372 | 137,188 | 146,827 | 151,073 | 158,026 || 154,381 | 154,572 | 155,796 | 155,361 | 0.6
Oregon ................| 108,483 | 129,785 | 140,102 | 119,612 | 144,427 | 143,617 || 141,429 | 144,342 | 144,326 | 148,177 | 4.8
Pennsylvania ..........| 232,982 | 287,436 | 292,499 | 300,523 | 343,478 | 339,928 || 335,181 | 334,901 | 338,047 | 336,930 | 0.5
Rhode Island ..........| 25,527 | 32,311 | 35,052 | 35,389 | 42,350 | 38,653 || 37,487 | 37,251 | 38,368 | 38,650 | 3.1
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South Carolina ........| 47,101 | 107,690 | 107,683 | 105,854 | 131,134 | 148,706 || 148,363 | 148,694 | 152,542 | 153,496 | 3.5
South Dakota ..........| 23,936 | 21,925 | 24,328 | 23,339 | 26,596 | 29,693 || 32,861 | 32,863 | 34,088 | 34,197 | 4.1
Tennessee .............| 98,897 | 139,526 | 156,835 | 147,951 | 175,049 | 193,136 || 194,138 | 193,516 | 193,393 | 193,646 | -0.3
Texas .................| 365,522 | 542,212 | 613,552 | 677,192 | 802,314 | 836,851 || 838,943 | 845,686 | 849,075 | 862,271 | 2.8
Utah ..................| 49,588 | 56,536 | 59,598 | 69,426 | 86,108 | 110,560 || 113,696 | 118,619 | 111,315 | 120,558 | 6.0
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Vermont ...............| 12,536 | 17,145 | 17,984 | 18,844 | 20,910 | 20,470 || 20,139 | 20,540 | 20,549 | 20,580 | 2.2
Virginia ..............| 123,279 | 215,253 | 246,500 | 250,754 | 291,286 | 293,127 || 292,412 | 301,594 | 305,455 | 311,536 | 6.5
Washington ............| 162,718 | 202,531 | 276,028 | 201,532 | 227,632 | 246,635 || 262,359 | 274,705 | 257,047 | 263,415 | 0.4
West Virginia..........| 51,363 | 68,117 | 71,228 | 66,531 | 74,108 | 74,857 || 75,116 | 76,078 | 76,322 | 76,777 | 2.2
Wisconsin .............| 170,374 | 210,535 | 235,179 | 238,735 | 253,529 | 245,770 || 245,060 | 243,858 | 247,462 | 249,608 | 1.9
Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 18,078 | 21,121 | 24,204 | 30,623 | 29,420 || 29,994 | 29,475 | 28,757 | 27,944 | -6.8
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U.S. Service Schools\5\| 17,079 | 36,897 | 49,808 | 54,719 | 48,692 | 88,451 || 81,669 | 83,090 | 13,991 | 13,344 | -83.7
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Outlying areas .....| 46,680 | 59,923 | 60,692 | 65,411 | 66,244 | 77,050 || 79,083 | 80,715 | 82,537 | 83,919 | 6.1
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American Samoa ........| --- | 689 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,232 || 1,239 | 1,248 | 909 | 1,172 | -5.4
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Micronesia ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 975 | 1,296 || 1,396 | 1,372 | 772 | 1,506 | 7.9
Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,800 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 6,010 || 5,335 | 5,533 | 5,758 | 5,727 | 7.3
Marshall Islands.......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 418 || 431 | 459 | 513 | 616 | 42.9
Northern Marianas .....| --- | --- | --- | 318 | 661 | 959 || 1,096 | 1,136 | 1,239 | 1,080 | -1.5
Palau .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 491 | 351 || 332 | 330 | 424 | 569 | 71.4
Puerto Rico ...........| 42,516 | 53,170 | 54,127 | 56,438 | 55,691 | 63,730 || 66,356 | 68,027 | 70,276 | 70,507 | 6.3
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Pacific .............| --- | 185 | 224 | 724 | --- | --- || --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,079 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 3,054 || 2,898 | 2,610 | 2,646 | 2,742 | -5.4
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