Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 to 2002

Table 17.
Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 to 2002 [In thousands]
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                        |       1970\1\ |    1980\1\    |    1985\2\    |    1990\1\    |    2000\1\    |    2001\2\    |    2002\2\
                        |_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________
         State          |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to |Total, | 5- to
                        |  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year|  all  |17-year-
                        | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds  | ages  | olds
________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
           1            |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |  15
________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States\3\ ....|203,302| 52,540|226,546| 47,407|237,924| 44,782|248,765| 45,178|282,224| 53,134|285,318| 53,253|288,369| 53,285
                        |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ................|  3,444|    934|  3,894|    866|  3,973|    798|  4,040|    774|  4,452|    818|  4,469|    816|  4,487|    808
Alaska .................|    303|     88|    402|     92|    532|    112|    550|    117|    628|    142|    634|    142|    644|    143
Arizona ................|  1,775|    486|  2,718|    578|  3,184|    601|  3,665|    686|  5,167|  1,021|  5,307|  1,031|  5,456|  1,057
Arkansas ...............|  1,923|    498|  2,286|    496|  2,327|    461|  2,351|    455|  2,679|    499|  2,695|    497|  2,710|    494
California .............| 19,971|  4,999| 23,668|  4,681| 26,441|  4,752| 29,786|  5,344| 34,010|  6,803| 34,600|  6,864| 35,116|  6,907
                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado ...............|  2,210|    589|  2,890|    592|  3,209|    599|  3,294|    607|  4,327|    821|  4,431|    824|  4,507|    830
Connecticut ............|  3,032|    768|  3,108|    638|  3,201|    549|  3,287|    520|  3,412|    631|  3,435|    636|  3,461|    649
Delaware ...............|    548|    148|    594|    125|    618|    113|    666|    114|    787|    140|    797|    140|    807|    138
District of Columbia ...|    757|    164|    638|    109|    635|     88|    607|     80|    572|     78|    574|     80|    571|     78
Florida ................|  6,791|  1,609|  9,746|  1,789| 11,351|  1,792| 12,938|  2,011| 16,051|  2,785| 16,373|  2,791| 16,713|  2,847
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Georgia ................|  4,588|  1,223|  5,463|  1,231|  5,963|  1,195|  6,478|  1,230|  8,234|  1,593|  8,406|  1,603|  8,560|  1,620
Hawaii .................|    770|    204|    965|    198|  1,040|    194|  1,108|    196|  1,213|    214|  1,227|    214|  1,245|    212
Idaho ..................|    713|    200|    944|    213|    994|    223|  1,007|    228|  1,300|    273|  1,321|    272|  1,341|    270
Illinois ...............| 11,110|  2,859| 11,427|  2,401| 11,400|  2,192| 11,431|  2,095| 12,441|  2,358| 12,520|  2,368| 12,601|  2,365
Indiana.................|  5,195|  1,386|  5,490|  1,200|  5,459|  1,087|  5,544|  1,056|  6,092|  1,159|  6,127|  1,161|  6,159|  1,166
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Iowa ...................|  2,825|    743|  2,914|    604|  2,830|    543|  2,777|    525|  2,929|    532|  2,932|    528|  2,937|    517
Kansas .................|  2,249|    573|  2,364|    468|  2,427|    452|  2,478|    472|  2,693|    517|  2,702|    515|  2,716|    509
Kentucky ...............|  3,221|    844|  3,661|    800|  3,695|    745|  3,687|    703|  4,049|    701|  4,069|    700|  4,093|    678
Louisiana ..............|  3,645|  1,041|  4,206|    969|  4,408|    937|  4,222|    891|  4,470|    888|  4,470|    881|  4,483|    863
Maine ..................|    994|    260|  1,125|    243|  1,163|    222|  1,228|    223|  1,277|    222|  1,284|    220|  1,294|    214
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Maryland ...............|  3,924|  1,038|  4,217|    895|  4,413|    788|  4,781|    803|  5,312|  1,005|  5,386|  1,010|  5,458|  1,014
Massachusetts ..........|  5,689|  1,407|  5,737|  1,153|  5,881|    989|  6,016|    940|  6,362|  1,079|  6,401|  1,085|  6,428|  1,076
Michigan ...............|  8,882|  2,450|  9,262|  2,067|  9,076|  1,824|  9,295|  1,754|  9,956|  1,909| 10,006|  1,911| 10,050|  1,907
Minnesota ..............|  3,806|  1,051|  4,076|    865|  4,184|    796|  4,376|    829|  4,934|    946|  4,985|    942|  5,020|    933
Mississippi ............|  2,217|    635|  2,521|    599|  2,588|    576|  2,575|    550|  2,849|    561|  2,860|    559|  2,872|    551
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Missouri................|  4,678|  1,183|  4,917|  1,008|  5,000|    941|  5,117|    944|  5,605|  1,044|  5,637|  1,041|  5,673|  1,030
Montana ................|    694|    197|    787|    167|    822|    167|    799|    163|    903|    170|    905|    168|    909|    164
Nebraska ...............|  1,485|    389|  1,570|    324|  1,585|    305|  1,578|    309|  1,713|    328|  1,720|    326|  1,729|    322
Nevada .................|    489|    127|    800|    160|    951|    166|  1,202|    204|  2,019|    389|  2,098|    395|  2,173|    412
New Hampshire ..........|    738|    189|    921|    196|    997|    182|  1,109|    194|  1,240|    234|  1,259|    234|  1,275|    235
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New Jersey .............|  7,171|  1,797|  7,365|  1,528|  7,566|  1,340|  7,748|  1,269|  8,433|  1,532|  8,511|  1,545|  8,590|  1,560
New Mexico .............|  1,017|    311|  1,303|    303|  1,438|    304|  1,515|    320|  1,822|    373|  1,831|    371|  1,855|    368
New York ...............| 18,241|  4,358| 17,558|  3,552| 17,792|  3,173| 17,991|  3,000| 19,000|  3,399| 19,084|  3,412| 19,158|  3,385
North Carolina .........|  5,084|  1,323|  5,882|  1,254|  6,254|  1,175|  6,632|  1,147|  8,082|  1,451|  8,206|  1,461|  8,320|  1,484
North Dakota ...........|    618|    175|    653|    136|    677|    133|    639|    127|    641|    116|    637|    114|    634|    110
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Ohio ...................| 10,657|  2,820| 10,798|  2,307| 10,735|  2,090| 10,847|  2,012| 11,364|  2,123| 11,390|  2,122| 11,421|  2,115
Oklahoma ...............|  2,559|    640|  3,025|    622|  3,271|    635|  3,146|    609|  3,454|    647|  3,470|    641|  3,494|    635
Oregon .................|  2,092|    534|  2,633|    525|  2,673|    504|  2,842|    521|  3,431|    629|  3,473|    628|  3,522|    629
Pennsylvania ...........| 11,801|  2,925| 11,864|  2,376| 11,771|  2,079| 11,883|  1,996| 12,286|  2,176| 12,303|  2,168| 12,335|  2,151
Rhode Island ...........|    950|    225|    947|    186|    969|    163|  1,003|    159|  1,051|    181|  1,060|    181|  1,070|    179
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South Carolina .........|  2,591|    720|  3,122|    703|  3,303|    663|  3,486|    662|  4,024|    726|  4,062|    725|  4,107|    713
South Dakota ...........|    666|    187|    691|    147|    698|    139|    696|    144|    756|    149|    758|    147|    761|    145
Tennessee ..............|  3,926|  1,002|  4,591|    972|  4,715|    903|  4,877|    882|  5,703|  1,018|  5,749|  1,020|  5,797|  1,021
Texas ..................| 11,199|  3,002| 14,229|  3,137| 16,273|  3,318| 16,986|  3,437| 20,955|  4,324| 21,371|  4,342| 21,780|  4,384
Utah ...................|  1,059|    312|  1,461|    350|  1,643|    418|  1,723|    457|  2,243|    502|  2,279|    501|  2,316|    494
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Vermont ................|    445|    118|    511|    109|    530|    100|    563|    102|    610|    111|    613|    109|    617|    108
Virginia ...............|  4,651|  1,197|  5,347|  1,114|  5,715|  1,039|  6,189|  1,060|  7,106|  1,283|  7,197|  1,287|  7,294|  1,294
Washington .............|  3,413|    881|  4,132|    826|  4,400|    816|  4,867|    893|  5,912|  1,118|  5,993|  1,116|  6,069|  1,117
West Virginia...........|  1,744|    442|  1,950|    414|  1,907|    383|  1,793|    337|  1,807|    298|  1,801|    295|  1,802|    292
Wisconsin ..............|  4,418|  1,203|  4,706|  1,011|  4,748|    908|  4,892|    927|  5,374|  1,021|  5,406|  1,014|  5,441|  1,000
Wyoming ................|    332|     92|    470|    101|    500|    108|    454|    101|    494|     96|    494|     94|    499|     92
________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
\1\As of April 1.
\2\Estimates as of July 1.
\3\Includes members of the Armed Forces residing in each state.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095 at the national level, CPH-L-74 (1990 data), SF1-P12 (2000 data); and unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 2003.)
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