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United States .....| $35,046 | $33,178 | $34,076 |13.1 |20.1 |19.7 |18.3 | 16.3 |11.0 |10.4 |16.5 |13.8 |0.22 | 9,583 | 259 | 19.0 | 0.50
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Alabama ..............| 27,515 | 27,967 | 25,991 |18.3 |26.1 |25.8 |24.3 | 22.3 |14.6 |19.2 |31.1 |20.1 |1.96 | 198 | 39 | 22.6 | 4.01
Alaska ...............| 48,283 | 46,653 | 47,954 | 9.0 |13.6 |10.6 |10.9 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 |10.6 | 7.1 |1.28 | 10 | 3 | 6.7 | 2.20
Arizona ..............| 32,112 | 32,180 | 30,863 |15.7 |24.9 |24.2 |21.8 | 19.1 |14.0 | 9.3 |13.2 |16.1 |1.77 | 199 | 38 | 24.2 | 4.16
Arkansas .............| 24,658 | 26,290 | 25,814 |19.1 |28.5 |26.6 |25.2 | 22.7 |15.3 |18.0 |29.9 |14.9 |1.75 | 108 | 22 | 21.7 | 4.02
California ...........| 41,742 | 36,332 | 37,009 |12.5 |19.0 |19.3 |18.3 | 17.1 |10.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 |16.7 |0.76 | 1,456 | 120 | 23.4 | 1.73
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Colorado .............| 35,144 | 38,905 | 40,706 |11.7 |17.9 |16.5 |15.3 | 12.5 |10.3 | 8.5 |15.1 | 8.8 |1.43 | 82 | 24 | 10.7 | 3.03
Connecticut ..........| 48,648 | 42,262 | 40,243 | 6.8 |11.7 |11.9 |11.2 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 |1.67 | 120 | 30 | 17.8 | 4.16
Delaware .............| 40,665 | 36,890 | 34,928 | 8.7 |13.3 |12.7 |11.8 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 |13.5 |10.3 |1.72 | 23 | 6 | 16.6 | 4.18
District of Columbia .| 35,829 | 30,969 | 30,748 |16.9 |27.0 |25.5 |25.0 | 24.4 |14.3 |15.5 |19.7 |22.2 |2.28 | 27 | 6 | 31.5 | 5.63
Florida ..............| 32,046 | 30,124 | 29,745 |12.7 |20.3 |20.1 |18.8 | 16.8 |11.0 | 9.0 |13.5 |16.2 |0.98 | 540 | 63 | 22.1 | 2.34
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Georgia ..............| 33,839 | 32,359 | 34,099 |14.7 |22.1 |21.3 |20.1 | 18.1 |11.4 |16.5 |26.7 |12.1 |1.46 | 218 | 49 | 15.6 | 3.24
Hawaii ...............| 45,276 | 43,453 | 42,851 | 8.3 |12.6 |12.6 |11.2 | 10.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |10.4 |10.3 |1.68 | 31 | 9 | 14.2 | 3.94
Idaho ................| 29,450 | 32,430 | 32,676 |13.3 |19.6 |18.9 |15.9 | 13.3 |12.0 | 8.7 |15.6 |14.5 |1.73 | 39 | 9 | 16.7 | 3.57
Illinois .............| 37,607 | 36,075 | 38,071 |11.9 |18.9 |18.7 |17.0 | 15.0 |10.0 | 8.9 |13.4 |12.4 |0.98 | 467 | 60 | 20.3 | 2.38
Indiana...............| 33,578 | 28,647 | 33,385 |10.7 |16.8 |15.8 |14.1 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 |14.0 | 9.6 |1.48 | 153 | 41 | 14.5 | 3.61
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Iowa .................| 30,584 | 34,016 | 35,519 |11.5 |17.5 |15.4 |14.1 | 11.7 |10.3 | 8.1 |15.3 |12.2 |1.65 | 98 | 23 | 15.5 | 3.44
Kansas ...............| 31,822 | 29,125 | 30,341 |11.5 |16.8 |16.5 |14.1 | 11.6 |10.1 | 8.5 |16.8 |10.8 |1.60 | 51 | 16 | 10.7 | 3.21
Kentucky .............| 26,275 | 27,349 | 29,810 |19.0 |27.9 |26.5 |24.6 | 22.4 |16.2 |17.5 |25.3 |14.7 |1.76 | 139 | 31 | 19.3 | 4.00
Louisiana ............| 25,593 | 26,404 | 27,949 |23.6 |33.4 |33.0 |31.1 | 29.7 |19.6 |20.5 |30.1 |19.7 |1.90 | 205 | 39 | 24.4 | 4.09
Maine ................| 32,479 | 31,175 | 33,858 |10.8 |15.7 |15.9 |14.0 | 11.5 | 8.9 |11.0 |18.3 |11.2 |1.77 | 31 | 9 | 14.3 | 4.11
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Maryland .............| 45,925 | 40,309 | 41,041 | 8.3 |11.9 |11.9 |11.5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 8.8 |13.6 |10.1 |1.59 | 119 | 36 | 13.3 | 3.77
Massachusetts ........| 43,087 | 41,648 | 38,574 | 8.9 |14.5 |14.8 |13.8 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 |12.6 |11.0 |1.16 | 170 | 33 | 16.8 | 2.99
Michigan .............| 36,170 | 36,284 | 36,426 |13.1 |22.1 |20.4 |18.1 | 15.7 |11.2 | 8.7 |14.3 |12.2 |1.04 | 292 | 46 | 14.8 | 2.18
Minnesota ............| 36,041 | 34,597 | 37,933 |10.2 |14.8 |14.6 |12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 |17.2 | 9.2 |1.44 | 101 | 30 | 10.4 | 2.91
Mississippi ..........| 23,479 | 26,120 | 26,538 |25.2 |35.8 |35.1 |33.5 | 31.9 |20.0 |24.0 |37.1 |23.5 |2.11 | 212 | 32 | 36.4 | 4.51
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Missouri..............| 30,739 | 31,046 | 34,825 |13.3 |20.4 |19.2 |17.8 | 15.1 |11.1 |11.3 |19.7 | 9.4 |1.54 | 89 | 31 | 9.8 | 3.25
Montana ..............| 26,805 | 28,414 | 27,757 |16.1 |24.3 |23.0 |20.3 | 17.1 |14.7 | 9.9 |16.6 |15.3 |1.76 | 31 | 7 | 19.0 | 3.90
Nebraska .............| 30,335 | 32,695 | 32,929 |11.1 |17.3 |15.4 |13.4 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 8.6 |16.8 | 9.6 |1.52 | 41 | 12 | 11.9 | 3.19
Nevada ...............| 36,160 | 36,888 | 36,084 |10.2 |15.1 |14.4 |12.6 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 |12.3 |11.1 |1.70 | 33 | 11 | 11.1 | 3.41
New Hampshire ........| 42,361 | 36,244 | 39,171 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 |13.9 | 5.3 |1.32 | 8 | 5 | 4.3 | 2.53
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New Jersey ...........| 47,722 | 43,478 | 43,924 | 7.6 |11.7 |12.6 |11.7 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 6.8 |11.3 | 7.8 |0.88 | 127 | 29 | 9.5 | 2.06
New Mexico ...........| 28,086 | 27,667 | 25,991 |20.6 |30.3 |30.6 |27.6 | 25.2 |17.8 |13.7 |21.2 |25.3 |2.08 | 150 | 21 | 34.9 | 4.11
New York .............| 38,438 | 32,803 | 33,028 |13.0 |20.6 |21.2 |19.6 | 17.0 |11.0 |10.0 |14.7 |16.5 |0.84 | 805 | 74 | 23.6 | 1.94
North Carolina .......| 31,071 | 30,967 | 31,979 |13.0 |19.2 |18.5 |17.2 | 15.3 |10.1 |15.7 |25.9 |12.6 |1.25 | 233 | 41 | 20.2 | 3.24
North Dakota .........| 27,067 | 29,079 | 29,089 |14.4 |19.6 |18.4 |17.2 | 14.7 |13.0 |10.8 |19.5 |12.0 |1.66 | 17 | 5 | 13.2 | 3.36
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Ohio .................| 33,472 | 32,758 | 34,941 |12.5 |21.1 |19.9 |17.8 | 14.6 |10.7 | 8.7 |13.8 |11.5 |0.98 | 380 | 55 | 17.1 | 2.28
Oklahoma .............| 27,491 | 27,756 | 26,311 |16.7 |25.3 |23.4 |21.7 | 18.5 |14.2 |13.5 |24.1 |17.1 |1.83 | 151 | 29 | 24.2 | 4.14
Oregon ...............| 31,774 | 32,347 | 36,374 |12.4 |19.7 |16.1 |14.8 | 13.3 |11.5 | 8.1 |13.1 |11.2 |1.66 | 92 | 25 | 16.2 | 4.05
Pennsylvania .........| 33,895 | 32,975 | 34,524 |11.1 |17.5 |17.0 |15.7 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 |13.5 |12.2 |0.94 | 369 | 52 | 16.5 | 2.17
Rhode Island .........| 37,524 | 32,833 | 35,359 | 9.6 |16.3 |16.1 |13.8 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 |15.6 |10.6 |1.75 | 27 | 8 | 16.4 | 4.51
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South Carolina .......| 30,615 | 30,692 | 29,071 |15.4 |22.8 |21.8 |21.2 | 19.1 |12.0 |17.3 |26.5 |19.9 |2.11 | 249 | 43 | 31.7 | 4.73
South Dakota .........| 26,239 | 30,576 | 29,578 |15.9 |23.6 |22.2 |20.2 | 17.3 |13.6 |11.1 |21.3 |14.5 |1.75 | 25 | 6 | 17.3 | 3.68
Tennessee ............| 28,926 | 29,451 | 29,015 |15.7 |23.9 |22.5 |20.8 | 18.5 |12.5 |17.2 |26.7 |15.5 |1.83 | 204 | 46 | 19.6 | 4.03
Texas ................| 31,501 | 31,627 | 32,039 |18.1 |25.6 |25.5 |24.2 | 23.0 |15.2 |14.9 |23.8 |17.4 |0.98 | 887 | 90 | 23.1 | 2.11
Utah .................| 34,363 | 36,728 | 36,480 |11.4 |15.8 |14.4 |12.0 | 10.0 |11.0 | 6.4 |12.5 | 8.4 |1.31 | 43 | 12 | 8.4 | 2.28
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Vermont ..............| 34,738 | 36,817 | 33,824 | 9.9 |13.5 |13.7 |12.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 9.7 |16.3 |10.3 |1.70 | 16 | 5 | 13.0 | 3.69
Virginia .............| 38,861 | 38,714 | 36,222 |10.2 |14.5 |14.5 |13.5 | 11.9 | 8.4 |11.6 |18.5 |10.2 |1.48 | 154 | 42 | 14.5 | 3.71
Washington ...........| 36,360 | 34,483 | 35,568 |10.9 |17.0 |16.4 |14.3 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 7.0 |12.4 |12.5 |1.75 | 156 | 42 | 16.6 | 4.17
West Virginia.........| 24,248 | 24,232 | 24,880 |19.7 |31.7 |30.3 |25.9 | 22.4 |17.7 |14.1 |20.8 |16.7 |1.77 | 71 | 15 | 25.8 | 4.67
Wisconsin ............| 34,330 | 36,391 | 40,955 |10.7 |17.7 |16.4 |15.0 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 6.6 |12.6 | 8.5 |1.37 | 123 | 34 | 11.2 | 3.00
Wyoming ..............| 31,595 | 34,079 | 31,529 |11.9 |18.3 |16.2 |14.1 | 11.2 |10.8 | 8.4 |14.3 |12.2 |1.66 | 11 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.03
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