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United States ........|14,367,520 |12,326,948 | 298,312 |1,742,260 |14,502,334 |12,450,587 | 298,258 |1,753,489
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Alabama .................| 220,711 | 194,191 | 4,141 | 22,379 | 218,785 | 192,479 | 4,345 | 21,961
Alaska ..................| 28,806 | 27,251 | --- | 1,555 | 27,915 | 26,350 | --- | 1,565
Arizona .................| 288,036 | 255,298 | 1,690 | 31,048 | 292,730 | 259,628 | 1,895 | 31,207
Arkansas ................| 108,636 | 98,788 | 1,667 | 8,181 | 112,342 | 102,668 | 1,657 | 8,017
California ..............| 1,900,099 | 1,682,463 | 33,308 | 184,328 | 1,958,200 | 1,732,607 | 33,171 | 192,422
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Colorado ................| 245,112 | 206,013 | 3,173 | 35,926 | 252,245 | 210,856 | 3,172 | 38,217
Connecticut .............| 154,139 | 120,609 | 3,407 | 30,123 | 153,128 | 119,848 | 3,418 | 29,862
Delaware ................| 44,838 | 38,624 | 1,272 | 4,942 | 44,890 | 38,605 | 1,198 | 5,087
District of Columbia ....| 74,460 | 41,003 | 9,199 | 24,258 | 72,397 | 39,253 | 8,913 | 24,231
Florida .................| 645,832 | 571,203 | 9,691 | 64,938 | 658,259 | 584,357 | 10,062 | 63,840
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Georgia .................| 300,795 | 252,090 | 10,547 | 38,158 | 306,238 | 257,010 | 10,195 | 39,033
Hawaii ..................| 62,844 | 54,899 | 467 | 7,478 | 61,514 | 53,948 | 459 | 7,107
Idaho ...................| 60,411 | 53,101 | 546 | 6,764 | 61,641 | 54,129 | 562 | 6,950
Illinois ................| 721,133 | 605,146 | 17,219 | 98,768 | 726,199 | 612,086 | 17,153 | 96,960
Indiana..................| 290,184 | 250,710 | 5,432 | 34,042 | 295,517 | 255,782 | 5,657 | 34,078
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Iowa ....................| 178,860 | 155,596 | 6,463 | 16,801 | 180,967 | 157,417 | 6,752 | 16,798
Kansas ..................| 173,865 | 151,530 | 2,101 | 20,234 | 177,544 | 155,309 | 2,159 | 20,076
Kentucky ................| 178,904 | 154,036 | 4,783 | 20,085 | 178,924 | 153,436 | 4,810 | 20,678
Louisiana ...............| 213,993 | 182,493 | 6,058 | 25,442 | 219,196 | 187,536 | 5,773 | 25,887
Maine ...................| 56,017 | 49,481 | 713 | 5,823 | 56,368 | 49,730 | 746 | 5,892
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Maryland ................| 260,757 | 213,735 | 4,305 | 42,717 | 261,262 | 213,967 | 4,328 | 42,967
Massachusetts ...........| 411,676 | 316,578 | 13,494 | 81,604 | 412,620 | 316,299 | 13,983 | 82,338
Michigan ................| 547,629 | 468,017 | 10,517 | 69,095 | 549,742 | 467,264 | 10,162 | 72,316
Minnesota ...............| 284,964 | 243,774 | 6,223 | 34,967 | 269,887 | 233,407 | 6,031 | 30,449
Mississippi .............| 126,027 | 112,430 | 1,757 | 11,840 | 130,561 | 116,699 | 1,813 | 12,049
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Missouri.................| 293,584 | 243,452 | 9,665 | 40,467 | 302,896 | 252,032 | 9,821 | 41,043
Montana .................| 43,550 | 40,033 | 227 | 3,290 | 44,141 | 40,521 | 252 | 3,368
Nebraska ................| 120,689 | 105,172 | 3,116 | 12,401 | 111,542 | 96,679 | 3,083 | 11,780
Nevada ..................| 73,970 | 66,338 | 205 | 7,427 | 76,417 | 68,566 | 206 | 7,645
New Hampshire ...........| 64,396 | 54,361 | 710 | 9,325 | 63,811 | 53,645 | 713 | 9,453
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New Jersey ..............| 328,143 | 279,386 | 6,586 | 42,171 | 325,754 | 276,737 | 5,503 | 43,514
New Mexico ..............| 106,662 | 92,476 | 871 | 13,315 | 108,560 | 94,104 | 840 | 13,616
New York ................| 1,028,351 | 830,571 | 27,184 | 170,596 | 1,024,498 | 827,877 | 27,233 | 169,388
North Carolina ..........| 372,993 | 330,684 | 7,115 | 35,194 | 373,717 | 330,207 | 7,541 | 35,969
North Dakota ............| 41,142 | 37,962 | 438 | 2,742 | 38,937 | 35,806 | 421 | 2,710
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Ohio ....................| 544,371 | 465,660 | 12,452 | 66,259 | 537,169 | 458,575 | 12,489 | 66,105
Oklahoma ................| 177,166 | 152,579 | 3,101 | 21,486 | 177,157 | 152,679 | 3,450 | 21,028
Oregon ..................| 166,662 | 145,560 | 3,873 | 17,229 | 169,852 | 148,540 | 3,890 | 17,422
Pennsylvania ............| 587,447 | 491,389 | 15,983 | 80,075 | 588,185 | 491,773 | 15,589 | 80,823
Rhode Island ............| 72,432 | 62,259 | 869 | 9,304 | 72,078 | 62,328 | 864 | 8,886
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South Carolina ..........| 174,303 | 149,508 | 2,738 | 22,057 | 176,278 | 151,851 | 2,933 | 21,494
South Dakota ............| 39,820 | 35,356 | 672 | 3,792 | 39,042 | 34,750 | 718 | 3,574
Tennessee ...............| 247,637 | 215,022 | 5,532 | 27,083 | 249,805 | 216,836 | 5,591 | 27,378
Texas ...................| 959,698 | 837,394 | 19,864 | 102,440 | 969,283 | 846,521 | 19,109 | 103,653
Utah ....................| 152,262 | 138,744 | 1,254 | 12,264 | 157,891 | 144,665 | 1,253 | 11,973
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Vermont .................| 35,779 | 30,974 | 896 | 3,909 | 36,482 | 31,816 | 926 | 3,740
Virginia ................| 355,190 | 299,714 | 7,075 | 48,401 | 364,904 | 308,972 | 7,242 | 48,690
Washington ..............| 303,450 | 276,955 | 3,758 | 22,737 | 315,281 | 288,641 | 3,969 | 22,671
West Virginia............| 87,099 | 74,689 | 1,420 | 10,990 | 87,965 | 75,503 | 1,447 | 11,015
Wisconsin ...............| 299,522 | 266,230 | 3,653 | 29,639 | 298,248 | 264,832 | 3,775 | 29,641
Wyoming .................| 30,805 | 28,374 | 209 | 2,222 | 30,280 | 27,753 | 320 | 2,207
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U.S. Service Schools ....| 81,669 | 77,047 | 673 | 3,949 | 83,090 | 77,708 | 666 | 4,716
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Outlying areas .......| 182,536 | 166,029 | 3,132 | 13,375 | 178,154 | 161,888 | 3,050 | 13,216
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American Samoa ..........| 1,239 | 1,239 | --- | --- | 1,248 | 1,248 | --- | ---
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Micronesia ............| 1,396 | 1,396 | --- | --- | 1,372 | 1,372 | --- | ---
Guam ....................| 5,335 | 4,986 | --- | 349 | 5,533 | 5,145 | --- | 388
Marshall Islands.........| 431 | 431 | --- | --- | 459 | 459 | --- | ---
Northern Marianas .......| 1,096 | 1,096 | --- | --- | 1,136 | 1,136 | --- | ---
Palau ...................| 332 | 332 | --- | --- | 330 | 330 | --- | ---
Puerto Rico .............| 169,809 | 153,883 | 3,132 | 12,794 | 165,466 | 149,799 | 3,050 | 12,617
Virgin Islands ..........| 2,898 | 2,666 | --- | 232 | 2,610 | 2,399 | --- | 211
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