| Table B-2. Actual and projected numbers for preprimary school-age populations: 1991 through 2016 [In thousands] |
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| Year (July 1) | 3- to 5-year-olds | 3-year-olds | 4-year-olds | 5-year-olds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | ||||
| 1991 | 11,151 | 3,723 | 3,722 | 3,707 |
| 1992 | 11,346 | 3,824 | 3,790 | 3,732 |
| 1993 | 11,692 | 3,989 | 3,898 | 3,805 |
| 1994 | 12,001 | 4,023 | 4,066 | 3,912 |
| 1995 | 12,188 | 4,004 | 4,103 | 4,081 |
| 1996 | 12,141 | 3,936 | 4,086 | 4,119 |
| 1997 | 12,019 | 3,894 | 4,021 | 4,104 |
| 1998 | 11,880 | 3,862 | 3,979 | 4,040 |
| 1999 | 11,768 | 3,827 | 3,946 | 3,996 |
| 2000 | 11,700 | 3,824 | 3,905 | 3,971 |
| 2001 | 11,576 | 3,815 | 3,839 | 3,923 |
| 2002 | 11,507 | 3,822 | 3,830 | 3,856 |
| 2003 | 11,563 | 3,882 | 3,836 | 3,846 |
| 2004 | 11,795 | 4,050 | 3,894 | 3,851 |
| 2005 | 11,977 | 4,007 | 4,062 | 3,908 |
| Projected | ||||
| 2006 | 12,266 | 4,101 | 4,081 | 4,084 |
| 2007 | 12,331 | 4,133 | 4,109 | 4,089 |
| 2008 | 12,427 | 4,170 | 4,140 | 4,116 |
| 2009 | 12,534 | 4,209 | 4,177 | 4,148 |
| 2010 | 12,650 | 4,250 | 4,216 | 4,184 |
| 2011 | 12,772 | 4,293 | 4,256 | 4,223 |
| 2012 | 12,901 | 4,338 | 4,300 | 4,263 |
| 2013 | 13,033 | 4,381 | 4,345 | 4,307 |
| 2014 | 13,160 | 4,420 | 4,388 | 4,352 |
| 2015 | 13,277 | 4,455 | 4,427 | 4,395 |
| 2016 | 13,381 | 4,485 | 4,462 | 4,435 |
| NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Projections are from the U.S. Census Bureau's middle series. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Estimates, retrieved October 10 and 11, 2006, from http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/US-EST90INT-datasets.html and http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2005_nat_af.html; and Population Projections, retrieved October 10 and 11, 2006, from http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/. (This table was prepared November 2006.) |
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