
| Table 1. Population, by age group: Various years, 1960 to 2002 | ||||||
| Year | Total population, all ages | Total, 14 to 24 years old | 14 to 17 years old | 18 and 19 years old | 20 and 21 years old | 22 to 24 years old |
| Number of persons, in thousands | ||||||
| 1960 | 179,979 | 26,964 | 11,211 | 4,886 | 4,443 | 6,425 |
| 1965 | 193,526 | 33,999 | 14,146 | 6,450 | 5,503 | 7,902 |
| 1970 | 203,984 | 39,909 | 15,921 | 7,410 | 6,850 | 9,728 |
| 1975 | 215,465 | 44,860 | 17,125 | 8,418 | 8,089 | 11,228 |
| 1980 | 227,225 | 46,246 | 16,143 | 8,718 | 8,669 | 12,716 |
| 1985 | 237,924 | 43,790 | 14,888 | 7,637 | 8,370 | 12,895 |
| 1990 | 249,623 | 40,182 | 13,329 | 7,702 | 7,886 | 11,264 |
| 1991 | 252,981 | 39,933 | 13,491 | 7,208 | 8,029 | 11,205 |
| 1992 | 256,514 | 39,912 | 13,775 | 6,949 | 7,797 | 11,391 |
| 1993 | 259,919 | 40,071 | 14,096 | 6,985 | 7,333 | 11,657 |
| 1994 | 263,126 | 40,341 | 14,637 | 7,047 | 7,071 | 11,585 |
| 1995 | 266,278 | 40,495 | 15,013 | 7,182 | 7,103 | 11,197 |
| 1996 | 269,394 | 40,718 | 15,443 | 7,399 | 7,161 | 10,715 |
| 1997 | 272,647 | 41,248 | 15,769 | 7,569 | 7,309 | 10,601 |
| 1998 | 275,854 | 41,888 | 15,829 | 7,892 | 7,520 | 10,647 |
| 1999 | 279,040 | 42,692 | 16,007 | 8,094 | 7,683 | 10,908 |
| 2000 | 282,224 | 43,395 | 16,096 | 8,159 | 7,979 | 11,161 |
| 2001 | 285,318 | 44,052 | 16,204 | 8,137 | 8,230 | 11,481 |
| 2002 | 288,369 | 44,706 | 16,365 | 8,128 | 8,264 | 11,949 |
| Percent of total population | ||||||
| 1960 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 1965 | 100.0 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 1970 | 100.0 | 19.6 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 1975 | 100.0 | 20.8 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 1980 | 100.0 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 100.0 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 100.0 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 1996 | 100.0 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 1997 | 100.0 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | 100.0 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| NOTE: Data are for resident population as of July 1 of the indicated year. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Population Estimates and Projections, various years, and unpublished tabulations. | ||||||