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Table 101.40. Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 through 2020
[In thousands]
State Total, all ages 5- to 17-year-olds
19701 19801 19901 20002 20102 20152 20162 20172 20182 20192 20202 19701 19801 19901 20002 20102 20152 20162 20172 20182 20192 20202
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
United States 203,302 226,546 248,765 282,162 309,327 320,739 323,072 325,122 326,838 328,330 329,484 52,540 47,407 45,178 53,198 53,933 53,729 53,763 53,737 53,607 53,517 53,521
Alabama 3,444 3,894 4,040 4,452 4,786 4,855 4,867 4,878 4,892 4,908 4,922 934 866 774 828 826 809 806 802 797 794 795
Alaska 303 402 550 628 714 738 743 741 737 734 731 88 92 117 143 134 131 132 132 130 129 129
Arizona 1,775 2,718 3,665 5,161 6,407 6,833 6,945 7,048 7,164 7,292 7,421 486 578 686 989 1,173 1,193 1,199 1,203 1,206 1,213 1,222
Arkansas 1,923 2,286 2,351 2,679 2,922 2,980 2,992 3,004 3,012 3,021 3,031 498 496 455 500 514 516 515 515 513 513 513
California 19,971 23,668 29,786 33,988 37,320 38,904 39,149 39,338 39,437 39,438 39,368 4,999 4,681 5,344 6,775 6,750 6,610 6,602 6,583 6,549 6,511 6,481

Colorado
2,210 2,890 3,294 4,327 5,048 5,454 5,544 5,617 5,697 5,758 5,808 589 592 607 808 883 923 928 930 930 927 925
Connecticut 3,032 3,108 3,287 3,412 3,579 3,589 3,580 3,575 3,575 3,566 3,557 768 638 520 619 613 575 568 560 553 545 539
Delaware 548 594 666 786 900 942 950 958 967 977 987 148 125 114 143 150 149 149 149 149 149 150
District of Columbia 757 638 607 572 605 677 688 697 704 708 713 164 109 80 82 68 75 77 80 82 83 85
Florida 6,791 9,746 12,938 16,048 18,846 20,219 20,627 20,977 21,255 21,492 21,733 1,609 1,789 2,011 2,709 2,926 2,998 3,037 3,067 3,082 3,094 3,116

Georgia
4,588 5,463 6,478 8,227 9,712 10,183 10,308 10,417 10,519 10,628 10,710 1,223 1,231 1,230 1,581 1,805 1,840 1,850 1,855 1,851 1,851 1,852
Hawaii 770 965 1,108 1,214 1,364 1,423 1,429 1,426 1,423 1,416 1,407 204 198 196 217 216 215 215 215 214 213 212
Idaho 713 944 1,007 1,299 1,571 1,652 1,684 1,720 1,752 1,789 1,827 200 213 228 272 308 320 323 327 330 333 337
Illinois 11,110 11,427 11,431 12,434 12,841 12,860 12,822 12,780 12,725 12,667 12,588 2,859 2,401 2,095 2,369 2,288 2,176 2,152 2,127 2,098 2,072 2,050
Indiana 5,195 5,490 5,544 6,092 6,491 6,611 6,638 6,662 6,698 6,731 6,755 1,386 1,200 1,056 1,152 1,173 1,159 1,156 1,153 1,152 1,150 1,151

Iowa
2,825 2,914 2,777 2,929 3,051 3,123 3,133 3,144 3,150 3,160 3,164 743 604 525 544 526 533 533 533 532 532 533
Kansas 2,249 2,364 2,478 2,694 2,858 2,911 2,913 2,911 2,913 2,913 2,914 573 468 472 525 522 524 522 520 517 515 514
Kentucky 3,221 3,661 3,687 4,049 4,348 4,429 4,440 4,456 4,464 4,472 4,477 844 800 703 730 741 737 736 735 733 731 732
Louisiana 3,645 4,206 4,222 4,472 4,545 4,667 4,681 4,674 4,664 4,658 4,645 1,041 969 891 902 804 804 802 797 790 787 785
Maine 994 1,125 1,228 1,277 1,328 1,329 1,332 1,336 1,340 1,346 1,350 260 243 223 231 204 192 190 188 186 186 185

Maryland
3,924 4,217 4,781 5,311 5,789 5,989 6,007 6,028 6,042 6,055 6,056 1,038 895 803 1,004 987 978 980 980 977 975 975
Massachusetts 5,689 5,737 6,016 6,361 6,566 6,797 6,827 6,864 6,886 6,895 6,894 1,407 1,153 940 1,104 1,050 1,021 1,016 1,012 1,006 997 990
Michigan 8,882 9,262 9,295 9,952 9,878 9,934 9,954 9,977 9,987 9,985 9,967 2,450 2,067 1,754 1,924 1,740 1,637 1,621 1,607 1,591 1,578 1,568
Minnesota 3,806 4,076 4,376 4,934 5,311 5,484 5,525 5,569 5,609 5,640 5,657 1,051 865 829 958 928 935 940 945 949 952 955
Mississippi 2,217 2,521 2,575 2,848 2,971 2,990 2,991 2,991 2,983 2,978 2,967 635 599 550 571 544 535 531 527 521 515 511

Missouri
4,678 4,917 5,117 5,607 5,996 6,075 6,091 6,111 6,126 6,140 6,152 1,183 1,008 944 1,059 1,034 1,015 1,012 1,009 1,005 1,004 1,004
Montana 694 787 799 904 991 1,031 1,042 1,054 1,062 1,070 1,081 197 167 163 175 161 164 165 166 167 168 170
Nebraska 1,485 1,570 1,578 1,714 1,830 1,892 1,906 1,917 1,926 1,933 1,938 389 324 309 333 328 339 341 343 344 345 346
Nevada 489 800 1,202 2,019 2,702 2,869 2,920 2,972 3,031 3,091 3,138 127 160 204 369 477 488 493 498 503 509 513
New Hampshire 738 921 1,109 1,240 1,317 1,337 1,344 1,350 1,355 1,361 1,366 189 196 194 235 216 200 198 196 194 192 190

New Jersey
7,171 7,365 7,748 8,431 8,799 8,870 8,874 8,888 8,892 8,891 8,882 1,797 1,528 1,269 1,526 1,521 1,460 1,451 1,444 1,434 1,426 1,421
New Mexico 1,017 1,303 1,515 1,821 2,065 2,090 2,093 2,093 2,094 2,100 2,106 311 303 320 378 374 367 365 362 359 356 354
New York 18,241 17,558 17,991 19,002 19,400 19,657 19,636 19,594 19,544 19,463 19,337 4,358 3,552 3,000 3,451 3,160 3,003 2,982 2,958 2,930 2,902 2,880
North Carolina 5,084 5,882 6,632 8,082 9,575 10,037 10,162 10,276 10,391 10,501 10,601 1,323 1,254 1,147 1,429 1,651 1,686 1,690 1,694 1,693 1,695 1,700
North Dakota 618 653 639 642 675 756 756 757 760 764 765 175 136 127 121 106 121 121 122 124 126 129

Ohio
10,657 10,798 10,847 11,364 11,539 11,622 11,640 11,666 11,681 11,697 11,693 2,820 2,307 2,012 2,133 2,005 1,934 1,920 1,910 1,899 1,890 1,884
Oklahoma 2,559 3,025 3,146 3,454 3,760 3,911 3,928 3,934 3,943 3,961 3,981 640 622 609 656 667 695 697 696 696 697 700
Oregon 2,092 2,633 2,842 3,430 3,838 4,019 4,093 4,147 4,184 4,216 4,242 534 525 521 624 628 632 637 639 639 639 640
Pennsylvania 11,801 11,864 11,883 12,284 12,711 12,790 12,788 12,795 12,809 12,799 12,783 2,925 2,376 1,996 2,192 2,057 1,976 1,965 1,957 1,947 1,938 1,932
Rhode Island 950 947 1,003 1,050 1,054 1,057 1,058 1,057 1,059 1,058 1,057 225 186 159 184 166 156 154 152 151 149 148

South Carolina
2,591 3,122 3,486 4,024 4,636 4,896 4,963 5,027 5,092 5,158 5,218 720 703 662 746 778 802 807 812 815 820 827
South Dakota 666 691 696 756 816 855 864 874 879 887 893 187 147 144 152 143 150 152 154 155 157 158
Tennessee 3,926 4,591 4,877 5,704 6,356 6,595 6,651 6,715 6,778 6,830 6,887 1,002 972 882 1,025 1,088 1,097 1,098 1,101 1,101 1,102 1,106
Texas 11,199 14,229 16,986 20,944 25,242 27,469 27,914 28,291 28,625 28,987 29,361 3,002 3,137 3,437 4,278 4,948 5,253 5,310 5,348 5,375 5,415 5,466
Utah 1,059 1,461 1,723 2,245 2,775 2,984 3,044 3,104 3,155 3,203 3,250 312 350 457 511 610 658 668 674 681 684 688

Vermont
445 511 563 610 626 626 624 625 625 624 623 118 109 102 113 97 90 88 87 86 86 85
Virginia 4,651 5,347 6,189 7,106 8,024 8,367 8,418 8,471 8,511 8,557 8,591 1,197 1,114 1,060 1,281 1,345 1,356 1,358 1,361 1,359 1,360 1,363
Washington 3,413 4,132 4,867 5,911 6,743 7,167 7,300 7,428 7,527 7,614 7,694 881 826 893 1,121 1,142 1,168 1,181 1,192 1,200 1,206 1,216
West Virginia 1,744 1,950 1,793 1,807 1,854 1,843 1,832 1,819 1,806 1,795 1,785 442 414 337 300 283 276 274 271 269 267 265
Wisconsin 4,418 4,706 4,892 5,374 5,691 5,763 5,775 5,793 5,809 5,825 5,833 1,203 1,011 927 1,027 979 958 952 948 942 937 932
Wyoming 332 470 454 494 565 586 585 580 579 580 582 92 101 101 98 95 101 101 100 99 99 99
1 As of April 1.
2 As of July 1.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States and within each state; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. 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, No. 614 and No. 1095; CPH-L-74 (1990 data); 2000 Population Estimates, retrieved August 17, 2012, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/; and 2010 through 2020 Population Estimates, retrieved October 11, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-state-detail.html. (This table was prepared October 2021.)

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