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Table 101.40. Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 through 2021
[In thousands]
State Total, all ages 5- to 17-year-olds
19701 19801 19901 20002 20102 20152 20172 20182 20192 20202 20212 19701 19801 19901 20002 20102 20152 20172 20182 20192 20202 20212
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 203,302 226,546 248,765 282,162 309,327 320,739 325,122 326,838 328,330 331,501 331,894 52,540 47,407 45,178 53,198 53,933 53,729 53,737 53,607 53,517 54,940 54,739
Alabama 3,444 3,894 4,040 4,452 4,786 4,855 4,878 4,892 4,908 5,025 5,040 934 866 774 828 826 809 802 797 794 829 830
Alaska 303 402 550 628 714 738 741 737 734 732 733 88 92 117 143 134 131 132 130 129 132 131
Arizona 1,775 2,718 3,665 5,161 6,407 6,833 7,048 7,164 7,292 7,178 7,276 486 578 686 989 1,173 1,193 1,203 1,206 1,213 1,208 1,212
Arkansas 1,923 2,286 2,351 2,679 2,922 2,980 3,004 3,012 3,021 3,012 3,026 498 496 455 500 514 516 515 513 513 521 522
California 19,971 23,668 29,786 33,988 37,320 38,904 39,338 39,437 39,438 39,500 39,238 4,999 4,681 5,344 6,775 6,750 6,610 6,583 6,549 6,511 6,635 6,555

Colorado
2,210 2,890 3,294 4,327 5,048 5,454 5,617 5,697 5,758 5,784 5,812 589 592 607 808 883 923 930 930 927 940 930
Connecticut 3,032 3,108 3,287 3,412 3,579 3,589 3,575 3,575 3,566 3,600 3,606 768 638 520 619 613 575 560 553 545 558 551
Delaware 548 594 666 786 900 942 958 967 977 992 1,003 148 125 114 143 150 149 149 149 149 154 155
District of Columbia 757 638 607 572 605 677 697 704 708 690 670 164 109 80 82 68 75 80 82 83 84 85
Florida 6,791 9,746 12,938 16,048 18,846 20,219 20,977 21,255 21,492 21,570 21,781 1,609 1,789 2,011 2,709 2,926 2,998 3,067 3,082 3,094 3,164 3,185

Georgia
4,588 5,463 6,478 8,227 9,712 10,183 10,417 10,519 10,628 10,726 10,800 1,223 1,231 1,230 1,581 1,805 1,840 1,855 1,851 1,851 1,892 1,891
Hawaii 770 965 1,108 1,214 1,364 1,423 1,426 1,423 1,416 1,452 1,442 204 198 196 217 216 215 215 214 213 223 222
Idaho 713 944 1,007 1,299 1,571 1,652 1,720 1,752 1,789 1,848 1,901 200 213 228 272 308 320 327 330 333 348 355
Illinois 11,110 11,427 11,431 12,434 12,841 12,860 12,780 12,725 12,667 12,785 12,671 2,859 2,401 2,095 2,369 2,288 2,176 2,127 2,098 2,072 2,126 2,097
Indiana 5,195 5,490 5,544 6,092 6,491 6,611 6,662 6,698 6,731 6,786 6,806 1,386 1,200 1,056 1,152 1,173 1,159 1,153 1,152 1,150 1,180 1,179

Iowa
2,825 2,914 2,777 2,929 3,051 3,123 3,144 3,150 3,160 3,189 3,193 743 604 525 544 526 533 533 532 532 548 547
Kansas 2,249 2,364 2,478 2,694 2,858 2,911 2,911 2,913 2,913 2,936 2,935 573 468 472 525 522 524 520 517 515 528 525
Kentucky 3,221 3,661 3,687 4,049 4,348 4,429 4,456 4,464 4,472 4,504 4,509 844 800 703 730 741 737 735 733 731 751 751
Louisiana 3,645 4,206 4,222 4,472 4,545 4,667 4,674 4,664 4,658 4,651 4,624 1,041 969 891 902 804 804 797 790 787 802 798
Maine 994 1,125 1,228 1,277 1,328 1,329 1,336 1,340 1,346 1,362 1,372 260 243 223 231 204 192 188 186 186 191 190

Maryland
3,924 4,217 4,781 5,311 5,789 5,989 6,028 6,042 6,055 6,173 6,165 1,038 895 803 1,004 987 978 980 977 975 1,014 1,009
Massachusetts 5,689 5,737 6,016 6,361 6,566 6,797 6,864 6,886 6,895 7,022 6,985 1,407 1,153 940 1,104 1,050 1,021 1,012 1,006 997 1,030 1,015
Michigan 8,882 9,262 9,295 9,952 9,878 9,934 9,977 9,987 9,985 10,068 10,051 2,450 2,067 1,754 1,924 1,740 1,637 1,607 1,591 1,578 1,617 1,605
Minnesota 3,806 4,076 4,376 4,934 5,311 5,484 5,569 5,609 5,640 5,707 5,707 1,051 865 829 958 928 935 945 949 952 983 980
Mississippi 2,217 2,521 2,575 2,848 2,971 2,990 2,991 2,983 2,978 2,957 2,950 635 599 550 571 544 535 527 521 515 520 516

Missouri
4,678 4,917 5,117 5,607 5,996 6,075 6,111 6,126 6,140 6,154 6,168 1,183 1,008 944 1,059 1,034 1,015 1,009 1,005 1,004 1,025 1,025
Montana 694 787 799 904 991 1,031 1,054 1,062 1,070 1,086 1,104 197 167 163 175 161 164 166 167 168 174 177
Nebraska 1,485 1,570 1,578 1,714 1,830 1,892 1,917 1,926 1,933 1,961 1,964 389 324 309 333 328 339 343 344 345 358 357
Nevada 489 800 1,202 2,019 2,702 2,869 2,972 3,031 3,091 3,114 3,144 127 160 204 369 477 488 498 503 509 519 521
New Hampshire 738 921 1,109 1,240 1,317 1,337 1,350 1,355 1,361 1,378 1,389 189 196 194 235 216 200 196 194 192 196 194

New Jersey
7,171 7,365 7,748 8,431 8,799 8,870 8,888 8,892 8,891 9,280 9,267 1,797 1,528 1,269 1,526 1,521 1,460 1,444 1,434 1,426 1,515 1,504
New Mexico 1,017 1,303 1,515 1,821 2,065 2,090 2,093 2,094 2,100 2,118 2,116 311 303 320 378 374 367 362 359 356 363 358
New York 18,241 17,558 17,991 19,002 19,400 19,657 19,594 19,544 19,463 20,155 19,836 4,358 3,552 3,000 3,451 3,160 3,003 2,958 2,930 2,902 3,065 3,014
North Carolina 5,084 5,882 6,632 8,082 9,575 10,037 10,276 10,391 10,501 10,457 10,551 1,323 1,254 1,147 1,429 1,651 1,686 1,694 1,693 1,695 1,711 1,712
North Dakota 618 653 639 642 675 756 757 760 764 779 775 175 136 127 121 106 121 122 124 126 134 134

Ohio
10,657 10,798 10,847 11,364 11,539 11,622 11,666 11,681 11,697 11,791 11,780 2,820 2,307 2,012 2,133 2,005 1,934 1,910 1,899 1,890 1,940 1,932
Oklahoma 2,559 3,025 3,146 3,454 3,760 3,911 3,934 3,943 3,961 3,962 3,987 640 622 609 656 667 695 696 696 697 711 715
Oregon 2,092 2,633 2,842 3,430 3,838 4,019 4,147 4,184 4,216 4,242 4,246 534 525 521 624 628 632 639 639 639 653 649
Pennsylvania 11,801 11,864 11,883 12,284 12,711 12,790 12,795 12,809 12,799 12,990 12,964 2,925 2,376 1,996 2,192 2,057 1,976 1,957 1,947 1,938 2,005 1,993
Rhode Island 950 947 1,003 1,050 1,054 1,057 1,057 1,059 1,058 1,096 1,096 225 186 159 184 166 156 152 151 149 157 155

South Carolina
2,591 3,122 3,486 4,024 4,636 4,896 5,027 5,092 5,158 5,131 5,191 720 703 662 746 778 802 812 815 820 830 834
South Dakota 666 691 696 756 816 855 874 879 887 887 895 187 147 144 152 143 150 154 155 157 160 162
Tennessee 3,926 4,591 4,877 5,704 6,356 6,595 6,715 6,778 6,830 6,920 6,975 1,002 972 882 1,025 1,088 1,097 1,101 1,101 1,102 1,134 1,138
Texas 11,199 14,229 16,986 20,944 25,242 27,469 28,291 28,625 28,987 29,218 29,528 3,002 3,137 3,437 4,278 4,948 5,253 5,348 5,375 5,415 5,543 5,570
Utah 1,059 1,461 1,723 2,245 2,775 2,984 3,104 3,155 3,203 3,282 3,338 312 350 457 511 610 658 674 681 684 707 710

Vermont
445 511 563 610 626 626 625 625 624 642 646 118 109 102 113 97 90 87 86 86 89 89
Virginia 4,651 5,347 6,189 7,106 8,024 8,367 8,471 8,511 8,557 8,632 8,642 1,197 1,114 1,060 1,281 1,345 1,356 1,361 1,359 1,360 1,397 1,394
Washington 3,413 4,132 4,867 5,911 6,743 7,167 7,428 7,527 7,614 7,719 7,739 881 826 893 1,121 1,142 1,168 1,192 1,200 1,206 1,244 1,242
West Virginia 1,744 1,950 1,793 1,807 1,854 1,843 1,819 1,806 1,795 1,790 1,783 442 414 337 300 283 276 271 269 267 272 270
Wisconsin 4,418 4,706 4,892 5,374 5,691 5,763 5,793 5,809 5,825 5,892 5,896 1,203 1,011 927 1,027 979 958 948 942 937 961 955
Wyoming 332 470 454 494 565 586 580 579 580 577 579 92 101 101 98 95 101 100 99 99 100 100
1As of April 1.
2As 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/; 2010 through 2019 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; and 2020 through 2021 Population Estimates, retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-detail.html. (This table was prepared October 2022.)

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