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Table 17. -  Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state:\1\ 1970 to 1997 [In thousands]
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                        |       1970 \2\   |       1980 \2\   |       1985 \3\   |      1990 \2\    |      1995 \3\    |      1996 \3\     |      1997 \3\
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         State          | Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total,  |5- to 17-| Total,  |5- to 17-
                        |all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages |year-olds|all ages |year-olds
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             1          |   2    |    3    |   4    |    5    |   6    |    7    |   8    |    9    |   10   |   11    |   12    |   13    |   14    |   15
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   United States .......|203,302 |  52,540 |226,546 |  47,407 |237,924 |  44,782 |248,710 |  45,166 |262,761 |  48,911 | 265,179 |  49,698 | 267,636 |  50,378
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Alabama ................|  3,444 |     934 |  3,894 |     866 |  3,973 |     798 |  4,041 |     774 |  4,262 |     781 |   4,287 |     781 |   4,319 |     779
Alaska .................|    303 |      88 |    402 |      92 |    532 |     112 |    550 |     117 |    602 |     134 |     605 |     136 |     609 |     139
Arizona ................|  1,775 |     486 |  2,718 |     578 |  3,184 |     601 |  3,665 |     686 |  4,308 |     823 |   4,434 |     864 |   4,555 |     904
Arkansas ...............|  1,923 |     498 |  2,286 |     496 |  2,327 |     461 |  2,351 |     455 |  2,481 |     478 |   2,506 |     483 |   2,523 |     486
California .............| 19,971 |   4,999 | 23,668 |   4,681 | 26,441 |   4,752 | 29,760 |   5,337 | 31,558 |   5,963 |  31,858 |   6,157 |  32,268 |   6,291
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Colorado ...............|  2,210 |     589 |  2,890 |     592 |  3,209 |     599 |  3,294 |     607 |  3,742 |     707 |   3,816 |     724 |   3,893 |     742
Connecticut ............|  3,032 |     768 |  3,108 |     638 |  3,201 |     549 |  3,287 |     520 |  3,267 |     564 |   3,267 |     569 |   3,270 |     575
Delaware ...............|    548 |     148 |    594 |     125 |    618 |     113 |    666 |     114 |    716 |     125 |     723 |     127 |     732 |     128
District of Columbia ...|    757 |     164 |    638 |     109 |    635 |      88 |    607 |      80 |    552 |      75 |     539 |      74 |     529 |      74
Florida ................|  6,791 |   1,609 |  9,746 |   1,789 | 11,351 |   1,792 | 12,938 |   2,011 | 14,181 |   2,386 |  14,419 |   2,455 |  14,654 |   2,520
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Georgia ................|  4,588 |   1,223 |  5,463 |   1,231 |  5,963 |   1,195 |  6,478 |   1,230 |  7,192 |   1,367 |   7,334 |   1,399 |   7,486 |   1,430
Hawaii .................|    770 |     204 |    965 |     198 |  1,040 |     194 |  1,108 |     196 |  1,179 |     211 |   1,183 |     213 |   1,187 |     214
Idaho ..................|    713 |     200 |    944 |     213 |    994 |     223 |  1,007 |     228 |  1,165 |     255 |   1,188 |     257 |   1,210 |     260
Illinois ...............| 11,110 |   2,859 | 11,427 |   2,401 | 11,400 |   2,192 | 11,431 |   2,095 | 11,795 |   2,201 |  11,845 |   2,240 |  11,896 |   2,271
Indiana.................|  5,195 |   1,386 |  5,490 |   1,200 |  5,459 |   1,087 |  5,544 |   1,056 |  5,788 |   1,076 |   5,828 |   1,084 |   5,864 |   1,090
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Iowa ...................|  2,825 |     743 |  2,914 |     604 |  2,830 |     543 |  2,777 |     525 |  2,841 |     538 |   2,848 |     539 |   2,852 |     542
Kansas .................|  2,249 |     573 |  2,364 |     468 |  2,427 |     452 |  2,478 |     472 |  2,570 |     504 |   2,579 |     506 |   2,595 |     509
Kentucky ...............|  3,221 |     844 |  3,661 |     800 |  3,695 |     745 |  3,685 |     703 |  3,856 |     708 |   3,882 |     707 |   3,908 |     704
Louisiana ..............|  3,645 |   1,041 |  4,206 |     969 |  4,408 |     937 |  4,220 |     890 |  4,329 |     899 |   4,341 |     889 |   4,352 |     877
Maine ..................|    994 |     260 |  1,125 |     243 |  1,163 |     222 |  1,228 |     223 |  1,234 |     228 |   1,239 |     228 |   1,242 |     228
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Maryland ...............|  3,924 |   1,038 |  4,217 |     895 |  4,413 |     788 |  4,781 |     803 |  5,027 |     902 |   5,060 |     912 |   5,094 |     922
Massachusetts ..........|  5,689 |   1,407 |  5,737 |   1,153 |  5,881 |     989 |  6,016 |     940 |  6,061 |   1,015 |   6,085 |   1,034 |   6,118 |   1,052
Michigan ...............|  8,882 |   2,450 |  9,262 |   2,067 |  9,076 |   1,824 |  9,295 |   1,754 |  9,655 |   1,843 |   9,731 |   1,850 |   9,774 |   1,852
Minnesota ..............|  3,806 |   1,051 |  4,076 |     865 |  4,184 |     796 |  4,375 |     828 |  4,607 |     918 |   4,649 |     925 |   4,686 |     935
Mississippi ............|  2,217 |     635 |  2,521 |     599 |  2,588 |     576 |  2,573 |     550 |  2,691 |     550 |   2,711 |     551 |   2,731 |     551
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Missouri................|  4,678 |   1,183 |  4,917 |   1,008 |  5,000 |     941 |  5,117 |     944 |  5,325 |   1,010 |   5,364 |   1,026 |   5,402 |   1,040
Montana ................|    694 |     197 |    787 |     167 |    822 |     167 |    799 |     163 |    869 |     176 |     877 |     176 |     879 |     175
Nebraska ...............|  1,485 |     389 |  1,570 |     324 |  1,585 |     305 |  1,578 |     309 |  1,636 |     326 |   1,649 |     328 |   1,657 |     330
Nevada .................|    489 |     127 |    800 |     160 |    951 |     166 |  1,202 |     204 |  1,530 |     276 |   1,601 |     294 |   1,677 |     313
New Hampshire ..........|    738 |     189 |    921 |     196 |    997 |     182 |  1,109 |     194 |  1,146 |     216 |   1,160 |     219 |   1,173 |     222
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New Jersey .............|  7,171 |   1,797 |  7,365 |   1,528 |  7,566 |   1,340 |  7,730 |   1,265 |  7,956 |   1,385 |   8,002 |   1,409 |   8,053 |   1,430
New Mexico .............|  1,017 |     311 |  1,303 |     303 |  1,438 |     304 |  1,515 |     320 |  1,686 |     358 |   1,711 |     362 |   1,730 |     365
New York ...............| 18,241 |   4,358 | 17,558 |   3,552 | 17,792 |   3,173 | 17,990 |   3,000 | 18,146 |   3,166 |  18,134 |   3,212 |  18,137 |   3,246
North Carolina .........|  5,084 |   1,323 |  5,882 |   1,254 |  6,254 |   1,175 |  6,629 |   1,147 |  7,187 |   1,280 |   7,309 |   1,317 |   7,425 |   1,355
North Dakota ...........|    618 |     175 |    653 |     136 |    677 |     133 |    639 |     127 |    641 |     128 |     643 |     126 |     641 |     125
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Ohio ...................| 10,657 |   2,820 | 10,798 |   2,307 | 10,735 |   2,090 | 10,847 |   2,012 | 11,133 |   2,073 |  11,163 |   2,083 |  11,186 |   2,090
Oklahoma ...............|  2,559 |     640 |  3,025 |     622 |  3,271 |     635 |  3,146 |     609 |  3,271 |     644 |   3,295 |     648 |   3,317 |     652
Oregon .................|  2,092 |     534 |  2,633 |     525 |  2,673 |     504 |  2,842 |     521 |  3,143 |     585 |   3,196 |     592 |   3,243 |     598
Pennsylvania ...........| 11,801 |   2,925 | 11,864 |   2,376 | 11,771 |   2,079 | 11,882 |   1,996 | 12,046 |   2,109 |  12,040 |   2,118 |  12,020 |   2,126
Rhode Island ...........|    950 |     225 |    947 |     186 |    969 |     163 |  1,003 |     159 |    990 |     170 |     988 |     171 |     987 |     171
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South Carolina .........|  2,591 |     720 |  3,122 |     703 |  3,303 |     663 |  3,487 |     663 |  3,683 |     681 |   3,717 |     693 |   3,760 |     702
South Dakota ...........|    666 |     187 |    691 |     147 |    698 |     139 |    696 |     144 |    735 |     153 |     738 |     150 |     738 |     148
Tennessee ..............|  3,926 |   1,002 |  4,591 |     972 |  4,715 |     903 |  4,877 |     882 |  5,235 |     942 |   5,307 |     953 |   5,368 |     963
Texas ..................| 11,199 |   3,002 | 14,229 |   3,137 | 16,273 |   3,318 | 16,987 |   3,437 | 18,738 |   3,782 |  19,091 |   3,879 |  19,439 |   3,969
Utah ...................|  1,059 |     312 |  1,461 |     350 |  1,643 |     418 |  1,723 |     457 |  1,974 |     489 |   2,018 |     491 |   2,059 |     492
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Vermont ................|    445 |     118 |    511 |     109 |    530 |     100 |    563 |     102 |    583 |     110 |     586 |     110 |     589 |     111
Virginia ...............|  4,651 |   1,197 |  5,347 |   1,114 |  5,715 |   1,039 |  6,187 |   1,060 |  6,601 |   1,154 |   6,666 |   1,173 |   6,734 |   1,192
Washington .............|  3,413 |     881 |  4,132 |     826 |  4,400 |     816 |  4,867 |     893 |  5,436 |   1,027 |   5,520 |   1,047 |   5,610 |   1,068
West Virginia...........|  1,744 |     442 |  1,950 |     414 |  1,907 |     383 |  1,793 |     337 |  1,822 |     318 |   1,820 |     314 |   1,816 |     308
Wisconsin ..............|  4,418 |   1,203 |  4,706 |   1,011 |  4,748 |     908 |  4,892 |     927 |  5,113 |   1,000 |   5,146 |   1,005 |   5,170 |   1,011
Wyoming ................|    332 |      92 |    470 |     101 |    500 |     108 |    454 |     101 |    479 |     103 |     480 |     102 |     480 |     101
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\1\Includes Armed Forces residing in each state.
\2\As of April 1.
\3\Estimates as of July 1.

NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095 at the national level, CPH-L-74 (1990 data); and forthcoming state level P-25 Reports. (This table was prepared October 1998.)


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