EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 A.M. EST, MARCH 9, 2000 (Thursday) Public Information Office CB00-39 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Marc Perry (Subject Matter) 301-457-2419 Sam Davis/Gregory Harper (Methodology) 301-457-2385 Census Bureau Releases Last Population Estimates Before Census Day The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released 1990 to 1999 estimates of total population for all 3,141 counties and population by age and sex estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. "These are the last population estimates that the Census Bureau will release before Census Day, April 1, of this year," said Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt. "Census 2000 data will be released at the end of 2000, and will be the most up-to-date and accurate numbers available. We urge every resident in America to help us make Census 2000 a success so we will know how numerous we are and where we live." These current population estimates were derived using the 1990 census as their base. The Census Bureau will revise its estimates series of numbers to reflect results from Census 2000.