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other area | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |1996 to
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United States ......|8,580,887 |11,184,859 |12,096,895 |12,247,055 |13,818,637 |14,261,781 |14,345,416 ||14,367,520 |14,502,334 |14,549,189 | 1.3
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Alabama ...............| 103,936 | 164,700 | 164,306 | 179,343 | 218,589 | 225,612 | 217,349 || 220,711 | 218,785 | 216,268 | -2.0
Alaska ................| 9,471 | 13,998 | 21,296 | 27,479 | 29,833 | 29,348 | 27,915 || 28,806 | 27,915 | 27,652 | -4.0
Arizona ...............| 109,619 | 173,542 | 202,716 | 216,854 | 264,148 | 273,981 | 279,362 || 288,036 | 292,730 | 302,123 | 4.9
Arkansas ..............| 52,039 | 65,547 | 77,607 | 77,958 | 90,425 | 98,180 | 103,498 || 108,636 | 112,342 | 113,751 | 4.7
California ............|1,257,245 | 1,787,932 | 1,790,993 | 1,650,439 | 1,808,740 | 1,817,042 | 1,926,808 || 1,900,099 | 1,958,200 | 1,970,592 | 3.7
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Colorado ..............| 123,395 | 149,814 | 162,916 | 161,314 | 227,131 | 242,739 | 248,652 || 245,112 | 252,245 | 257,247 | 5.0
Connecticut ...........| 124,700 | 148,491 | 159,632 | 159,348 | 168,604 | 157,695 | 153,062 || 154,139 | 153,128 | 153,336 | -0.5
Delaware ..............| 25,260 | 32,389 | 32,939 | 31,883 | 42,004 | 44,307 | 44,890 || 44,838 | 44,890 | 46,260 | 3.2
District of Columbia ..| 77,158 | 84,190 | 86,675 | 78,201 | 79,551 | 77,277 | 72,258 || 74,460 | 72,397 | 72,388 | -2.8
Florida ...............| 235,525 | 344,267 | 411,891 | 451,392 | 588,086 | 637,303 | 651,509 || 645,832 | 658,259 | 661,312 | 2.4
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Georgia ...............| 126,511 | 173,585 | 184,159 | 196,826 | 251,786 | 314,712 | 321,742 || 300,795 | 306,238 | 303,685 | 1.0
Hawaii ................| 36,562 | 46,671 | 47,181 | 49,937 | 56,436 | 63,198 | 59,856 || 62,844 | 61,514 | 61,681 | -1.9
Idaho .................| 34,567 | 39,075 | 43,018 | 42,668 | 51,881 | 59,566 | 60,981 || 60,411 | 61,641 | 63,085 | 4.4
Illinois ..............| 452,146 | 584,089 | 644,245 | 678,689 | 729,246 | 717,854 | 723,034 || 721,133 | 726,199 | 729,234 | 1.1
Indiana................| 192,668 | 213,820 | 247,253 | 250,567 | 284,832 | 289,615 | 291,743 || 290,184 | 295,517 | 299,604 | 3.2
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Iowa ..................| 108,902 | 121,678 | 140,449 | 152,897 | 170,515 | 173,835 | 179,662 || 178,860 | 180,967 | 181,944 | 1.7
Kansas ................| 102,485 | 120,833 | 136,605 | 141,359 | 163,733 | 177,643 | 175,740 || 173,865 | 177,544 | 177,639 | 2.2
Kentucky ..............| 98,591 | 125,253 | 143,066 | 141,724 | 177,852 | 178,858 | 177,230 || 178,904 | 178,924 | 180,576 | 0.9
Louisiana .............| 120,728 | 153,213 | 160,058 | 177,176 | 186,840 | 203,935 | 203,173 || 213,993 | 219,196 | 221,110 | 3.3
Maine .................| 34,134 | 40,443 | 43,264 | 52,201 | 57,186 | 56,547 | 55,868 || 56,017 | 56,368 | 56,986 | 1.7
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Maryland ..............| 149,607 | 205,570 | 225,526 | 231,649 | 259,700 | 266,310 | 261,262 || 260,757 | 261,262 | 265,173 | 1.7
Massachusetts .........| 303,809 | 384,485 | 418,415 | 421,175 | 417,833 | 413,794 | 410,585 || 411,676 | 412,620 | 415,616 | 1.0
Michigan ..............| 392,726 | 496,405 | 520,131 | 507,293 | 569,803 | 548,339 | 550,287 || 547,629 | 549,742 | 557,011 | 1.7
Minnesota .............| 160,788 | 184,756 | 206,691 | 221,162 | 253,789 | 280,816 | 264,231 || 284,964 | 269,887 | 278,997 | -2.1
Mississippi ...........| 73,967 | 99,962 | 102,364 | 101,180 | 122,883 | 122,690 | 130,447 || 126,027 | 130,561 | 132,438 | 5.1
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Missouri...............| 183,930 | 223,115 | 234,421 | 241,146 | 289,899 | 291,536 | 299,064 || 293,584 | 302,896 | 311,383 | 6.1
Montana ...............| 30,062 | 30,843 | 35,177 | 35,958 | 35,876 | 42,674 | 43,734 || 43,550 | 44,141 | 44,150 | 1.4
Nebraska ..............| 66,915 | 74,705 | 89,488 | 97,769 | 112,831 | 115,718 | 109,812 || 120,689 | 111,542 | 111,123 | -7.9
Nevada ................| 13,669 | 30,187 | 40,455 | 43,656 | 61,728 | 67,826 | 75,280 || 73,970 | 76,417 | 83,155 | 12.4
New Hampshire .........| 29,400 | 41,030 | 46,794 | 52,283 | 59,510 | 64,327 | 63,811 || 64,396 | 63,811 | 60,784 | -5.6
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New Jersey ............| 216,121 | 297,114 | 321,610 | 297,658 | 324,286 | 333,831 | 325,770 || 328,143 | 325,754 | 325,898 | -0.7
New Mexico ............| 44,461 | 51,944 | 58,283 | 68,295 | 85,500 | 102,405 | 105,214 || 106,662 | 108,560 | 109,002 | 2.2
New York ..............| 806,479 | 1,005,063 | 992,237 | 1,000,098 | 1,048,286 | 1,041,566 | 1,020,294 || 1,028,351 | 1,024,498 | 1,014,271 | -1.4
North Carolina ........| 171,925 | 251,786 | 287,537 | 327,288 | 352,138 | 372,030 | 373,613 || 372,993 | 373,717 | 387,407 | 3.9
North Dakota ..........| 31,495 | 29,743 | 34,069 | 37,939 | 37,878 | 40,399 | 38,922 || 41,142 | 38,937 | 39,441 | -4.1
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Ohio ..................| 376,267 | 436,052 | 489,145 | 514,745 | 557,690 | 540,275 | 535,876 || 544,371 | 537,169 | 542,201 | -0.4
Oklahoma ..............| 110,155 | 146,613 | 160,295 | 169,173 | 173,221 | 180,676 | 176,555 || 177,166 | 177,157 | 178,642 | 0.8
Oregon ................| 122,177 | 145,281 | 157,458 | 137,967 | 165,741 | 167,145 | 166,883 || 166,662 | 169,852 | 171,153 | 2.7
Pennsylvania ..........| 411,044 | 470,536 | 507,716 | 533,198 | 604,060 | 617,759 | 577,406 || 587,447 | 588,185 | 595,805 | 1.4
Rhode Island ..........| 45,898 | 64,479 | 66,869 | 69,927 | 78,273 | 74,100 | 72,078 || 72,432 | 72,078 | 73,970 | 2.1
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South Carolina ........| 69,518 | 133,023 | 132,476 | 131,902 | 159,302 | 174,125 | 175,978 || 174,303 | 176,278 | 181,353 | 4.0
South Dakota ..........| 30,639 | 30,260 | 32,761 | 32,772 | 34,208 | 36,695 | 34,315 || 39,820 | 39,042 | 41,545 | 4.3
Tennessee .............| 135,103 | 181,435 | 204,581 | 194,845 | 226,238 | 245,962 | 247,026 || 247,637 | 249,805 | 251,410 | 1.5
Texas .................| 442,225 | 624,390 | 701,391 | 769,692 | 901,437 | 952,525 | 963,325 || 959,698 | 969,283 | 982,227 | 2.3
Utah ..................| 81,687 | 87,323 | 93,987 | 103,994 | 121,303 | 147,324 | 157,077 || 152,262 | 157,891 | 151,232 | -0.7
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Vermont ...............| 22,209 | 29,095 | 30,628 | 31,416 | 36,398 | 35,065 | 35,742 || 35,779 | 36,482 | 37,054 | 3.6
Virginia ..............| 151,915 | 244,671 | 280,504 | 292,416 | 353,442 | 355,919 | 362,876 || 355,190 | 364,904 | 370,142 | 4.2
Washington ............| 183,544 | 227,168 | 303,603 | 231,553 | 263,384 | 285,819 | 296,352 || 303,450 | 315,281 | 298,974 | -1.5
West Virginia..........| 63,153 | 78,619 | 81,973 | 76,659 | 84,790 | 86,034 | 87,169 || 87,099 | 87,965 | 88,107 | 1.2
Wisconsin .............| 202,058 | 240,701 | 269,086 | 275,069 | 299,774 | 300,223 | 297,446 || 299,522 | 298,248 | 309,354 | 3.3
Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 18,078 | 21,147 | 24,204 | 31,326 | 30,176 | 30,280 || 30,805 | 30,280 | 29,707 | -3.6
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U.S. Service Schools\3\| 17,079 | 36,897 | 49,808 | 54,719 | 48,692 | 88,451 | 82,374 || 81,669 | 83,090 | 13,991 | -82.9
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Outlying areas .....| 67,237 | 104,270 | 137,749 | 164,890 | 164,618 | 183,657 | 176,578 || 182,536 | 178,154 | 199,981 | 9.6
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American Samoa ........| --- | 689 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,232 | 1,248 || 1,239 | 1,248 | 909 | -26.6
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Micronesia ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 975 | 1,296 | 1,372 || 1,396 | 1,372 | 773 | -44.6
Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,800 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 6,010 | 5,533 || 5,335 | 5,533 | 5,758 | 7.9
Marshall Islands ......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 418 | 459 || 431 | 459 | 513 | 19.0
Northern Marianas .....| --- | --- | --- | 318 | 661 | 959 | 1,136 || 1,096 | 1,136 | 1,239 | 13.0
Palau .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 491 | 351 | 330 || 332 | 330 | 424 | 27.7
Puerto Rico ...........| 63,073 | 97,517 | 131,184 | 155,917 | 154,065 | 170,337 | 163,890 || 169,809 | 165,466 | 187,719 | 10.5
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Pacific .............| --- | 185 | 224 | 724 | --- | --- | --- || --- | --- | --- | ---
Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,079 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 3,054 | 2,610 || 2,898 | 2,610 | 2,646 | -8.7
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