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Table 17.Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state:\1\1970 to 1996 [In thousands]

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                        |       1970 \2\   |       1980 \2\   |       1985 \3\   |      1990 \2\    |      1994 \3\    |      1995 \3\    |      1996 \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
________________________|________|_________|________|_________|________|_________|________|_________|________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
   United States .......|203,302 |  52,540 |226,546 |  47,407 |237,924 |  44,782 |248,710 |  45,166 |260,372 |  48,155 |262,890 |  48,974 | 265,284 |  49,762
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Alabama ................|  3,444 |     934 |  3,894 |     866 |  3,973 |     798 |  4,041 |     774 |  4,215 |     774 |  4,246 |     778 |   4,273 |     780
Alaska .................|    303 |      88 |    402 |      92 |    532 |     112 |    550 |     117 |    601 |     134 |    603 |     135 |     607 |     135
Arizona ................|  1,775 |     486 |  2,718 |     578 |  3,184 |     601 |  3,665 |     686 |  4,092 |     781 |  4,305 |     795 |   4,428 |     807
Arkansas ...............|  1,923 |     498 |  2,286 |     496 |  2,327 |     461 |  2,351 |     455 |  2,455 |     469 |  2,485 |     478 |   2,510 |     484
California .............| 19,971 |   4,999 | 23,668 |   4,681 | 26,441 |   4,752 | 29,760 |   5,337 | 31,362 |   5,831 | 31,565 |   5,969 |  31,878 |   6,132
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Colorado ...............|  2,210 |     589 |  2,890 |     592 |  3,209 |     599 |  3,294 |     607 |  3,663 |     692 |  3,748 |     709 |   3,823 |     728
Connecticut ............|  3,032 |     768 |  3,108 |     638 |  3,201 |     549 |  3,287 |     520 |  3,273 |     555 |  3,271 |     565 |   3,274 |     575
Delaware ...............|    548 |     148 |    594 |     125 |    618 |     113 |    666 |     114 |    708 |     124 |    717 |     125 |     725 |     126
District of Columbia ...|    757 |     164 |    638 |     109 |    635 |      88 |    607 |      80 |    568 |      74 |    555 |      76 |     543 |      75
Florida ................|  6,791 |   1,609 |  9,746 |   1,789 | 11,351 |   1,792 | 12,938 |   2,011 | 13,965 |   2,319 | 14,184 |   2,392 |  14,400 |   2,467
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Georgia ................|  4,588 |   1,223 |  5,463 |   1,231 |  5,963 |   1,195 |  6,478 |   1,230 |  7,063 |   1,335 |  7,209 |   1,370 |   7,353 |   1,401
Hawaii .................|    770 |     204 |    965 |     198 |  1,040 |     194 |  1,108 |     196 |  1,173 |     209 |  1,179 |     212 |   1,184 |     215
Idaho ..................|    713 |     200 |    944 |     213 |    994 |     223 |  1,007 |     228 |  1,136 |     252 |  1,166 |     255 |   1,189 |     258
Illinois ...............| 11,110 |   2,859 | 11,427 |   2,401 | 11,400 |   2,192 | 11,431 |   2,095 | 11,734 |   2,168 | 11,790 |   2,206 |  11,847 |   2,241
Indiana.................|  5,195 |   1,386 |  5,490 |   1,200 |  5,459 |   1,087 |  5,544 |   1,056 |  5,750 |   1,066 |  5,797 |   1,079 |   5,841 |   1,089
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Iowa ...................|  2,825 |     743 |  2,914 |     604 |  2,830 |     543 |  2,777 |     525 |  2,832 |     538 |  2,843 |     539 |   2,852 |     537
Kansas .................|  2,249 |     573 |  2,364 |     468 |  2,427 |     452 |  2,478 |     472 |  2,550 |     503 |  2,564 |     505 |   2,572 |     507
Kentucky ...............|  3,221 |     844 |  3,661 |     800 |  3,695 |     745 |  3,685 |     703 |  3,826 |     708 |  3,857 |     710 |   3,884 |     710
Louisiana ..............|  3,645 |   1,041 |  4,206 |     969 |  4,408 |     937 |  4,220 |     890 |  4,315 |     896 |  4,338 |     901 |   4,351 |     906
Maine ..................|    994 |     260 |  1,125 |     243 |  1,163 |     222 |  1,228 |     223 |  1,238 |     228 |  1,239 |     228 |   1,243 |     228
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Maryland ...............|  3,924 |   1,038 |  4,217 |     895 |  4,413 |     788 |  4,781 |     803 |  5,000 |     882 |  5,039 |     905 |   5,072 |     927
Massachusetts ..........|  5,689 |   1,407 |  5,737 |   1,153 |  5,881 |     989 |  6,016 |     940 |  6,042 |     995 |  6,071 |   1,015 |   6,092 |   1,031
Michigan ...............|  8,882 |   2,450 |  9,262 |   2,067 |  9,076 |   1,824 |  9,295 |   1,754 |  9,486 |   1,812 |  9,538 |   1,845 |   9,594 |   1,865
Minnesota ..............|  3,806 |   1,051 |  4,076 |     865 |  4,184 |     796 |  4,375 |     828 |  4,572 |     907 |  4,615 |     920 |   4,658 |     931
Mississippi ............|  2,217 |     635 |  2,521 |     599 |  2,588 |     576 |  2,573 |     550 |  2,668 |     548 |  2,696 |     551 |   2,716 |     552
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Missouri................|  4,678 |   1,183 |  4,917 |   1,008 |  5,000 |     941 |  5,117 |     944 |  5,275 |     996 |  5,319 |   1,013 |   5,359 |   1,027
Montana ................|    694 |     197 |    787 |     167 |    822 |     167 |    799 |     163 |    857 |     176 |    870 |     177 |     879 |     177
Nebraska ...............|  1,485 |     389 |  1,570 |     324 |  1,585 |     305 |  1,578 |     309 |  1,626 |     324 |  1,639 |     327 |   1,652 |     329
Nevada .................|    489 |     127 |    800 |     160 |    951 |     166 |  1,202 |     204 |  1,464 |     262 |  1,533 |     277 |   1,603 |     293
New Hampshire ..........|    738 |     189 |    921 |     196 |    997 |     182 |  1,109 |     194 |  1,135 |     212 |  1,148 |     217 |   1,162 |     220
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New Jersey .............|  7,171 |   1,797 |  7,365 |   1,528 |  7,566 |   1,340 |  7,730 |   1,265 |  7,906 |   1,354 |  7,950 |   1,385 |   7,988 |   1,415
New Mexico .............|  1,017 |     311 |  1,303 |     303 |  1,438 |     304 |  1,515 |     320 |  1,659 |     353 |  1,690 |     359 |   1,713 |     365
New York ...............| 18,241 |   4,358 | 17,558 |   3,552 | 17,792 |   3,173 | 17,990 |   3,000 | 18,197 |   3,131 | 18,191 |   3,174 |  18,185 |   3,220
North Carolina .........|  5,084 |   1,323 |  5,882 |   1,254 |  6,254 |   1,175 |  6,629 |   1,147 |  7,079 |   1,249 |  7,202 |   1,285 |   7,323 |   1,321
North Dakota ...........|    618 |     175 |    653 |     136 |    677 |     133 |    639 |     127 |    640 |     128 |    642 |     128 |     644 |     127
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Ohio ...................| 10,657 |   2,820 | 10,798 |   2,307 | 10,735 |   2,090 | 10,847 |   2,012 | 11,097 |   2,064 | 11,134 |   2,078 |  11,173 |   2,089
Oklahoma ...............|  2,559 |     640 |  3,025 |     622 |  3,271 |     635 |  3,146 |     609 |  3,254 |     639 |  3,275 |     646 |   3,301 |     653
Oregon .................|  2,092 |     534 |  2,633 |     525 |  2,673 |     504 |  2,842 |     521 |  3,094 |     575 |  3,149 |     586 |   3,204 |     597
Pennsylvania ...........| 11,801 |   2,925 | 11,864 |   2,376 | 11,771 |   2,079 | 11,882 |   1,996 | 12,058 |   2,093 | 12,060 |   2,114 |  12,056 |   2,133
Rhode Island ...........|    950 |     225 |    947 |     186 |    969 |     163 |  1,003 |     159 |    996 |     167 |    992 |     170 |     990 |     172
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South Carolina .........|  2,591 |     720 |  3,122 |     703 |  3,303 |     663 |  3,487 |     663 |  3,643 |     674 |  3,667 |     680 |   3,699 |     684
South Dakota ...........|    666 |     187 |    691 |     147 |    698 |     139 |    696 |     144 |    724 |     153 |    730 |     153 |     732 |     153
Tennessee ..............|  3,926 |   1,002 |  4,591 |     972 |  4,715 |     903 |  4,877 |     882 |  5,175 |     928 |  5,247 |     944 |   5,320 |     958
Texas ..................| 11,199 |   3,002 | 14,229 |   3,137 | 16,273 |   3,318 | 16,987 |   3,437 | 18,434 |   3,725 | 18,801 |   3,792 |  19,128 |   3,870
Utah ...................|  1,059 |     312 |  1,461 |     350 |  1,643 |     418 |  1,723 |     457 |  1,910 |     487 |  1,958 |     490 |   2,000 |     490
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Vermont ................|    445 |     118 |    511 |     109 |    530 |     100 |    563 |     102 |    581 |     109 |    585 |     110 |     589 |     111
Virginia ...............|  4,651 |   1,197 |  5,347 |   1,114 |  5,715 |   1,039 |  6,187 |   1,060 |  6,550 |   1,133 |  6,615 |   1,156 |   6,675 |   1,177
Washington .............|  3,413 |     881 |  4,132 |     826 |  4,400 |     816 |  4,867 |     893 |  5,351 |   1,008 |  5,448 |   1,030 |   5,533 |   1,051
West Virginia...........|  1,744 |     442 |  1,950 |     414 |  1,907 |     383 |  1,793 |     337 |  1,822 |     320 |  1,825 |     318 |   1,826 |     315
Wisconsin ..............|  4,418 |   1,203 |  4,706 |   1,011 |  4,748 |     908 |  4,892 |     927 |  5,084 |     992 |  5,122 |   1,001 |   5,160 |   1,006
Wyoming ................|    332 |      92 |    470 |     101 |    500 |     108 |    454 |     101 |    476 |     103 |    479 |     103 |     481 |     102
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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 May 1997.)



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