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State or jurisdiction |Fall 1970| Fall 1980| Fall 1990| Fall 1998| 1999\1\| Fall 2000| Fall 2001| Fall 2002| Fall 2003| Fall 2004| 2004
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United States ........|8,580,887|12,096,895| 13,818,637|14,506,967|14,791,224|15,312,289|15,927,987|16,611,711|16,900,471|17,272,044| 16.8
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Alabama .................| 103,936| 164,306| 218,589| 216,241| 223,144| 233,962| 236,146| 246,414| 253,846| 255,826| 14.6
Alaska ..................| 9,471| 21,296| 29,833| 27,652| 26,948| 27,953| 27,756| 29,546| 31,035| 30,869| 14.6
Arizona .................| 109,619| 202,716| 264,148| 302,123| 326,159| 342,490| 366,485| 401,605| 430,661| 490,925| 50.5
Arkansas ................| 52,039| 77,607| 90,425| 113,751| 115,092| 115,172| 122,282| 127,372| 133,950| 138,399| 20.3
California ..............|1,257,245| 1,790,993| 1,808,740| 1,949,508| 2,017,483| 2,256,708| 2,380,090| 2,474,024| 2,338,846| 2,374,045| 17.7
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Colorado ................| 123,395| 162,916| 227,131| 257,247| 261,744| 263,872| 269,292| 282,343| 289,243| 300,914| 15.0
Connecticut .............| 124,700| 159,632| 168,604| 153,336| 156,907| 161,243| 165,027| 170,606| 170,976| 172,775| 10.1
Delaware ................| 25,260| 32,939| 42,004| 46,260| 46,613| 43,897| 47,104| 49,228| 49,595| 49,804| 6.8
District of Columbia ....| 77,158| 86,675| 79,551| 72,388| 72,118| 72,689| 87,252| 91,014| 95,297| 99,988| 38.6
Florida .................| 235,525| 411,891| 588,086| 661,187| 684,745| 707,684| 753,554| 792,079| 839,735| 866,665| 26.6
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Georgia .................| 126,511| 184,159| 251,786| 303,685| 311,812| 346,204| 376,098| 397,604| 411,061| 434,283| 39.3
Hawaii ..................| 36,562| 47,181| 56,436| 61,615| 62,578| 60,182| 62,079| 65,368| 67,390| 67,225| 7.4
Idaho ...................| 34,567| 43,018| 51,881| 63,085| 64,661| 65,594| 69,674| 72,072| 75,370| 76,311| 18.0
Illinois ................| 452,146| 644,245| 729,246| 729,084| 733,182| 743,918| 748,444| 776,622| 796,774| 801,401| 9.3
Indiana .................| 192,668| 247,253| 284,832| 299,176| 304,725| 314,334| 338,715| 342,064| 350,091| 356,801| 17.1
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Iowa ....................| 108,902| 140,449| 170,515| 181,944| 186,780| 188,974| 194,822| 202,546| 213,958| 217,646| 16.5
Kansas ..................| 102,485| 136,605| 163,733| 177,561| 176,737| 179,968| 184,943| 188,049| 190,291| 191,590| 8.4
Kentucky ................| 98,591| 143,066| 177,852| 180,550| 181,626| 188,341| 214,839| 225,489| 235,743| 240,097| 32.2
Louisiana ...............| 120,728| 160,058| 186,840| 221,110| 221,348| 223,800| 228,871| 232,140| 244,455| 246,301| 11.3
Maine ...................| 34,134| 43,264| 57,186| 56,986| 57,822| 58,473| 61,127| 63,308| 64,222| 65,415| 13.1
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Maryland ................| 149,607| 225,526| 259,700| 265,173| 268,820| 273,745| 288,224| 300,269| 307,543| 312,493| 16.2
Massachusetts ...........| 303,809| 418,415| 417,833| 415,501| 419,695| 421,142| 425,071| 431,224| 436,068| 439,245| 4.7
Michigan ................| 392,726| 520,131| 569,803| 557,011| 558,998| 567,631| 585,998| 605,835| 615,765| 620,980| 11.1
Minnesota ...............| 160,788| 206,691| 253,789| 271,612| 282,756| 293,445| 308,233| 323,791| 337,780| 349,021| 23.4
Mississippi .............| 73,967| 102,364| 122,883| 132,438| 133,170| 137,389| 137,882| 147,077| 148,584| 152,115| 14.2
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Missouri ................| 183,930| 234,421| 289,899| 310,507| 317,480| 321,348| 331,580| 348,146| 359,680| 365,204| 15.0
Montana .................| 30,062| 35,177| 35,876| 44,150| 43,114| 42,240| 44,932| 45,111| 47,240| 47,173| 9.4
Nebraska ................| 66,915| 89,488| 112,831| 111,123| 110,806| 112,117| 113,817| 116,737| 119,511| 121,053| 9.2
Nevada ..................| 13,669| 40,455| 61,728| 83,120| 89,711| 87,893| 93,368| 95,671| 100,995| 105,961| 18.1
New Hampshire ...........| 29,400| 46,794| 59,510| 60,784| 63,366| 61,718| 65,031| 68,523| 69,608| 70,163| 10.7
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New Jersey ..............| 216,121| 321,610| 324,286| 325,885| 330,537| 335,945| 346,507| 361,733| 372,632| 380,374| 15.1
New Mexico ..............| 44,461| 58,283| 85,500| 108,810| 111,896| 110,739| 112,861| 120,997| 126,852| 131,577| 17.6
New York ................| 806,479| 992,237| 1,048,286| 1,014,220| 1,020,991| 1,043,395| 1,057,794| 1,107,270| 1,126,087| 1,141,525| 11.8
North Carolina ..........| 171,925| 287,537| 352,138| 387,407| 395,907| 404,652| 427,784| 447,335| 464,430| 472,709| 19.4
North Dakota ............| 31,495| 34,069| 37,878| 39,441| 40,348| 40,248| 42,843| 45,800| 48,402| 49,533| 22.8
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Ohio ....................| 376,267| 489,145| 557,690| 542,077| 548,545| 549,553| 569,223| 587,996| 603,378| 614,234| 12.0
Oklahoma ................| 110,155| 160,295| 173,221| 178,507| 179,055| 178,016| 189,785| 198,423| 207,781| 207,625| 16.0
Oregon ..................| 122,177| 157,458| 165,741| 171,056| 175,635| 183,065| 191,378| 204,565| 198,701| 199,985| 13.9
Pennsylvania ............| 411,044| 507,716| 604,060| 595,749| 605,283| 609,521| 630,299| 654,826| 675,574| 688,780| 13.8
Rhode Island ............| 45,898| 66,869| 78,273| 73,970| 74,821| 75,450| 77,235| 77,417| 79,085| 80,377| 7.4
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South Carolina ..........| 69,518| 132,476| 159,302| 181,353| 183,626| 185,931| 191,590| 202,007| 207,601| 208,910| 13.8
South Dakota ............| 30,639| 32,761| 34,208| 41,545| 42,147| 43,221| 45,534| 47,751| 48,967| 48,708| 15.6
Tennessee ...............| 135,103| 204,581| 226,238| 251,319| 252,915| 263,910| 258,534| 261,899| 267,969| 278,055| 9.9
Texas ...................| 442,225| 701,391| 901,437| 978,550| 990,587| 1,033,973| 1,076,678| 1,152,369| 1,188,727| 1,229,197| 24.1
Utah ....................| 81,687| 93,987| 121,303| 151,232| 161,591| 163,776| 177,045| 178,932| 185,772| 194,324| 20.3
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Vermont .................| 22,209| 30,628| 36,398| 37,054| 36,728| 35,489| 36,351| 36,537| 37,831| 38,639| 5.2
Virginia ................| 151,915| 280,504| 353,442| 370,142| 377,970| 381,893| 389,853| 404,966| 414,881| 425,181| 12.5
Washington ..............| 183,544| 303,603| 263,384| 298,974| 306,723| 320,840| 325,132| 338,820| 345,469| 343,524| 12.0
West Virginia ...........| 63,153| 81,973| 84,790| 88,107| 88,657| 87,888| 91,319| 93,723| 97,005| 97,884| 10.4
Wisconsin ...............| 202,058| 269,086| 299,774| 301,963| 304,776| 307,179| 315,850| 329,443| 329,691| 331,506| 8.8
Wyoming .................| 15,220| 21,147| 31,326| 29,707| 29,002| 30,004| 31,095| 32,605| 33,695| 33,955| 17.1
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U.S. Service Schools\2\ .| 17,079| 49,808| 48,692| 13,991| 13,344| 13,475| 14,561| 14,420| 14,628| 14,754| 10.6
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Other jurisdictions ..| 67,237| 137,749| 164,618| 181,244| 185,244| 194,633| 201,642| 211,204| 217,655| 220,920| 19.3
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American Samoa ..........| 0| 976| 1,219| 909| 1,172| 297| 1,178| 1,367| 1,537| 1,550| 32.3
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Micronesia ...........| 0| 224| 975| 772| 1,506| 1,576| 2,243| 2,173| 2,558| 2,608| 73.2
Guam ....................| 2,719| 3,217| 4,741| 5,758| 5,727| 5,215| 4,869| 5,157| 4,710| 4,642| -18.9
Marshall Islands ........| 0| 0| 0| 513| 616| 328| 220| 224| 601| 623| 1.1
Northern Marianas .......| 0| 0| 661| 1,239| 1,080| 1,078| 982| 1,299| 1,237| 1,101| 1.9
Palau ...................| 0| 0| 491| 424| 569| 581| 579| 668| 727| 651| 14.4
Puerto Rico .............| 63,073| 131,184| 154,065| 168,983| 171,832| 183,290| 188,430| 197,781| 203,745| 207,180| 20.6
Virgin Islands ..........| 1,445| 2,148| 2,466| 2,646| 2,742| 2,268| 3,141| 2,535| 2,540| 2,565| -6.5
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