table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 7 through 8.,,,,,
"Table ST-F1-2000.  Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State:  2000 Census",,,,,

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,,,,,
"Internet release date:  September 15, 2004",,,,,

State,Families,,Own children under 18,,
,Total,With own children under 18,Total,Average per family,Average per family with children

United States,"71,787,347 ","34,588,368 ","64,494,637 ",0.90 ,1.86 

Alabama,"1,215,968 ","561,458 ","989,799 ",0.81 ,1.76 
Alaska,"152,337 ","88,484 ","174,113 ",1.14 ,1.97 
Arizona,"1,287,367 ","608,218 ","1,197,438 ",0.93 ,1.97 
Arkansas,"732,261 ","334,604 ","601,711 ",0.82 ,1.80 
California,"7,920,049 ","4,117,036 ","8,035,222 ",1.01 ,1.95 
Colorado,"1,084,461 ","543,588 ","1,004,792 ",0.93 ,1.85 
Connecticut,"881,170 ","419,285 ","772,790 ",0.88 ,1.84 
Delaware,"204,590 ","95,175 ","172,150 ",0.84 ,1.81 
District of Columbia,"114,166 ","49,104 ","88,899 ",0.78 ,1.81 
Florida,"4,210,760 ","1,779,586 ","3,200,461 ",0.76 ,1.80 
Georgia,"2,111,647 ","1,051,302 ","1,899,303 ",0.90 ,1.81 
Hawaii,"287,068 ","129,322 ","239,483 ",0.83 ,1.85 
Idaho,"335,588 ","170,463 ","343,031 ",1.02 ,2.01 
Illinois,"3,105,513 ","1,514,561 ","2,884,036 ",0.93 ,1.90 
Indiana,"1,602,501 ","767,836 ","1,432,898 ",0.89 ,1.87 
Iowa,"769,684 ","361,153 ","686,153 ",0.89 ,1.90 
Kansas,"701,547 ","345,091 ","659,418 ",0.94 ,1.91 
Kentucky,"1,104,398 ","516,344 ","901,105 ",0.82 ,1.75 
Louisiana,"1,156,438 ","572,053 ","1,049,117 ",0.91 ,1.83 
Maine,"340,685 ","157,325 ","279,827 ",0.82 ,1.78 
Maryland,"1,359,318 ","662,172 ","1,194,489 ",0.88 ,1.80 
Massachusetts,"1,576,696 ","748,865 ","1,382,189 ",0.88 ,1.85 
Michigan,"2,575,699 ","1,236,713 ","2,347,192 ",0.91 ,1.90 
Minnesota,"1,255,141 ","626,291 ","1,210,443 ",0.96 ,1.93 
Mississippi,"747,159 ","363,416 ","657,312 ",0.88 ,1.81 
Missouri,"1,476,516 ","699,779 ","1,293,406 ",0.88 ,1.85 
Montana,"237,407 ","111,807 ","211,642 ",0.89 ,1.89 
Nebraska,"443,411 ","217,636 ","420,245 ",0.95 ,1.93 
Nevada,"498,333 ","238,846 ","451,743 ",0.91 ,1.89 
New Hampshire,"323,651 ","158,410 ","289,296 ",0.89 ,1.83 
New Jersey,"2,154,539 ","1,025,556 ","1,880,026 ",0.87 ,1.83 
New Mexico,"466,515 ","235,030 ","445,404 ",0.95 ,1.90 
New York,"4,639,387 ","2,231,381 ","4,155,866 ",0.90 ,1.86 
North Carolina,"2,158,869 ","995,648 ","1,744,451 ",0.81 ,1.75 
North Dakota,"166,150 ","80,453 ","152,563 ",0.92 ,1.90 
Ohio,"2,993,023 ","1,409,912 ","2,632,157 ",0.88 ,1.87 
Oklahoma,"921,750 ","434,793 ","796,868 ",0.86 ,1.83 
Oregon,"877,671 ","410,803 ","766,709 ",0.87 ,1.87 
Pennsylvania,"3,208,388 ","1,430,808 ","2,653,125 ",0.83 ,1.85 
Rhode Island,"265,398 ","124,867 ","228,391 ",0.86 ,1.83 
South Carolina,"1,072,822 ","495,276 ","875,535 ",0.82 ,1.77 
South Dakota,"194,330 ","95,180 ","185,835 ",0.96 ,1.95 
Tennessee,"1,547,835 ","707,305 ","1,239,200 ",0.80 ,1.75 
Texas,"5,247,794 ","2,723,330 ","5,164,472 ",0.98 ,1.90 
Utah,"535,294 ","299,746 ","663,394 ",1.24 ,2.21 
Vermont,"157,763 ","76,409 ","138,281 ",0.88 ,1.81 
Virginia,"1,847,796 ","881,893 ","1,561,010 ",0.84 ,1.77 
Washington,"1,499,127 ","742,481 ","1,385,475 ",0.92 ,1.87 
West Virginia,"504,055 ","213,072 ","363,929 ",0.72 ,1.71 
Wisconsin,"1,386,815 ","665,239 ","1,273,539 ",0.92 ,1.91 
Wyoming,"130,497 ","63,263 ","118,704 ",0.91 ,1.88 
Footnotes:,,,,,
"Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, Tables P34 ""Family Type by Presence and Age of Own Children"" and P36 ""Own Children Under 18 Years by Family Type and Age"".",,,,,

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