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other area | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |1990 to|| Fall | Fall
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United States ......|6,428,134 |8,834,508 |9,457,394 |9,479,273 |10,844,717 |11,092,374 |11,090,171 |11,146,155 | 2.8 ||11,120,499 |11,196,119
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Alabama ...............| 87,884 | 145,698 | 143,674 | 158,688 | 195,939 | 203,165 | 196,531 | 193,974 | -1.0 || 196,531 | 193,974
Alaska ................| 8,563 | 13,218 | 20,561 | 26,510 | 27,792 | 28,368 | 27,828 | 26,717 | -3.9 || 27,828 | 26,717
Arizona ...............| 107,315 | 168,666 | 194,034 | 202,036 | 248,213 | 254,530 | 253,469 | 254,837 | 2.7 || 259,163 | 260,832
Arkansas ..............| 43,599 | 56,127 | 66,068 | 66,123 | 78,645 | 87,067 | 89,457 | 92,215 | 17.3 || 97,405 | 100,855
California ............|1,123,529 |1,617,558 |1,599,838 |1,444,207 | 1,594,710 | 1,564,230 | 1,624,907 | 1,658,906 | 4.0 || 1,625,021 | 1,664,478
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Colorado ..............| 108,562 | 136,370 | 145,598 | 142,031 | 200,653 | 210,312 | 209,183 | 213,475 | 6.4 || 209,183 | 213,475
Connecticut ...........| 73,391 | 93,567 | 97,788 | 98,616 | 109,556 | 100,539 | 97,588 | 95,041 | -13.2 || 96,336 | 95,041
Delaware ..............| 21,151 | 27,082 | 28,325 | 27,933 | 34,252 | 36,204 | 36,579 | 36,495 | 6.5 || 36,579 | 36,495
District of Columbia ..| 12,194 | 15,159 | 13,900 | 12,080 | 11,990 | 9,663 | 7,456 | 4,715 | -60.7 || 7,736 | 4,887
Florida ...............| 189,450 | 287,745 | 334,349 | 362,241 | 489,081 | 530,607 | 531,030 | 536,111 | 9.6 || 529,422 | 534,721
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Georgia ...............| 101,900 | 142,593 | 140,158 | 148,956 | 196,413 | 248,682 | 249,284 | 252,197 | 28.4 || 230,204 | 235,011
Hawaii ................| 32,963 | 43,278 | 43,269 | 43,246 | 45,728 | 50,198 | 47,370 | 45,542 | -0.4 || 47,370 | 45,542
Idaho .................| 27,072 | 31,298 | 34,491 | 33,666 | 41,315 | 48,986 | 49,392 | 49,695 | 20.3 || 49,806 | 50,233
Illinois ..............| 315,634 | 444,458 | 491,274 | 520,224 | 551,333 | 530,248 | 532,470 | 536,578 | -2.7 || 532,470 | 536,578
Indiana................| 136,739 | 159,453 | 189,224 | 193,833 | 223,953 | 224,795 | 220,967 | 224,522 | 0.3 || 220,967 | 224,522
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Iowa ..................| 68,390 | 83,572 | 97,454 | 109,765 | 117,834 | 122,396 | 125,923 | 128,073 | 8.7 || 125,923 | 128,073
Kansas ................| 88,215 | 107,761 | 121,987 | 127,220 | 149,117 | 160,449 | 155,429 | 158,862 | 6.5 || 156,446 | 159,955
Kentucky ..............| 77,240 | 105,265 | 114,884 | 110,836 | 147,095 | 148,808 | 147,423 | 146,295 | -0.5 || 147,423 | 146,295
Louisiana .............| 101,127 | 132,054 | 136,703 | 153,173 | 158,290 | 174,873 | 174,589 | 174,867 | 10.5 || 185,223 | 189,179
Maine .................| 25,405 | 31,092 | 31,878 | 33,188 | 41,500 | 38,195 | 37,888 | 37,510 | -9.6 || 38,260 | 38,010
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Maryland ..............| 118,988 | 176,544 | 195,051 | 198,992 | 220,783 | 222,857 | 217,277 | 217,250 | -1.6 || 217,277 | 217,250
Massachusetts .........| 116,127 | 173,564 | 183,765 | 185,602 | 186,035 | 176,777 | 173,416 | 174,280 | -6.3 || 173,854 | 174,694
Michigan ..............| 339,625 | 436,655 | 454,147 | 434,270 | 487,359 | 462,390 | 458,989 | 458,561 | -5.9 || 458,989 | 458,561
Minnesota .............| 130,567 | 148,630 | 162,379 | 173,984 | 199,211 | 217,249 | 208,540 | 202,384 | 1.6 || 213,284 | 203,088
Mississippi ...........| 64,968 | 89,919 | 90,661 | 90,704 | 109,038 | 110,600 | 114,905 | 118,847 | 9.0 || 114,905 | 118,847
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Missouri...............| 132,540 | 158,196 | 165,179 | 168,829 | 200,093 | 189,993 | 189,269 | 189,851 | -5.1 || 189,851 | 190,608
Montana ...............| 27,287 | 27,798 | 31,178 | 32,032 | 31,865 | 37,435 | 38,000 | 38,702 | 21.5 || 38,000 | 38,702
Nebraska ..............| 51,454 | 61,240 | 73,509 | 81,202 | 94,614 | 95,599 | 99,717 | 89,414 | -5.5 || 99,717 | 89,414
Nevada ................| 13,576 | 30,010 | 40,280 | 43,368 | 61,242 | 66,683 | 71,925 | 73,309 | 19.7 || 71,925 | 73,309
New Hampshire .........| 15,979 | 24,205 | 24,119 | 26,669 | 32,163 | 36,069 | 36,365 | 35,259 | 9.6 || 36,365 | 35,259
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New Jersey ............| 145,373 | 227,764 | 247,028 | 237,297 | 261,601 | 271,069 | 264,596 | 261,365 | -0.1 || 264,596 | 261,365
New Mexico ............| 40,795 | 47,605 | 55,077 | 66,059 | 83,403 | 97,220 | 97,630 | 98,860 | 18.5 || 99,918 | 100,708
New York ..............| 449,437 | 613,842 | 563,251 | 563,251 | 616,884 | 588,491 | 572,482 | 567,893 | -7.9 || 572,482 | 567,893
North Carolina ........| 123,761 | 201,288 | 228,154 | 267,044 | 285,405 | 303,099 | 302,939 | 302,033 | 5.8 || 302,939 | 302,033
North Dakota ..........| 30,192 | 27,954 | 31,709 | 34,802 | 34,690 | 36,810 | 36,765 | 35,037 | 1.0 || 36,765 | 35,037
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Ohio ..................| 281,099 | 336,931 | 381,765 | 379,164 | 427,613 | 409,818 | 405,339 | 402,901 | -5.8 || 407,108 | 404,694
Oklahoma ..............| 91,438 | 124,372 | 137,188 | 146,827 | 151,073 | 158,026 | 154,381 | 154,132 | 2.0 || 154,381 | 154,572
Oregon ................| 108,483 | 129,785 | 140,102 | 119,612 | 144,427 | 143,617 | 141,429 | 143,093 | -0.9 || 141,429 | 144,342
Pennsylvania ..........| 232,982 | 287,436 | 292,499 | 300,523 | 343,478 | 339,928 | 335,181 | 334,901 | -2.5 || 335,181 | 334,901
Rhode Island ..........| 25,527 | 32,311 | 35,052 | 35,389 | 42,350 | 38,653 | 37,487 | 37,251 | -12.0 || 37,487 | 37,251
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South Carolina ........| 47,101 | 107,690 | 107,683 | 105,854 | 131,134 | 148,706 | 148,363 | 148,694 | 13.4 || 148,363 | 148,694
South Dakota ..........| 23,936 | 21,925 | 24,328 | 23,339 | 26,596 | 29,693 | 28,564 | 28,126 | 5.8 || 32,861 | 32,863
Tennessee .............| 98,897 | 139,526 | 156,835 | 147,951 | 175,049 | 193,136 | 194,097 | 193,516 | 10.5 || 194,138 | 193,516
Texas .................| 365,522 | 542,212 | 613,552 | 677,192 | 802,314 | 836,851 | 838,091 | 844,738 | 5.3 || 838,943 | 845,686
Utah ..................| 49,588 | 56,536 | 59,598 | 69,426 | 86,108 | 110,560 | 114,195 | 119,185 | 38.4 || 113,696 | 118,619
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Vermont ...............| 12,536 | 17,145 | 17,984 | 18,844 | 20,910 | 20,470 | 20,139 | 20,540 | -1.8 || 20,139 | 20,540
Virginia ..............| 123,279 | 215,253 | 246,500 | 250,754 | 291,286 | 293,127 | 292,412 | 301,594 | 3.5 || 292,412 | 301,594
Washington ............| 162,718 | 202,531 | 276,028 | 201,532 | 227,632 | 246,635 | 251,869 | 256,868 | 12.8 || 262,359 | 274,705
West Virginia..........| 51,363 | 68,117 | 71,228 | 66,531 | 74,108 | 74,857 | 74,755 | 75,955 | 2.5 || 75,116 | 76,078
Wisconsin .............| 170,374 | 210,535 | 235,179 | 238,735 | 253,529 | 245,770 | 244,628 | 243,140 | -4.1 || 245,060 | 243,858
Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 18,078 | 21,121 | 24,204 | 30,623 | 29,420 | 29,994 | 29,475 | -3.7 || 29,994 | 29,475
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U.S. Service Schools ..| 17,079 | 36,897 | 49,808 | 54,719 | 48,692 | 88,451 | 81,669 | 82,374 | 69.2 || 81,669 | 83,090
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Outlying areas .....| 46,680 | 59,923 | 60,692 | 65,411 | 66,244 | 77,050 | 79,861 | 80,715 | 21.8 || 79,083 | 80,715
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American Samoa ........| --- | 689 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,232 | 1,239 | 1,248 | 2.4 || 1,239 | 1,248
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Micronesia ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 975 | 1,296 | 1,396 | 1,372 | 40.7 || 1,396 | 1,372
Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,800 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 6,010 | 5,335 | 5,533 | 16.7 || 5,335 | 5,533
Marshall Islands.......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 418 | 431 | 459 | --- || 431 | 459
Northern Marianas .....| --- | --- | --- | 318 | 661 | 959 | 1,096 | 1,136 | 71.9 || 1,096 | 1,136
Palau .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 491 | 351 | 332 | 330 | -32.8 || 332 | 330
Puerto Rico ...........| 42,516 | 53,170 | 54,127 | 56,438 | 55,691 | 63,730 | 67,134 | 68,027 | 22.2 || 66,356 | 68,027
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Pacific .............| --- | 185 | 224 | 724 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || --- | ---
Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,079 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 3,054 | 2,898 | 2,610 | 5.8 || 2,898 | 2,610
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