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United States .....| 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 |2,432,243 |42,046,878 | 17.3 |2,458,598 |42,815,541 | 17.4 |2,505,074 |43,476,268 | 17.4
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Alabama ..............| 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 40,480 | 722,004 | 17.8 | 41,917 | 730,857 | 17.4 | 43,002 | 734,469 | 17.1
Alaska ...............| 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 7,118 | 118,680 | 16.7 | 7,282 | 122,487 | 16.8 | 7,193 | 125,948 | 17.5
Arizona ..............| 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 33,978 | 656,980 | 19.3 | 36,076 | 673,477 | 18.7 | 37,493 | 709,453 | 18.9
Arkansas .............| 15.7 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 25,785 | 438,518 | 17.0 | 26,016 | 441,490 | 17.0 | 26,014 | 444,271 | 17.1
California ...........| 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 224,000 | 5,107,145 | 22.8 | 218,253 | 5,249,275 | 24.1 | 221,779 | 5,328,558 | 24.0
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Colorado .............| 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 33,093 | 593,030 | 17.9 | 33,419 | 612,635 | 18.3 | 33,661 | 625,062 | 18.6
Connecticut ..........| 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 34,383 | 481,050 | 14.0 | 34,193 | 488,476 | 14.3 | 34,526 | 496,298 | 14.4
Delaware .............| 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 6,095 | 102,196 | 16.8 | 6,252 | 104,321 | 16.7 | 6,380 | 105,547 | 16.5
District of Columbia .| 14.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 6,346 | 80,618 | 12.7 | 6,064 | 80,937 | 13.3 | 6,056 | 80,678 | 13.3
Florida ..............| 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 109,939 | 1,932,131 | 17.6 | 107,590 | 1,981,407 | 18.4 | 110,653 | 2,040,763 | 18.4
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Georgia ..............| 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 63,816 | 1,177,569 | 18.5 | 66,942 | 1,207,186 | 18.0 | 75,602 | 1,235,304 | 16.3
Hawaii ...............| 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 9,451 | 174,747 | 18.5 | 10,083 | 177,448 | 17.6 | 10,111 | 180,430 | 17.8
Idaho ................| 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 11,626 | 225,680 | 19.4 | 11,827 | 231,668 | 19.6 | 12,007 | 236,774 | 19.7
Illinois .............| 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 110,153 | 1,848,166 | 16.8 | 111,461 | 1,873,567 | 16.8 | 110,874 | 1,893,078 | 17.1
Indiana...............| 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 54,509 | 956,988 | 17.6 | 54,552 | 960,630 | 17.6 | 55,107 | 965,599 | 17.5
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Iowa .................| 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 31,395 | 491,363 | 15.7 | 31,403 | 494,839 | 15.8 | 31,616 | 498,519 | 15.8
Kansas ...............| 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 29,324 | 445,390 | 15.2 | 29,753 | 451,536 | 15.2 | 30,283 | 457,614 | 15.1
Kentucky .............| 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 37,571 | 646,024 | 17.2 | 37,868 | 655,041 | 17.3 | 37,324 | 655,265 | 17.6
Louisiana ............| 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 46,170 | 794,128 | 17.2 | 46,904 | 797,985 | 17.0 | 46,913 | 800,560 | 16.6
Maine ................| 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 15,416 | 216,400 | 14.0 | 15,375 | 216,453 | 14.1 | 15,344 | 216,995 | 14.1
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Maryland .............| 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 43,616 | 736,238 | 16.9 | 44,495 | 751,850 | 16.9 | 44,171 | 772,638 | 17.5
Massachusetts ........| 13.7 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 55,963 | 846,155 | 15.1 | 57,225 | 859,948 | 15.0 | 58,766 | 877,726 | 14.9
Michigan .............| 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 82,967 | 1,593,561 | 19.2 | 82,301 | 1,603,610 | 19.5 | 80,267 | 1,599,377 | 19.9
Minnesota ............| 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 44,903 | 773,571 | 17.2 | 45,050 | 793,724 | 17.6 | 46,956 | 810,233 | 17.3
Mississippi ..........| 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 28,111 | 504,127 | 17.9 | 27,829 | 506,668 | 18.2 | 28,376 | 505,907 | 17.8
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Missouri..............| 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 52,643 | 842,965 | 16.0 | 52,984 | 859,357 | 16.2 | 54,543 | 875,639 | 16.1
Montana ..............| 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 9,883 | 155,779 | 15.8 | 10,135 | 160,011 | 15.8 | 9,950 | 163,009 | 16.4
Nebraska .............| 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 19,069 | 279,552 | 14.7 | 19,323 | 282,414 | 14.6 | 19,552 | 285,097 | 14.6
Nevada ...............| 20.3 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 11,409 | 211,810 | 18.6 | 11,953 | 222,974 | 18.7 | 12,579 | 235,800 | 18.7
New Hampshire ........| 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 11,464 | 177,138 | 15.5 | 11,654 | 181,247 | 15.6 | 11,972 | 185,360 | 15.5
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New Jersey ...........| 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 80,515 | 1,109,796 | 13.8 | 83,057 | 1,130,560 | 13.6 | 84,564 | 1,151,307 | 13.6
New Mexico ...........| 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17,498 | 308,667 | 17.6 | 17,912 | 315,668 | 17.6 | 18,404 | 322,292 | 17.5
New York .............| 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 171,914 | 2,643,993 | 15.4 | 176,375 | 2,689,686 | 15.2 | 179,413 | 2,733,813 | 15.2
North Carolina .......| 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 65,326 | 1,097,598 | 16.8 | 66,630 | 1,114,083 | 16.7 | 69,421 | 1,133,231 | 16.3
North Dakota .........| 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 7,733 | 118,376 | 15.3 | 7,794 | 118,734 | 15.2 | 7,755 | 119,127 | 15.4
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Ohio .................| 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 103,372 | 1,783,767 | 17.3 | 106,233 | 1,795,199 | 16.9 | 107,444 | 1,807,319 | 16.8
Oklahoma .............| 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 37,650 | 588,263 | 15.6 | 38,433 | 597,096 | 15.5 | 39,031 | 604,076 | 15.5
Oregon ...............| 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 26,745 | 498,614 | 18.6 | 26,634 | 510,122 | 19.2 | 26,488 | 516,611 | 19.5
Pennsylvania .........| 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 100,475 | 1,692,797 | 16.8 | 100,912 | 1,717,613 | 17.0 | 101,301 | 1,744,082 | 17.2
Rhode Island .........| 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 9,709 | 142,144 | 14.6 | 10,069 | 143,798 | 14.3 | 9,823 | 145,676 | 14.8
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South Carolina .......| 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 37,115 | 627,470 | 16.9 | 37,295 | 639,942 | 17.2 | 38,620 | 643,859 | 16.7
South Dakota .........| 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 8,868 | 131,576 | 14.8 | 8,767 | 134,573 | 15.3 | 9,557 | 142,825 | 14.9
Tennessee ............| 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 43,062 | 833,651 | 19.4 | 43,566 | 854,329 | 19.6 | 46,066 | 866,991 | 18.8
Texas ................| 16.7 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 219,192 | 3,464,371 | 15.8 | 219,385 | 3,541,769 | 16.1 | 224,830 | 3,608,262 | 16.0
Utah .................| 24.5 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 18,305 | 456,430 | 24.9 | 19,191 | 463,870 | 24.2 | 19,053 | 471,365 | 24.7
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Vermont ..............| 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 7,031 | 97,137 | 13.8 | 7,521 | 98,558 | 13.1 | 8,102 | 102,755 | 12.7
Virginia .............| 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 64,537 | 1,016,204 | 15.7 | 68,181 | 1,031,925 | 15.1 | 70,220 | 1,045,471 | 14.9
Washington ...........| 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 42,931 | 869,327 | 20.2 | 44,295 | 896,475 | 20.2 | 45,524 | 915,952 | 20.1
West Virginia.........| 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 20,997 | 320,249 | 15.3 | 20,961 | 318,296 | 15.2 | 21,029 | 314,383 | 14.9
Wisconsin ............| 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 52,028 | 814,671 | 15.7 | 53,387 | 829,415 | 15.5 | 52,822 | 844,001 | 16.0
Wyoming ..............| 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6,564 | 102,074 | 15.6 | 5,821 | 100,313 | 17.2 | 6,537 | 100,899 | 15.4
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American Samoa .......| 17.5 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 671 | 13,365 | 19.9 | 725 | 13,994 | 19.3 | 656 | 14,484 | 22.1
Guam .................| 18.6 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 1,499 | 28,334 | 18.9 | 1,628 | 30,077 | 18.5 | 1,644 | 30,920 | 18.8
Northern Marianas ....| 18.2 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 430 | 7,096 | 16.5 | 425 | 8,086 | 19.0 | 431 | 8,188 | 19.0
Puerto Rico ..........| 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 37,291 | 642,392 | 17.2 | 38,381 | 637,034 | 16.6 | 39,816 | 631,460 | 15.9
Virgin Islands .......| 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 1,581 | 22,346 | 14.1 | 1,595 | 22,887 | 14.3 | 1,570 | 22,752 | 14.5
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