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Table 17. Estimated total and school-age resident populations, by state: Selected years, 1970 through 2004

[In thousands]
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                      |       1970\1\  |       1980\1\  |       1985\2\  |      1990\1\   |      2000\2\   |    2003\2\     |    2004\2\
                      |________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
                      | Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to| Total,|   5- to
                      |    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-|    all|17-year-
State                 |   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds|   ages|    olds
______________________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________
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|248,765|  45,178|282,192|  53,174|290,789|  53,259|293,655|  53,207
                      |_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________
Alabama ..............|  3,444|     934|  3,894|     866|  3,973|     798|  4,040|     774|  4,452|     826|  4,504|     806|  4,530|     798
Alaska ...............|    303|      88|    402|      92|    532|     112|    550|     117|    628|     143|    648|     140|    655|     138
Arizona ..............|  1,775|     486|  2,718|     578|  3,184|     601|  3,665|     686|  5,166|     993|  5,579|   1,077|  5,744|   1,097
Arkansas .............|  1,923|     498|  2,286|     496|  2,327|     461|  2,351|     455|  2,679|     499|  2,728|     495|  2,753|     491
California ...........| 19,971|   4,999| 23,668|   4,681| 26,441|   4,752| 29,786|   5,344| 34,002|   6,787| 35,463|   6,907| 35,894|   6,962
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
Colorado .............|  2,210|     589|  2,890|     592|  3,209|     599|  3,294|     607|  4,327|     807|  4,548|     833|  4,601|     840
Connecticut ..........|  3,032|     768|  3,108|     638|  3,201|     549|  3,287|     520|  3,412|     620|  3,487|     625|  3,504|     626
Delaware .............|    548|     148|    594|     125|    618|     113|    666|     114|    786|     143|    818|     141|    830|     140
District of Columbia .|    757|     164|    638|     109|    635|      88|    607|      80|    571|      82|    558|      75|    554|      75
Florida ..............|  6,791|   1,609|  9,746|   1,789| 11,351|   1,792| 12,938|   2,011| 16,049|   2,716| 16,999|   2,872| 17,397|   2,912
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
Georgia ..............|  4,588|   1,223|  5,463|   1,231|  5,963|   1,195|  6,478|   1,230|  8,230|   1,581|  8,676|   1,638|  8,829|   1,654
Hawaii ...............|    770|     204|    965|     198|  1,040|     194|  1,108|     196|  1,212|     217|  1,249|     211|  1,263|     210
Idaho ................|    713|     200|    944|     213|    994|     223|  1,007|     228|  1,300|     271|  1,367|     270|  1,393|     269
Illinois .............| 11,110|   2,859| 11,427|   2,401| 11,400|   2,192| 11,431|   2,095| 12,440|   2,371| 12,649|   2,351| 12,714|   2,348
Indiana ..............|  5,195|   1,386|  5,490|   1,200|  5,459|   1,087|  5,544|   1,056|  6,092|   1,153|  6,200|   1,170|  6,238|   1,170
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
Iowa .................|  2,825|     743|  2,914|     604|  2,830|     543|  2,777|     525|  2,928|     542|  2,942|     510|  2,954|     500
Kansas ...............|  2,249|     573|  2,364|     468|  2,427|     452|  2,478|     472|  2,693|     523|  2,725|     503|  2,736|     495
Kentucky .............|  3,221|     844|  3,661|     800|  3,695|     745|  3,687|     703|  4,049|     728|  4,118|     719|  4,146|     714
Louisiana ............|  3,645|   1,041|  4,206|     969|  4,408|     937|  4,222|     891|  4,470|     899|  4,494|     855|  4,516|     841
Maine ................|    994|     260|  1,125|     243|  1,163|     222|  1,228|     223|  1,277|     229|  1,309|     219|  1,317|     215
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
Maryland .............|  3,924|   1,038|  4,217|     895|  4,413|     788|  4,781|     803|  5,312|   1,005|  5,512|   1,016|  5,558|   1,020
Massachusetts ........|  5,689|   1,407|  5,737|   1,153|  5,881|     989|  6,016|     940|  6,362|   1,101|  6,420|   1,080|  6,417|   1,069
Michigan .............|  8,882|   2,450|  9,262|   2,067|  9,076|   1,824|  9,295|   1,754|  9,956|   1,923| 10,082|   1,892| 10,113|   1,884
Minnesota ............|  3,806|   1,051|  4,076|     865|  4,184|     796|  4,376|     829|  4,934|     955|  5,064|     922|  5,101|     908
Mississippi ..........|  2,217|     635|  2,521|     599|  2,588|     576|  2,575|     550|  2,849|     569|  2,883|     548|  2,903|     541
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
Missouri .............|  4,678|   1,183|  4,917|   1,008|  5,000|     941|  5,117|     944|  5,606|   1,055|  5,719|   1,028|  5,755|   1,013
Montana ..............|    694|     197|    787|     167|    822|     167|    799|     163|    904|     174|    918|     160|    927|     156
Nebraska .............|  1,485|     389|  1,570|     324|  1,585|     305|  1,578|     309|  1,713|     332|  1,737|     318|  1,747|     313
Nevada ...............|    489|     127|    800|     160|    951|     166|  1,202|     204|  2,018|     371|  2,242|     420|  2,335|     435
New Hampshire ........|    738|     189|    921|     196|    997|     182|  1,109|     194|  1,241|     234|  1,289|     234|  1,300|     232
                      |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
New Jersey ...........|  7,171|   1,797|  7,365|   1,528|  7,566|   1,340|  7,748|   1,269|  8,434|   1,529|  8,642|   1,566|  8,699|   1,575
New Mexico ...........|  1,017|     311|  1,303|     303|  1,438|     304|  1,515|     320|  1,821|     377|  1,879|     365|  1,903|     359
New York .............| 18,241|   4,358| 17,558|   3,552| 17,792|   3,173| 17,991|   3,000| 18,999|   3,448| 19,212|   3,344| 19,227|   3,326
North Carolina .......|  5,084|   1,323|  5,882|   1,254|  6,254|   1,175|  6,632|   1,147|  8,078|   1,432|  8,421|   1,499|  8,541|   1,518
North Dakota .........|    618|     175|    653|     136|    677|     133|    639|     127|    641|     120|    633|     108|    634|     103
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Ohio .................| 10,657|   2,820| 10,798|   2,307| 10,735|   2,090| 10,847|   2,012| 11,364|   2,130| 11,438|   2,073| 11,459|   2,049
Oklahoma .............|  2,559|     640|  3,025|     622|  3,271|     635|  3,146|     609|  3,454|     653|  3,506|     629|  3,524|     618
Oregon ...............|  2,092|     534|  2,633|     525|  2,673|     504|  2,842|     521|  3,431|     624|  3,564|     627|  3,595|     626
Pennsylvania .........| 11,801|   2,925| 11,864|   2,376| 11,771|   2,079| 11,883|   1,996| 12,286|   2,191| 12,371|   2,135| 12,406|   2,118
Rhode Island .........|    950|     225|    947|     186|    969|     163|  1,003|     159|  1,051|     184|  1,076|     182|  1,081|     182
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South Carolina .......|  2,591|     720|  3,122|     703|  3,303|     663|  3,486|     662|  4,024|     745|  4,149|     745|  4,198|     744
South Dakota .........|    666|     187|    691|     147|    698|     139|    696|     144|    756|     151|    765|     142|    771|     139
Tennessee ............|  3,926|   1,002|  4,591|     972|  4,715|     903|  4,877|     882|  5,703|   1,023|  5,845|   1,012|  5,901|   1,007
Texas ................| 11,199|   3,002| 14,229|   3,137| 16,273|   3,318| 16,986|   3,437| 20,949|   4,277| 22,103|   4,411| 22,490|   4,424
Utah .................|  1,059|     312|  1,461|     350|  1,643|     418|  1,723|     457|  2,243|     509|  2,352|     510|  2,389|     507
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Vermont ..............|    445|     118|    511|     109|    530|     100|    563|     102|    610|     113|    619|     106|    621|     104
Virginia .............|  4,651|   1,197|  5,347|   1,114|  5,715|   1,039|  6,189|   1,060|  7,104|   1,279|  7,365|   1,303|  7,460|   1,307
Washington ...........|  3,413|     881|  4,132|     826|  4,400|     816|  4,867|     893|  5,911|   1,119|  6,131|   1,107|  6,204|   1,099
West Virginia ........|  1,744|     442|  1,950|     414|  1,907|     383|  1,793|     337|  1,807|     299|  1,811|     288|  1,815|     284
Wisconsin ............|  4,418|   1,203|  4,706|   1,011|  4,748|     908|  4,892|     927|  5,374|   1,023|  5,474|     986|  5,509|     970
Wyoming ..............|    332|      92|    470|     101|    500|     108|    454|     101|    494|      97|    502|      89|    507|      86
______________________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________
\1\As of April 1.
\2\Estimates as of July 1.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States and within each state; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095; CPH-L-74 (1990 data); and 2000 through 2004 Census Bureau, Population Estimates, retrieved August 15, 2005 from http://www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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