Table C-1. Estimated resident population ages 3 through 21, by state: 1997, 2005 and 2006
  Number

Change in number Percentage change
in number
State 1997 2005 2006 2006 less
1997
2006 less
2005
2006 less
1997
2006 less
2005
Alabama 1,203,134 1,182,527 1,188,263 -14,871 5,736 -1.24 0.49
Alaska 193,020 191,393 190,013 -3,007 -1,380 -1.56 -0.72
Arizona 1,291,258 1,604,275 1,657,506 366,248 53,231 28.36 3.32
Arkansas 724,317 719,123 724,176 -141 5,053 -0.02 0.70
California 9,319,541 10,034,736 10,048,893 729,352 14,157 7.83 0.14
Colorado 1,087,831 1,196,692 1,212,973 125,142 16,281 11.50 1.36
Connecticut 838,645 894,991 892,138 53,493 -2,853 6.38 -0.32
Delaware 197,305 217,099 218,901 21,596 1,802 10.95 0.83
District of Columbia 131,555 134,898 133,272 1,717 -1,626 1.31 -1.21
Florida 3,660,419 4,171,108 4,219,043 558,624 47,935 15.26 1.15
Georgia 2,145,427 2,486,688 2,546,483 401,056 59,795 18.69 2.40
Hawaii 325,316 312,238 312,405 -12,911 167 -3.97 0.05
Idaho 384,357 401,118 407,452 23,095 6,334 6.01 1.58
Illinois 3,360,793 3,417,783 3,415,531 54,738 -2,252 1.63 -0.07
Indiana 1,645,910 1,666,629 1,671,657 25,747 5,028 1.56 0.30
Iowa 793,663 777,504 776,309 -17,354 -1,195 -2.19 -0.15
Kansas 749,151 746,381 745,163 -3,988 -1,218 -0.53 -0.16
Kentucky 1,077,511 1,044,607 1,046,117 -31,394 1,510 -2.91 0.14
Louisiana 1,328,730 1,250,937 1,167,764 -160,966 -83,173 -12.11 -6.65
Maine 326,685 310,523 306,698 -19,987 -3,825 -6.12 -1.23
Maryland 1,357,328 1,453,458 1,447,869 90,541 -5,589 6.67 -0.38
Massachusetts 1,549,923 1,596,512 1,588,695 38,772 -7,817 2.50 -0.49
Michigan 2,726,045 2,691,503 2,670,260 -55,785 -21,243 -2.05 -0.79
Minnesota 1,334,688 1,344,301 1,341,099 6,411 -3,202 0.48 -0.24
Mississippi 837,527 813,454 807,334 -30,193 -6,120 -3.61 -0.75
Missouri 1,505,753 1,500,275 1,500,520 -5,233 245 -0.35 0.02
Montana 252,542 236,465 235,159 -17,383 -1,306 -6.88 -0.55
Nebraska 481,167 475,376 474,323 -6,844 -1,053 -1.42 -0.22
Nevada 450,327 611,263 631,582 181,255 20,319 40.25 3.32
New Hampshire 315,973 328,356 325,866 9,893 -2,490 3.13 -0.76
New Jersey 2,081,008 2,197,507 2,196,015 115,007 -1,492 5.53 -0.07
New Mexico 538,988 537,523 538,909 -79 1,386 -0.01 0.26
New York 4,894,521 4,951,676 4,914,960 20,439 -36,716 0.42 -0.74
North Carolina 1,991,148 2,228,665 2,272,260 281,112 43,595 14.12 1.96
North Dakota 185,865 169,159 167,888 -17,977 -1,271 -9.67 -0.75
Ohio 3,060,585 2,976,404 2,959,601 -100,984 -16,803 -3.30 -0.56
Oklahoma 958,477 937,844 942,426 -16,051 4,582 -1.67 0.49
Oregon 881,855 897,630 904,921 23,066 7,291 2.62 0.81
Pennsylvania 3,139,235 3,101,511 3,091,042 -48,193 -10,469 -1.54 -0.34
Rhode Island 261,264 276,777 273,207 11,943 -3,570 4.57 -1.29
South Carolina 1,075,649 1,106,802 1,116,350 40,701 9,548 3.78 0.86
South Dakota 221,348 209,102 208,179 -13,169 -923 -5.95 -0.44
Tennessee 1,451,077 1,493,180 1,506,940 55,863 13,760 3.85 0.92
Texas 5,882,609 6,536,908 6,687,654 805,045 150,746 13.69 2.31
Utah 755,580 789,917 806,132 50,552 16,215 6.69 2.05
Vermont 162,054 154,077 151,956 -10,098 -2,121 -6.23 -1.38
Virginia 1,783,855 1,920,249 1,926,339 142,484 6,090 7.99 0.32
Washington 1,549,247 1,607,059 1,614,738 65,491 7,679 4.23 0.48
West Virginia 464,908 421,019 420,502 -44,406 -517 -9.55 -0.12
Wisconsin 1,466,556 1,431,813 1,423,537 -43,019 -8,276 -2.93 -0.58
Wyoming 146,069 131,453 131,251 -14,818 -202 -10.14 -0.15
50 States and D.C. 74,547,739 77,888,488 78,158,271 3,610,532 269,783 4.84 0.35
American Samoa - - - - - - -
Guam - - - - - - -
Northern Marianas - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico 1,231,729 1,117,315 1,102,385 -129,344 -14,930 -10.50 -1.34
Virgin Islands - - - - - - -
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Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population data for 2005 and 2006 accessed August 2007 from
http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/files/SC_EST2006_AGESEX_RES.csv.  Population data for 1997
accessed August 2007 from http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-Intercensal/STCH-icen1997.txt
 
Notes:  Change in number = 2006 number minus 2005 number or 2006 number minus 1997 number.
 
Percentage change in number = change in number divided by 2005 number, multiplied by 100.

- Data not available.