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1996 Census Estimates of the Older Population, for States
Population by Age Groups, for States: July 1, 1996 (Number of Persons)
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Selected Age Group
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| State
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All Ages
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50+
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55+
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60+
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65+
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75+
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85+
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| U.S.Total
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265,283,783
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69,155,872
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55,222,342
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43,859,973
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33,860,882
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15,191,545
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3,761,561
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| Alabama
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4,273,084
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1,164,135
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933,507
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736,122
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557,117
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245,481
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60,281
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| Alaska
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607,007
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105,511
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71,798
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48,190
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31,269
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10,483
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1,958
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| Arizona
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4,428,068
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1,169,485
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944,075
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757,119
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585,827
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254,171
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55,611
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| Arkansas
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2,509,793
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723,918
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588,050
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470,619
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362,314
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167,443
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41,970
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| California
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31,878,234
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7,250,675
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5,714,414
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4,514,142
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3,516,403
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1,555,174
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375,332
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| Colorado
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3,822,676
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908,579
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692,781
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526,661
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384,571
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166,673
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41,747
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| Connecticut
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3,274,238
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921,109
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735,061
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593,033
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469,788
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223,611
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57,295
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| Delaware
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724,842
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189,526
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151,307
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120,455
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92,514
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38,788
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8,760
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| District of Columbia
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543,213
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150,422
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121,229
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96,585
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75,451
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34,017
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8,796
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| Florida
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14,399,985
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4,673,499
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3,934,163
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3,290,082
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2,657,255
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1,205,707
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280,728
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| Georgia
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7,353,225
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1,675,635
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1,285,223
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982,554
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729,745
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315,256
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75,369
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| Hawaii
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1,183,723
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309,489
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245,897
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196,901
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152,523
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63,346
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14,165
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| Idaho
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1,189,251
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292,481
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231,081
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179,672
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135,015
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62,587
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15,318
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| Illinois
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11,846,544
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3,047,587
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2,432,392
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1,923,953
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1,485,542
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682,414
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172,361
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| Indiana
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5,840,528
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1,536,113
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1,223,051
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961,365
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734,814
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328,339
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82,181
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| Iowa
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2,851,792
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830,000
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682,267
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552,191
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432,619
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213,871
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61,170
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| Kansas
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2,572,150
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683,185
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555,253
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449,151
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351,835
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169,870
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47,970
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| Kentucky
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3,883,723
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1,043,894
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831,404
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649,297
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489,207
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214,920
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53,915
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| Louisiana
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4,350,579
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1,073,018
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850,915
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663,559
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496,606
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213,625
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52,256
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| Maine
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1,243,316
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344,935
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276,484
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222,661
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173,419
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79,395
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20,914
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| Maryland
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5,071,604
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1,251,824
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970,547
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754,149
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577,792
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248,620
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58,900
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| Massachusetts
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6,092,352
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1,659,803
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1,332,957
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1,082,318
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859,205
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407,372
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106,224
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| Michigan
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9,594,350
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2,467,102
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1,956,523
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1,546,980
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1,193,253
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526,784
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126,371
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| Minnesota
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4,657,758
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1,174,703
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936,639
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742,760
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577,260
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279,468
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77,797
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| Mississippi
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2,716,115
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691,537
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557,305
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439,530
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333,261
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149,436
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38,737
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| Missouri
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5,358,692
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1,477,736
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1,195,646
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957,506
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741,980
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344,374
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93,348
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| Montana
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879,372
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245,383
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195,429
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153,310
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115,950
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54,456
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13,574
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| Nebraska
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1,652,093
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445,267
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363,032
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293,760
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228,706
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111,662
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32,703
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| Nevada
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1,603,163
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414,856
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324,013
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248,214
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183,441
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68,121
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12,589
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| New Hampshire
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1,162,481
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283,788
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223,155
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178,195
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139,631
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63,151
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16,241
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| New Jersey
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7,987,933
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2,217,127
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1,767,767
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1,410,903
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1,099,596
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495,104
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118,636
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| New Mexico
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1,713,407
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414,246
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327,240
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254,400
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189,124
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80,237
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18,898
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| New York
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18,184,774
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4,963,756
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3,971,126
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3,149,351
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2,434,393
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1,098,959
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283,928
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| North Carolina
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7,322,870
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1,934,464
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1,537,978
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1,212,020
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917,072
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390,357
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92,259
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| North Dakota
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643,539
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177,444
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146,438
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119,615
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93,354
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47,060
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13,489
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| Ohio
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11,172,782
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3,025,940
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2,438,749
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1,938,179
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1,496,934
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663,173
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161,298
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| Oklahoma
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3,300,902
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916,614
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738,610
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586,013
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445,448
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203,244
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53,857
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| Oregon
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3,203,735
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874,720
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692,864
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550,495
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429,536
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201,423
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49,502
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| Pennsylvania
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12,056,112
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3,601,232
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2,955,786
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2,414,134
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1,912,220
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875,070
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208,113
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| Rhode Island
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990,225
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280,995
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230,901
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191,590
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156,165
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74,157
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19,074
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| South Carolina
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3,698,746
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957,347
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757,020
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593,940
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446,864
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185,791
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41,509
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| South Dakota
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732,405
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199,309
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164,521
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134,560
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105,440
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51,478
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14,778
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| Tennessee
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5,319,654
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1,433,694
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1,135,271
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886,476
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667,429
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292,875
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72,776
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| Texas
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19,128,261
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4,357,642
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3,394,538
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2,624,786
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1,950,682
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838,873
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211,627
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| Utah
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2,000,494
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382,785
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300,404
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233,582
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175,300
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78,290
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18,652
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| Vermont
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588,654
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150,485
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117,263
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92,553
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71,303
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32,547
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8,866
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| Virginia
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6,675,451
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1,649,219
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1,276,824
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986,731
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747,157
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319,049
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75,718
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| Washington
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5,532,939
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1,363,277
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1,060,318
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831,534
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641,112
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295,006
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71,587
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| West Virginia
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1,825,754
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559,860
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455,718
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362,916
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277,646
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121,970
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29,469
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| Wisconsin
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5,159,795
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1,369,208
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1,102,714
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882,363
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685,771
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324,913
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86,973
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| Wyoming
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481,400
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121,313
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94,694
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72,798
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54,023
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23,354
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5,971
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Source: Population Estimates
Program, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Washington, DC
Table compiled by the U.S.
Administration on Aging
File: stterr96.xls:96-50+#
| Last Modified: 1/13/2011 1:17:59 PM |
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