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Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1 ,2004
Geographic Area	Population estimates					April 1, 2000
	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2002	July 1, 2001	July 1, 2000	Estimates base	Census
United States	293,655,404	290,788,976	287,941,220	285,102,075	282,192,162	281,424,602	281,421,906
.Alabama	4,530,182	4,503,726	4,481,078	4,468,031	4,452,307	4,447,351	4,447,100
.Alaska	655,435	648,280	640,841	632,389	627,504	626,931	626,932
.Arizona	5,743,834	5,579,222	5,439,091	5,296,845	5,165,944	5,130,632	5,130,632
.Arkansas	2,752,629	2,727,774	2,707,509	2,692,134	2,678,501	2,673,398	2,673,400
.California	35,893,799	35,462,712	34,988,261	34,532,163	34,002,467	33,871,653	33,871,648
.Colorado	4,601,403	4,547,633	4,498,077	4,427,288	4,327,020	4,302,015	4,301,261
.Connecticut	3,503,604	3,486,960	3,459,006	3,433,243	3,412,262	3,405,602	3,405,565
.Delaware	830,364	818,166	806,105	795,633	786,441	783,600	783,600
.District of Columbia	553,523	557,620	564,643	569,408	571,045	572,059	572,059
.Florida	17,397,161	16,999,181	16,681,144	16,353,565	16,048,833	15,982,824	15,982,378
.Georgia	8,829,383	8,676,460	8,539,735	8,391,282	8,230,087	8,186,816	8,186,453
.Hawaii	1,262,840	1,248,755	1,234,514	1,222,011	1,212,109	1,211,537	1,211,537
.Idaho	1,393,262	1,367,034	1,343,194	1,321,228	1,299,677	1,293,956	1,293,953
.Illinois	12,713,634	12,649,087	12,585,204	12,518,441	12,439,674	12,419,647	12,419,293
.Indiana	6,237,569	6,199,571	6,158,327	6,127,732	6,091,945	6,080,517	6,080,485
.Iowa	2,954,451	2,941,976	2,934,776	2,931,593	2,928,435	2,926,382	2,926,324
.Kansas	2,735,502	2,724,786	2,712,896	2,701,233	2,692,651	2,688,824	2,688,418
.Kentucky	4,145,922	4,118,189	4,089,985	4,067,781	4,048,993	4,042,285	4,041,769
.Louisiana	4,515,770	4,493,665	4,477,042	4,466,532	4,469,635	4,468,958	4,468,976
.Maine	1,317,253	1,309,205	1,297,750	1,286,633	1,277,393	1,274,923	1,274,923
.Maryland	5,558,058	5,512,310	5,441,531	5,379,450	5,311,508	5,296,506	5,296,486
.Massachusetts	6,416,505	6,420,357	6,412,554	6,395,414	6,362,127	6,349,105	6,349,097
.Michigan	10,112,620	10,082,364	10,042,495	10,004,710	9,956,091	9,938,480	9,938,444
.Minnesota	5,100,958	5,064,172	5,025,081	4,985,666	4,933,750	4,919,492	4,919,479
.Mississippi	2,902,966	2,882,594	2,867,635	2,858,325	2,848,733	2,844,656	2,844,658
.Missouri	5,754,618	5,719,204	5,679,770	5,642,575	5,606,246	5,596,683	5,595,211
.Montana	926,865	918,157	910,670	906,241	903,500	902,195	902,195
.Nebraska	1,747,214	1,737,475	1,726,437	1,718,840	1,713,239	1,711,265	1,711,263
.Nevada	2,334,771	2,242,207	2,168,304	2,095,235	2,018,214	1,998,257	1,998,257
.New Hampshire	1,299,500	1,288,705	1,275,607	1,259,183	1,240,553	1,235,786	1,235,786
.New Jersey	8,698,879	8,642,412	8,577,250	8,506,267	8,433,613	8,414,347	8,414,350
.New Mexico	1,903,289	1,878,562	1,855,143	1,832,335	1,821,496	1,819,046	1,819,046
.New York	19,227,088	19,212,425	19,151,066	19,085,862	18,998,743	18,976,821	18,976,457
.North Carolina	8,541,221	8,421,190	8,311,899	8,198,256	8,078,373	8,046,491	8,049,313
.North Dakota	634,366	633,400	633,799	636,326	641,140	642,204	642,200
.Ohio	11,459,011	11,437,680	11,410,396	11,387,860	11,363,803	11,353,145	11,353,140
.Oklahoma	3,523,553	3,506,469	3,488,201	3,466,533	3,454,300	3,450,654	3,450,654
.Oregon	3,594,586	3,564,330	3,523,281	3,474,161	3,431,066	3,421,436	3,421,399
.Pennsylvania	12,406,292	12,370,761	12,328,459	12,298,487	12,286,268	12,281,054	12,281,054
.Rhode Island	1,080,632	1,076,084	1,068,897	1,058,604	1,050,738	1,048,319	1,048,319
.South Carolina	4,198,068	4,148,744	4,105,848	4,061,209	4,023,548	4,011,816	4,012,012
.South Dakota	770,883	764,905	760,452	758,217	755,733	754,840	754,844
.Tennessee	5,900,962	5,845,208	5,792,297	5,748,038	5,703,038	5,689,262	5,689,283
.Texas	22,490,022	22,103,374	21,723,220	21,334,855	20,949,136	20,851,790	20,851,820
.Utah	2,389,039	2,352,119	2,319,743	2,281,161	2,243,164	2,233,198	2,233,169
.Vermont	621,394	619,343	616,500	612,964	609,941	608,827	608,827
.Virginia	7,459,827	7,365,284	7,273,572	7,185,522	7,104,033	7,079,030	7,078,515
.Washington	6,203,788	6,131,298	6,067,146	5,992,767	5,911,182	5,894,140	5,894,121
.West Virginia	1,815,354	1,811,440	1,805,230	1,801,824	1,807,436	1,808,350	1,808,344
.Wisconsin	5,509,026	5,474,290	5,440,367	5,405,905	5,374,392	5,363,715	5,363,675
.Wyoming	506,529	502,111	499,192	494,118	494,135	493,782	493,782
Puerto Rico	3,894,855	3,877,881	3,859,606	3,839,190	3,815,909	3,808,603	3,808,610
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions.  Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero.  (X) Not applicable
Suggested Citation:
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (NST-EST2004-01)
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: December 22, 2004