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"Table 8: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, and Divisions: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005",,,,,,,,
Geographic Area,Population estimates,,,,,,"April 1, 2000",
,"July 1, 2005","July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census
United States,"296,410,404","293,656,842","290,850,005","287,984,799","285,107,923","282,193,477","281,424,602","281,421,906"
.NORTHEAST,"54,641,895","54,582,015","54,427,095","54,191,677","53,935,435","53,671,932","53,594,784","53,594,378"
..New England,"14,239,724","14,221,651","14,194,106","14,126,418","14,043,298","13,953,025","13,922,562","13,922,517"
..Middle Atlantic,"40,402,171","40,360,364","40,232,989","40,065,259","39,892,137","39,718,907","39,672,222","39,671,861"
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.MIDWEST,"65,971,974","65,693,747","65,409,523","65,096,802","64,809,640","64,497,349","64,395,194","64,392,776"
..East North Central,"46,156,447","45,996,435","45,827,895","45,624,745","45,436,270","45,226,042","45,155,504","45,155,037"
..West North Central,"19,815,527","19,697,312","19,581,628","19,472,057","19,373,370","19,271,307","19,239,690","19,237,739"
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.SOUTH,"107,505,413","105,994,495","104,552,849","103,194,552","101,856,767","100,566,409","100,235,846","100,236,820"
..South Atlantic,"56,179,519","55,281,439","54,391,230","53,578,163","52,761,767","51,961,579","51,767,492","51,769,160"
..East South Central,"17,615,260","17,461,276","17,341,020","17,225,310","17,138,777","17,053,149","17,023,554","17,022,810"
..West South Central,"33,710,634","33,251,780","32,820,599","32,391,079","31,956,223","31,551,681","31,444,800","31,444,850"
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.WEST,"68,291,122","67,386,585","66,460,538","65,501,768","64,506,081","63,457,787","63,198,778","63,197,932"
..Mountain,"20,291,305","19,826,259","19,413,414","19,049,919","18,659,421","18,273,124","18,173,081","18,172,295"
..Pacific,"47,999,817","47,560,326","47,047,124","46,451,849","45,846,660","45,184,663","45,025,697","45,025,637"
New England:,"Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont",,,,,,,
Middle Atlantic:,"New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania",,,,,,,
East North Central:,"Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin",,,,,,,
West North Central:,"Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota",,,,,,,
South Atlantic:,"Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia",,,,,,,
East South Central:,"Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee",,,,,,,
West South Central:,"Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas",,,,,,,
Mountain:,"Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming",,,,,,,
Pacific:,"Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington",,,,,,,
"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 8: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, and Divisions: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NST-EST2005-08)",,,,,,,,
"Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,,
"Release Date: December 22, 2005",,,,,,,,