| Age Distribution of the Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Total Population | Percent of Total Population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 5 | 5 to 17 | 18 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 and Older | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actual | Projected | Actual | Projected | Actual | Projected | Actual | Projected | Actual | Projected | Actual | Projected | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 | 2026 | ||||
| United States | 7.3 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
18.8 |
17.8 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
31.5 |
28.1 |
26.2 |
25.5 |
20.3 |
25.0 |
25.9 |
23.3 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
14.8 |
18.5 |
United States | ||
| SREB states | 7.2 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
18.7 |
17.8 |
17.4 |
17.2 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
31.2 |
28.2 |
25.7 |
24.7 |
20.5 |
24.8 |
25.9 |
23.4 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
14.9 |
18.6 |
SREB states | ||
| Alabama | 6.9 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
18.3 |
17.7 |
17.0 |
16.5 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
30.4 |
26.9 |
24.8 |
23.5 |
21.2 |
25.7 |
27.0 |
24.9 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
16.2 |
20.2 |
Alabama | ||
| Arkansas | 7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
19.4 |
17.7 |
17.6 |
17.3 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
28.2 |
27.0 |
24.7 |
23.4 |
21.1 |
25.0 |
26.3 |
24.5 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
16.0 |
19.3 |
Arkansas | ||
| Delaware | 6.9 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
17.5 |
17.2 |
16.1 |
15.9 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
33.6 |
27.5 |
24.3 |
22.7 |
20.2 |
25.5 |
28.5 |
26.0 |
12.9 |
13.4 |
16.4 |
21.6 |
Delaware | ||
| Florida | 6.6 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
17.1 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
14.7 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
29.2 |
26.9 |
23.1 |
22.0 |
20.5 |
25.3 |
28.3 |
24.7 |
18.5 |
16.8 |
19.9 |
25.2 |
Florida | ||
| Georgia | 7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
19.1 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
18.5 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
33.4 |
30.2 |
27.3 |
25.8 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
24.9 |
23.4 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
11.9 |
14.8 |
Georgia | ||
| Kentucky | 6.7 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
18.3 |
17.2 |
16.9 |
16.2 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
30.7 |
28.3 |
25.8 |
24.8 |
21.5 |
26.0 |
27.1 |
24.9 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
15.0 |
18.7 |
Kentucky | ||
| Louisiana | 7.4 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
20.6 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
17.4 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
29.8 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
24.8 |
20.0 |
25.1 |
25.4 |
23.0 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
14.6 |
18.6 |
Louisiana | ||
| Maryland | 7.0 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
18.1 |
17.7 |
16.8 |
17.6 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
34.3 |
28.6 |
27.4 |
27.9 |
20.7 |
26.1 |
25.6 |
22.0 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
13.7 |
16.6 |
Maryland | ||
| Mississippi | 7.5 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
18.2 |
16.9 |
11.0 |
10.4 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
29.1 |
26.5 |
24.9 |
23.0 |
19.6 |
24.5 |
26.6 |
25.7 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
14.7 |
19.1 |
Mississippi | ||
| North Carolina | 7.0 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
18.1 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
31.8 |
28.8 |
25.5 |
24.5 |
20.9 |
25.3 |
26.1 |
23.9 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
14.0 |
16.9 |
North Carolina | ||
| Oklahoma | 6.9 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
19.7 |
17.9 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
28.8 |
26.6 |
25.0 |
24.0 |
21.1 |
24.9 |
25.4 |
22.8 |
13.6 |
13.2 |
15.4 |
18.7 |
Oklahoma | ||
| South Carolina | 6.9 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
18.5 |
17.5 |
16.5 |
16.0 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
31.4 |
27.3 |
24.6 |
23.3 |
20.9 |
26.0 |
27.3 |
24.9 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
16.1 |
20.6 |
South Carolina | ||
| Tennessee | 6.8 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
18.0 |
17.3 |
17.1 |
17.1 |
9.6 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
31.3 |
28.4 |
25.5 |
24.7 |
21.7 |
25.9 |
26.4 |
23.8 |
12.6 |
12.7 |
15.2 |
18.4 |
Tennessee | ||
| Texas | 8.4 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
20.5 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
31.5 |
29.3 |
27.4 |
26.4 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
23.5 |
21.5 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
14.8 |
Texas | ||
| Virginia | 6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
17.5 |
17.0 |
16.7 |
16.9 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
33.8 |
29.1 |
26.5 |
26.3 |
20.9 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
22.8 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
14.4 |
17.8 |
Virginia | ||
| West Virginia | 5.8 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
17.3 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
14.1 |
10.2 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
28.3 |
26.3 |
24.8 |
22.4 |
23.1 |
28.0 |
28.7 |
27.5 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
18.6 |
23.5 |
West Virginia | ||
| Sources: | U.S. Census Bureau: state population estimates for the Internet 1996 (1998) and 2006 (2007) and "Interim State Projections of Population by Single Year of Age: July 1, 2004 to 2030" (2005) — (www.census.gov). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||