States and selected areas: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, January 1976 to date, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Civilian Employed Unemployed State and area noninsti- tutional Percent population Total of Percent Percent population Total of Total of population labor force January 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,605,000 1,450,285 55.7 1,345,374 51.6 104,911 7.2 Alaska ...................... 232,000 154,919 66.8 141,088 60.8 13,831 8.9 Arizona ..................... 1,621,000 948,573 58.5 841,814 51.9 106,759 11.3 Arkansas .................... 1,536,000 859,668 56.0 783,619 51.0 76,049 8.8 California .................. 15,621,000 9,677,506 62.0 8,667,529 55.5 1,009,977 10.4 Los Angeles County ....... 5,273,000 3,354,089 63.6 3,031,098 57.5 322,991 9.6 Colorado .................... 1,832,000 1,215,607 66.4 1,127,804 61.6 87,803 7.2 Connecticut ................. 2,248,000 1,420,845 63.2 1,267,749 56.4 153,096 10.8 Delaware .................... 417,000 260,341 62.4 237,237 56.9 23,104 8.9 District of Columbia ........ 520,000 337,190 64.8 302,875 58.2 34,315 10.2 Florida ..................... 6,421,000 3,503,590 54.6 3,139,069 48.9 364,521 10.4 Georgia ..................... 3,522,000 2,220,584 63.0 2,027,063 57.6 193,521 8.7 Hawaii ...................... 583,000 406,522 69.7 366,128 62.8 40,394 9.9 Idaho ....................... 580,000 358,095 61.7 330,150 56.9 27,945 7.8 Illinois .................... 8,127,000 5,031,166 61.9 4,666,892 57.4 364,274 7.2 Indiana ..................... 3,789,000 2,377,102 62.7 2,191,107 57.8 185,995 7.8 Iowa ........................ 2,066,000 1,302,891 63.1 1,232,686 59.7 70,205 5.4 Kansas ...................... 1,635,000 1,047,444 64.1 996,421 60.9 51,023 4.9 Kentucky .................... 2,459,000 1,462,428 59.5 1,360,617 55.3 101,811 7.0 Louisiana ................... 2,672,000 1,470,541 55.0 1,367,401 51.2 103,140 7.0 Maine ....................... 764,000 461,052 60.3 414,003 54.2 47,049 10.2 Maryland .................... 2,954,000 1,876,298 63.5 1,731,988 58.6 144,310 7.7 Massachusetts ............... 4,194,000 2,696,997 64.3 2,375,732 56.6 321,265 11.9 Michigan .................... 6,417,000 3,861,457 60.2 3,441,426 53.6 420,031 10.9 Minnesota ................... 2,788,000 1,804,304 64.7 1,664,524 59.7 139,780 7.7 Mississippi ................. 1,640,000 944,862 57.6 870,558 53.1 74,304 7.9 Missouri .................... 3,464,000 2,065,908 59.6 1,927,845 55.7 138,063 6.7 Montana ..................... 531,000 323,057 60.8 298,941 56.3 24,116 7.5 Nebraska .................... 1,095,000 693,116 63.3 661,777 60.4 31,339 4.5 Nevada ...................... 451,000 316,399 70.2 280,303 62.2 36,096 11.4 New Hampshire ............... 593,000 381,933 64.4 351,246 59.2 30,687 8.0 New Jersey .................. 5,358,000 3,231,887 60.3 2,867,147 53.5 364,740 11.3 New Mexico .................. 792,000 467,229 59.0 422,999 53.4 44,230 9.5 New York .................... 13,196,000 7,619,711 57.7 6,775,506 51.3 844,205 11.1 New York city ............ 5,694,000 3,095,224 54.4 2,740,853 48.1 354,371 11.4 North Carolina .............. 3,898,000 2,547,142 65.3 2,350,917 60.3 196,225 7.7 North Dakota ................ 442,000 263,017 59.5 251,453 56.9 11,564 4.4 Ohio ........................ 7,701,000 4,685,414 60.8 4,253,750 55.2 431,664 9.2 Oklahoma .................... 1,999,000 1,163,515 58.2 1,078,731 54.0 84,784 7.3 Oregon ...................... 1,716,000 1,064,778 62.1 936,881 54.6 127,897 12.0 Pennsylvania ................ 8,774,000 5,042,442 57.5 4,597,920 52.4 444,522 8.8 Rhode Island ................ 691,000 438,745 63.5 398,961 57.7 39,784 9.1 South Carolina .............. 1,984,000 1,257,281 63.4 1,149,220 57.9 108,061 8.6 South Dakota ................ 477,000 295,724 62.0 281,932 59.1 13,792 4.7 Tennessee ................... 3,078,000 1,790,497 58.2 1,666,262 54.1 124,235 6.9 Texas ....................... 8,818,000 5,523,493 62.6 5,171,367 58.6 352,126 6.4 Utah ........................ 824,000 510,539 62.0 475,245 57.7 35,294 6.9 Vermont ..................... 339,000 210,953 62.2 188,839 55.7 22,114 10.5 Virginia .................... 3,534,000 2,297,790 65.0 2,136,198 60.4 161,592 7.0 Washington .................. 2,598,000 1,567,012 60.3 1,399,733 53.9 167,279 10.7 West Virginia ............... 1,352,000 685,016 50.7 616,830 45.6 68,186 10.0 Wisconsin ................... 3,245,000 2,086,220 64.3 1,946,404 60.0 139,816 6.7 Wyoming ..................... 270,000 169,912 62.9 159,437 59.1 10,475 6.2 February 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,610,000 1,457,237 55.8 1,348,439 51.7 108,798 7.5 Alaska ...................... 234,000 155,747 66.6 141,058 60.3 14,689 9.4 Arizona ..................... 1,626,000 954,328 58.7 852,323 52.4 102,005 10.7 Arkansas .................... 1,538,000 870,405 56.6 796,553 51.8 73,852 8.5 California .................. 15,657,000 9,680,738 61.8 8,713,145 55.7 967,593 10.0 Los Angeles County ....... 5,283,000 3,359,992 63.6 3,048,879 57.7 311,113 9.3 Colorado .................... 1,837,000 1,209,320 65.8 1,130,010 61.5 79,310 6.6 Connecticut ................. 2,251,000 1,417,765 63.0 1,269,246 56.4 148,519 10.5 Delaware .................... 418,000 260,272 62.3 236,492 56.6 23,780 9.1 District of Columbia ........ 519,000 338,815 65.3 305,080 58.8 33,735 10.0 Florida ..................... 6,437,000 3,537,794 55.0 3,188,421 49.5 349,373 9.9 Georgia ..................... 3,528,000 2,237,784 63.4 2,041,916 57.9 195,868 8.8 Hawaii ...................... 585,000 404,851 69.2 364,759 62.4 40,092 9.9 Idaho ....................... 582,000 360,318 61.9 332,317 57.1 28,001 7.8 Illinois .................... 8,136,000 5,050,910 62.1 4,685,081 57.6 365,829 7.2 Indiana ..................... 3,793,000 2,372,422 62.5 2,193,336 57.8 179,086 7.5 Iowa ........................ 2,069,000 1,307,983 63.2 1,238,939 59.9 69,044 5.3 Kansas ...................... 1,637,000 1,049,633 64.1 1,001,083 61.2 48,550 4.6 Kentucky .................... 2,465,000 1,456,208 59.1 1,355,044 55.0 101,164 6.9 Louisiana ................... 2,678,000 1,470,997 54.9 1,381,120 51.6 89,877 6.1 Maine ....................... 766,000 461,766 60.3 414,166 54.1 47,600 10.3 Maryland .................... 2,958,000 1,875,450 63.4 1,735,942 58.7 139,508 7.4 Massachusetts ............... 4,198,000 2,692,402 64.1 2,382,190 56.7 310,212 11.5 Michigan .................... 6,424,000 3,889,832 60.6 3,470,876 54.0 418,956 10.8 Minnesota ................... 2,793,000 1,799,015 64.4 1,669,135 59.8 129,880 7.2 Mississippi ................. 1,644,000 950,082 57.8 880,333 53.5 69,749 7.3 Missouri .................... 3,469,000 2,075,783 59.8 1,932,738 55.7 143,045 6.9 Montana ..................... 532,000 325,332 61.2 301,055 56.6 24,277 7.5 Nebraska .................... 1,096,000 696,075 63.5 665,480 60.7 30,595 4.4 Nevada ...................... 454,000 319,973 70.5 285,872 63.0 34,101 10.7 New Hampshire ............... 595,000 382,689 64.3 352,223 59.2 30,466 8.0 New Jersey .................. 5,363,000 3,238,794 60.4 2,879,833 53.7 358,961 11.1 New Mexico .................. 795,000 470,100 59.1 427,077 53.7 43,023 9.2 New York .................... 13,202,000 7,615,971 57.7 6,769,228 51.3 846,743 11.1 New York city ............ 5,692,000 3,100,961 54.5 2,741,584 48.2 359,377 11.6 North Carolina .............. 3,905,000 2,554,175 65.4 2,364,650 60.6 189,525 7.4 North Dakota ................ 443,000 265,358 59.9 253,343 57.2 12,015 4.5 Ohio ........................ 7,706,000 4,691,145 60.9 4,260,015 55.3 431,130 9.2 Oklahoma .................... 2,003,000 1,162,060 58.0 1,079,432 53.9 82,628 7.1 Oregon ...................... 1,720,000 1,061,219 61.7 939,750 54.6 121,469 11.4 Pennsylvania ................ 8,780,000 5,045,877 57.5 4,588,199 52.3 457,678 9.1 Rhode Island ................ 692,000 437,285 63.2 396,679 57.3 40,606 9.3 South Carolina .............. 1,988,000 1,259,845 63.4 1,151,451 57.9 108,394 8.6 South Dakota ................ 478,000 297,030 62.1 283,883 59.4 13,147 4.4 Tennessee ................... 3,084,000 1,797,132 58.3 1,675,366 54.3 121,766 6.8 Texas ....................... 8,844,000 5,535,154 62.6 5,191,475 58.7 343,679 6.2 Utah ........................ 826,000 508,810 61.6 473,055 57.3 35,755 7.0 Vermont ..................... 340,000 211,465 62.2 190,129 55.9 21,336 10.1 Virginia .................... 3,543,000 2,302,399 65.0 2,148,851 60.7 153,548 6.7 Washington .................. 2,604,000 1,566,686 60.2 1,402,028 53.8 164,658 10.5 West Virginia ............... 1,355,000 685,381 50.6 620,679 45.8 64,702 9.4 Wisconsin ................... 3,248,000 2,103,157 64.8 1,943,976 59.9 159,181 7.6 Wyoming ..................... 271,000 170,532 62.9 161,328 59.5 9,204 5.4 March 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,615,000 1,450,949 55.5 1,366,888 52.3 84,061 5.8 Alaska ...................... 236,000 156,332 66.2 142,733 60.5 13,599 8.7 Arizona ..................... 1,631,000 953,066 58.4 859,557 52.7 93,509 9.8 Arkansas .................... 1,539,000 875,543 56.9 809,658 52.6 65,885 7.5 California .................. 15,694,000 9,684,199 61.7 8,783,551 56.0 900,648 9.3 Los Angeles County ....... 5,292,000 3,357,170 63.4 3,066,682 57.9 290,488 8.7 Colorado .................... 1,841,000 1,214,964 66.0 1,130,607 61.4 84,357 6.9 Connecticut ................. 2,253,000 1,424,764 63.2 1,287,750 57.2 137,014 9.6 Delaware .................... 418,000 261,994 62.7 240,083 57.4 21,911 8.4 District of Columbia ........ 519,000 338,609 65.2 306,258 59.0 32,351 9.6 Florida ..................... 6,452,000 3,545,877 55.0 3,217,396 49.9 328,481 9.3 Georgia ..................... 3,534,000 2,235,181 63.2 2,054,735 58.1 180,446 8.1 Hawaii ...................... 586,000 408,907 69.8 368,834 62.9 40,073 9.8 Idaho ....................... 583,000 359,701 61.7 334,566 57.4 25,135 7.0 Illinois .................... 8,146,000 5,071,686 62.3 4,723,958 58.0 347,728 6.9 Indiana ..................... 3,797,000 2,396,251 63.1 2,223,399 58.6 172,852 7.2 Iowa ........................ 2,072,000 1,314,639 63.4 1,250,180 60.3 64,459 4.9 Kansas ...................... 1,640,000 1,056,308 64.4 1,009,503 61.6 46,805 4.4 Kentucky .................... 2,470,000 1,468,188 59.4 1,380,032 55.9 88,156 6.0 Louisiana ................... 2,685,000 1,490,644 55.5 1,403,412 52.3 87,232 5.9 Maine ....................... 767,000 463,918 60.5 419,009 54.6 44,909 9.7 Maryland .................... 2,962,000 1,884,274 63.6 1,755,497 59.3 128,777 6.8 Massachusetts ............... 4,201,000 2,698,789 64.2 2,397,639 57.1 301,150 11.2 Michigan .................... 6,430,000 3,909,379 60.8 3,489,387 54.3 419,992 10.7 Minnesota ................... 2,797,000 1,815,585 64.9 1,688,195 60.4 127,390 7.0 Mississippi ................. 1,647,000 947,662 57.5 888,754 54.0 58,908 6.2 Missouri .................... 3,473,000 2,085,086 60.0 1,957,822 56.4 127,264 6.1 Montana ..................... 533,000 326,103 61.2 303,439 56.9 22,664 6.9 Nebraska .................... 1,097,000 697,927 63.6 673,631 61.4 24,296 3.5 Nevada ...................... 456,000 316,855 69.5 287,758 63.1 29,097 9.2 New Hampshire ............... 596,000 385,581 64.7 356,220 59.8 29,361 7.6 New Jersey .................. 5,367,000 3,261,694 60.8 2,914,988 54.3 346,706 10.6 New Mexico .................. 798,000 468,958 58.8 428,263 53.7 40,695 8.7 New York .................... 13,207,000 7,622,650 57.7 6,824,872 51.7 797,778 10.5 New York city ............ 5,690,000 3,095,750 54.4 2,761,722 48.5 334,028 10.8 North Carolina .............. 3,912,000 2,553,321 65.3 2,388,593 61.1 164,728 6.5 North Dakota ................ 444,000 268,062 60.4 256,097 57.7 11,965 4.5 Ohio ........................ 7,711,000 4,721,376 61.2 4,306,674 55.9 414,702 8.8 Oklahoma .................... 2,007,000 1,175,651 58.6 1,100,268 54.8 75,383 6.4 Oregon ...................... 1,724,000 1,064,880 61.8 950,961 55.2 113,919 10.7 Pennsylvania ................ 8,786,000 5,065,160 57.7 4,629,912 52.7 435,248 8.6 Rhode Island ................ 693,000 435,126 62.8 397,640 57.4 37,486 8.6 South Carolina .............. 1,992,000 1,260,299 63.3 1,172,979 58.9 87,320 6.9 South Dakota ................ 478,000 300,680 62.9 287,844 60.2 12,836 4.3 Tennessee ................... 3,091,000 1,804,737 58.4 1,692,517 54.8 112,220 6.2 Texas ....................... 8,870,000 5,580,894 62.9 5,254,841 59.2 326,053 5.8 Utah ........................ 828,000 507,117 61.2 475,367 57.4 31,750 6.3 Vermont ..................... 341,000 212,933 62.4 192,147 56.3 20,786 9.8 Virginia .................... 3,551,000 2,315,513 65.2 2,172,372 61.2 143,141 6.2 Washington .................. 2,611,000 1,576,946 60.4 1,422,213 54.5 154,733 9.8 West Virginia ............... 1,358,000 681,701 50.2 623,325 45.9 58,376 8.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,252,000 2,096,324 64.5 1,954,285 60.1 142,039 6.8 Wyoming ..................... 272,000 173,314 63.7 164,888 60.6 8,426 4.9 April 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,620,000 1,458,654 55.7 1,383,166 52.8 75,488 5.2 Alaska ...................... 237,000 156,131 65.9 144,386 60.9 11,745 7.5 Arizona ..................... 1,636,000 955,242 58.4 868,869 53.1 86,373 9.0 Arkansas .................... 1,541,000 882,242 57.3 822,010 53.3 60,232 6.8 California .................. 15,731,000 9,682,293 61.5 8,835,124 56.2 847,169 8.7 Los Angeles County ....... 5,302,000 3,353,749 63.3 3,075,052 58.0 278,697 8.3 Colorado .................... 1,846,000 1,211,596 65.6 1,147,799 62.2 63,797 5.3 Connecticut ................. 2,255,000 1,433,099 63.6 1,299,937 57.6 133,162 9.3 Delaware .................... 419,000 261,938 62.5 241,582 57.7 20,356 7.8 District of Columbia ........ 518,000 335,890 64.8 307,887 59.4 28,003 8.3 Florida ..................... 6,468,000 3,561,594 55.1 3,254,872 50.3 306,722 8.6 Georgia ..................... 3,540,000 2,236,635 63.2 2,069,005 58.4 167,630 7.5 Hawaii ...................... 588,000 409,998 69.7 370,974 63.1 39,024 9.5 Idaho ....................... 585,000 362,059 61.9 340,617 58.2 21,442 5.9 Illinois .................... 8,155,000 5,077,313 62.3 4,765,710 58.4 311,603 6.1 Indiana ..................... 3,801,000 2,410,400 63.4 2,261,199 59.5 149,201 6.2 Iowa ........................ 2,075,000 1,321,241 63.7 1,266,543 61.0 54,698 4.1 Kansas ...................... 1,642,000 1,061,289 64.6 1,018,445 62.0 42,844 4.0 Kentucky .................... 2,475,000 1,480,067 59.8 1,403,373 56.7 76,694 5.2 Louisiana ................... 2,692,000 1,503,517 55.9 1,419,669 52.7 83,848 5.6 Maine ....................... 769,000 465,649 60.6 424,444 55.2 41,205 8.8 Maryland .................... 2,966,000 1,887,862 63.7 1,772,744 59.8 115,118 6.1 Massachusetts ............... 4,204,000 2,694,375 64.1 2,423,304 57.6 271,071 10.1 Michigan .................... 6,436,000 3,912,316 60.8 3,526,124 54.8 386,192 9.9 Minnesota ................... 2,802,000 1,834,327 65.5 1,726,296 61.6 108,031 5.9 Mississippi ................. 1,650,000 950,112 57.6 898,823 54.5 51,289 5.4 Missouri .................... 3,477,000 2,095,013 60.3 1,979,549 56.9 115,464 5.5 Montana ..................... 534,000 330,355 61.9 311,238 58.3 19,117 5.8 Nebraska .................... 1,098,000 701,990 63.9 683,039 62.2 18,951 2.7 Nevada ...................... 458,000 320,068 69.9 292,215 63.8 27,853 8.7 New Hampshire ............... 598,000 386,706 64.7 359,639 60.1 27,067 7.0 New Jersey .................. 5,372,000 3,271,161 60.9 2,941,821 54.8 329,340 10.1 New Mexico .................. 801,000 474,292 59.2 435,590 54.4 38,702 8.2 New York .................... 13,213,000 7,610,190 57.6 6,856,833 51.9 753,357 9.9 New York city ............ 5,689,000 3,084,815 54.2 2,756,940 48.5 327,875 10.6 North Carolina .............. 3,919,000 2,577,452 65.8 2,429,076 62.0 148,376 5.8 North Dakota ................ 444,000 272,776 61.4 263,198 59.3 9,578 3.5 Ohio ........................ 7,716,000 4,726,557 61.3 4,352,893 56.4 373,664 7.9 Oklahoma .................... 2,011,000 1,180,140 58.7 1,115,294 55.5 64,846 5.5 Oregon ...................... 1,728,000 1,073,994 62.2 971,080 56.2 102,914 9.6 Pennsylvania ................ 8,792,000 5,075,064 57.7 4,680,256 53.2 394,808 7.8 Rhode Island ................ 693,000 436,550 63.0 403,210 58.2 33,340 7.6 South Carolina .............. 1,996,000 1,277,921 64.0 1,196,254 59.9 81,667 6.4 South Dakota ................ 479,000 304,795 63.6 295,262 61.6 9,533 3.1 Tennessee ................... 3,097,000 1,814,517 58.6 1,713,637 55.3 100,880 5.6 Texas ....................... 8,896,000 5,603,422 63.0 5,310,796 59.7 292,626 5.2 Utah ........................ 830,000 510,697 61.5 483,501 58.3 27,196 5.3 Vermont ..................... 341,000 212,161 62.2 192,722 56.5 19,439 9.2 Virginia .................... 3,559,000 2,319,509 65.2 2,194,370 61.7 125,139 5.4 Washington .................. 2,617,000 1,582,203 60.5 1,445,269 55.2 136,934 8.7 West Virginia ............... 1,360,000 693,898 51.0 640,071 47.1 53,827 7.8 Wisconsin ................... 3,256,000 2,098,389 64.4 1,979,434 60.8 118,955 5.7 Wyoming ..................... 273,000 174,538 63.9 167,349 61.3 7,189 4.1 May 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,626,000 1,462,769 55.7 1,394,523 53.1 68,246 4.7 Alaska ...................... 239,000 161,986 67.8 151,164 63.2 10,822 6.7 Arizona ..................... 1,642,000 953,561 58.1 874,396 53.3 79,165 8.3 Arkansas .................... 1,542,000 886,455 57.5 830,261 53.8 56,194 6.3 California .................. 15,768,000 9,685,999 61.4 8,933,757 56.7 752,242 7.8 Los Angeles County ....... 5,311,000 3,332,069 62.7 3,075,349 57.9 256,720 7.7 Colorado .................... 1,850,000 1,208,444 65.3 1,156,170 62.5 52,274 4.3 Connecticut ................. 2,257,000 1,439,356 63.8 1,312,500 58.2 126,856 8.8 Delaware .................... 420,000 260,198 62.0 241,745 57.6 18,453 7.1 District of Columbia ........ 518,000 331,948 64.1 303,710 58.6 28,238 8.5 Florida ..................... 6,483,000 3,563,076 55.0 3,279,777 50.6 283,299 8.0 Georgia ..................... 3,547,000 2,236,386 63.1 2,077,080 58.6 159,306 7.1 Hawaii ...................... 590,000 407,643 69.1 371,286 62.9 36,357 8.9 Idaho ....................... 587,000 366,502 62.4 351,391 59.9 15,111 4.1 Illinois .................... 8,164,000 5,073,734 62.1 4,784,634 58.6 289,100 5.7 Indiana ..................... 3,806,000 2,427,418 63.8 2,293,302 60.3 134,116 5.5 Iowa ........................ 2,078,000 1,320,635 63.6 1,275,598 61.4 45,037 3.4 Kansas ...................... 1,644,000 1,059,186 64.4 1,020,445 62.1 38,741 3.7 Kentucky .................... 2,480,000 1,498,461 60.4 1,421,420 57.3 77,041 5.1 Louisiana ................... 2,699,000 1,508,456 55.9 1,425,541 52.8 82,915 5.5 Maine ....................... 771,000 470,650 61.0 435,109 56.4 35,541 7.6 Maryland .................... 2,971,000 1,892,032 63.7 1,781,405 60.0 110,627 5.8 Massachusetts ............... 4,207,000 2,696,504 64.1 2,442,168 58.1 254,336 9.4 Michigan .................... 6,442,000 3,948,954 61.3 3,598,658 55.9 350,296 8.9 Minnesota ................... 2,806,000 1,837,532 65.5 1,755,679 62.6 81,853 4.5 Mississippi ................. 1,653,000 957,174 57.9 904,396 54.7 52,778 5.5 Missouri .................... 3,481,000 2,102,036 60.4 1,994,323 57.3 107,713 5.1 Montana ..................... 535,000 329,414 61.6 314,177 58.7 15,237 4.6 Nebraska .................... 1,100,000 707,338 64.3 689,610 62.7 17,728 2.5 Nevada ...................... 460,000 321,822 70.0 297,415 64.7 24,407 7.6 New Hampshire ............... 599,000 390,261 65.2 365,354 61.0 24,907 6.4 New Jersey .................. 5,376,000 3,290,358 61.2 2,963,885 55.1 326,473 9.9 New Mexico .................. 804,000 474,549 59.0 437,497 54.4 37,052 7.8 New York .................... 13,219,000 7,575,940 57.3 6,885,734 52.1 690,206 9.1 New York city ............ 5,687,000 3,062,601 53.9 2,747,563 48.3 315,038 10.3 North Carolina .............. 3,926,000 2,597,225 66.2 2,450,282 62.4 146,943 5.7 North Dakota ................ 445,000 278,212 62.5 270,023 60.7 8,189 2.9 Ohio ........................ 7,721,000 4,738,596 61.4 4,412,381 57.1 326,215 6.9 Oklahoma .................... 2,015,000 1,183,670 58.7 1,119,001 55.5 64,669 5.5 Oregon ...................... 1,732,000 1,073,479 62.0 986,553 57.0 86,926 8.1 Pennsylvania ................ 8,798,000 5,074,119 57.7 4,703,847 53.5 370,272 7.3 Rhode Island ................ 694,000 432,350 62.3 403,013 58.1 29,337 6.8 South Carolina .............. 2,001,000 1,286,039 64.3 1,207,840 60.4 78,199 6.1 South Dakota ................ 480,000 309,557 64.5 300,603 62.6 8,954 2.9 Tennessee ................... 3,103,000 1,822,291 58.7 1,731,868 55.8 90,423 5.0 Texas ....................... 8,922,000 5,625,843 63.1 5,331,218 59.8 294,625 5.2 Utah ........................ 833,000 514,333 61.7 490,513 58.9 23,820 4.6 Vermont ..................... 342,000 214,226 62.6 196,556 57.5 17,670 8.2 Virginia .................... 3,567,000 2,329,712 65.3 2,205,556 61.8 124,156 5.3 Washington .................. 2,623,000 1,579,216 60.2 1,458,835 55.6 120,381 7.6 West Virginia ............... 1,363,000 696,774 51.1 647,671 47.5 49,103 7.0 Wisconsin ................... 3,260,000 2,109,323 64.7 2,007,109 61.6 102,214 4.8 Wyoming ..................... 274,000 175,557 64.1 169,820 62.0 5,737 3.3 June 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,631,000 1,515,923 57.6 1,406,990 53.5 108,933 7.2 Alaska ...................... 240,000 169,676 70.7 157,287 65.5 12,389 7.3 Arizona ..................... 1,647,000 991,121 60.2 889,798 54.0 101,323 10.2 Arkansas .................... 1,544,000 916,455 59.4 849,616 55.0 66,839 7.3 California .................. 15,804,000 9,879,069 62.5 8,999,049 56.9 880,020 8.9 Los Angeles County ....... 5,321,000 3,354,866 63.0 3,061,654 57.5 293,212 8.7 Colorado .................... 1,855,000 1,257,615 67.8 1,179,457 63.6 78,158 6.2 Connecticut ................. 2,259,000 1,481,305 65.6 1,340,868 59.4 140,437 9.5 Delaware .................... 420,000 267,215 63.6 244,427 58.2 22,788 8.5 District of Columbia ........ 517,000 342,116 66.2 309,101 59.8 33,015 9.7 Florida ..................... 6,499,000 3,664,137 56.4 3,309,165 50.9 354,972 9.7 Georgia ..................... 3,553,000 2,289,506 64.4 2,088,864 58.8 200,642 8.8 Hawaii ...................... 591,000 413,960 70.0 372,111 63.0 41,849 10.1 Idaho ....................... 588,000 378,587 64.4 361,169 61.4 17,418 4.6 Illinois .................... 8,174,000 5,239,746 64.1 4,859,187 59.4 380,559 7.3 Indiana ..................... 3,810,000 2,472,034 64.9 2,332,073 61.2 139,961 5.7 Iowa ........................ 2,081,000 1,349,509 64.8 1,297,579 62.4 51,930 3.8 Kansas ...................... 1,647,000 1,099,607 66.8 1,047,115 63.6 52,492 4.8 Kentucky .................... 2,485,000 1,538,399 61.9 1,447,549 58.3 90,850 5.9 Louisiana ................... 2,705,000 1,562,356 57.8 1,438,300 53.2 124,056 7.9 Maine ....................... 772,000 488,827 63.3 450,229 58.3 38,598 7.9 Maryland .................... 2,975,000 1,952,468 65.6 1,823,173 61.3 129,295 6.6 Massachusetts ............... 4,210,000 2,769,263 65.8 2,495,998 59.3 273,265 9.9 Michigan .................... 6,448,000 4,047,540 62.8 3,650,918 56.6 396,622 9.8 Minnesota ................... 2,811,000 1,886,386 67.1 1,774,013 63.1 112,373 6.0 Mississippi ................. 1,656,000 998,022 60.3 912,257 55.1 85,765 8.6 Missouri .................... 3,485,000 2,174,151 62.4 2,034,560 58.4 139,591 6.4 Montana ..................... 536,000 336,080 62.7 316,485 59.0 19,595 5.8 Nebraska .................... 1,101,000 722,652 65.6 698,011 63.4 24,641 3.4 Nevada ...................... 462,000 331,738 71.8 300,489 65.0 31,249 9.4 New Hampshire ............... 601,000 403,564 67.1 376,787 62.7 26,777 6.6 New Jersey .................. 5,381,000 3,353,202 62.3 3,001,474 55.8 351,728 10.5 New Mexico .................. 807,000 496,965 61.6 445,527 55.2 51,438 10.4 New York .................... 13,224,000 7,776,413 58.8 6,986,355 52.8 790,058 10.2 New York city ............ 5,685,000 3,098,367 54.5 2,748,178 48.3 350,189 11.3 North Carolina .............. 3,933,000 2,635,982 67.0 2,465,395 62.7 170,587 6.5 North Dakota ................ 446,000 289,401 64.9 277,209 62.2 12,192 4.2 Ohio ........................ 7,726,000 4,832,149 62.5 4,458,476 57.7 373,673 7.7 Oklahoma .................... 2,019,000 1,210,710 60.0 1,138,471 56.4 72,239 6.0 Oregon ...................... 1,736,000 1,106,468 63.7 1,007,917 58.1 98,551 8.9 Pennsylvania ................ 8,804,000 5,204,211 59.1 4,765,883 54.1 438,328 8.4 Rhode Island ................ 695,000 444,346 63.9 410,097 59.0 34,249 7.7 South Carolina .............. 2,005,000 1,323,129 66.0 1,224,640 61.1 98,489 7.4 South Dakota ................ 480,000 317,458 66.1 307,136 64.0 10,322 3.3 Tennessee ................... 3,110,000 1,897,156 61.0 1,768,378 56.9 128,778 6.8 Texas ....................... 8,948,000 5,798,225 64.8 5,403,212 60.4 395,013 6.8 Utah ........................ 835,000 530,477 63.5 497,804 59.6 32,673 6.2 Vermont ..................... 342,000 223,054 65.2 203,699 59.6 19,355 8.7 Virginia .................... 3,575,000 2,376,134 66.5 2,235,961 62.5 140,173 5.9 Washington .................. 2,630,000 1,617,196 61.5 1,477,087 56.2 140,109 8.7 West Virginia ............... 1,366,000 714,308 52.3 660,207 48.3 54,101 7.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,263,000 2,189,520 67.1 2,065,987 63.3 123,533 5.6 Wyoming ..................... 275,000 184,665 67.2 177,559 64.6 7,106 3.8 July 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,636,000 1,521,491 57.7 1,417,328 53.8 104,163 6.8 Alaska ...................... 242,000 174,744 72.2 164,537 68.0 10,207 5.8 Arizona ..................... 1,652,000 996,298 60.3 896,377 54.3 99,921 10.0 Arkansas .................... 1,545,000 923,676 59.8 856,655 55.4 67,021 7.3 California .................. 15,841,000 10,075,531 63.6 9,116,415 57.5 959,116 9.5 Los Angeles County ....... 5,330,000 3,431,911 64.4 3,107,179 58.3 324,732 9.5 Colorado .................... 1,859,000 1,276,975 68.7 1,202,735 64.7 74,240 5.8 Connecticut ................. 2,261,000 1,507,992 66.7 1,367,531 60.5 140,461 9.3 Delaware .................... 421,000 270,132 64.2 247,545 58.8 22,587 8.4 District of Columbia ........ 517,000 349,387 67.6 314,825 60.9 34,562 9.9 Florida ..................... 6,514,000 3,700,140 56.8 3,354,492 51.5 345,648 9.3 Georgia ..................... 3,559,000 2,306,069 64.8 2,109,211 59.3 196,858 8.5 Hawaii ...................... 593,000 417,670 70.4 379,989 64.1 37,681 9.0 Idaho ....................... 590,000 382,095 64.8 365,624 62.0 16,471 4.3 Illinois .................... 8,183,000 5,266,730 64.4 4,908,732 60.0 357,998 6.8 Indiana ..................... 3,814,000 2,492,873 65.4 2,358,169 61.8 134,704 5.4 Iowa ........................ 2,084,000 1,368,087 65.6 1,321,484 63.4 46,603 3.4 Kansas ...................... 1,649,000 1,104,197 67.0 1,057,351 64.1 46,846 4.2 Kentucky .................... 2,490,000 1,534,451 61.6 1,449,735 58.2 84,716 5.5 Louisiana ................... 2,712,000 1,583,095 58.4 1,463,818 54.0 119,277 7.5 Maine ....................... 774,000 497,580 64.3 460,263 59.5 37,317 7.5 Maryland .................... 2,979,000 1,978,127 66.4 1,852,607 62.2 125,520 6.3 Massachusetts ............... 4,213,000 2,792,411 66.3 2,519,549 59.8 272,862 9.8 Michigan .................... 6,454,000 4,073,800 63.1 3,673,138 56.9 400,662 9.8 Minnesota ................... 2,815,000 1,910,112 67.9 1,807,681 64.2 102,431 5.4 Mississippi ................. 1,659,000 997,713 60.1 925,783 55.8 71,930 7.2 Missouri .................... 3,489,000 2,182,117 62.5 2,045,460 58.6 136,657 6.3 Montana ..................... 537,000 344,614 64.2 328,255 61.1 16,359 4.7 Nebraska .................... 1,102,000 732,353 66.5 710,809 64.5 21,544 2.9 Nevada ...................... 464,000 336,026 72.4 306,877 66.1 29,149 8.7 New Hampshire ............... 602,000 414,583 68.9 388,528 64.5 26,055 6.3 New Jersey .................. 5,385,000 3,399,301 63.1 3,027,802 56.2 371,499 10.9 New Mexico .................. 810,000 498,995 61.6 453,911 56.0 45,084 9.0 New York .................... 13,230,000 7,937,023 60.0 7,101,294 53.7 835,729 10.5 New York city ............ 5,683,000 3,165,596 55.7 2,787,292 49.0 378,304 12.0 North Carolina .............. 3,940,000 2,691,492 68.3 2,521,610 64.0 169,882 6.3 North Dakota ................ 447,000 290,896 65.1 281,199 62.9 9,697 3.3 Ohio ........................ 7,731,000 4,877,024 63.1 4,523,844 58.5 353,180 7.2 Oklahoma .................... 2,023,000 1,217,608 60.2 1,151,025 56.9 66,583 5.5 Oregon ...................... 1,740,000 1,119,923 64.4 1,023,956 58.8 95,967 8.6 Pennsylvania ................ 8,810,000 5,263,335 59.7 4,841,481 55.0 421,854 8.0 Rhode Island ................ 696,000 447,062 64.2 412,886 59.3 34,176 7.6 South Carolina .............. 2,009,000 1,323,228 65.9 1,230,935 61.3 92,293 7.0 South Dakota ................ 481,000 320,618 66.7 311,717 64.8 8,901 2.8 Tennessee ................... 3,116,000 1,927,682 61.9 1,800,155 57.8 127,527 6.6 Texas ....................... 8,974,000 5,841,492 65.1 5,477,971 61.0 363,521 6.2 Utah ........................ 837,000 534,792 63.9 506,466 60.5 28,326 5.3 Vermont ..................... 343,000 227,063 66.2 209,803 61.2 17,260 7.6 Virginia .................... 3,583,000 2,406,390 67.2 2,270,885 63.4 135,505 5.6 Washington .................. 2,636,000 1,663,585 63.1 1,527,016 57.9 136,569 8.2 West Virginia ............... 1,369,000 716,550 52.3 668,585 48.8 47,965 6.7 Wisconsin ................... 3,267,000 2,206,842 67.5 2,087,726 63.9 119,116 5.4 Wyoming ..................... 276,000 186,826 67.7 180,930 65.6 5,896 3.2 August 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,641,000 1,510,281 57.2 1,406,706 53.3 103,575 6.9 Alaska ...................... 243,000 171,072 70.4 161,796 66.6 9,276 5.4 Arizona ..................... 1,658,000 993,336 59.9 891,205 53.8 102,131 10.3 Arkansas .................... 1,548,000 907,946 58.7 849,221 54.9 58,725 6.5 California .................. 15,879,000 10,095,170 63.6 9,173,485 57.8 921,685 9.1 Los Angeles County ....... 5,335,000 3,426,442 64.2 3,108,843 58.3 317,599 9.3 Colorado .................... 1,865,000 1,275,473 68.4 1,205,697 64.6 69,776 5.5 Connecticut ................. 2,263,000 1,499,160 66.2 1,364,365 60.3 134,795 9.0 Delaware .................... 422,000 268,413 63.6 245,729 58.2 22,684 8.5 District of Columbia ........ 517,000 339,266 65.6 309,873 59.9 29,393 8.7 Florida ..................... 6,532,000 3,681,049 56.4 3,344,596 51.2 336,453 9.1 Georgia ..................... 3,567,000 2,295,590 64.4 2,108,653 59.1 186,937 8.1 Hawaii ...................... 594,000 414,801 69.8 376,502 63.4 38,299 9.2 Idaho ....................... 592,000 379,854 64.2 361,957 61.1 17,897 4.7 Illinois .................... 8,192,000 5,224,553 63.8 4,867,487 59.4 357,066 6.8 Indiana ..................... 3,819,000 2,476,604 64.8 2,331,048 61.0 145,556 5.9 Iowa ........................ 2,086,000 1,356,457 65.0 1,306,799 62.6 49,658 3.7 Kansas ...................... 1,651,000 1,089,333 66.0 1,041,456 63.1 47,877 4.4 Kentucky .................... 2,494,000 1,515,559 60.8 1,436,002 57.6 79,557 5.2 Louisiana ................... 2,718,000 1,557,497 57.3 1,440,112 53.0 117,385 7.5 Maine ....................... 775,000 496,397 64.1 461,125 59.5 35,272 7.1 Maryland .................... 2,984,000 1,954,530 65.5 1,833,300 61.4 121,230 6.2 Massachusetts ............... 4,217,000 2,784,405 66.0 2,526,355 59.9 258,050 9.3 Michigan .................... 6,462,000 4,077,568 63.1 3,704,587 57.3 372,981 9.1 Minnesota ................... 2,819,000 1,904,055 67.5 1,804,115 64.0 99,940 5.2 Mississippi ................. 1,662,000 974,829 58.7 909,525 54.7 65,304 6.7 Missouri .................... 3,493,000 2,165,021 62.0 2,022,980 57.9 142,041 6.6 Montana ..................... 538,000 342,683 63.7 326,384 60.7 16,299 4.8 Nebraska .................... 1,103,000 722,994 65.5 702,351 63.7 20,643 2.9 Nevada ...................... 466,000 336,996 72.3 309,317 66.4 27,679 8.2 New Hampshire ............... 604,000 412,877 68.4 386,436 64.0 26,441 6.4 New Jersey .................. 5,389,000 3,374,834 62.6 3,029,724 56.2 345,110 10.2 New Mexico .................. 813,000 492,230 60.5 448,875 55.2 43,355 8.8 New York .................... 13,231,000 7,877,236 59.5 7,081,700 53.5 795,536 10.1 New York city ............ 5,677,000 3,133,100 55.2 2,774,164 48.9 358,936 11.5 North Carolina .............. 3,948,000 2,697,379 68.3 2,540,408 64.3 156,971 5.8 North Dakota ................ 448,000 291,356 65.0 281,271 62.8 10,085 3.5 Ohio ........................ 7,738,000 4,868,261 62.9 4,509,375 58.3 358,886 7.4 Oklahoma .................... 2,027,000 1,197,727 59.1 1,133,178 55.9 64,549 5.4 Oregon ...................... 1,745,000 1,129,782 64.7 1,033,611 59.2 96,171 8.5 Pennsylvania ................ 8,816,000 5,247,157 59.5 4,849,591 55.0 397,566 7.6 Rhode Island ................ 697,000 449,587 64.5 415,761 59.7 33,826 7.5 South Carolina .............. 2,014,000 1,313,153 65.2 1,217,265 60.4 95,888 7.3 South Dakota ................ 482,000 318,041 66.0 308,680 64.0 9,361 2.9 Tennessee ................... 3,122,000 1,904,514 61.0 1,782,419 57.1 122,095 6.4 Texas ....................... 8,997,000 5,800,359 64.5 5,449,550 60.6 350,809 6.0 Utah ........................ 840,000 539,648 64.2 507,830 60.5 31,818 5.9 Vermont ..................... 344,000 226,823 65.9 209,742 61.0 17,081 7.5 Virginia .................... 3,590,000 2,393,754 66.7 2,253,427 62.8 140,327 5.9 Washington .................. 2,643,000 1,667,057 63.1 1,526,482 57.8 140,575 8.4 West Virginia ............... 1,371,000 705,791 51.5 659,255 48.1 46,536 6.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,272,000 2,186,251 66.8 2,075,222 63.4 111,029 5.1 Wyoming ..................... 277,000 186,092 67.2 180,373 65.1 5,719 3.1 September 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,645,000 1,497,998 56.6 1,401,312 53.0 96,686 6.5 Alaska ...................... 243,000 166,419 68.5 155,489 64.0 10,930 6.6 Arizona ..................... 1,665,000 996,218 59.8 893,709 53.7 102,509 10.3 Arkansas .................... 1,552,000 896,670 57.8 844,237 54.4 52,433 5.8 California .................. 15,916,000 9,965,408 62.6 9,074,430 57.0 890,978 8.9 Los Angeles County ....... 5,341,000 3,417,564 64.0 3,111,956 58.3 305,608 8.9 Colorado .................... 1,870,000 1,272,558 68.1 1,195,585 63.9 76,973 6.0 Connecticut ................. 2,265,000 1,455,762 64.3 1,328,846 58.7 126,916 8.7 Delaware .................... 422,000 259,412 61.5 238,195 56.4 21,217 8.2 District of Columbia ........ 516,000 327,677 63.5 298,154 57.8 29,523 9.0 Florida ..................... 6,549,000 3,650,018 55.7 3,300,774 50.4 349,244 9.6 Georgia ..................... 3,574,000 2,263,285 63.3 2,082,284 58.3 181,001 8.0 Hawaii ...................... 596,000 404,694 67.9 367,148 61.6 37,546 9.3 Idaho ....................... 594,000 373,737 62.9 357,707 60.2 16,030 4.3 Illinois .................... 8,200,000 5,135,561 62.6 4,813,472 58.7 322,089 6.3 Indiana ..................... 3,823,000 2,442,241 63.9 2,310,556 60.4 131,685 5.4 Iowa ........................ 2,089,000 1,347,087 64.5 1,297,515 62.1 49,572 3.7 Kansas ...................... 1,653,000 1,070,512 64.8 1,032,176 62.4 38,336 3.6 Kentucky .................... 2,499,000 1,498,738 60.0 1,426,290 57.1 72,448 4.8 Louisiana ................... 2,723,000 1,537,476 56.5 1,436,012 52.7 101,464 6.6 Maine ....................... 777,000 478,216 61.5 442,518 57.0 35,698 7.5 Maryland .................... 2,988,000 1,914,349 64.1 1,790,061 59.9 124,288 6.5 Massachusetts ............... 4,220,000 2,711,386 64.3 2,459,343 58.3 252,043 9.3 Michigan .................... 6,470,000 3,982,414 61.6 3,646,651 56.4 335,763 8.4 Minnesota ................... 2,823,000 1,876,251 66.5 1,769,656 62.7 106,595 5.7 Mississippi ................. 1,665,000 970,979 58.3 907,033 54.5 63,946 6.6 Missouri .................... 3,497,000 2,128,144 60.9 1,994,345 57.0 133,799 6.3 Montana ..................... 539,000 331,684 61.5 316,158 58.7 15,526 4.7 Nebraska .................... 1,104,000 709,213 64.2 688,264 62.3 20,949 3.0 Nevada ...................... 469,000 333,737 71.2 305,275 65.1 28,462 8.5 New Hampshire ............... 606,000 398,733 65.8 374,269 61.8 24,464 6.1 New Jersey .................. 5,394,000 3,291,251 61.0 2,953,605 54.8 337,646 10.3 New Mexico .................. 815,000 489,449 60.1 446,585 54.8 42,864 8.8 New York .................... 13,233,000 7,623,936 57.6 6,857,504 51.8 766,432 10.1 New York city ............ 5,672,000 3,052,432 53.8 2,714,420 47.9 338,012 11.1 North Carolina .............. 3,955,000 2,602,421 65.8 2,457,352 62.1 145,069 5.6 North Dakota ................ 448,000 281,370 62.8 272,861 60.9 8,509 3.0 Ohio ........................ 7,745,000 4,757,303 61.4 4,423,475 57.1 333,828 7.0 Oklahoma .................... 2,030,000 1,190,361 58.6 1,128,580 55.6 61,781 5.2 Oregon ...................... 1,751,000 1,108,698 63.3 1,016,706 58.1 91,992 8.3 Pennsylvania ................ 8,822,000 5,109,925 57.9 4,727,150 53.6 382,775 7.5 Rhode Island ................ 698,000 443,036 63.5 408,628 58.5 34,408 7.8 South Carolina .............. 2,018,000 1,276,318 63.2 1,189,129 58.9 87,189 6.8 South Dakota ................ 482,000 310,042 64.3 300,420 62.3 9,622 3.1 Tennessee ................... 3,129,000 1,881,787 60.1 1,769,233 56.5 112,554 6.0 Texas ....................... 9,021,000 5,764,111 63.9 5,429,827 60.2 334,284 5.8 Utah ........................ 842,000 533,083 63.3 506,521 60.2 26,562 5.0 Vermont ..................... 345,000 220,868 64.0 203,586 59.0 17,282 7.8 Virginia .................... 3,598,000 2,333,323 64.9 2,196,156 61.0 137,167 5.9 Washington .................. 2,650,000 1,644,846 62.1 1,511,114 57.0 133,732 8.1 West Virginia ............... 1,374,000 695,995 50.7 654,435 47.6 41,560 6.0 Wisconsin ................... 3,276,000 2,144,573 65.5 2,047,420 62.5 97,153 4.5 Wyoming ..................... 278,000 183,325 65.9 177,349 63.8 5,976 3.3 October 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,650,000 1,517,640 57.3 1,422,077 53.7 95,563 6.3 Alaska ...................... 244,000 165,577 67.9 153,999 63.1 11,578 7.0 Arizona ..................... 1,671,000 1,011,638 60.5 909,629 54.4 102,009 10.1 Arkansas .................... 1,555,000 898,250 57.8 850,587 54.7 47,663 5.3 California .................. 15,954,000 10,041,112 62.9 9,146,787 57.3 894,325 8.9 Los Angeles County ....... 5,346,000 3,419,865 64.0 3,116,203 58.3 303,662 8.9 Colorado .................... 1,876,000 1,272,694 67.8 1,203,921 64.2 68,773 5.4 Connecticut ................. 2,267,000 1,463,194 64.5 1,346,507 59.4 116,687 8.0 Delaware .................... 423,000 263,313 62.2 243,227 57.5 20,086 7.6 District of Columbia ........ 516,000 331,321 64.2 301,664 58.5 29,657 9.0 Florida ..................... 6,567,000 3,655,063 55.7 3,322,813 50.6 332,250 9.1 Georgia ..................... 3,582,000 2,291,399 64.0 2,109,917 58.9 181,482 7.9 Hawaii ...................... 597,000 408,614 68.4 371,925 62.3 36,689 9.0 Idaho ....................... 595,000 382,202 64.2 365,786 61.5 16,416 4.3 Illinois .................... 8,209,000 5,167,929 63.0 4,848,039 59.1 319,890 6.2 Indiana ..................... 3,828,000 2,461,688 64.3 2,325,575 60.8 136,113 5.5 Iowa ........................ 2,091,000 1,358,999 65.0 1,314,373 62.9 44,626 3.3 Kansas ...................... 1,655,000 1,085,409 65.6 1,043,437 63.0 41,972 3.9 Kentucky .................... 2,503,000 1,496,298 59.8 1,426,254 57.0 70,044 4.7 Louisiana ................... 2,729,000 1,549,693 56.8 1,451,862 53.2 97,831 6.3 Maine ....................... 778,000 481,545 61.9 443,456 57.0 38,089 7.9 Maryland .................... 2,993,000 1,924,010 64.3 1,804,961 60.3 119,049 6.2 Massachusetts ............... 4,224,000 2,721,528 64.4 2,488,504 58.9 233,024 8.6 Michigan .................... 6,477,000 4,004,355 61.8 3,678,171 56.8 326,184 8.1 Minnesota ................... 2,827,000 1,883,859 66.6 1,790,515 63.3 93,344 5.0 Mississippi ................. 1,667,000 973,403 58.4 915,205 54.9 58,198 6.0 Missouri .................... 3,501,000 2,136,907 61.0 2,018,336 57.7 118,571 5.5 Montana ..................... 540,000 334,315 61.9 317,228 58.7 17,087 5.1 Nebraska .................... 1,105,000 721,678 65.3 700,767 63.4 20,911 2.9 Nevada ...................... 471,000 335,712 71.3 308,239 65.4 27,473 8.2 New Hampshire ............... 608,000 402,455 66.2 378,954 62.3 23,501 5.8 New Jersey .................. 5,398,000 3,319,646 61.5 2,984,310 55.3 335,336 10.1 New Mexico .................. 818,000 497,201 60.8 454,244 55.5 42,957 8.6 New York .................... 13,234,000 7,663,885 57.9 6,907,988 52.2 755,897 9.9 New York city ............ 5,666,000 3,070,704 54.2 2,730,653 48.2 340,051 11.1 North Carolina .............. 3,963,000 2,620,996 66.1 2,462,709 62.1 158,287 6.0 North Dakota ................ 449,000 281,948 62.8 273,910 61.0 8,038 2.9 Ohio ........................ 7,752,000 4,807,976 62.0 4,469,234 57.7 338,742 7.0 Oklahoma .................... 2,034,000 1,202,334 59.1 1,141,658 56.1 60,676 5.0 Oregon ...................... 1,756,000 1,119,456 63.8 1,029,306 58.6 90,150 8.1 Pennsylvania ................ 8,828,000 5,151,760 58.4 4,760,928 53.9 390,832 7.6 Rhode Island ................ 699,000 443,834 63.5 408,038 58.4 35,796 8.1 South Carolina .............. 2,023,000 1,284,298 63.5 1,200,607 59.3 83,691 6.5 South Dakota ................ 483,000 311,862 64.6 303,498 62.8 8,364 2.7 Tennessee ................... 3,135,000 1,898,924 60.6 1,786,318 57.0 112,606 5.9 Texas ....................... 9,044,000 5,790,397 64.0 5,488,694 60.7 301,703 5.2 Utah ........................ 845,000 541,746 64.1 513,262 60.7 28,484 5.3 Vermont ..................... 345,000 220,498 63.9 204,592 59.3 15,906 7.2 Virginia .................... 3,605,000 2,342,217 65.0 2,218,605 61.5 123,612 5.3 Washington .................. 2,657,000 1,668,769 62.8 1,538,788 57.9 129,981 7.8 West Virginia ............... 1,376,000 697,937 50.7 657,027 47.7 40,910 5.9 Wisconsin ................... 3,281,000 2,152,910 65.6 2,059,995 62.8 92,915 4.3 Wyoming ..................... 279,000 184,899 66.3 178,972 64.1 5,927 3.2 November 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,654,000 1,525,481 57.5 1,427,649 53.8 97,832 6.4 Alaska ...................... 244,000 166,772 68.3 151,824 62.2 14,948 9.0 Arizona ..................... 1,678,000 1,011,521 60.3 921,283 54.9 90,238 8.9 Arkansas .................... 1,558,000 896,475 57.5 844,664 54.2 51,811 5.8 California .................. 15,991,000 10,087,827 63.1 9,131,342 57.1 956,485 9.5 Los Angeles County ....... 5,351,000 3,447,927 64.4 3,138,855 58.7 309,072 9.0 Colorado .................... 1,881,000 1,269,096 67.5 1,190,791 63.3 78,305 6.2 Connecticut ................. 2,270,000 1,463,560 64.5 1,342,852 59.2 120,708 8.2 Delaware .................... 424,000 266,179 62.8 245,992 58.0 20,187 7.6 District of Columbia ........ 515,000 330,316 64.1 300,184 58.3 30,132 9.1 Florida ..................... 6,584,000 3,639,439 55.3 3,298,923 50.1 340,516 9.4 Georgia ..................... 3,590,000 2,301,977 64.1 2,119,452 59.0 182,525 7.9 Hawaii ...................... 599,000 413,894 69.1 377,802 63.1 36,092 8.7 Idaho ....................... 597,000 379,092 63.5 359,792 60.3 19,300 5.1 Illinois .................... 8,218,000 5,165,036 62.9 4,855,781 59.1 309,255 6.0 Indiana ..................... 3,833,000 2,440,329 63.7 2,304,818 60.1 135,511 5.6 Iowa ........................ 2,093,000 1,358,343 64.9 1,308,286 62.5 50,057 3.7 Kansas ...................... 1,658,000 1,088,971 65.7 1,047,868 63.2 41,103 3.8 Kentucky .................... 2,507,000 1,516,704 60.5 1,440,145 57.4 76,559 5.0 Louisiana ................... 2,734,000 1,547,662 56.6 1,449,406 53.0 98,256 6.3 Maine ....................... 780,000 476,106 61.0 433,204 55.5 42,902 9.0 Maryland .................... 2,997,000 1,931,676 64.5 1,800,284 60.1 131,392 6.8 Massachusetts ............... 4,227,000 2,728,530 64.6 2,494,461 59.0 234,069 8.6 Michigan .................... 6,485,000 4,022,256 62.0 3,681,810 56.8 340,446 8.5 Minnesota ................... 2,831,000 1,878,386 66.4 1,779,425 62.9 98,961 5.3 Mississippi ................. 1,670,000 982,762 58.8 917,994 55.0 64,768 6.6 Missouri .................... 3,505,000 2,148,607 61.3 2,021,215 57.7 127,392 5.9 Montana ..................... 542,000 334,018 61.6 313,987 57.9 20,031 6.0 Nebraska .................... 1,106,000 722,770 65.3 700,915 63.4 21,855 3.0 Nevada ...................... 474,000 335,828 70.8 309,298 65.3 26,530 7.9 New Hampshire ............... 610,000 404,484 66.3 380,239 62.3 24,245 6.0 New Jersey .................. 5,403,000 3,343,910 61.9 2,997,708 55.5 346,202 10.4 New Mexico .................. 820,000 497,467 60.7 456,343 55.7 41,124 8.3 New York .................... 13,235,000 7,687,505 58.1 6,903,613 52.2 783,892 10.2 New York city ............ 5,660,000 3,077,422 54.4 2,735,004 48.3 342,418 11.1 North Carolina .............. 3,971,000 2,618,001 65.9 2,450,288 61.7 167,713 6.4 North Dakota ................ 449,000 277,289 61.8 267,032 59.5 10,257 3.7 Ohio ........................ 7,759,000 4,796,314 61.8 4,450,241 57.4 346,073 7.2 Oklahoma .................... 2,038,000 1,215,174 59.6 1,151,695 56.5 63,479 5.2 Oregon ...................... 1,761,000 1,121,859 63.7 1,022,388 58.1 99,471 8.9 Pennsylvania ................ 8,835,000 5,157,980 58.4 4,762,206 53.9 395,774 7.7 Rhode Island ................ 700,000 442,544 63.2 408,419 58.3 34,125 7.7 South Carolina .............. 2,027,000 1,278,243 63.1 1,192,309 58.8 85,934 6.7 South Dakota ................ 483,000 310,909 64.4 300,485 62.2 10,424 3.4 Tennessee ................... 3,142,000 1,897,363 60.4 1,779,905 56.6 117,458 6.2 Texas ....................... 9,067,000 5,797,065 63.9 5,489,064 60.5 308,001 5.3 Utah ........................ 847,000 540,220 63.8 512,537 60.5 27,683 5.1 Vermont ..................... 346,000 220,063 63.6 202,142 58.4 17,921 8.1 Virginia .................... 3,612,000 2,341,726 64.8 2,211,954 61.2 129,772 5.5 Washington .................. 2,664,000 1,675,988 62.9 1,527,172 57.3 148,816 8.9 West Virginia ............... 1,378,000 702,177 51.0 655,855 47.6 46,322 6.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,286,000 2,162,020 65.8 2,050,383 62.4 111,637 5.2 Wyoming ..................... 280,000 184,985 66.1 177,976 63.6 7,009 3.8 December 1976 Alabama ..................... 2,659,000 1,527,703 57.5 1,433,869 53.9 93,834 6.1 Alaska ...................... 245,000 165,721 67.6 150,769 61.5 14,952 9.0 Arizona ..................... 1,684,000 1,016,201 60.3 926,790 55.0 89,411 8.8 Arkansas .................... 1,561,000 898,135 57.5 840,348 53.8 57,787 6.4 California .................. 16,029,000 10,102,629 63.0 9,182,645 57.3 919,984 9.1 Los Angeles County ....... 5,356,000 3,442,889 64.3 3,147,481 58.8 295,408 8.6 Colorado .................... 1,887,000 1,271,853 67.4 1,188,785 63.0 83,068 6.5 Connecticut ................. 2,272,000 1,456,992 64.1 1,342,611 59.1 114,381 7.9 Delaware .................... 424,000 265,648 62.7 245,649 57.9 19,999 7.5 District of Columbia ........ 515,000 329,376 64.0 300,502 58.3 28,874 8.8 Florida ..................... 6,602,000 3,638,759 55.1 3,320,993 50.3 317,766 8.7 Georgia ..................... 3,597,000 2,322,933 64.6 2,145,989 59.7 176,944 7.6 Hawaii ...................... 600,000 411,423 68.6 379,686 63.3 31,737 7.7 Idaho ....................... 599,000 382,378 63.8 360,427 60.2 21,951 5.7 Illinois .................... 8,226,000 5,172,275 62.9 4,856,227 59.0 316,048 6.1 Indiana ..................... 3,837,000 2,421,110 63.1 2,290,850 59.7 130,260 5.4 Iowa ........................ 2,095,000 1,358,329 64.8 1,300,239 62.1 58,090 4.3 Kansas ...................... 1,660,000 1,092,798 65.8 1,046,204 63.0 46,594 4.3 Kentucky .................... 2,511,000 1,513,837 60.3 1,442,326 57.4 71,511 4.7 Louisiana ................... 2,740,000 1,526,570 55.7 1,433,929 52.3 92,641 6.1 Maine ....................... 781,000 473,478 60.6 431,406 55.2 42,072 8.9 Maryland .................... 3,002,000 1,930,823 64.3 1,805,549 60.1 125,274 6.5 Massachusetts ............... 4,231,000 2,724,676 64.4 2,494,432 59.0 230,244 8.5 Michigan .................... 6,493,000 4,007,422 61.7 3,669,498 56.5 337,924 8.4 Minnesota ................... 2,835,000 1,866,728 65.8 1,757,684 62.0 109,044 5.8 Mississippi ................. 1,673,000 983,268 58.8 921,844 55.1 61,424 6.2 Missouri .................... 3,509,000 2,150,265 61.3 2,008,215 57.2 142,050 6.6 Montana ..................... 543,000 332,364 61.2 311,331 57.3 21,033 6.3 Nebraska .................... 1,107,000 717,724 64.8 695,225 62.8 22,499 3.1 Nevada ...................... 476,000 337,116 70.8 308,467 64.8 28,649 8.5 New Hampshire ............... 612,000 404,051 66.0 380,151 62.1 23,900 5.9 New Jersey .................. 5,407,000 3,342,777 61.8 3,000,415 55.5 342,362 10.2 New Mexico .................. 823,000 497,971 60.5 457,360 55.6 40,611 8.2 New York .................... 13,237,000 7,660,419 57.9 6,892,515 52.1 767,904 10.0 New York city ............ 5,654,000 3,065,219 54.2 2,731,709 48.3 333,510 10.9 North Carolina .............. 3,978,000 2,636,589 66.3 2,472,237 62.1 164,352 6.2 North Dakota ................ 450,000 276,816 61.5 264,839 58.9 11,977 4.3 Ohio ........................ 7,766,000 4,767,326 61.4 4,430,999 57.1 336,327 7.1 Oklahoma .................... 2,041,000 1,205,829 59.1 1,140,867 55.9 64,962 5.4 Oregon ...................... 1,766,000 1,113,909 63.1 1,016,948 57.6 96,961 8.7 Pennsylvania ................ 8,841,000 5,151,180 58.3 4,749,943 53.7 401,237 7.8 Rhode Island ................ 701,000 441,060 62.9 406,833 58.0 34,227 7.8 South Carolina .............. 2,032,000 1,273,646 62.7 1,189,770 58.6 83,876 6.6 South Dakota ................ 484,000 307,332 63.5 296,096 61.2 11,236 3.7 Tennessee ................... 3,148,000 1,892,495 60.1 1,780,857 56.6 111,638 5.9 Texas ....................... 9,091,000 5,811,197 63.9 5,508,925 60.6 302,272 5.2 Utah ........................ 850,000 539,000 63.4 512,667 60.3 26,333 4.9 Vermont ..................... 347,000 219,177 63.2 203,000 58.5 16,177 7.4 Virginia .................... 3,620,000 2,349,840 64.9 2,218,989 61.3 130,851 5.6 Washington .................. 2,671,000 1,668,739 62.5 1,520,536 56.9 148,203 8.9 West Virginia ............... 1,381,000 701,029 50.8 655,605 47.5 45,424 6.5 Wisconsin ................... 3,290,000 2,151,896 65.4 2,044,257 62.1 107,639 5.0 Wyoming ..................... 281,000 185,389 66.0 177,599 63.2 7,790 4.2 January 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,663,000 1,505,428 56.5 1,401,317 52.6 104,111 6.9 Alaska ...................... 245,000 164,555 67.2 147,708 60.3 16,847 10.2 Arizona ..................... 1,690,000 1,012,377 59.9 909,077 53.8 103,300 10.2 Arkansas .................... 1,565,000 889,680 56.8 818,172 52.3 71,508 8.0 California .................. 16,066,000 10,089,703 62.8 9,083,469 56.5 1,006,234 10.0 Los Angeles County ....... 5,362,000 3,424,125 63.9 3,106,704 57.9 317,421 9.3 Colorado .................... 1,892,000 1,252,437 66.2 1,165,805 61.6 86,632 6.9 Connecticut ................. 2,274,000 1,450,428 63.8 1,323,291 58.2 127,137 8.8 Delaware .................... 425,000 263,580 62.0 240,614 56.6 22,966 8.7 District of Columbia ........ 515,000 325,698 63.2 295,397 57.4 30,301 9.3 Florida ..................... 6,619,000 3,591,813 54.3 3,249,011 49.1 342,802 9.5 Georgia ..................... 3,605,000 2,282,467 63.3 2,099,404 58.2 183,063 8.0 Hawaii ...................... 601,000 415,671 69.2 380,306 63.3 35,365 8.5 Idaho ....................... 601,000 379,784 63.2 349,271 58.1 30,513 8.0 Illinois .................... 8,235,000 5,103,013 62.0 4,767,203 57.9 335,810 6.6 Indiana ..................... 3,842,000 2,403,850 62.6 2,254,919 58.7 148,931 6.2 Iowa ........................ 2,098,000 1,349,030 64.3 1,281,445 61.1 67,585 5.0 Kansas ...................... 1,662,000 1,085,142 65.3 1,033,534 62.2 51,608 4.8 Kentucky .................... 2,516,000 1,485,982 59.1 1,403,524 55.8 82,458 5.5 Louisiana ................... 2,745,000 1,520,083 55.4 1,400,065 51.0 120,018 7.9 Maine ....................... 782,000 467,138 59.7 418,552 53.5 48,586 10.4 Maryland .................... 3,006,000 1,920,223 63.9 1,779,347 59.2 140,876 7.3 Massachusetts ............... 4,234,000 2,709,432 64.0 2,449,160 57.8 260,272 9.6 Michigan .................... 6,501,000 3,969,810 61.1 3,590,498 55.2 379,312 9.6 Minnesota ................... 2,839,000 1,857,347 65.4 1,725,912 60.8 131,435 7.1 Mississippi ................. 1,676,000 960,834 57.3 895,061 53.4 65,773 6.8 Missouri .................... 3,513,000 2,130,729 60.7 1,979,624 56.4 151,105 7.1 Montana ..................... 544,000 332,640 61.1 306,996 56.4 25,644 7.7 Nebraska .................... 1,108,000 715,052 64.5 687,039 62.0 28,013 3.9 Nevada ...................... 478,000 338,806 70.9 305,344 63.9 33,462 9.9 New Hampshire ............... 614,000 404,755 65.9 375,559 61.2 29,196 7.2 New Jersey .................. 5,411,000 3,320,396 61.4 2,941,756 54.4 378,640 11.4 New Mexico .................. 825,000 490,062 59.4 443,887 53.8 46,175 9.4 New York .................... 13,238,000 7,622,310 57.6 6,805,035 51.4 817,275 10.7 New York city ............ 5,649,000 3,044,760 53.9 2,703,349 47.9 341,411 11.2 North Carolina .............. 3,986,000 2,597,840 65.2 2,403,517 60.3 194,323 7.5 North Dakota ................ 450,000 274,494 61.0 259,700 57.7 14,794 5.4 Ohio ........................ 7,773,000 4,707,957 60.6 4,332,864 55.7 375,093 8.0 Oklahoma .................... 2,045,000 1,201,185 58.7 1,123,380 54.9 77,805 6.5 Oregon ...................... 1,772,000 1,112,035 62.8 996,055 56.2 115,980 10.4 Pennsylvania ................ 8,847,000 5,078,603 57.4 4,627,393 52.3 451,210 8.9 Rhode Island ................ 701,000 439,319 62.7 396,884 56.6 42,435 9.7 South Carolina .............. 2,036,000 1,273,088 62.5 1,175,533 57.7 97,555 7.7 South Dakota ................ 484,000 303,559 62.7 289,777 59.9 13,782 4.5 Tennessee ................... 3,154,000 1,863,556 59.1 1,732,713 54.9 130,843 7.0 Texas ....................... 9,114,000 5,784,626 63.5 5,423,113 59.5 361,513 6.2 Utah ........................ 852,000 535,577 62.9 501,392 58.8 34,185 6.4 Vermont ..................... 348,000 218,646 62.8 198,615 57.1 20,031 9.2 Virginia .................... 3,627,000 2,341,203 64.5 2,193,156 60.5 148,047 6.3 Washington .................. 2,678,000 1,653,739 61.8 1,477,156 55.2 176,583 10.7 West Virginia ............... 1,383,000 692,662 50.1 638,683 46.2 53,979 7.8 Wisconsin ................... 3,295,000 2,133,931 64.8 2,006,918 60.9 127,013 6.0 Wyoming ..................... 282,000 184,728 65.5 174,253 61.8 10,475 5.7 February 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,668,000 1,533,190 57.5 1,403,435 52.6 129,755 8.5 Alaska ...................... 246,000 166,064 67.5 147,129 59.8 18,935 11.4 Arizona ..................... 1,697,000 1,013,998 59.8 919,407 54.2 94,591 9.3 Arkansas .................... 1,568,000 905,370 57.7 834,264 53.2 71,106 7.9 California .................. 16,104,000 10,131,761 62.9 9,140,443 56.8 991,318 9.8 Los Angeles County ....... 5,367,000 3,428,742 63.9 3,122,580 58.2 306,162 8.9 Colorado .................... 1,898,000 1,272,150 67.0 1,168,973 61.6 103,177 8.1 Connecticut ................. 2,276,000 1,454,284 63.9 1,324,549 58.2 129,735 8.9 Delaware .................... 426,000 263,474 61.8 239,884 56.3 23,590 9.0 District of Columbia ........ 514,000 326,967 63.6 297,198 57.8 29,769 9.1 Florida ..................... 6,637,000 3,615,611 54.5 3,288,463 49.5 327,148 9.0 Georgia ..................... 3,613,000 2,304,403 63.8 2,112,862 58.5 191,541 8.3 Hawaii ...................... 603,000 413,249 68.5 379,423 62.9 33,826 8.2 Idaho ....................... 603,000 381,182 63.2 351,518 58.3 29,664 7.8 Illinois .................... 8,244,000 5,138,061 62.3 4,795,624 58.2 342,437 6.7 Indiana ..................... 3,847,000 2,427,880 63.1 2,252,817 58.6 175,063 7.2 Iowa ........................ 2,100,000 1,354,213 64.5 1,287,698 61.3 66,515 4.9 Kansas ...................... 1,664,000 1,087,876 65.4 1,038,023 62.4 49,853 4.6 Kentucky .................... 2,520,000 1,495,464 59.3 1,396,353 55.4 99,111 6.6 Louisiana ................... 2,751,000 1,527,150 55.5 1,421,159 51.7 105,991 6.9 Maine ....................... 784,000 469,833 59.9 419,073 53.5 50,760 10.8 Maryland .................... 3,011,000 1,927,775 64.0 1,783,373 59.2 144,402 7.5 Massachusetts ............... 4,238,000 2,712,691 64.0 2,457,264 58.0 255,427 9.4 Michigan .................... 6,508,000 4,005,822 61.6 3,618,494 55.6 387,328 9.7 Minnesota ................... 2,844,000 1,864,422 65.6 1,734,363 61.0 130,059 7.0 Mississippi ................. 1,678,000 974,448 58.1 901,607 53.7 72,841 7.5 Missouri .................... 3,517,000 2,149,243 61.1 1,993,667 56.7 155,576 7.2 Montana ..................... 545,000 333,808 61.2 308,838 56.7 24,970 7.5 Nebraska .................... 1,110,000 720,469 64.9 692,666 62.4 27,803 3.9 Nevada ...................... 481,000 341,440 71.0 311,584 64.8 29,856 8.7 New Hampshire ............... 617,000 406,372 65.9 376,387 61.0 29,985 7.4 New Jersey .................. 5,416,000 3,342,518 61.7 2,962,750 54.7 379,768 11.4 New Mexico .................. 828,000 493,087 59.6 450,471 54.4 42,616 8.6 New York .................... 13,239,000 7,652,829 57.8 6,826,322 51.6 826,507 10.8 New York city ............ 5,643,000 3,050,882 54.1 2,714,946 48.1 335,936 11.0 North Carolina .............. 3,994,000 2,600,066 65.1 2,415,680 60.5 184,386 7.1 North Dakota ................ 451,000 277,035 61.4 261,574 58.0 15,461 5.6 Ohio ........................ 7,781,000 4,755,032 61.1 4,342,290 55.8 412,742 8.7 Oklahoma .................... 2,049,000 1,202,576 58.7 1,124,779 54.9 77,797 6.5 Oregon ...................... 1,777,000 1,119,500 63.0 1,000,426 56.3 119,074 10.6 Pennsylvania ................ 8,853,000 5,098,072 57.6 4,616,945 52.2 481,127 9.4 Rhode Island ................ 702,000 439,822 62.7 396,783 56.5 43,039 9.8 South Carolina .............. 2,041,000 1,285,482 63.0 1,176,946 57.7 108,536 8.4 South Dakota ................ 485,000 306,299 63.2 291,751 60.2 14,548 4.7 Tennessee ................... 3,161,000 1,875,600 59.3 1,742,675 55.1 132,925 7.1 Texas ....................... 9,137,000 5,803,278 63.5 5,445,554 59.6 357,724 6.2 Utah ........................ 855,000 536,255 62.7 498,846 58.3 37,409 7.0 Vermont ..................... 348,000 219,774 63.2 199,865 57.4 19,909 9.1 Virginia .................... 3,634,000 2,368,459 65.2 2,202,498 60.6 165,961 7.0 Washington .................. 2,685,000 1,674,988 62.4 1,488,524 55.4 186,464 11.1 West Virginia ............... 1,385,000 712,538 51.4 642,206 46.4 70,332 9.9 Wisconsin ................... 3,300,000 2,144,629 65.0 2,004,119 60.7 140,510 6.6 Wyoming ..................... 284,000 185,588 65.3 176,157 62.0 9,431 5.1 March 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,673,000 1,534,096 57.4 1,423,643 53.3 110,453 7.2 Alaska ...................... 246,000 166,798 67.8 148,460 60.3 18,338 11.0 Arizona ..................... 1,703,000 1,016,105 59.7 925,921 54.4 90,184 8.9 Arkansas .................... 1,571,000 911,175 58.0 848,777 54.0 62,398 6.8 California .................. 16,142,000 10,160,540 62.9 9,227,356 57.2 933,184 9.2 Los Angeles County ....... 5,372,000 3,427,638 63.8 3,140,397 58.5 287,241 8.4 Colorado .................... 1,904,000 1,273,924 66.9 1,170,271 61.5 103,653 8.1 Connecticut ................. 2,278,000 1,459,827 64.1 1,342,430 58.9 117,397 8.0 Delaware .................... 426,000 266,208 62.5 243,604 57.2 22,604 8.5 District of Columbia ........ 514,000 327,038 63.6 297,441 57.9 29,597 9.1 Florida ..................... 6,655,000 3,643,835 54.8 3,325,576 50.0 318,259 8.7 Georgia ..................... 3,620,000 2,299,550 63.5 2,126,067 58.7 173,483 7.5 Hawaii ...................... 604,000 415,824 68.8 383,296 63.5 32,528 7.8 Idaho ....................... 605,000 381,939 63.1 354,031 58.5 27,908 7.3 Illinois .................... 8,252,000 5,175,657 62.7 4,846,899 58.7 328,758 6.4 Indiana ..................... 3,851,000 2,434,823 63.2 2,284,187 59.3 150,636 6.2 Iowa ........................ 2,102,000 1,359,699 64.7 1,295,665 61.6 64,034 4.7 Kansas ...................... 1,666,000 1,094,539 65.7 1,046,920 62.8 47,619 4.4 Kentucky .................... 2,524,000 1,508,507 59.8 1,422,189 56.3 86,318 5.7 Louisiana ................... 2,757,000 1,554,105 56.4 1,447,994 52.5 106,111 6.8 Maine ....................... 785,000 472,601 60.2 424,077 54.0 48,524 10.3 Maryland .................... 3,015,000 1,941,010 64.4 1,806,801 59.9 134,209 6.9 Massachusetts ............... 4,242,000 2,721,339 64.2 2,473,686 58.3 247,653 9.1 Michigan .................... 6,516,000 4,022,256 61.7 3,641,649 55.9 380,607 9.5 Minnesota ................... 2,848,000 1,880,834 66.0 1,753,958 61.6 126,876 6.7 Mississippi ................. 1,681,000 978,009 58.2 907,678 54.0 70,331 7.2 Missouri .................... 3,521,000 2,160,974 61.4 2,024,923 57.5 136,051 6.3 Montana ..................... 546,000 336,299 61.6 311,972 57.1 24,327 7.2 Nebraska .................... 1,111,000 725,283 65.3 700,738 63.1 24,545 3.4 Nevada ...................... 483,000 340,643 70.5 314,803 65.2 25,840 7.6 New Hampshire ............... 619,000 408,358 66.0 380,189 61.4 28,169 6.9 New Jersey .................. 5,420,000 3,356,847 61.9 2,994,810 55.3 362,037 10.8 New Mexico .................. 830,000 494,458 59.6 453,298 54.6 41,160 8.3 New York .................... 13,241,000 7,656,874 57.8 6,878,443 51.9 778,431 10.2 New York city ............ 5,637,000 3,060,522 54.3 2,732,578 48.5 327,944 10.7 North Carolina .............. 4,001,000 2,610,690 65.3 2,440,809 61.0 169,881 6.5 North Dakota ................ 452,000 280,788 62.1 264,125 58.4 16,663 5.9 Ohio ........................ 7,788,000 4,761,459 61.1 4,396,726 56.5 364,733 7.7 Oklahoma .................... 2,052,000 1,218,579 59.4 1,146,483 55.9 72,096 5.9 Oregon ...................... 1,782,000 1,124,968 63.1 1,013,352 56.9 111,616 9.9 Pennsylvania ................ 8,859,000 5,147,970 58.1 4,700,855 53.1 447,115 8.7 Rhode Island ................ 703,000 436,877 62.1 397,511 56.5 39,366 9.0 South Carolina .............. 2,045,000 1,290,304 63.1 1,198,110 58.6 92,194 7.1 South Dakota ................ 485,000 310,227 64.0 295,475 60.9 14,752 4.8 Tennessee ................... 3,167,000 1,894,317 59.8 1,762,976 55.7 131,341 6.9 Texas ....................... 9,161,000 5,831,541 63.7 5,510,572 60.2 320,969 5.5 Utah ........................ 857,000 534,008 62.3 500,922 58.5 33,086 6.2 Vermont ..................... 349,000 221,037 63.3 202,442 58.0 18,595 8.4 Virginia .................... 3,642,000 2,377,175 65.3 2,229,409 61.2 147,766 6.2 Washington .................. 2,692,000 1,672,107 62.1 1,499,828 55.7 172,279 10.3 West Virginia ............... 1,388,000 698,082 50.3 644,846 46.5 53,236 7.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,304,000 2,163,987 65.5 2,015,667 61.0 148,320 6.9 Wyoming ..................... 285,000 187,609 65.8 179,838 63.1 7,771 4.1 April 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,677,000 1,544,729 57.7 1,442,302 53.9 102,427 6.6 Alaska ...................... 247,000 166,807 67.5 149,886 60.7 16,921 10.1 Arizona ..................... 1,710,000 1,016,389 59.4 935,199 54.7 81,190 8.0 Arkansas .................... 1,574,000 916,435 58.2 861,756 54.7 54,679 6.0 California .................. 16,179,000 10,180,926 62.9 9,314,822 57.6 866,104 8.5 Los Angeles County ....... 5,377,000 3,405,932 63.3 3,134,768 58.3 271,164 8.0 Colorado .................... 1,909,000 1,271,189 66.6 1,184,969 62.1 86,220 6.8 Connecticut ................. 2,280,000 1,460,351 64.1 1,355,359 59.4 104,992 7.2 Delaware .................... 427,000 265,792 62.2 245,505 57.5 20,287 7.6 District of Columbia ........ 513,000 325,144 63.4 300,747 58.6 24,397 7.5 Florida ..................... 6,672,000 3,660,722 54.9 3,371,819 50.5 288,903 7.9 Georgia ..................... 3,628,000 2,291,279 63.2 2,142,829 59.1 148,450 6.5 Hawaii ...................... 606,000 415,486 68.6 385,342 63.6 30,144 7.3 Idaho ....................... 606,000 383,143 63.2 360,472 59.5 22,671 5.9 Illinois .................... 8,261,000 5,186,161 62.8 4,900,404 59.3 285,757 5.5 Indiana ..................... 3,856,000 2,457,046 63.7 2,328,655 60.4 128,391 5.2 Iowa ........................ 2,104,000 1,364,458 64.9 1,310,470 62.3 53,988 4.0 Kansas ...................... 1,668,000 1,097,540 65.8 1,055,867 63.3 41,673 3.8 Kentucky .................... 2,528,000 1,517,189 60.0 1,446,669 57.2 70,520 4.6 Louisiana ................... 2,762,000 1,562,787 56.6 1,476,995 53.5 85,792 5.5 Maine ....................... 787,000 472,742 60.1 430,028 54.6 42,714 9.0 Maryland .................... 3,020,000 1,934,320 64.1 1,824,646 60.4 109,674 5.7 Massachusetts ............... 4,245,000 2,721,113 64.1 2,503,104 59.0 218,009 8.0 Michigan .................... 6,524,000 4,005,178 61.4 3,677,654 56.4 327,524 8.2 Minnesota ................... 2,852,000 1,899,640 66.6 1,790,124 62.8 109,516 5.8 Mississippi ................. 1,684,000 984,059 58.4 917,047 54.5 67,012 6.8 Missouri .................... 3,525,000 2,163,570 61.4 2,053,589 58.3 109,981 5.1 Montana ..................... 547,000 338,820 61.9 319,429 58.4 19,391 5.7 Nebraska .................... 1,112,000 732,994 65.9 711,218 64.0 21,776 3.0 Nevada ...................... 486,000 341,346 70.2 318,631 65.6 22,715 6.7 New Hampshire ............... 621,000 409,123 65.9 383,908 61.8 25,215 6.2 New Jersey .................. 5,425,000 3,353,236 61.8 3,031,603 55.9 321,633 9.6 New Mexico .................. 833,000 495,464 59.5 459,517 55.2 35,947 7.3 New York .................... 13,242,000 7,627,598 57.6 6,932,701 52.4 694,897 9.1 New York city ............ 5,631,000 3,026,753 53.8 2,735,392 48.6 291,361 9.6 North Carolina .............. 4,009,000 2,635,826 65.7 2,490,371 62.1 145,455 5.5 North Dakota ................ 452,000 284,998 63.1 271,453 60.1 13,545 4.8 Ohio ........................ 7,795,000 4,751,660 61.0 4,454,469 57.1 297,191 6.3 Oklahoma .................... 2,056,000 1,220,564 59.4 1,162,467 56.5 58,097 4.8 Oregon ...................... 1,787,000 1,132,292 63.4 1,038,430 58.1 93,862 8.3 Pennsylvania ................ 8,865,000 5,152,739 58.1 4,768,764 53.8 383,975 7.5 Rhode Island ................ 704,000 437,695 62.2 404,483 57.5 33,212 7.6 South Carolina .............. 2,050,000 1,305,131 63.7 1,222,308 59.6 82,823 6.3 South Dakota ................ 486,000 314,219 64.7 303,079 62.4 11,140 3.5 Tennessee ................... 3,174,000 1,906,205 60.1 1,789,754 56.4 116,451 6.1 Texas ....................... 9,184,000 5,854,105 63.7 5,568,222 60.6 285,883 4.9 Utah ........................ 860,000 533,703 62.1 508,158 59.1 25,545 4.8 Vermont ..................... 350,000 220,794 63.1 203,913 58.3 16,881 7.6 Virginia .................... 3,649,000 2,372,959 65.0 2,252,428 61.7 120,531 5.1 Washington .................. 2,699,000 1,662,060 61.6 1,516,586 56.2 145,474 8.8 West Virginia ............... 1,390,000 707,216 50.9 662,313 47.6 44,903 6.3 Wisconsin ................... 3,309,000 2,152,115 65.0 2,043,644 61.8 108,471 5.0 Wyoming ..................... 286,000 189,139 66.1 182,291 63.7 6,848 3.6 May 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,682,000 1,547,239 57.7 1,452,413 54.2 94,826 6.1 Alaska ...................... 247,000 172,794 70.0 156,339 63.3 16,455 9.5 Arizona ..................... 1,716,000 1,023,781 59.7 945,374 55.1 78,407 7.7 Arkansas .................... 1,578,000 921,844 58.4 868,894 55.1 52,950 5.7 California .................. 16,217,000 10,215,144 63.0 9,428,704 58.1 786,440 7.7 Los Angeles County ....... 5,383,000 3,414,605 63.4 3,166,870 58.8 247,735 7.3 Colorado .................... 1,915,000 1,270,529 66.3 1,201,613 62.7 68,916 5.4 Connecticut ................. 2,283,000 1,466,673 64.2 1,369,034 60.0 97,639 6.7 Delaware .................... 428,000 264,461 61.8 245,970 57.5 18,491 7.0 District of Columbia ........ 513,000 323,300 63.0 298,180 58.1 25,120 7.8 Florida ..................... 6,690,000 3,685,780 55.1 3,402,785 50.9 282,995 7.7 Georgia ..................... 3,636,000 2,292,325 63.0 2,152,787 59.2 139,538 6.1 Hawaii ...................... 607,000 414,759 68.3 385,587 63.5 29,172 7.0 Idaho ....................... 608,000 389,486 64.1 372,155 61.2 17,331 4.4 Illinois .................... 8,270,000 5,207,163 63.0 4,933,197 59.7 273,966 5.3 Indiana ..................... 3,861,000 2,492,477 64.6 2,359,409 61.1 133,068 5.3 Iowa ........................ 2,107,000 1,364,305 64.8 1,317,772 62.5 46,533 3.4 Kansas ...................... 1,671,000 1,095,750 65.6 1,057,237 63.3 38,513 3.5 Kentucky .................... 2,533,000 1,528,832 60.4 1,463,036 57.8 65,796 4.3 Louisiana ................... 2,768,000 1,575,976 56.9 1,488,739 53.8 87,237 5.5 Maine ....................... 788,000 477,113 60.5 441,272 56.0 35,841 7.5 Maryland .................... 3,024,000 1,943,478 64.3 1,836,576 60.7 106,902 5.5 Massachusetts ............... 4,249,000 2,731,132 64.3 2,526,271 59.5 204,861 7.5 Michigan .................... 6,532,000 4,060,036 62.2 3,753,023 57.5 307,013 7.6 Minnesota ................... 2,856,000 1,911,206 66.9 1,822,238 63.8 88,968 4.7 Mississippi ................. 1,687,000 989,258 58.6 918,971 54.5 70,287 7.1 Missouri .................... 3,529,000 2,179,507 61.8 2,064,587 58.5 114,920 5.3 Montana ..................... 549,000 341,886 62.3 325,438 59.3 16,448 4.8 Nebraska .................... 1,113,000 737,764 66.3 717,182 64.4 20,582 2.8 Nevada ...................... 488,000 344,738 70.6 324,367 66.5 20,371 5.9 New Hampshire ............... 623,000 412,770 66.3 390,018 62.6 22,752 5.5 New Jersey .................. 5,429,000 3,351,055 61.7 3,053,278 56.2 297,777 8.9 New Mexico .................. 835,000 500,338 59.9 464,749 55.7 35,589 7.1 New York .................... 13,243,000 7,622,174 57.6 6,959,199 52.6 662,975 8.7 New York city ............ 5,626,000 2,994,463 53.2 2,721,536 48.4 272,927 9.1 North Carolina .............. 4,017,000 2,663,505 66.3 2,517,921 62.7 145,584 5.5 North Dakota ................ 453,000 289,239 63.8 278,131 61.4 11,108 3.8 Ohio ........................ 7,802,000 4,773,897 61.2 4,508,399 57.8 265,498 5.6 Oklahoma .................... 2,060,000 1,229,422 59.7 1,165,619 56.6 63,803 5.2 Oregon ...................... 1,793,000 1,135,888 63.4 1,054,462 58.8 81,426 7.2 Pennsylvania ................ 8,872,000 5,135,685 57.9 4,791,031 54.0 344,654 6.7 Rhode Island ................ 705,000 437,980 62.1 406,921 57.7 31,059 7.1 South Carolina .............. 2,054,000 1,311,541 63.9 1,234,296 60.1 77,245 5.9 South Dakota ................ 486,000 318,299 65.5 308,141 63.4 10,158 3.2 Tennessee ................... 3,180,000 1,914,689 60.2 1,810,387 56.9 104,302 5.4 Texas ....................... 9,207,000 5,853,697 63.6 5,585,039 60.7 268,658 4.6 Utah ........................ 862,000 540,706 62.7 515,651 59.8 25,055 4.6 Vermont ..................... 351,000 223,383 63.6 208,242 59.3 15,141 6.8 Virginia .................... 3,656,000 2,383,543 65.2 2,263,907 61.9 119,636 5.0 Washington .................. 2,706,000 1,659,086 61.3 1,528,101 56.5 130,985 7.9 West Virginia ............... 1,392,000 710,746 51.1 670,314 48.2 40,432 5.7 Wisconsin ................... 3,314,000 2,163,205 65.3 2,066,283 62.4 96,922 4.5 Wyoming ..................... 287,000 191,020 66.6 185,262 64.6 5,758 3.0 June 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,686,000 1,599,846 59.6 1,470,156 54.7 129,690 8.1 Alaska ...................... 248,000 180,394 72.7 162,597 65.6 17,797 9.9 Arizona ..................... 1,723,000 1,061,306 61.6 964,836 56.0 96,470 9.1 Arkansas .................... 1,581,000 954,864 60.4 890,011 56.3 64,853 6.8 California .................. 16,254,000 10,411,344 64.1 9,519,762 58.6 891,582 8.6 Los Angeles County ....... 5,388,000 3,455,006 64.1 3,177,462 59.0 277,544 8.0 Colorado .................... 1,920,000 1,328,001 69.2 1,235,278 64.3 92,723 7.0 Connecticut ................. 2,285,000 1,508,620 66.0 1,397,465 61.2 111,155 7.4 Delaware .................... 428,000 273,271 63.8 249,262 58.2 24,009 8.8 District of Columbia ........ 512,000 335,556 65.5 303,132 59.2 32,424 9.7 Florida ..................... 6,707,000 3,796,579 56.6 3,446,043 51.4 350,536 9.2 Georgia ..................... 3,643,000 2,356,125 64.7 2,168,832 59.5 187,293 7.9 Hawaii ...................... 609,000 424,394 69.7 387,988 63.7 36,406 8.6 Idaho ....................... 610,000 404,684 66.3 385,028 63.1 19,656 4.9 Illinois .................... 8,278,000 5,403,466 65.3 5,022,606 60.7 380,860 7.0 Indiana ..................... 3,865,000 2,552,251 66.0 2,402,575 62.2 149,676 5.9 Iowa ........................ 2,109,000 1,397,567 66.3 1,342,267 63.6 55,300 4.0 Kansas ...................... 1,673,000 1,138,734 68.1 1,084,954 64.9 53,780 4.7 Kentucky .................... 2,537,000 1,573,337 62.0 1,492,853 58.8 80,484 5.1 Louisiana ................... 2,773,000 1,640,452 59.2 1,513,854 54.6 126,598 7.7 Maine ....................... 790,000 494,811 62.6 454,467 57.5 40,344 8.2 Maryland .................... 3,029,000 2,012,928 66.5 1,881,504 62.1 131,424 6.5 Massachusetts ............... 4,252,000 2,812,514 66.1 2,581,922 60.7 230,592 8.2 Michigan .................... 6,539,000 4,185,569 64.0 3,816,535 58.4 369,034 8.8 Minnesota ................... 2,860,000 1,973,233 69.0 1,855,397 64.9 117,836 6.0 Mississippi ................. 1,689,000 1,035,114 61.3 930,765 55.1 104,349 10.1 Missouri .................... 3,533,000 2,265,834 64.1 2,112,869 59.8 152,965 6.8 Montana ..................... 550,000 352,917 64.2 332,109 60.4 20,808 5.9 Nebraska .................... 1,114,000 756,654 67.9 727,141 65.3 29,513 3.9 Nevada ...................... 491,000 355,152 72.3 328,816 67.0 26,336 7.4 New Hampshire ............... 625,000 426,009 68.2 401,570 64.3 24,439 5.7 New Jersey .................. 5,434,000 3,443,383 63.4 3,116,665 57.4 326,718 9.5 New Mexico .................. 838,000 524,761 62.6 475,964 56.8 48,797 9.3 New York .................... 13,245,000 7,822,980 59.1 7,114,865 53.7 708,115 9.1 New York city ............ 5,620,000 3,048,647 54.2 2,740,767 48.8 307,880 10.1 North Carolina .............. 4,024,000 2,724,844 67.7 2,543,340 63.2 181,504 6.7 North Dakota ................ 453,000 301,546 66.6 285,698 63.1 15,848 5.3 Ohio ........................ 7,809,000 4,891,867 62.6 4,564,378 58.5 327,489 6.7 Oklahoma .................... 2,063,000 1,258,564 61.0 1,188,023 57.6 70,541 5.6 Oregon ...................... 1,798,000 1,171,494 65.2 1,083,117 60.2 88,377 7.5 Pennsylvania ................ 8,878,000 5,304,043 59.7 4,875,715 54.9 428,328 8.1 Rhode Island ................ 706,000 449,882 63.7 416,278 59.0 33,604 7.5 South Carolina .............. 2,059,000 1,358,851 66.0 1,253,105 60.9 105,746 7.8 South Dakota ................ 487,000 327,742 67.3 315,459 64.8 12,283 3.7 Tennessee ................... 3,187,000 1,988,172 62.4 1,846,363 57.9 141,809 7.1 Texas ....................... 9,231,000 6,043,453 65.5 5,666,651 61.4 376,802 6.2 Utah ........................ 865,000 558,588 64.6 525,335 60.7 33,253 6.0 Vermont ..................... 351,000 232,032 66.1 215,895 61.5 16,137 7.0 Virginia .................... 3,664,000 2,443,207 66.7 2,300,417 62.8 142,790 5.8 Washington .................. 2,713,000 1,716,146 63.3 1,568,217 57.8 147,929 8.6 West Virginia ............... 1,395,000 733,740 52.6 684,143 49.0 49,597 6.8 Wisconsin ................... 3,318,000 2,250,392 67.8 2,127,144 64.1 123,248 5.5 Wyoming ..................... 288,000 200,591 69.6 194,135 67.4 6,456 3.2 July 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,691,000 1,595,182 59.3 1,476,778 54.9 118,404 7.4 Alaska ...................... 248,000 184,313 74.3 169,010 68.1 15,303 8.3 Arizona ..................... 1,729,000 1,054,800 61.0 965,638 55.8 89,162 8.5 Arkansas .................... 1,584,000 954,378 60.3 890,777 56.2 63,601 6.7 California .................. 16,292,000 10,526,218 64.6 9,622,262 59.1 903,956 8.6 Los Angeles County ....... 5,393,000 3,502,805 65.0 3,204,360 59.4 298,445 8.5 Colorado .................... 1,926,000 1,335,803 69.4 1,254,632 65.1 81,171 6.1 Connecticut ................. 2,287,000 1,523,237 66.6 1,415,034 61.9 108,203 7.1 Delaware .................... 429,000 273,003 63.6 251,120 58.5 21,883 8.0 District of Columbia ........ 512,000 336,978 65.8 306,628 59.9 30,350 9.0 Florida ..................... 6,725,000 3,816,556 56.8 3,496,337 52.0 320,219 8.4 Georgia ..................... 3,651,000 2,349,108 64.3 2,178,035 59.7 171,073 7.3 Hawaii ...................... 610,000 424,571 69.6 393,004 64.4 31,567 7.4 Idaho ....................... 612,000 406,029 66.3 386,998 63.2 19,031 4.7 Illinois .................... 8,287,000 5,387,633 65.0 5,040,826 60.8 346,807 6.4 Indiana ..................... 3,870,000 2,551,012 65.9 2,408,073 62.2 142,939 5.6 Iowa ........................ 2,111,000 1,403,808 66.5 1,356,336 64.3 47,472 3.4 Kansas ...................... 1,675,000 1,135,342 67.8 1,089,083 65.0 46,259 4.1 Kentucky .................... 2,541,000 1,556,749 61.3 1,487,803 58.6 68,946 4.4 Louisiana ................... 2,779,000 1,645,059 59.2 1,526,662 54.9 118,397 7.2 Maine ....................... 791,000 502,044 63.5 463,908 58.6 38,136 7.6 Maryland .................... 3,033,000 2,017,601 66.5 1,904,340 62.8 113,261 5.6 Massachusetts ............... 4,256,000 2,809,682 66.0 2,589,636 60.8 220,046 7.8 Michigan .................... 6,547,000 4,193,022 64.0 3,830,289 58.5 362,733 8.7 Minnesota ................... 2,864,000 1,979,370 69.1 1,878,922 65.6 100,448 5.1 Mississippi ................. 1,692,000 1,024,364 60.5 940,643 55.6 83,721 8.2 Missouri .................... 3,537,000 2,254,718 63.7 2,116,687 59.8 138,031 6.1 Montana ..................... 551,000 355,512 64.5 337,676 61.3 17,836 5.0 Nebraska .................... 1,115,000 757,259 67.9 732,861 65.7 24,398 3.2 Nevada ...................... 493,000 359,253 72.9 334,710 67.9 24,543 6.8 New Hampshire ............... 627,000 433,052 69.1 410,821 65.5 22,231 5.1 New Jersey .................. 5,438,000 3,451,428 63.5 3,128,397 57.5 323,031 9.4 New Mexico .................. 840,000 525,846 62.6 483,302 57.5 42,544 8.1 New York .................... 13,246,000 7,904,697 59.7 7,205,247 54.4 699,450 8.8 New York city ............ 5,614,000 3,093,203 55.1 2,773,291 49.4 319,912 10.3 North Carolina .............. 4,032,000 2,749,497 68.2 2,581,784 64.0 167,713 6.1 North Dakota ................ 454,000 300,823 66.3 288,008 63.4 12,815 4.3 Ohio ........................ 7,816,000 4,909,052 62.8 4,610,621 59.0 298,431 6.1 Oklahoma .................... 2,067,000 1,252,289 60.6 1,196,645 57.9 55,644 4.4 Oregon ...................... 1,803,000 1,174,412 65.1 1,097,138 60.9 77,274 6.6 Pennsylvania ................ 8,884,000 5,322,823 59.9 4,922,893 55.4 399,930 7.5 Rhode Island ................ 707,000 452,890 64.1 420,223 59.4 32,667 7.2 South Carolina .............. 2,063,000 1,338,931 64.9 1,252,112 60.7 86,819 6.5 South Dakota ................ 487,000 327,639 67.3 318,189 65.3 9,450 2.9 Tennessee ................... 3,193,000 1,992,241 62.4 1,861,282 58.3 130,959 6.6 Texas ....................... 9,254,000 6,062,744 65.5 5,720,717 61.8 342,027 5.6 Utah ........................ 867,000 559,768 64.6 531,090 61.3 28,678 5.1 Vermont ..................... 352,000 233,725 66.4 219,761 62.4 13,964 6.0 Virginia .................... 3,671,000 2,455,564 66.9 2,323,808 63.3 131,756 5.4 Washington .................. 2,720,000 1,728,480 63.5 1,595,432 58.7 133,048 7.7 West Virginia ............... 1,397,000 730,733 52.3 688,711 49.3 42,022 5.8 Wisconsin ................... 3,323,000 2,244,187 67.5 2,137,289 64.3 106,898 4.8 Wyoming ..................... 289,000 201,772 69.8 196,724 68.1 5,048 2.5 August 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,696,000 1,586,244 58.8 1,470,138 54.5 116,106 7.3 Alaska ...................... 249,000 179,861 72.2 166,023 66.7 13,838 7.7 Arizona ..................... 1,736,000 1,057,718 60.9 961,635 55.4 96,083 9.1 Arkansas .................... 1,587,000 939,839 59.2 883,109 55.6 56,730 6.0 California .................. 16,333,000 10,600,562 64.9 9,737,572 59.6 862,990 8.1 Los Angeles County ....... 5,401,000 3,504,151 64.9 3,210,111 59.4 294,040 8.4 Colorado .................... 1,932,000 1,333,102 69.0 1,253,055 64.9 80,047 6.0 Connecticut ................. 2,289,000 1,517,430 66.3 1,413,819 61.8 103,611 6.8 Delaware .................... 430,000 272,279 63.3 250,285 58.2 21,994 8.1 District of Columbia ........ 512,000 331,789 64.8 303,688 59.3 28,101 8.5 Florida ..................... 6,746,000 3,818,807 56.6 3,509,639 52.0 309,168 8.1 Georgia ..................... 3,658,000 2,346,314 64.1 2,185,541 59.7 160,773 6.9 Hawaii ...................... 611,000 419,205 68.6 388,416 63.6 30,789 7.3 Idaho ....................... 614,000 403,023 65.6 383,026 62.4 19,997 5.0 Illinois .................... 8,294,000 5,356,477 64.6 5,014,091 60.5 342,386 6.4 Indiana ..................... 3,875,000 2,533,163 65.4 2,387,335 61.6 145,828 5.8 Iowa ........................ 2,113,000 1,390,169 65.8 1,337,525 63.3 52,644 3.8 Kansas ...................... 1,677,000 1,118,169 66.7 1,070,661 63.8 47,508 4.2 Kentucky .................... 2,545,000 1,552,205 61.0 1,476,585 58.0 75,620 4.9 Louisiana ................... 2,784,000 1,625,075 58.4 1,511,434 54.3 113,641 7.0 Maine ....................... 792,000 500,650 63.2 466,115 58.9 34,535 6.9 Maryland .................... 3,037,000 2,005,473 66.0 1,892,951 62.3 112,522 5.6 Massachusetts ............... 4,260,000 2,818,558 66.2 2,600,155 61.0 218,403 7.7 Michigan .................... 6,555,000 4,209,956 64.2 3,855,919 58.8 354,037 8.4 Minnesota ................... 2,868,000 1,966,442 68.6 1,868,413 65.1 98,029 5.0 Mississippi ................. 1,695,000 1,008,872 59.5 925,967 54.6 82,905 8.2 Missouri .................... 3,541,000 2,245,359 63.4 2,096,889 59.2 148,470 6.6 Montana ..................... 552,000 357,455 64.8 340,154 61.6 17,301 4.8 Nebraska .................... 1,116,000 750,156 67.2 725,183 65.0 24,973 3.3 Nevada ...................... 496,000 358,651 72.3 336,958 67.9 21,693 6.0 New Hampshire ............... 629,000 432,444 68.8 409,442 65.1 23,002 5.3 New Jersey .................. 5,443,000 3,426,330 62.9 3,126,790 57.4 299,540 8.7 New Mexico .................. 842,000 516,339 61.3 477,751 56.7 38,588 7.5 New York .................... 13,246,000 7,884,071 59.5 7,197,925 54.3 686,146 8.7 New York city ............ 5,609,000 3,084,999 55.0 2,764,159 49.3 320,840 10.4 North Carolina .............. 4,039,000 2,769,507 68.6 2,616,619 64.8 152,888 5.5 North Dakota ................ 454,000 301,583 66.4 287,978 63.4 13,605 4.5 Ohio ........................ 7,823,000 4,899,089 62.6 4,612,931 59.0 286,158 5.8 Oklahoma .................... 2,071,000 1,235,806 59.7 1,180,145 57.0 55,661 4.5 Oregon ...................... 1,808,000 1,182,409 65.4 1,104,749 61.1 77,660 6.6 Pennsylvania ................ 8,889,000 5,313,410 59.8 4,916,630 55.3 396,780 7.5 Rhode Island ................ 708,000 457,061 64.6 424,150 59.9 32,911 7.2 South Carolina .............. 2,068,000 1,329,618 64.3 1,242,389 60.1 87,229 6.6 South Dakota ................ 487,000 325,345 66.8 315,319 64.7 10,026 3.1 Tennessee ................... 3,198,000 1,972,345 61.7 1,842,446 57.6 129,899 6.6 Texas ....................... 9,278,000 6,031,565 65.0 5,696,851 61.4 334,714 5.5 Utah ........................ 870,000 561,589 64.6 530,100 60.9 31,489 5.6 Vermont ..................... 353,000 235,932 66.8 221,294 62.7 14,638 6.2 Virginia .................... 3,679,000 2,435,636 66.2 2,314,046 62.9 121,590 5.0 Washington .................. 2,729,000 1,718,992 63.0 1,583,311 58.0 135,681 7.9 West Virginia ............... 1,398,000 725,416 51.9 681,701 48.8 43,715 6.0 Wisconsin ................... 3,327,000 2,232,036 67.1 2,130,227 64.0 101,809 4.6 Wyoming ..................... 290,000 200,176 69.0 195,627 67.5 4,549 2.3 September 1977 Alabama ..................... 2,701,000 1,565,802 58.0 1,468,312 54.4 97,490 6.2 Alaska ...................... 249,000 174,801 70.2 160,265 64.4 14,536 8.3 Arizona ..................... 1,743,000 1,062,883 61.0 968,954 55.6 93,929 8.8 Arkansas .................... 1,590,000 938,243 59.0 885,387 55.7 52,856 5.6 California .................. 16,375,000 10,471,967 64.0 9,664,053 59.0 807,914 7.7 Los Angeles County ....... 5,410,000 3,482,354 64.4 3,203,432 59.2 278,922 8.0 Colorado .................... 1,938,000 1,328,583 68.6 1,248,825 64.4 79,758 6.0 Connecticut ................. 2,292,000 1,480,246 64.6 1,382,710 60.3 97,536 6.6 Delaware .................... 430,000 265,114 61.7 243,897 56.7 21,217 8.0 District of Columbia ........ 512,000 324,502 63.4 297,607 58.1 26,895 8.3 Florida ..................... 6,767,000 3,815,689 56.4 3,490,807 51.6 324,882 8.5 Georgia ..................... 3,665,000 2,323,146 63.4 2,169,147 59.2 153,999 6.6 Hawaii ...................... 612,000 412,923 67.5 380,690 62.2 32,233 7.8 Idaho ....................... 616,000 399,745 64.9 382,030 62.0 17,715 4.4 Illinois .................... 8,301,000 5,311,018 64.0 4,983,694 60.0 327,324 6.2 Indiana ..................... 3,881,000 2,514,094 64.8 2,373,942 61.2 140,152 5.6 Iowa ........................ 2,114,000 1,387,000 65.6 1,337,730 63.3 49,270 3.6 Kansas ...................... 1,679,000 1,105,436 65.8 1,068,506 63.6 36,930 3.3 Kentucky .................... 2,548,000 1,536,451 60.3 1,470,787 57.7 65,664 4.3 Louisiana ................... 2,789,000 1,615,812 57.9 1,504,066 53.9 111,746 6.9 Maine ....................... 794,000 482,843 60.8 448,908 56.5 33,935 7.0 Maryland .................... 3,041,000 1,972,762 64.9 1,861,573 61.2 111,189 5.6 Massachusetts ............... 4,263,000 2,754,372 64.6 2,541,108 59.6 213,264 7.7 Michigan .................... 6,562,000 4,132,235 63.0 3,821,128 58.2 311,107 7.5 Minnesota ................... 2,872,000 1,926,499 67.1 1,834,494 63.9 92,005 4.8 Mississippi ................. 1,697,000 1,001,663 59.0 924,583 54.5 77,080 7.7 Missouri .................... 3,545,000 2,198,859 62.0 2,082,019 58.7 116,840 5.3 Montana ..................... 554,000 346,675 62.6 330,459 59.6 16,216 4.7 Nebraska .................... 1,117,000 741,355 66.4 715,666 64.1 25,689 3.5 Nevada ...................... 499,000 356,713 71.5 335,093 67.2 21,620 6.1 New Hampshire ............... 631,000 419,449 66.5 398,702 63.2 20,747 4.9 New Jersey .................. 5,449,000 3,363,212 61.7 3,068,093 56.3 295,119 8.8 New Mexico .................. 845,000 513,208 60.7 476,635 56.4 36,573 7.1 New York .................... 13,247,000 7,695,950 58.1 7,010,275 52.9 685,675 8.9 New York city ............ 5,605,000 3,032,974 54.1 2,716,950 48.5 316,024 10.4 North Carolina .............. 4,046,000 2,698,744 66.7 2,559,818 63.3 138,926 5.1 North Dakota ................ 455,000 292,122 64.2 281,285 61.8 10,837 3.7 Ohio ........................ 7,830,000 4,826,006 61.6 4,544,023 58.0 281,983 5.8 Oklahoma .................... 2,075,000 1,235,335 59.5 1,180,471 56.9 54,864 4.4 Oregon ...................... 1,813,000 1,160,568 64.0 1,090,972 60.2 69,596 6.0 Pennsylvania ................ 8,893,000 5,205,174 58.5 4,824,165 54.2 381,009 7.3 Rhode Island ................ 708,000 453,944 64.1 420,242 59.4 33,702 7.4 South Carolina .............. 2,073,000 1,307,591 63.1 1,219,090 58.8 88,501 6.8 South Dakota ................ 488,000 318,100 65.2 309,329 63.4 8,771 2.8 Tennessee ................... 3,203,000 1,958,583 61.1 1,845,219 57.6 113,364 5.8 Texas ....................... 9,302,000 6,022,515 64.7 5,700,941 61.3 321,574 5.3 Utah ........................ 872,000 556,320 63.8 530,934 60.9 25,386 4.6 Vermont ..................... 353,000 233,082 66.0 217,375 61.6 15,707 6.7 Virginia .................... 3,686,000 2,392,167 64.9 2,267,141 61.5 125,026 5.2 Washington .................. 2,738,000 1,703,833 62.2 1,583,728 57.8 120,105 7.0 West Virginia ............... 1,400,000 720,114 51.4 679,620 48.5 40,494 5.6 Wisconsin ................... 3,330,000 2,204,903 66.2 2,108,469 63.3 96,434 4.4 Wyoming ..................... 292,000 198,54