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* TABLE 2B *
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* PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUP, 1980 & 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Age Group
Total
Population Under 5 5 _ 17 18 - 20 21 - 24
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1980
United States 100.0 7.2 20.9 5.8 7.5
Arkansas 100.0 7.7 21.7 5.5 6.7
Northwest 100.0 6.8 19.4 6.1 7.1
White River 100.0 6.9 20.9 5.2 5.8
East 100.0 8.5 23.7 5.7 6.6
Western 100.0 7.5 21.8 4.9 6.1
West Central 100.0 6.8 20.3 5.5 6.3
Central 100.0 8.0 21.7 5.5 7.7
Southwest 100.0 7.9 21.6 4.9 5.9
Southeast 100.0 8.2 22.9 5.6 6.5
1990
United States 100.0 7.4 18.2 4.7 6.0
Arkansas 100.0 7.0 19.4 4.7 5.4
Northwest 100.0 6.5 17.8 4.9 5.7
White River 100.0 6.0 18.4 4.6 4.7
East 100.0 7.7 21.0 4.9 5.6
Western 100.0 7.1 19.6 4.1 5.0
West Central 100.0 7.0 20.4 4.2 4.9
Central 100.0 7.3 19.3 4.7 5.9
Southwest 100.0 7.0 20.4 4.2 4.9
Southeast 100.0 7.1 21.0 4.9 5.3
Age Group
65 &
25 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 Over
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1980
United States 27.7 10.1 5.1 4.5 11.3
Arkansas 25.5 9.5 5.0 4.8 13.7
Northwest 24.9 9.5 5.3 5.4 15.5
White River 23.6 10.0 5.5 5.7 16.4
East 24.6 9.2 4.7 4.4 12.6
Western 26.1 9.7 5.1 4.9 13.9
West Central 24.2 10.0 5.4 5.5 16.1
Central 28.9 9.4 4.6 4.0 10.2
Southwest 23.9 9.6 5.1 5.3 15.8
Southeast 24.5 9.4 4.7 4.6 13.5
1990
United States 32.5 10.1 4.2 4.3 12.6
Arkansas 29.2 10.4 4.5 4.6 14.9
Northwest 28.5 10.2 4.7 5.0 16.7
White River 26.3 10.8 5.2 5.5 18.4
East 28.1 10.1 4.3 4.4 13.8
Western 29.6 10.9 4.5 4.4 14.7
West Central 28.0 10.1 4.5 4.6 16.3
Central 33.0 10.3 4.1 3.9 11.6
Southwest 28.0 10.1 4.5 4.6 16.3
Southeast 28.4 10.2 4.3 4.3 14.4
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