2011-15968. Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2010

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary, Commerce.

ACTION:

General Notice Announcing Population Estimates.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces the voting age population estimates as of July 1, 2010, for each state and the District of Columbia. We are providing this notice in accordance with the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e). It is important to note that these estimates are based on Census 2000. Therefore, there may be differences between these estimates and results released from Census 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Enrique Lamas, Chief, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room HQ-5H174, Washington, DC 20233, at 301-763-2071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Under the requirements of the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e), I hereby give notice that the estimates of the voting age population for July 1, 2010, for each state and the District of Columbia are as shown in the following table.

Estimates of the Population of Voting Age for Each State and the District of Columbia: July 1, 2010

Area	Population 18 and over	Area	Population 18 and over
United States	234,518,398
Alabama	3,599,303	Missouri	4,589,980
Alaska	527,205	Montana	764,058
Arizona	4,940,296	Nebraska	1,359,656
Arkansas	2,195,465	Nevada	1,977,693
California	27,795,779	New Hampshire	1,043,155
Colorado	3,865,036	New Jersey	6,691,782
Connecticut	2,727,907	New Mexico	1,514,872
Delaware	685,978	New York	15,167,513
District of Columbia	494,192	North Carolina	7,188,327
Florida	14,616,271	North Dakota	511,050
Georgia	7,324,792	Ohio	8,840,340
Hawaii	1,006,338	Oklahoma	2,796,489
Idaho	1,143,651	Oregon	2,986,164
Illinois	9,777,437	Pennsylvania	9,880,374
Indiana	4,861,307	Rhode Island	833,168
Iowa	2,313,538	South Carolina	3,515,754
Kansas	2,133,356	South Dakota	620,912
Kentucky	3,323,606	Tennessee	4,847,129
Louisiana	3,397,965	Texas	18,210,592
Maine	1,048,523	Utah	1,951,049
Maryland	4,385,947	Vermont	500,054
Massachusetts	5,203,385	Virginia	6,103,947
Michigan	7,623,767	Washington	5,170,543
Minnesota	4,038,685	West Virginia	1,439,342
Mississippi	2,194,892	Wisconsin	4,372,515
		Wyoming	417,319
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Note: These estimates are based on Census 2000 and do not reflect results from Census 2010.

I have certified these counts to the Federal Election Commission.

Dated: June 15, 2011.

Gary Locke,

Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.