U. S. Forest Service, Region 2

Total population, land area, and population density by state

State	Population	Land area (square miles)	Persons per square mile
Colorado	4,601,403	103,717.5	44.4
Kansas	2,735,502	81,814.9	33.4
Nebraska	1,747,214	76,872.5	22.7
South Dakota	759,472	65,907.3	11.5
Wyoming	433,373	80,524.3	5.4
Region 2	10,276,964	408,836.4	25.1

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.

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U. S. Forest Service, Region 2

Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum	Age 16-34	%	Age 35-53	%	Age 55+	%	All Ages 16+	%
Hispanic males	245,820	54.0	153,747	33.8	55,239	12.1	454,806	5.8
Hispanic females	198,510	50.4	134,415	34.1	60,974	15.5	393,899	5.0
White males	1,072,420	33.6	1,234,479	38.7	883,789	27.7	3,190,688	40.3
White females	1,016,495	30.7	1,234,025	37.3	1,058,284	32.0	3,308,804	41.8
Black males	68,054	44.1	60,905	39.5	25,351	16.4	154,310	2.0
Black females	59,933	40.9	55,462	37.8	31,143	21.3	146,538	1.9
Native American males	23,251	48.7	17,147	35.9	7,394	15.5	47,792	0.6
Native American females	22,087	44.9	18,178	37.0	8,874	18.1	49,139	0.6
Asian & Pacific Islander males	38,143	49.1	28,017	36.0	11,573	14.9	77,733	1.0
Asian & Pacific Islander females	37,004	43.4	32,580	38.2	15,604	18.3	85,188	1.1
	2,781,717		2,968,955		2,158,225		7,908,897	100.1

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.

Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.