U. S. Forest Service, Region 3

Total population, land area, and population density by state

State	Population	Land area (square miles)	Persons per square mile
Arizona	5,743,834	113,634.6	50.5
New Mexico	1,903,289	121,355.5	15.7
Region 3	7,647,123	234,990.1	32.5

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 3

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	424,024	50.1	293,507	34.7	128,829	15.2	846,360	14.6
Hispanic females	376,686	46.6	281,142	34.8	150,846	18.7	808,674	14.0
White males	506,153	29.2	626,112	36.1	601,235	34.7	1,733,500	30.0
White females	484,072	26.6	631,385	34.6	707,487	38.8	1,822,944	31.5
Black males	35,983	43.1	33,086	39.7	14,344	17.2	83,413	1.4
Black females	30,379	40.7	28,313	37.9	15,945	21.4	74,637	1.3
Native American males	67,430	48.0	49,096	35.0	23,869	17.0	140,395	2.4
Native American females	68,249	44.0	55,652	35.9	31,089	20.1	154,990	2.7
Asian & Pacific Islander males	23,854	44.9	20,220	38.0	9,082	17.1	53,156	0.9
Asian & Pacific Islander females	23,560	38.3	24,641	40.1	13,316	21.6	61,517	1.1
	2,040,390		2,043,154		1,696,042		5,779,586	99.9

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.