US Adult Population and Estimated Sample Size

Attachment 7-2015 U.S. Adult Population and Estimated BRFSS Sample Size By Jurisdiction

The target geographic area for inclusion in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) includes all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Eligible persons include all persons aged 18 or above residing in private residences or college housing. The table below provides population totals for eligible persons in each jurisdiction (based on 2013 intercensal population estimates). The sample estimates are based on the most recent (2013) previous year’s completed interviews. The total number of interviews is likely to be smaller in 2015.

Population and BRFSS Sample by Jurisdiction
State/ territory name	Adult population (2013 Intercensal Estimate)	Estimated Sample
Alabama	3,726,860	6,406
Alaska	553,017	4,575
Arizona	5,012,820	4,029
Arkansas	2,256,211	5,228
California	29,246,103	11,116
Colorado	4,030,726	13,633
Connecticut	2,817,262	7,883
Delaware	723,031	5,343
District of Columbia	536,585	4,837
Florida	15,593,401	33,975
Georgia	7,561,711	8,007
Hawaii	1,099,978	8,287
Idaho	1,184,319	5,596
Illinois	9,851,586	5,446
Indiana	4,983,087	10,330
Iowa	2,365,154	8,141
Kansas	2,180,844	23,651
Kentucky	3,385,881	11,117
Louisiana	3,514,581	5,160
Maine	1,067,101	8,164
Maryland	4,604,215	13,006
Massachusetts	5,311,959	15,182
Michigan	7,645,960	12,954
Minnesota	4,144,324	15,701
Mississippi	2,249,170	7,483
Missouri	4,638,585	6,930
Montana	790,774	9,826
Nebraska	1,407,368	17,369
Nevada	2,130,379	5,105
New Hampshire	1,053,532	6,591
New Jersey	6,896,019	13,618
New Mexico	1,579,079	9,549
New York	15,422,348	8,066
North Carolina	7,582,067	8,618
North Dakota	558,965	8,093
Ohio	8,903,639	11,949
Oklahoma	2,906,295	8,250
Oregon	3,072,379	5,859
Pennsylvania	10,075,702	11,351
Rhode Island	834,714	6,644
South Carolina	3,693,326	10,780
South Dakota	638,429	7,014
Tennessee	5,032,105	5,696
Texas	19,548,721	10,376
Utah	2,026,683	12,999
Vermont	503,444	6,346
Virginia	6,431,778	8,360
Washington	5,404,881	11,004
West Virginia	1,475,191	5,986
Wisconsin	4,434,654	6,613
Wyoming	447,325	6,492
Guam	106,073	1,906
Puerto Rico	2,849,766	6,035
U.S. Virgin Islands1	74,323	0
Federated States of Micronesia	75,438	600
Palau	14,970	650
American Samoa	37,840	725
Total		494,650
1The U.S. Virgin Islands are not anticipated to implement data collection in 2015