45+ 

65+ 

Self reported 

Self reported  

State 

2000 Population 

vision problem 

2000 Population 

(17%) 

vision problem (21%) 

Missouri 

2,005,239 

   340,891 

   755,379 

158,630 

Montana 

    341,156 

     57,997 

   120,949 

  25,399 

Nebraska 

    599,489 

   101,913 

   232,195 

  48,761 

Nevada 

    678,178 

   115,290 

   218,929 

  45,975 

New Hampshire 

    441,615 

     75,075 

   147,970 

  31,074 

New Jersey 

3,026,018 

   514,423 

1,113,136 

233,759 

New Mexico 

    616,796 

   104,855 

   212,225 

  44,567 

New York 

6,689,275 

1,137,177 

2,448,352 

514,154 

North Carolina 

2,777,910 

   472,245 

   969,048 

203,500 

North Dakota 

    233,342 

     39,668 

     94,478 

  19,840 

Ohio 

4,083,047 

   694,118 

1,507,757 

316,629 

Oklahoma 

1,226,040 

   208,427 

   455,950 

  95,749 

Oregon 

1,249,720 

   212,452 

   438,177 

  92,017 

Pennsylvania 

4,755,822 

   808,490 

1,919,165 

403,025 

Rhode Island 

    383,254  

     56,153 

   152,402 

  32,004 

South Carolina 

1,408,565 

   239,456 

   485,333 

101,920 

South Dakota 

    268,162 

     45,588 

   108,131 

  22,708 

Tennessee 

2,023,478 

   343,991 

   703,311 

147,695 

Texas 

6,281,859 

1,067,916 

2,072,532 

435,232 

Utah 

    570,440 

     96,975 

   190,222 

  39,947 

Vermont 

    228,262 

     38,805 

     77,510 

  16,277 

Virginia 

2,423,200 

   411,944 

   792,333 

166,390 

Washington 

2,004,700 

   340,799 

   662,148 

139,051 

West  Virginia 

    732,177 

   124,470 

   276,895 

  58,148 

Wisconsin 

1,892,600 

   321,742 

   702,553 

147,536 

Wyoming 

    176,362 

     29,982 

     57,693 

  12,116 

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