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State Profiles
The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State
Third Edition, 2006
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State Profiles
The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State
Third Edition, 2006
Editors
Diane Werneke
Katherine A. DeBrandt
Lanham, MD
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CONTENTS
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Using this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .519
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 Notes and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
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LIST OF TABLES
UNITED STATES SECTION
Table 1.Immigrants Admitted by Region and Country of Birth,2004
Table 2.Population by Sex and Age,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 3.Population and Components of Population Change,2000–2004
Table 4.Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 5.Households and Housing Characteristics,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 6.Health Characteristics,2000–2004
Table 7.Leading Causes of Death,Average 2000–2002
Table 8.Household Income and Poverty Status,1980–2004
Table 9.Personal Income by Major Source,Selected Years 1980–2004
Table 10.Government Transfer Payments,Selected Years 1980–2004
Table 11.Employment Status,1980–2004
Table 12.Employment Status by Demographic Group,2004
Table 13.Employment and Average Wages by Industry,2001–2004
Table 14.Real Gross State Product,1997–2004
Table 15.Exports of Goods by Leading Products and Destinations,2001–2004
Table 16.Agriculture,1997 and 2002
Table 17.Energy Production and Consumption,Selected Years 1975—2004
Table 18.State Taxes,Fiscal 2004
Table 19.State Government Finances,2003
Table 20.Education Indicators,2000–2004
Table 21.Reported Voting and Registration,November 2000 and November 2004
STATE SECTIONS
The following tables are included for each state.Select tables are included for the District of Columbia.
Table 1.Population by Sex and Age,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 2.Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 3.Health Characteristics,2000–2004
Table 4.Leading Causes of Death,Average 2000–2002
Table 5.Households and Housing Characteristics,1990,2000,and 2004
Table 6.Household Income and Poverty Status,1980–2004
Table 7.Employment Status by Demographic Group,2004
Table 8.Employment Status,1990–2004
Table 9.Employment and Average Wages by Industry,2001–2004
Table 10.Personal Income by Major Source,Selected Years 1980–2004
Table 11.Real Gross State Product,1997–2004
Table 12.Government Transfer Payments,Selected Years 1980–2004
Table 13.Exports of Goods by Leading Products and Destinations,2001–2004
Table 14.Agriculture,1997 and 2002
Table 15.Energy Consumption,Expenditures,and Prices,Selected Years 1960–2001
Table 16.State Taxes,Fiscal 2004
Table 17.State Government Finances,2003
Table 18.Education Indicators,2000–2004
Table 19.Reported Voting and Registration,November 2000 and November 2004
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PREFACE
Bernan Press is pleased to present the third edition home prices—major factors in the location decisions of
of State Profiles,a publication that provides a state-by- businesses and individuals.Due to the build-up in gov-
state view of the United States,including population ernment defense and homeland security activities,esti-
composition by age,sex,race,and ethnicity;educational mates of expenditures by state are included in the rank-
attainment levels;employment;earnings data;and other ings section.For most of the subjects addressed in this
important aspects of the economy. edition,further data are generally available from the
While giving an overall description of these characteris- source government agencies.Locations of related infor-
tics for the nation as a whole,the publication’s primary mation are listed in the notes and definitions at the end
focus is on the 50 states and the District of Columbia, of this volume.
each of which possesses considerable differences in eco- Although the editors have taken care to present accu-
nomic structure and demographics and has experienced rate data,all statistical data are subject to a degree of
various changes over time.Changes at the national level, error,resulting from sampling variability,erroneous
including the diminished importance of agriculture and reporting,and other causes.Many of the data are subject
manufacturing and the growing influence of global trade, to subsequent revision.
have resulted in today’s information-based,service-pro- The data in this book meet the publication standards of
viding economy.While national trends have laid the the federal agencies from which they were obtained.The
broad framework for change,each state has been affect- responsibilities of the editors and publisher of this volume
ed differently.Cyclical fluctuations also affected states in are limited to reasonable care in the reproduction and
various ways during the nationwide recessions in presentation of the data from the established sources.
1990–1991 and 2001 and the subsequent recovery peri-
ods.Both the recessions and the recoveries spread ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
unevenly among regions and states.Migration patterns
have also reflected these changes,as states have experi- This edition has been edited by Diane Werneke,in
enced different influxes of workers from within the coun- association with Katherine A.DeBrandt.
try and new residents from abroad. Diane Werneke was formerly an economist and senior
Beyond the market forces,economic circumstances congressional liaison at the Federal Reserve Board.She
have been influenced by local and national government has also served on the House Budget Committee,the
policies and expenditures on items such as education, President’s Commission on Employment and Unempl-
health care,energy production and conservation,national oyment Statistics,and in the International Labor Office
defense,and homeland security. in Geneva,Switzerland,specializing in macroeconomic
The information provided in State Profilesaims to illu- and labor market policy and analysis.She holds a B.A.
minate these trends.As such,the analysis and statistics from the University of California at Berkeley and an
are of interest not only to researchers and policy analysts M.A.from The George Washington University,both in
but also to businesses seeking a broad basis for invest- economics.
ments and expansion or relocation plans.The volume Katherine A.DeBrandt is the data analyst team leader
also profiles recent voting patterns,which will be of inter- with Bernan Press.She received her B.A.in political sci-
est to political scientists. ence from Colgate University.She is also the co-editor of
The Who,What,and Where of America:Understanding the
DATA SELECTION
Census Results;The Almanac of American Education;and
Social Change in America:The Historical Handbook,all
The third edition of State Profilesgenerally continues
published by Bernan Press.
the broad selection of information from the two previous
Bernan Press’s editorial and production departments,
editions,which reported developments through 2000.
under the direction of Tamera L.Wells-Lee,did the copy-
Most of the data have been updated through 2004,as
editing,layout,and graphics preparation.Jo A.Wilson,
demographic estimates from the U.S.Census Bureau
the production team leader,capably managed the pro-
became available.Information has also been updated on
duction aspects of this volume and prepared the graphics
employment,unemployment,earnings,income,and other
and cover design,with the assistance of Rebecca Zayas.
economic data from various government sources.
Jo and Rebecca assisted the editor tremendously with
As in the past,space constraints have influenced the
finalizing this publication.Thanks also to Shana Hertz,
amount of data presented for each state.The editors have
who copyedited this edition.Finally,special thanks are
focused on selecting and highlighting the most meaning-
due to the many federal agency personnel who assisted
ful and relevant data.Nonetheless,this third edition
us in obtaining the data,provided excellent resources on
expands upon the available information to include more
their Web sites,and patiently answered our questions.
detailed data on the demographics of each state,includ-
ing population changes due to migration and housing and
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