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Ranking America's Fifty States: a Comparison in Graphic Detail

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 2013

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This full-color book provides a compendium of stimulating facts about the states, presented graphically, and covering a wide array of topics including demographic, economic, environmental, health, and crime variables. Hundreds of attributes are compared side-by-side, from life expectancy to murder rates; from fourth-grade math proficiency scores to the number of food stamp recipients, and from illicit drug use to the rate of firearm background checks per state.

Through meticulous organization and use of graphic formats, retrieval of specific information the reader may seek has been greatly facilitated. In addition to the graphs comparing the fifty states for each individual metric, a summary table is provided at the beginning of each chapter along with highlights of pertinent data found in the chapter.

While we are one, indivisible nation, at the same time Americans are as diverse from state-to-state as many nations are when compared with other nations. For example: in 2010, 95 percent of Vermont residents were white compared with only 24 percent of residents in Hawaii and 1-in-12 New York residents were Jewish compared with less than 1-in-1,000 Arkansas residents. In Texas, 464 prisoners have been executed over the past 35 years while 16 states have not executed any.

More interesting facts found in ranking America's Fifty States include:

  • Alaska ranked highest or lowest in 31 metrics—more than any other state—followed by Mississippi at 25 and Texas at 20.

  • Alaska is the only state that does not have a state income tax or a state sales tax. It had the highest revenues per capita from taxes levied on businesses for the extraction of oil and gas and receives the highest federal aid per capita. Alaska had the lowest percent of households with annual income below $15,000.

  • Over the past decade, over 100 million firearms background checks have been performed nationally, with the highest rate in Utah and the lowest rate in New Jersey

  • Mississippi had the lowest personal income per capita, median household income, gross domestic product per capita, and lowest male life expectancy rate. Additionally, it had the highest food stamp recipient rate, rate of persons below the poverty level, and infant mortality rate.

  • Florida had the highest rate of identity theft victims in 2010 followed by Arizona, California, and Georgia.

  • Texas had the most extreme environmental metrics including the highest major disaster, storm, and wildfire emergency declarations. Texas also had the highest summer air temperature and carbon dioxide emissions level. In addition to extreme environmental metrics, Texas also had the highest property crime rate and high school dropout rate.

Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-59888-669-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-59888-670-2
Publisher
Bernan, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
222
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Introduction No access
    1. Demographics Overview No access
    2. Demographics Summary Table No access
    3. Population (313.9 million persons nationally in 2012) No access
    4. Population Growth (9.7 percent nationally, 2000–2010) No access
    5. Net Immigration (8.9 million persons nationally, 2000–2009) No access
    6. Persons Born in a Different State than Their State of Residency (27.0 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    7. Foreign-Born Residents (13.9 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    8. Birth Rate (66.7 births per 1,000 women nationally in 2009) No access
    9. Births to Foreign-Born Women (20.3 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    10. Births by Race and Hispanic Origin (4.1 million nationally in 2009) No access
    11. Residents by Race—Other than White (27.6 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    12. Residents of Hispanic or Latino Origin (16.3 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    13. Minority Students Grades K–12 (47.5 percent nationally in 2011) No access
    14. Foreign Language Spoken at Home (20.0 percent of households nationally in 2009) No access
    15. Median Age (37.2 years old nationally in 2010) No access
    16. Population Over Age 64 (13.0 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    17. Old Age Dependency Ratio (persons over age 64 per 100 persons ages 18–64) No access
    18. Population Density (88.1 persons per square mile nationally in 2011) No access
    19. Population Living in Urban Areas (79.0 percent nationally in 2000) No access
    1. Health Overview No access
    2. Health Summary Table No access
    3. Life Expectancy at Birth in 2000 (males 76.0 years; females 80.9 years nationally in 2009) No access
    4. Infant Mortality Rate (6.4 deaths per 1,000 live births nationally in 2009) No access
    5. Pre-Term Births (12.0 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    6. Low Birth Weight Babies (8.2 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    7. Adult Obesity Rate (percent in 2011) No access
    8. Age-Adjusted Cancer Death Rate (173.2 deaths per 100,000 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    9. Cigarette Smoking by Adults (20.6 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    10. Suicide Rate (11.3 per 100,000 residents nationally in 2007) No access
    11. Illicit Drug Use—Other than Marijuana (3.6 percent nationally in 2007–2008) No access
    12. Marijuana Use (6.0 percent nationally in 2007–2008) No access
    13. Binge Alcohol Drinkers (23.3 percent nationally in 2007–2008) No access
    14. Alcohol-Impaired Traffic Fatalities (31 percent of traffic fatalities nationally in 2010) No access
    15. Traffic Fatality Rate (1.1 deaths per 10,000 persons nationally in 2010) No access
    16. Persons Without Health Insurance (16.7 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    17. Physicians per 100,000 Residents (273 nationally in 2009) No access
    1. Lifestyle Overview No access
    2. Lifestyle Summary Table No access
    3. Births to Unmarried Women (41.0 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    4. Births to Teenage Mothers (10.0 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    5. Births to Women Below Poverty Level (26.6 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    6. Abortion Rate (19.6 per 1,000 women nationally in 2008, [national total 1.21 million]) No access
    7. Marriage Rate (6.8 per 1,000 residents nationally in 2009) No access
    8. Divorce Rate (3.4 per 1,000 residents nationally in 2009) No access
    9. Same-Sex Couple Households (902,000 nationally in 2010) No access
    10. Christian Church Adherents (47.4 percent of population nationally in 2010) No access
    11. Jewish Population (2.1 percent of population nationally in 2010) No access
    12. Charitable Contributions per Capita ($523 nationally in 2008 ($170.4 billion total]) No access
    13. Volunteer Rate (26.3 percent of persons nationally in 2010) No access
    14. Eligible Voters who Voted for President (58.9 percent voted in 2012) No access
    15. Voters Selecting Obama over Romney for President in 2012 (Obama won by 3.5 percent margin) No access
    16. Voters Selecting Obama over McCain for President in 2008 (Obama won by 7.3 percent margin) No access
    17. Residents who Voted for Congress (37.0 percent of voting age persons nationally in 2010) No access
    18. U.S. Congressional Seats Held by Political Party (435 House seats in 2013 for 113th Congress) No access
    19. Households Without Internet Usage (19.8 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    20. Daily Newspaper Circulation (15.1 per 100 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    21. Library Visits per Capita (5.1 nationally in 2008) No access
    22. Patents Issued to Residents (39.2 per 100,000 residents nationally in 2010 [121,164 total]) No access
    23. Foreign Visitors (26.4 million nationally in 2010) No access
    24. State Park Recreation Visitors (741 million nationally in 2010) No access
    25. National Park Recreation Visitors (279 million nationally in 2010) No access
    26. Firearms Background Checks Rate (309 checks per 1,000 persons nationally in 2010) No access
    1. Education Overview No access
    2. Education Summary Table No access
    3. Pupil-to-Teacher Ratio (16.0 nationally in 2011) No access
    4. Expenditures per Capita for Public K-12 Education ($1,944 nationally in 2009 [$505.7 billion total]) No access
    5. Grade 4 Reading Proficiency Levels (average score 33 nationally in 2009) No access
    6. Grade 4 Math Proficiency Levels (average score 39 nationally in 2009) No access
    7. Grade 4 Science Proficiency Levels (average score 27 nationally in 2009) No access
    8. Grade 8 Reading Proficiency Levels (average score 32 nationally in 2009) No access
    9. Grade 8 Math Proficiency Levels (average score 34 nationally in 2009) No access
    10. Grade 8 Science Proficiency Levels (average score 29 nationally in 2009) No access
    11. High School Graduation Rate (85.3 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    12. Tertiary Education Attainment (27.9 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Higher Education Degrees Conferred (2,138 thousand nationally in 2007) No access
    14. College Freshmen Enrolled in Their Home State (74.3 percent nationally in 2008) No access
    15. College Freshmen Migrated from Other States (391,000 nationally in 2008) No access
    16. College Freshmen Interstate Migration Ratio (391,000 migrated nationally in 2008) No access
    17. Net Interstate Migration of College Freshmen (thousands of persons in 2009) No access
    1. Crime Overview No access
    2. Crime Summary Table No access
    3. Violent Crime Rate (406 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2010) No access
    4. Murder Rate (5.1 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    5. Child Abuse and Neglect Victims (1,010 per 100,000 children nationally in 2009) No access
    6. Property Crime Rate (3,072 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    7. Motor Vehicle Theft Rate (240 motor vehicles per 100,000 persons nationally in 2010) No access
    8. Identity Theft Victims (81 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2010) No access
    9. Prisoners (523 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    10. Prisoner Executions (1,234 nationally 1977–2010) No access
    11. Criminal Justice Expenditures ($677 per capita nationally in 2007) No access
    12. Incoming State Criminal Court Cases (6,887 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Incoming State Trial Court Cases (34,362 per 100,000 persons nationally in 2008) No access
    1. Environment Overview No access
    2. Environment Summary Table No access
    3. Major Disaster/Fire Management Assistance Declarations (2,588 nationally, 1953–2012) No access
    4. Earthquake and Flood Major Disaster Declarations (1,266 nationally, 1953–2012) No access
    5. Storm Major Disaster Declarations (637 nationally, 1953–2012) No access
    6. Wildfire Management Assistance Declarations (630 nationally, 1953–2012) No access
    7. Lowest Air Temperature on Record (degrees Fahrenheit, 1885–2010) No access
    8. Highest Air Temperature on Record (degrees Fahrenheit, 1885–2010) No access
    9. Winter Air Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit, 1971–2000) No access
    10. Summer Air Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit, 1971–2000) No access
    11. Air Temperature Range (degrees Fahrenheit, 1971–2000) No access
    12. Total Degree Days (annual average for selected cities, 1986–2009) No access
    13. Heating Degree Days (annual, average for selected cities, 1986–2009) No access
    14. Cooling Degree Days (annual, average for selected cities, 1986–2009) No access
    15. Relative Humidity (annual, average afternoon for selected cities, 1986–2009) No access
    16. Cloudy Days (average, annual percentage for selected cities, 1986–2009) No access
    17. Annual Precipitation (average, annual inches,1971–2000) No access
    18. Snow, Hail, Ice Pellets, and Sleet (average, annual for selected cities, 1960–2008) No access
    19. Air Quality "Good" Days for the Average County in the State (percent of days rated "good" in 2012) No access
    20. Air Quality "Good" Days for the Best County in the State (percent of days rated "good" in 2012) No access
    21. Carbon Dioxide Emissions (percent of nation's total in 2010) No access
    22. Toxic Chemical Releases (3,386 million pounds nationally in 2009) No access
    1. Resources Overview No access
    2. Resources Summary Table No access
    3. Land Area (2.53 million square miles nationally) No access
    4. Forest Lands (percent of 246 million acres nationally in 2010) No access
    5. Farm Land (percent of nation's 920 million acres in 2010) No access
    6. Exports of Agricultural Products (percent of national total in 2009 [$96.6 billion]) No access
    7. Farm Crops Market (percent of nation's $163.7 billion in 2009) No access
    8. Farm Livestock Market (percent of nation's $119.8 billion in 2009) No access
    9. Energy Consumption per Capita (327 million BTUs per capita nationally in 2008) No access
    10. Crude Oil Proved Reserves (percent of 20.7 billion barrels nationally in 2009) No access
    11. Crude Petroleum Production (percent of 2.0 billion barrels nationally in 2010) No access
    12. Natural Gas Proved Reserves (percent of 272.5 trillion cubic feet nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Natural Gas Marketed Production (percent of 21.6 trillion cubic feet nationally in 2009) No access
    14. Demonstrated Coal Reserves (percent of 486.1 billion short tons nationally in 2009) No access
    15. Nuclear Power Generation of Electricity (percent of state's electricity generation in 2009) No access
    16. Renewable Energy Production (percent of national total in 2010) No access
    17. Mineral Production ($ billions in 2010 [$64.0 billion nationally]) No access
    1. Personal Finances Overview No access
    2. Personal Finances Summary Table No access
    3. Personal Income per Capita ($39.9 thousand nationally in 2010) No access
    4. Median Household Income ($50.2 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    5. Households with Annual Income Below $15,000 (13.5 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    6. Households with Annual Income Over $200,000 (3.9 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    7. Individuals Below Poverty Level (14.3 percent nationally in 2009) No access
    8. Individuals with Net Worth Over $2.0 million (6.0 per 1,000 persons nationally in 2007) No access
    9. Home Ownership Rate (66.9 percent of households nationally in 2010) No access
    10. Owner Occupied Housing Values (median home value $185.2 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    11. Single-Family Housing Price Index (national average 185.7 in 2010) No access
    12. Rental Housing Cost ($842 median rental cost per month nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Labor Union Membership (11.9 percent of workers nationally in 2010) No access
    14. Employee Annual Wages ($45.6 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    15. Manufacturing Employee Annual Payroll ($48.3 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    16. Employees in Manufacturing (8.9 percent of all employees nationally in 2010) No access
    17. Value Added per Manufacturing Production Worker ($261 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    18. Bankruptcy Filings (5.1 per 1,000 persons nationally in 2010 [1.6 million total]) No access
    19. Employment in Foreign-Controlled Businesses (4.7 percent of workforce nationally in 2008) No access
    1. State Economy Overview No access
    2. State Economy Summary Table No access
    3. State Personal Income Tax per Capita ($832 nationally in 2011) No access
    4. State General Sales Tax per Capita ($753 nationally in 2011) No access
    5. State Taxes per Capita by Source ($1,713 nationally in 2011) No access
    6. Local Government Taxes per Capita by Source ($1,686 nationally in 2008) No access
    7. State Gasoline Tax (21.8 cents per gallon nationally in 2009) No access
    8. State Debt per Capita ($3,259 nationally in 2008 [$1.0 trillion total]) No access
    9. State Severance Tax on Businesses per Capita ($59 nationally in 2008, $18.3 billion total) No access
    10. Lottery Revenue ($52.8 billion nationally in 2008) No access
    11. Unemployment Rate (8.5 percent nationally, October 2011–March 2012) No access
    12. State Employees per Resident (14.3 per one thousand residents nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Cost of Living Composite Index for Highest City in 2010 No access
    14. Cost of Living Composite Index for Lowest City in 2010 No access
    15. Cost of Living Composite Index Range in 2010 No access
    16. Gross Domestic Product ($14,981 billion national total in 2011) No access
    17. Gross Domestic Product per Capita ($48,079 nationally in 2011) No access
    18. Manufacturing Portion of Gross Domestic Product (12.3 percent nationally in 2011) No access
    19. Exports of Goods (percent of national total in 2010 [$1.29 trillion]) No access
    20. Research and Development ($23.1 per $1,000 of GDP nationally in 2007) No access
    21. State Arts Agency Appropriations ($.88 per capita nationally in 2011 [$272 million total]) No access
    1. Federal Influence Overview No access
    2. Federal Influence Summary Table No access
    3. Federal Personal Income Taxes Paid per Capita ($2,894 nationally in 2010) No access
    4. Federal Personal Income Tax Rate Paid (7.2 percent nationally in 2010) No access
    5. Federal Tax Revenues per Capita ($7,596 nationally in 2009 [$2.35 total trillion]) No access
    6. Federal Expenditure Distribution (total = $3,518 billion in 2009, $3,653 billion in 2013) No access
    7. Federal Disbursements per Capita ($10.4 thousand nationally in 2009 [$3.24 trillion total]) No access
    8. Federal Disbursements in Excess of Taxes Collected ($893.2 billion nationally in 2009) No access
    9. Federal Disbursements in Excess of Taxes per Capita ($2.8 thousand nationally in 2009) No access
    10. Federal Aid to State and Local Government per Capita ($1,788 nationally in 2009 [$522 billion total]) No access
    11. Food Stamp Recipients (13.0 percent of persons nationally [$64.7 billion total]) No access
    12. Medicaid Payments ($317.99 billion nationally in 2009) No access
    13. Medicaid Recipients (20.0 percent of population nationally in 2009) No access
    14. Supplemental Security Income per Capita ($151 nationally in 2009 [$46.6 billion total]) No access
    15. Federal Financing of Public K-12 Education (10.1 percent nationally in 2009 [$57.3 billion total]) No access
    16. Federal Highway Subsidies per Capita ($115 nationally in 2009 [$34.6 billion total]) No access
    17. Federal Subsidies for Agriculture (percent of nation's $12.3 billion in 2009) No access
    18. Homeland Security Grants per Capita ($5.6 nationally in 2010 [$1.73 billion total]) No access
    19. Defense Department Payroll per Capita ($633 nationally in 2009 [$195.2 billion total]) No access
    20. Defense Department Personnel (2.62 million nationally in 2009) No access
    21. Defense Department Contract Awards ($984 per capita nationally in 2009 [$303 billion total]) No access
    22. Government Employment (14.2 percent nationally in 2011) No access
    1. Map of the United States No access
    2. The Top and Bottom Ranked States No access
    3. Resources No access
  13. Index No access 208 - 222

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