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| Median Household Income | #1   #51 | #1 Maryland $68,080
#28 Florida $47,804
#51 Mississippi $36,338 |
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| State Unemployment | #1 #51 | #1 Rhode Island 8.8%
#14 Florida 6.6%
#51 South Dakota 3.2% |
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| Uninsured Population | #1  #50 | #1 Texas 24.4%
#3 Florida 20.5%
#50 Hawaii, Massachusetts 8.3% |
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| Gas Price | #1 #51 | #1 Alaska $3.622
#24 Florida $2.602 (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 Oklahoma $2.197 |
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| Unauthorized Migrants | #1 #51 | #1 California 7.8%
#6 Florida 5.0% (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 West Virginia 0.0% |
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| Poverty Rate | #1 #51 | #1 Mississippi 18.0%
#21 Florida 9.2%
#51 New Hampshire 3.9% |
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| U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 California 448 troops killed
#5 Florida 176 troops killed
#51 District of Columbia 5 troops killed |
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| U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 33.7 troops killed per million residents
#45 Florida 9.7 troops killed per million residents
#51 Connecticut 8.0 troops killed per million residents |
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| Schools Achieving No Child Left Behind Standards | #1  #51 | #1 Wisconsin 98%
#50 Florida 36%
#51 Hawaii 34% |
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| Per-student Education Expenditure | #1 #51 | #1 New Jersey $13,468
#39 Florida $6,921
#51 Utah $5,059 |
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| Population | #1 #51 | #1 California 36,553,215
#4 Florida 18,251,243
#51 Wyoming 522,830 |
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| Presidential Approval Rating | #1 #51 | #1 Idaho, Utah 57%
#15 Florida 41% (tied w/ 5 others)
#51 Rhode Island 23% |
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| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 Texas 688 million tons
#5 Florida 256 million tons
#51 District of Columbia 4 million tons |
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| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 Wyoming 125.7 tons per person
#40 Florida 14.8 tons per person
#51 District of Columbia 6.9 tons per person |
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| Hispanic Population | #1 #51 | #1 New Mexico 44.4%
#6 Florida 20.6%
#51 West Virginia 1.1% |
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| Black Population | #1 #48 | #1 District of Columbia 54.7%
#14 Florida 15.3%
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| White Population | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 96.1%
#31 Florida 76.3%
#51 Hawaii 26.6% |
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| Non-Hispanic White Population | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 95.2%
#40 Florida 60.6%
#51 Hawaii 24.6% |
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| Senior Population | #1 #51 | #1 Florida 17.0%
#51 Alaska 6.9% |
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| State Gross Domestic Product (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 California $1,727 billion
#4 Florida $714 billion
#51 Vermont $24 billion |
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| State Gross Domestic Product (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 District of Columbia $150,700 per person
#33 Florida $39,400 per person
#51 Mississippi $28,900 per person |
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| College-educated Population | #1 #51 | #1 District of Columbia 47.5%
#26 Florida 25.8% (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 West Virginia 17.3% |
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| Married Couple Population | #1 #51 | #1 Utah 62.3%
#43 Florida 48.2% (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 District of Columbia 22.2% |
Sources: Median Household Income (One-year estimates, in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars): U.S. Census Bureau, State Unemployment (Seasonally adjusted, September 2008): The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Uninsured Population (2005-2007, three-year average): U.S. Census Bureau, Gas Price (Regular, as of Oct. 29, 2008): Oil Price Information Service, Unauthorized Migrants (As percentage of state population; approximated from 2005 data): Pew Hispanic Center, Poverty Rate (Percentage of families below the poverty threshold, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (Total) (As of Oct. 16, 2008): Department of Defense, U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (per Capita) (As of Oct. 16, 2008): Department of Defense, Schools Achieving No Child Left Behind Standards (Percentage of schools achieving 'Adequate Yearly Progress', 2004-2005 school year): Department of Education, Per-student Education Expenditure (2003-2004 school year): Department of Education, Population (2007 estimate): U.S. Census Bureau, Presidential Approval Rating (As of Oct. 2006): SurveyUSA, Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Total) (Emissions from fossil fuel combustion, metric units, 2004): Department of Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions (per Capita) (Emissions from fossil fuel combustion, metric units, 2004): Department of Energy, Hispanic Population (As percentage of state population, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, Black Population (Single-race, as percentage of state population, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, White Population (Single-race, as percentage of state population, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, Non-Hispanic White Population (As percentage of state population, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, Senior Population (People 65 years of age or older, as percentage of state population, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, State Gross Domestic Product (Total) (2006): The Bureau of Economic Analysis, State Gross Domestic Product (per Capita) (2006): The Bureau of Economic Analysis, College-educated Population (Percentage of people 25 years of age or older who have completed a bachelor's degree, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau, Married Couple Population (Percentage of households that are married-couple families, 2007): U.S. Census Bureau
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