 |
| TOPIC SORT BY: Relevance |
 |
Alphabetical |
 |
|
| RANK AMONG STATES |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median Household Income | #1   #51 | #1 Maryland $68,080
#11 Washington $55,591
#51 Mississippi $36,338 |
|
| State Unemployment | #1 #51 | #1 Rhode Island 8.8%
#22 Washington 5.8% (tied w/ 2 others)
#51 South Dakota 3.2% |
|
| Uninsured Population | #1 #50 | #1 Texas 24.4%
#32 Washington 12.1%
#50 Hawaii, Massachusetts 8.3% |
|
| Gas Price | #1 #51 | #1 Alaska $3.622
#12 Washington $2.755 (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 Oklahoma $2.197 |
|
| Unauthorized Migrants | #1 #51 | #1 California 7.8%
#16 Washington 3.2%
#51 West Virginia 0.0% |
|
| Poverty Rate | #1 #51 | #1 Mississippi 18.0%
#36 Washington 7.2% (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 New Hampshire 3.9% |
|
| U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 California 448 troops killed
#16 Washington 85 troops killed
#51 District of Columbia 5 troops killed |
|
| U.S. Troop Deaths in War in Iraq (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 33.7 troops killed per million residents
#35 Washington 13.3 troops killed per million residents
#51 Connecticut 8.0 troops killed per million residents |
|
| Schools Achieving No Child Left Behind Standards | #1 #51 | #1 Wisconsin 98%
#19 Washington 83%
#51 Hawaii 34% |
|
| Per-student Education Expenditure | #1 #51 | #1 New Jersey $13,468
#34 Washington $7,439
#51 Utah $5,059 |
|
| Population | #1 #51 | #1 California 36,553,215
#13 Washington 6,468,424
#51 Wyoming 522,830 |
|
| Presidential Approval Rating | #1 #51 | #1 Idaho, Utah 57%
#32 Washington 37% (tied w/ 2 others)
#51 Rhode Island 23% |
|
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 Texas 688 million tons
#26 Washington 85 million tons
#51 District of Columbia 4 million tons |
|
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 Wyoming 125.7 tons per person
#42 Washington 13.7 tons per person
#51 District of Columbia 6.9 tons per person |
|
| Hispanic Population | #1 #51 | #1 New Mexico 44.4%
#16 Washington 9.4%
#51 West Virginia 1.1% |
|
| Black Population | #1 #48 | #1 District of Columbia 54.7%
#37 Washington 3.4% (tied w/ 1 other)
#48 % |
|
| White Population | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 96.1%
#25 Washington 80.7%
#51 Hawaii 26.6% |
|
| Non-Hispanic White Population | #1 #51 | #1 Vermont 95.2%
#26 Washington 75.9% (tied w/ 1 other)
#51 Hawaii 24.6% |
|
| Senior Population | #1 #51 | #1 Florida 17.0%
#42 Washington 11.7% (tied w/ 2 others)
#51 Alaska 6.9% |
|
| State Gross Domestic Product (Total) | #1 #51 | #1 California $1,727 billion
#14 Washington $294 billion
#51 Vermont $24 billion |
|
| State Gross Domestic Product (per Capita) | #1 #51 | #1 District of Columbia $150,700 per person
#16 Washington $45,900 per person
#51 Mississippi $28,900 per person |
|
| College-educated Population | #1 #51 | #1 District of Columbia 47.5%
#12 Washington 30.3%
#51 West Virginia 17.3% |
|
| Married Couple Population | #1 #51 | #1 Utah 62.3%
#26 Washington 50.1% (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
|
