State name
Region (NEast, MWest, South, West)
Total population
% of population under 18
% of population over 65
% of population in urban areas
% of population in rural areas
% of population that is White not Latino
% of population that is Latino
% of population that is African American
% of population that is Asian American
% of population that is Native American
Median earnings (2010 $)
% of children ynder 6 living in poverty
% of adults aged 65 & over living in poverty
% of households that are food-insecure
Marginally-attached workers (per 10K working-age adults)
Renters with gross rent > 50% of household income
% of housing units with more than 1 person per room
Foreclosures (per 10,000 homes)
Labor force participation rate (%, ages 16 to 64)
State per capita GDP ($)
2013 state minimum wage ($ per hour)
State GINI coefficient
Poverty rate (% below federal poverty threshold)
Child poverty rate (% living in families below the poverty line)
State public assistance spending ($ per capita)
% of population using food stamps
2013 unemployment rate (% ages 16 and over)
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births
Child mortality, age 1-4 (per 100K population
% of infants with low birth-weight
Child immunization rate (%)
Teen births (per 1,000 girls, age 15-19)
# of practicing physicians, per 10K population
% of residents lacking health insurance
State medicaid spending. per recipient
% of children age 0-18 on medicaid
% of eligible voters who voted, 2012
% of state legislators who are women
Percent of women in congressional delegation
% of population with less than a high school education
% of population with at least a high school diploma
% of population with at least a college degree
% of population with a graduate degree
% of children enrolled in school
% of 3 and 4 year-olds enrolled in preschool
% of 3 and 4 year-olds NOT enrolled in preschool )
% of public K-12 students in special education
% of public K-12 students in labeled economically disadvantaged
% of public K-12 students learning English as a second language
% of 4th Graders reading below grade level (2013)
% of 4th Graders reading at or above grade level (2013)
% of 8th Graders reading at or above grade level (2013)
% of 8th Graders scoring at or above grade level in math (2013)
% ages 16-19 not working and not in school
Public high school graduation rate (%)
% of high school freshmen not graduating after 4 years
% of high school graduates enrolling in college
Average annual cost of public 4-yr college ($)
Average annual cost of private 4-yr college ($)
Average annual cost of public 2-yr college (JC) ($)
Per-pupil spending in public schools (K-12)
Per capita state spending on higher education ($)