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1. Ages 16 and older.
2. Income received from all sources during the year, divided by the population. (Per capita means “per person.”) Includes money and nonmoney income, such as benefits and government assistance.
3. Persons whose income falls below the poverty line of each state. (Poverty lines vary depending on the size of families and other factors. In 2024, the national poverty line for a family of four was $31,812.)
4. Percent increase in the number of workers over a five-year period. Annual averages; farmworkers not included.
5. Representative sampling of public school students by the U.S. Department of Education.
6. Property crimes are defined as offenses of theft or unlawful destruction of property that do not involve force or the threat of force against a victim.
2. Income received from all sources during the year, divided by the population. (Per capita means “per person.”) Includes money and nonmoney income, such as benefits and government assistance.
3. Persons whose income falls below the poverty line of each state. (Poverty lines vary depending on the size of families and other factors. In 2024, the national poverty line for a family of four was $31,812.)
4. Percent increase in the number of workers over a five-year period. Annual averages; farmworkers not included.
5. Representative sampling of public school students by the U.S. Department of Education.
6. Property crimes are defined as offenses of theft or unlawful destruction of property that do not involve force or the threat of force against a victim.
SOURCES:
• Population by age: KFF
• Unemployment, job growth: Bureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment figures are for February 2026.)
• Personal income: Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Poverty: Center for American Progress
• High school graduation: National Center for Education Statistics (2023-24 school year)
• Public school spending: World Population Review
• 8th-graders/reading: The Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Property crimes: Statista/FBI
• Capital: Britannica.com
• Land area: Census Bureau
• Population: Census Bureau (50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico; estimates for July 1, 2025) and Congressional Research Service (territories)
• U.S. representatives: house.gov
• Flag: Ballotpedia.org
• Entered Union: Congressional Research Service
• Status/Date acquired: Britannica.com (D.C.), National Museum of American History (Puerto Rico), and Department of the Interior (other territories)
• Origin of name: World Book Encyclopedia and state websites
• Nickname: USA Today and Britannica.com
• Unless otherwise noted, all figures are the latest available as of April 30, 2026.
• Population by age: KFF
• Unemployment, job growth: Bureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment figures are for February 2026.)
• Personal income: Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Poverty: Center for American Progress
• High school graduation: National Center for Education Statistics (2023-24 school year)
• Public school spending: World Population Review
• 8th-graders/reading: The Nation’s Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Property crimes: Statista/FBI
• Capital: Britannica.com
• Land area: Census Bureau
• Population: Census Bureau (50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico; estimates for July 1, 2025) and Congressional Research Service (territories)
• U.S. representatives: house.gov
• Flag: Ballotpedia.org
• Entered Union: Congressional Research Service
• Status/Date acquired: Britannica.com (D.C.), National Museum of American History (Puerto Rico), and Department of the Interior (other territories)
• Origin of name: World Book Encyclopedia and state websites
• Nickname: USA Today and Britannica.com
• Unless otherwise noted, all figures are the latest available as of April 30, 2026.