CQ Press provides comprehensive data coverage of each state including health care, crime, education and more. You'll find reliable, easy-to-use data from more than 80 different sources covering more than 15 years. When you find data you're interested in explore it using the mapping and graphing tools, compare it with other data sets, or export it to Excel.
In 2010, the District of Columbia had a higher median age of men at first marriage than any of the 50 states. It has consistently held the top spot since 2002. Idaho has the lowest median age at 25.4.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, "2010 American Community Survey-Table R1204"
How To: You can view an interactive map for any data series in State Stats. Just search or browse to select a data series. Mouse over the map to see the data and ranking for a state.
In 2010, commuters in Maryland experienced the longest commute of any state in the country. Which state offers the shortest commute? North Dakota at 16.1 minutes.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, "2010 American Community Survey-Table R0801"
How To: You can see a detailed state view for any data series by double clicking on the state within the interactive map. To return to the default map view click the See National View button in the upper left.
For the 50 states there may be a negative correlation between the Percent of Births that are Pre-Term, defined as births before 37 weeks of gestation, and the Average Age of Woman at First Birth.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, "National Vital Statistics Reports"
How to: You can compare any two data series to see if there is a correlation. On the Compare tab, choose Data Series and then use the drop down to select what data series you would like to compare to the one you are currently viewing.
From 2008 to 2010, the Great Lake states have experienced rises and falls in the average revenue collected for each individual tax return filed with the Federal Government. For many years Illinois had the highest average, but has now been exceeded by Ohio.
Source: CQ Press using data from U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, "Fiscal Year 2010 IRS Data Book"
How to: You can create a trend line chart of up to 6 states for any data series. Under Compare - States, select a state from the drop down and add using the "+". You can view the data as a line chart or in a table.
These states had the most reported hate crime offenses in 2010. The national total was 7,699.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Hate Crime Statistics, 2010"
How to: You can view any data series as a table by selecting the second tab just below the data series title. On the table view page you can scroll through all available years and sort alphabetically or numerically by clicking on the corresponding heading.
Browse by StateExplore trends in a state over time and review key data points including population and land.
Browse by TopicFind all the information available on a particular topic and then dive in to the data.
Browse by BookKnow where you used to look in the State Rankings books? Start here to find what you need.
All of the data in State Stats is also available for download as spreadsheets so you can do whatever you want with it.
To export data simply find what you're interested in, then go to the data series page and choose the export option above the panel. You can export the data for any year you want.
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