The State Economic Handbook 2008 Edition

Acknowledgments Introduction Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Ranking the States Total Population in Population Projections for Percent Foreign-Born Population, Median Age of Population in Unemployment Rate in Change in Per Capita Income from to Population Age + with Bachelors Degree of Higher State and Local Taxes Per Capita in – Participation of Citizens Age + Presidential Election About the Data Glossary of Terms Index