2011 American Community Survey

(Characteristics for U.S. and top / bottom ranked state )

Poverty ...15.9 %
(Mississippi ... 22.6 %)
(New Hampshire...8.8%)

College Grads ... 28.5 %
(D.C. .... 52.5 %)
(West Virginia ... 18.5 %)

Foreign Born ...13.0%
(California ... 27.0 %)
(West Virginia... 1.3 %)

Retired ...17.7 %
(Delaware ...23.4 %)
(North Dakota ...11.6 %)

Married Couple Households ...48.3 %
(Utah ... 60.4 %)
(D.C. ... 21.3 %)

click on links above for ranks and error ranges for all states

2010-2011 race/ethnic %'s for the United States

Race 2010 2011
White (NH)
63.7%
63.3%
Black (NH)
12.2%
12.2%
Asian (HN)
4.7%
4.8%
All Other (NH)
3.0%
3.2%
Hispanic
16.3%
16.7%
Total Minority
36.3%
36.7%

Population growth rates for the United States: 2000-2010

Total
9.7 %
White (NH)
1.2 %
Black (NH)
11.0 %
Asian (HN)
42.9 %
All Other (NH)
24.1 %
Hispanic
43.0 %
Total Minority
28.8 %

World Population Tops 7 Billion -- U.S. population represents 4.5% of total

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