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Nickname: Grand Canyon State
- Motto: Ditat
Deus (God enriches)
- Flower: Blossom of the
saguaro cactus
- Bird: Cactus wren
- Area: 113,635 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 6th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 100 feet to 12,670 feet above
sea level
- Climate: Dry and sunny, but heavy snows in the high
central area
- Admitted to Union: February 14, 1912
- Capital: Phoenix
- Head Official: Governor Janet Napolitano (D) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 2,718,000
- 1990: 3,750,000
- 2000: 5,130,632
- 2004 estimate: 5,743,834
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 40.0%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 18th
- Percent of residents born in state: 34.7% (2000)
- Density: 45.2 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 348,467
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 3,873,611
- Black or African American: 158,873
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 255,879
- Asian: 92,236
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 6,733
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,295,617
- Other: 596,774
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 382,386
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 1,135,802
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.0%
- Median age: 34.2 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 90,931
- Total number of deaths (2003): 43,346 (infant
deaths, 591)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 4,127
- Economy
- Major industries: Services, trade, manufacturing,
agriculture
- Unemployment rate: 4.2% (January 2005)
- Per capita income: $26,931 (2003; U.S. rank: 39th)
- Median household income: $42,062 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 13.9%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: ranges from 2.87% to 5.04%
- Sales tax rate: 5.6% (food and prescription drugs
are exempt)
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