- Nickname: Constitution State, Nutmeg State
- Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He who
transplanted still sustains)
- Flower: Mountain laurel
- Bird: American Robin
- Area: 5,543 square miles (2000, U.S. rank: 48th)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 2,380 feet
- Climate: Moderate with winters averaging slightly
below freezing and warm, humid summers
- Admitted to Union: January 9, 1788
- Capital: Hartford
- Head Official: Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 3,108,000
- 1990: 3,287,116
- 2000: 3,405,565
- 2004 estimate: 3,503,604
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.6%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 29th
- Percent of residents born in state: 57% (2000)
- Density: 702.9 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 103,719
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 2,780,355
- Black or African American: 309,843
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 9,639
- Asian: 82,313
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,366
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 320,323
- Other: 147,201
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 223,344
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 702,358
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.8%
- Median age: 37.4 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 43,236
- Total number of deaths (2003): 29,329 (infant
deaths, 222)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 6,989
- Economy
- Major industries: Services, agriculture,
manufacturing, trade, government
- Unemployment rate: 4.9% (April 2005)
- Per capita income: $43,292 (2003; U.S. rank: 2nd)
- Median household income: $55,004 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 7.9%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 3.0% to 5.0% tax on
adjusted gross income (2000)
- Sales tax rate: 6.0% on most items
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