- Nickname: Sunshine State
- Motto: In God we trust
- Flower: Orange blossom
- Bird: Mockingbird
- Area: 65,754.59 square miles (2000; U.S. rank:
22nd)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 345 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Humid with abundant sunshine; ranges
from subtropical to tropical
- Admitted to Union: March 3, 1845
- Capital: Tallahassee
- Head Official: Governor John Ellis Bush (R)
(until 2007)
- Population
- 1980: 9,746,000
- 1990: 12,938,000
- 2000: 15,982,378
- 2004 estimate: 17,397,161
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 23.5%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 4th
- Percent of residents born in state: 32.7% (2000)
- Density: 296.4 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 905,957
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 12,465,029
- Black or African American: 2,335,505
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 53,541
- Asian: 266,256
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 8,625
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race):
2,682,715
- Other: 477,107
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 945,823
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 3,102,809
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 17.6%
- Median age: 38.7 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 212,144
- Total number of deaths (2003): 168,598 (infant
deaths, 1,576)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 43,223
- Economy
- Major industries: Agriculture, tourism,
manufacturing, services, trade, government
- Unemployment rate: 4.5% (December 2004)
- Per capita income: $29,972 (2003; U.S. rank:
25th)
- Median household income: $29,294 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 14.9%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: None
- Sales tax rate: 6.0% on most items
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