- Nickname: Granite State
- Motto: Live free or die
- Flower: Purple lilac
- Bird: Purple finch
- Area: 9,350 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 46th)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 6,288 feet at
Mt. Washington
- Climate: Moderate, with comfortable summers and
long, snowy winters; weather in general is changeable and
influenced by proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the White
Mountains
- Admitted to Union: June 21, 1788
- Capital: Concord
- Head Official: Governor John Lynch (D) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 921,000
- 1990: 1,109,252
- 2000: 1,235,786
- 2004 estimate: 1,299,500
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.4%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 41st
- Percent of residents born in state: 43.3% (2000)
- Density: 137.8 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 28,306
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 1,186,851
- Black or African American: 9,035
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,964
- Asian: 15,931
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 371
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 20,489
- Other: 7,420
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 75,685
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 268,480
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 12%
- Median age: 37.1 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 14,398
- Total number of deaths (2003): 9,756 (infant
deaths, 52)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 530
- Economy
- Major industries: Manufacturing, tourism, trade,
mining, agriculture
- Unemployment rate: 3.4% (April 2005)
- Per capita income: $34,703 (2003; U.S. rank: 7th)
- Median household income: $55,166 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 6%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: None on earned income; 5% on
interest and dividends (with some exceptions); 7% business
profits tax
- Sales tax rate: None
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