- Nickname: Land of Enchantment
- Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
- Flower: Yucca
- Bird: Roadrunner
- Area: 121,589 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 5th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 2,842 feet to 13,161 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Semi arid and sunny, with temperatures
varying according to elevation
- Admitted to Union: January 6, 1912
- Capital: Santa Fe
- Head Official: Governor Bill Richardson (D)
(until 2007)
- Population
- 1980: 1,302,894
- 1990: 1,515,069
- 2000: 1,819,046
- 2004 estimate: 1,903,289
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.1%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 36th
- Percent of residents born in state: 51.5% (2000)
- Density: 15.0 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 94,196
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 1,214,253
- Black or African American: 34,343
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 173,483
- Asian: 19,255
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,503
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 765,386
- Other: 309,882
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 130,628
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 434,231
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 11.7%
- Median age: 34.6 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 27,672
- Total number of deaths (2003): 14,636 (infant
deaths, 157)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 1,182
- Economy
- Major industries: Government; manufacturing;
services; finance, insurance, and real estate; trade
- Unemployment rate: 5.6% (February 2005)
- Per capita income: $25,502 (2003; U.S. rank:
47th)
- Median household income: $35,265 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 18.4%
(1999)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 1.7% to 6.8%
- Sales tax rate: 5.0%
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