- Nickname: Buckeye State
- Motto: With God, all things are possible
- Flower: Scarlet carnation
- Bird: Cardinal
- Area: 44,825 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 35th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 455 feet to 1,550 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Temperate and continental; humid with
wide seasonal variation
- Admitted to Union: March, 1, 1803
- Capital: Columbus
- Head Official: Governor Bob Taft (until 2007)
- Population
- 1980: 10,798,000
- 1990: 10,847,115
- 2000: 11,353,140
- 2004 estimate: 11,459,011
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.7%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 7th
- Percent of residents born in state: 74.7% (2000)
- Density: 277.3 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 469,104
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 9,645,453
- Black or African American: 1,301,307
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 24,486
- Asian: 132,633
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,749
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 217,123
- Other: 88,627
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 754,930
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 1,633,214
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 5.4%
- Median age: 36.2 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 149,412
- Total number of deaths (2003): 109,700 (infant
deaths, 1,162)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 6,583
- Economy
- Major industries: Trade; finance, insurance, and
real estate; manufacturing; agriculture; tourism; services
- Unemployment rate: 6.1% (April 2005)
- Per capita income: $29,953 (2003; U.S. rank: 26)
- Median household income: $43,535 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 10.4%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 0.743% to 7.5%
- Sales tax rate: 6.0% (food and prescription drugs
are exempt)
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