Ohio - Facts and Figures.

Ohio - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Columbus March 1, 1803 the 17th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Buckeye State Ohioans With God, all things are possible OH LAND Total area 116,096 sq km 44,825 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 34th 106,068 sq km 40,953 sq mi Highest point Campbell Hill 472 m/1,549 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 30 percent (2002) 1.7 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 11,466,917 (2007 estimate) 7th 4.7 percent (1990-2000) 108 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 280 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 77.4 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Columbus 733,203 (2006) Cleveland 444,313 (2006) Cincinnati 332,252 (2006) Toledo 298,446 (2006) A kron 209,704 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 85 percent (2000) Blacks 11.5 percent (2000) Asians 1.2 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.3 years (1989-1991) 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 381 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 344 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 10.1 percent (2006) 15.2 (2003) $10,096 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 13.9 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 86.2 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Ted Strickland (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 33 members House of Representatives, 99 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 18 Electoral votes 20 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing $461 billion (2006) $31,135 (2004) 0.5 percent (2004) 4 percent (2004) 20.2 percent (2004) Mining 0.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.1 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Information technology 18.4 percent (2004) 11 percent (2004) 3 percent (2004) Retail trade Wholesale trade Other services 7.1 percent (2004) 6 percent (2004) 24.5 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 5,934,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5.5 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 16 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 0.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 0.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 9.4 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 90 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 188 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) Share of households with Internet access 52.5 percent (2003 estimate) Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 14.6 books per person (2002) 200,911 km (2005) 124,840 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 2,533 km (2005) 1,574 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 8,335 km (2004) 5,179 mi (2004) Airports 14 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.