Source: US News, 2018 What goes into the score that measures quality of life? National environment that measures drinking water quality, pollution and industrial toxins, and air quality. Also social…
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Source: U.S. News, 2018 “The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In addition to…
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2016 The poverty rate is the portion of the population with income below the government’s official poverty level, which is the…
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Source: National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2015 Deaths per 100,000 population Nebraska 6.9 South Dakota 8.4 North…
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Source: American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce in 2016 in 2000 Alabama 9.1 % 12.5 % Alaska 14.0 17.4 Arizona 10.0…
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Source: Public Libraries Survey, Institute of Museum and Library Services Library visits in 2015, Per Capita Ohio 6.8 New Hampshire 6.4 Idaho 6.3 DC 6.2 Delaware 6.2 Vermont 6.2…
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Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2017 Handheld phone use ban Texting ban Alabama Local option/Mixed Yes Alaska Local option/Mixed Yes Arizona No No Arkansas Local option/Mixed Yes California Yes…
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Minimum wage: the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as one with a labor union). Fact: the federal minimum wage has not been changed since…
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This article includes a list of U.S. states sorted by the percentage change in population for the 66-year period from 1950 to 2016, data available from the United States…
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