LOUISIANA
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            4,222     21   248,791
  1999                                            4,372     22   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             74.9     22      79.7
  1996                                             75.2     21      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             29.2      6      25.7
  1998                                             27.3      8      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             11.1     39      12.5
  1998                                             11.5     38      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                             11.1      4       9.2
  1996                                              9.0      6       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             17.6      5      12.8
  1997                                             18.6      3      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.7     10       2.2
  1997                                              2.1      9       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              195     23       216
  1997                                              239     14       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           88.2     40      91.3
    1996                                           89.3     39      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $26,240     41   $33,123
    1998                                        $29,650     47   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             71.8      5      56.6
  1996                                             71.1      5      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              898      7       732
  1997                                              856      4       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              441      5       311
  1997                                              672      4       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,114     22    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,108     23    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             56.0     49      62.8
  1997                                             58.3     49      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             11.6     41      17.4
  1998                                             10.1     40      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $20,646     30   $23,602
  1997                                          $25,754     32   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $15,900     45   $20,618
  1998                                          $18,941     41   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $27,942     48   $37,343
  1998                                          $31,735     44   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             23.6      2      13.5
  1998                                             19.1      2      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              828      3       326
  1996                                              918      2       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             67.8     24      63.9
  1998                                             66.6     37      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,195     25   $19,655
  1997                                          $24,866     37   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.