ARIZONA
 
                                                  State   Rank     U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            3,665     24  248,791
  1999                                            4,778     20  272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             87.4      9     79.7
  1996                                             87.6      9     79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             26.9     13     25.7
  1998                                             27.1     10     25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             13.0     21     12.5
  1998                                             13.2     21     12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              8.8     27      9.2
  1996                                              7.6     19      7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             14.2     16     12.8
  1997                                             14.9     13     12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.7     10      2.2
  1997                                              2.4      3      1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              191     24      216
  1997                                              200     36      245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           93.3     21     91.3
    1996                                           92.5     25     91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $30,773     25  $33,123
    1998                                        $34,411     30  $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             44.1     48     56.6
  1996                                             47.4     47     57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              652     17      732
  1997                                              624     14      611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              389      7      311
  1997                                              516     10      465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $1,905     30   $2,080
  1997                                           $2,525     46   $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             61.5     37     62.8
  1997                                             60.8     42     63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             12.5     39     17.4
  1998                                             10.4     39     14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $21,443     25  $23,602
  1997                                          $27,654     25  $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $17,875     35  $20,618
  1998                                          $20,461     35  $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $36,446     26  $37,343
  1998                                          $37,090     28  $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             13.7     19     13.5
  1998                                             16.6      6     12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              250     42      326
  1996                                              245     45      349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             64.5     36     63.9
  1998                                             64.3     41     66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,094     26  $19,655
  1997                                          $25,678     30  $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.