NORTH CAROLINA
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            6,632     10   248,791
  1999                                            7,651     11   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             66.0     32      79.7
  1996                                             66.8     32      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             24.4     41      25.7
  1998                                             25.4     28      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             12.1     30      12.5
  1998                                             12.5     26      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                             10.6      8       9.2
  1996                                              9.2      4       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             16.2     11      12.8
  1997                                             14.3     14      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.4     16       2.2
  1997                                              1.9     17       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              188     25       216
  1997                                              225     22       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           94.8     11      91.3
    1996                                           91.9     28      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $29,276     28   $33,123
    1998                                        $33,315     37   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             63.4     20      56.6
  1996                                             64.5     17      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              624     19       732
  1997                                              607     15       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              278     22       311
  1997                                              426     19       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $1,861     36    $2,080
  1997                                           $2,920     26    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             65.4     21      62.8
  1997                                             66.1     21      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             27.6      1      17.4
  1998                                             21.9      4      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $20,220     36   $23,602
  1997                                          $26,672     29   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $17,919     34   $20,618
  1998                                          $21,327     31   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $32,836     37   $37,343
  1998                                          $35,838     35   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             13.0     26      13.5
  1998                                             14.0     15      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              294     34       326
  1996                                              325     35       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             69.0     14      63.9
  1998                                             71.3     14      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $18,179     34   $19,655
  1997                                          $26,411     21   $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.