OHIO
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                           10,847      7   248,791
  1999                                           11,257      7   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             81.4     18      79.7
  1996                                             81.1     18      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             25.9     29      25.7
  1998                                             25.4     29      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             12.9     23      12.5
  1998                                             13.4     17      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              9.8     15       9.2
  1996                                              7.7     17       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             13.8     18      12.8
  1997                                             13.3     21      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.0     33       2.2
  1997                                              1.4     36       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              197     22       216
  1997                                              230     18       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           88.0     41      91.3
    1996                                           88.6     41      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $32,615     17   $33,123
    1998                                        $38,977     17   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             61.0     25      56.6
  1996                                             62.8     23      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              506     27       732
  1997                                              435     30       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              293     19       311
  1997                                              429     18       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $1,841     38    $2,080
  1997                                           $2,751     35    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             62.0     36      62.8
  1997                                             63.8     32      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             22.8     10      17.4
  1998                                             20.0      8      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $22,844     15   $23,602
  1997                                          $29,088     18   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $19,498     21   $20,618
  1998                                          $22,302     21   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $37,430     21   $37,343
  1998                                          $38,925     25   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             11.5     29      13.5
  1998                                             11.2     24      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              341     20       326
  1996                                              368     22       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             68.7     17      63.9
  1998                                             70.7     19      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $17,910     36   $19,655
  1997                                          $26,912     17   $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.