WEST VIRGINIA
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            1,793     34   248,791
  1999                                            1,807     36   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             41.7     41      79.7
  1996                                             41.8     42      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             24.8     38      25.7
  1998                                             22.3     50      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             14.9      4      12.5
  1998                                             15.2      4      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              9.9     14       9.2
  1996                                              7.4     24       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             17.8      4      12.8
  1997                                             15.9     11      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              3.3      3       2.2
  1997                                              2.1      9       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              172     36       216
  1997                                              210     30       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           95.7      9      91.3
    1996                                           96.9      4      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $25,967     42   $33,123
    1998                                        $33,398     36   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             68.5      8      56.6
  1996                                             69.6      6      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              169     44       732
  1997                                              219     44       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                               87     48       311
  1997                                              175     47       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,127     20    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,326     16    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             49.8     50      62.8
  1997                                             51.6     50      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             13.9     35      17.4
  1998                                             11.5     37      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $20,715     29   $23,602
  1997                                          $24,716     40   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $15,258     48   $20,618
  1998                                          $17,180     49   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $27,608     49   $37,343
  1998                                          $26,704     50   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             18.1      6      13.5
  1998                                             17.8      3      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              450      6       326
  1996                                              442     10       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             72.0      5      63.9
  1998                                             74.8      5      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $14,610     50   $19,655
  1997                                          $20,363     49   $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.