Demographics and the Economy - Kaiser State Health Facts

Demographics and the Economy

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Summary: This category includes basic information about a states residents, including demographics (such as population by age, gender, race/ethnicity), income (people in poverty by demographic grouping, and median family income), and employment (employment status and state unemployment rates and layoffs).

New or Updated Topics in this Category

Revision Type	Topic/Comments	Date

Updated	Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2008-2009	11/20/09
Updated	State Economic Distress: Foreclosures/Unemployment/Food Stamps	11/20/09
Updated	Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program	11/5/09
Updated	Total Number of Workers Represented by Unions, 2008	10/8/09
Updated	Workers by Occupational Category, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)	10/6/09
Updated	Distribution of Total Population by FPL, states (2007-2008), US (2008) Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.	10/6/09
Updated	Total Number of Residents, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008) Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.	10/6/09
Updated	State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2010 Data on state budget shortfalls for SFY2009 also available.	9/4/09
New	State Tax Collections, by Type Tax collections per capita are also available.	6/26/09
Updated	Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2008	6/24/09
Updated	Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2002 - FY2008 Data also available on Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits per Person.	6/24/09
New	Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents), 2007	6/24/09
Updated	Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2007	6/24/09
New	State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Chips/Pretzels, 2008	5/28/09
Updated	Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions), SFY2007 Data on total state expenditures and per capita state spending are also available.	2/23/09
Updated	What a Family of Four Would Need to Earn in Selected Urban Areas to Have Purchasing Power Equal to 300% of the U.S. Federal Poverty Level ($63,600), 2008	11/24/08