Arizona - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Phoenix February 14, 1912 the 48th state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Grand Canyon State Arizonans Ditat Deus (God enriches) Abbreviation AZ LAND Total area 295,253 sq km 113,998 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 6th 294,336 sq km 113,644 sq mi Highest point Humphreys Peak 3,851 m/12,633 ft Forested land as a share of total area 26.7 percent (2002) Federally owned land as a share of land area 50.1 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 6,338,755 (2007 estimate) 17th 40 percent (1990-2000) 21 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 54 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Phoenix 88.2 percent (2000) 1,512,986 (2006) Tucson 518,956 (2006) Mesa 447,541 (2006) Glendale 246,531 (2006) Scottsdale 231,127 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites Native Americans Blacks 75.5 percent (2000) 5 percent (2000) 3.1 percent (2000) Asians 1.8 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 14.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 25.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.1 years (1989-1991) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 476 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 504 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 20.9 percent (2006) 21.3 (2003) $7,474 (2002-2003) 5.2 percent (1999) 83.8 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Janet Napolitano (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 30 members House of Representatives, 60 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 8 Electoral votes 10 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing $232 billion (2006) $28,609 (2004) 1 percent (2004) 6.1 percent (2004) 11.8 percent (2004) Mining 0.6 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.6 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 21.8 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 12.2 percent (2004) 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 8.4 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.7 percent (2004) Other services 24.7 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 2,977,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4.1 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 6.1 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 0.1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 6.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 25.4 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 68.1 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 117 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 55.2 percent (2003 estimate) 7 books per person (2002) 96,221 km (2005) 59,789 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,881 km (2005) 1,169 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 2,921 km (2004) 1,815 mi (2004) Airports 14 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
