Maryland - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Annapolis April 28, 1788 the 7th state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Old Line State Marylanders Fatti maschii, parole femine (Strong deeds, gentle words) Abbreviation MD LAND Total area 32,134 sq km 12,407 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 42nd 25,317 sq km 9,775 sq mi Highest point Backbone Mountain 1,024 m/3,360 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 41 percent (2002) 3.3 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 5,618,344 (2007 estimate) 19th 10.8 percent (1990-2000) 222 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 575 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Baltimore 86.1 percent (2000) 635,815 (2005 estimate) Gaithersburg 57,698 (2005 estimate) Frederick 57,907 (2005 estimate) Rockville 57,402 (2005 estimate) Bowie 53,878 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 64 percent (2000) Blacks 27.9 percent (2000) Asians 4 percent (2000) Native Americans Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.3 percent (2000) less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 74.8 years (1989-1991) 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 242 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 490 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 13.8 percent (2006) 15.8 (2003) $10,051 (2002-2003) 17 percent (1999) 87.1 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Martin O'Malley (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 47 members House of Delegates, 141 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 $258 billion (2006) $39,629 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.3 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 6.2 percent (2004) Mining 0.1 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 22.1 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 16.8 percent (2004) 4 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.7 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.3 percent (2004) Other services 28.1 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 3,009,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 3.9 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 13.3 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 1.7 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 3.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 27.9 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 67.1 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 83 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 59.2 percent (2003 estimate) 9.4 books per person (2002) 49,827 km (2005) 30,961 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 774 km (2005) 481 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 1,221 km (2004) 759 mi (2004) Airports 3 (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.
