Massachusetts - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Boston February 6, 1788 the 6th state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Bay State Massachusettsans Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) Abbreviation MA LAND Total area 27,337 sq km 10,555 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 45th 20,299 sq km 7,838 sq mi Highest point Mount Greylock 1,065 m/3,495 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 62.3 percent (2002) 2.1 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 6,449,755 (2007 estimate) 13th 5.5 percent (1990-2000) 317 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 821 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 91.4 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Boston 559,034 (2005 estimate) Worcester 175,898 (2005 estimate) Springfield 151,732 (2005 estimate) Lowell 103,111 (2005 estimate) Cambridge 100,135 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 84.5 percent (2000) Blacks 5.4 percent (2000) Asians 3.8 percent (2000) Native Americans Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders Mixed heritage or not reporting Hispanics (of any race) 0.2 percent (2000) less than 0.1 percent (2000) 6 percent (2000) 6.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.7 years (1989-1991) 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 219 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 397 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 10.4 percent (2006) 13.6 (2003) $11,045 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 13.6 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 87.9 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Deval Patrick (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 40 members House of Representatives, 160 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 10 Electoral votes 12 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing Mining Transportation and utilities Services Finance, insurance, and real estate $338 billion (2006) $42,102 (2004) 0.2 percent (2004) 5 percent (2004) 11 percent (2004) 0 percent (2004) 2.9 percent (2004) 25.6 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 8.6 percent (2004) 5 percent (2004) Retail trade 5.6 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.9 percent (2004) Other services 30.6 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 3,404,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 13.9 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 4.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 2.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 11.5 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 83 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 210 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 58.1 percent (2003 estimate) 7.6 books per person (2002) 57,775 km (2005) 35,900 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 922 km (2005) 573 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 1,765 km (2004) 1,097 mi (2004) Airports 8 (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.
