Pennsylvania - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Harrisburg December 12, 1787 the 2nd state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Keystone State Pennsylvanians Virtue, liberty, and independence PA LAND Total area 119,282 sq km 46,055 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 33rd 116,084 sq km 44,820 sq mi Highest point Mount Davis 979 m/3,213 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 58.9 percent (2002) 2.5 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 12,432,792 (2007 estimate) 6th 3.4 percent (1990-2000) 107 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 278 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Philadelphia 77.1 percent (2000) 1,448,394 (2006) Pittsburgh 312,819 (2006) Allentown 107,294 (2006) E rie 102,036 (2006) Upper Darby 81,821 (2000) Ethnic groups Whites 85.4 percent (2000) Blacks 10 percent (2000) Asians 1.8 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.4 years (1989-1991) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 341 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 313 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 15.2 (2003) $10,445 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 18.7 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 86.2 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Ed Rendell (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 50 members House of Representatives, 203 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 19 Electoral votes 21 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $510 billion (2006) $33,257 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.5 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.4 percent (2004) Manufacturing 16.1 percent (2004) Mining 0.6 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Information technology 19.6 percent (2004) 9.6 percent (2004) 4 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.8 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.7 percent (2004) Other services 27.2 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 6,306,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4.7 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 13.8 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 1.4 percent (2005 estimate) 1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 35 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 62.9 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 203 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 54.7 percent (2003 estimate) 5.1 books per person (2002) 194,196 km (2005) 120,668 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 2,829 km (2005) 1,758 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 8,143 km (2004) 5,060 mi (2004) Airports 16 (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.
