Virginia - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Richmond June 25, 1788 the 10th state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Old Dominion State Virginians Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants) Abbreviation VA LAND Total area 110,784 sq km 42,774 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 35th 102,559 sq km 39,598 sq mi Highest point Mount Rogers 1,746 m/5,729 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 63.4 percent (2002) 10 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 7,712,091 (2007 estimate) 12th 14.4 percent (1990-2000) 75 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 193 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 73 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Virginia Beach 435,619 (2006) Norfolk 229,112 (2006) C hesapeake 220,560 (2006) Richmond 192,913 (2006) Newport News 178,281 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 72.3 percent (2000) Blacks 19.6 percent (2000) Asians 3.7 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting Hispanics (of any race) 4 percent (2000) 4.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.2 years (1989-1991) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 370 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 432 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 13.3 percent (2006) 13.2 (2003) $8,855 (2002-2003) 8.8 percent (1999) 85.4 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Tim Kaine (term ends January 2010) Legislature Senate, 40 members House of Delegates, 100 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 11 Electoral votes 13 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $369 billion (2006) $36,175 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.4 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.8 percent (2004) Manufacturing 11.6 percent (2004) Mining 0.4 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.1 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 19 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 17.3 percent (2004) 6 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.2 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 4.3 percent (2004) Other services 26.2 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 3,999,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 3 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 4.8 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 3.8 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 1.9 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 35.4 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 60.8 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 412 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 60.3 percent (2003 estimate) 8.5 books per person (2002) 115,815 km (2005) 71,964 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,799 km (2005) 1,118 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 5,208 km (2004) 3,236 mi (2004) Airports 7 (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.
