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The Northeast

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Political culture:Individualistic States

Source, Daniel Elazar, Political Cultures of the US

Individual Political Culture   Dominant   Mixed with Others

Population DensityPERCENT URBAN

United States

79%

CT 87.7%

MA 91%

NJ 94.4%

NY 87.5%

2000 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts PHC-3

Population GrowthPopulation Growth: Percent Change April

2000-J uly 2006

0.064

0.037

0.029

0.017

0.014

0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08

U.S.

NJ

CT

NY

MA

Sta

te

Percent

Population Growth in Northeast States is Lagging

USA Today Population growth

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Last Revised: Friday, 25-Jul-2008 15:42:30 EDT

Population: Size of Northeastern States

Largest States

Est. Population (2007)

CT 29th 3,502,309

MA 14th 6,449,755

NJ 11th 8,685,920

NY 3rd 19,297,729

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau Release Date: December 27, 2007

Poverty

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

NY US MA NJ CT

Percent of People Below the Poverty Line

Poverty Rate National Ranking

CT 48

MA 42

NJ 47

NY 14

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,2006 American Community Survey;R1701. Percent of People Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months(For Whom Poverty Status is Determined): 2006using American FactFinder;

New York: Poverty and Growth

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York

High Income and Economic Prosperity

Source: Except as noted, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business, April 2007, and earlier issues. See also<http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi>.

Per Capita Income 2006

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

U.S. NY (5) MA (3) NJ (2) CT (1)

High Tech States

Source: 2002 New Economy Index

Technology Ranking

MA 1

NJ 6

CT 7

NY 10

Diversity

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ‘‘SC-EST2006-6RACE: Annual State Population Estimates with Sex, 6 Race Groups (5 RaceAlone Groups and One Group with Two or more Race Groups) and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006’’; Release Date:May 17, 2007; <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/files/SCEST20066RACEALL.csv>.

New York

Connecticut

United StatesNew Jersey

Massachusetts

Source: Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the 2003 Current Population Survey http://www.epodunk.com/top10/collegeDiploma/index.html

Percent of Pop. (age 25+) with a Bachelors Degree in 2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

U.S. NY NJ CT MA

U.S.NYNJCTMA

Higher Education Levels

Source: NEA Research report, Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States 2003 and Estimates of School Statistics 2004

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

NY CT NJ MA U.S.

Current Expenditures per K-12 Student 2003-2004

State Spending on Education

Crime Levels

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

CT (37) NJ (26) NY (22) MA (20 U.S.

Estimated Violent Crimes per 100,000 people

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, annual. See also Table 301, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008.