Maine Statistical Abstract
A Profile of the State
Unit Maine Rank U.S.
POPULATION
Total persons: (July 1)
1993 1,000 1,239 39 257,908
2000 1,000 1,240 41 276,242
Percent increase:
1990 to 1993 Percent 0.9 46 3.7
1990 to 2000 (1) Percent 1.0 46 11.1
65 years old and over, 1993 Percent 13.7 15 12.7
Residing in a metro area, 1992 Percent 35.7 44 79.7
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VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
Birth rate per 1,000 people, 1991 Rate 13.6 49 16.3
Infant deaths per 1,000 live
births, 1991 Rate 6.7 46 8.9
Death rate per 100,000 people, 1991:
Heart disease Rate 300 20 286
Cancer Rate 238 4 204
Persons without health insurance,
1990-92 Percent 11.1 34 14.2
Community hospitals, 1992:
Occupancy rate (2) * Rate 68.2 11 65.6
Avg cost per patient per day (3) * Dollars 674 37 820
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EDUCATION
Public elementary and secondary schools:
Enrollment, percent increase, 1990-93:
Grades K-8 Percent 5.0 16 4.1
Grades 9-12 Percent 5.1 22 4.8
Teachers' average salaries, 1993 * Dollars 30,300 29 35,000
Educational attainment, persons 25
years old and over, 1990:
High school or higher Percent 78.8 18 75.2
Bachelor's degree or higher Percent 18.8 27 20.3
College enrollment, 1991:
Full-time Percent 55.9 35 56.3
Minority Percent 4.3 49 21.8
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CRIME
Violent crime rate per 100,000
people, 1992 (4) Rate 131 47 758
Federal and State prisoners per
1,000 people, 1992 Rate 1.2 47 3.5
Child abuse cases reported (5) 1,000 5 46 1,899
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FEDERAL FUNDS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE
Federal funds, 1993 $Billion 7 39 1,260
Defense Percent 25.9 6 18.3
Grants to State and local government:
Total $Billion 1 37 195
Per person Dollars 941 11 746
Percent of population receiving, 1992:
Social Security Percent 18.1 8 15.9
AFDC and/or SSI Percent 7.6 14 7.6
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LABOR FORCE
Civilian labor force, 1993:
Participation rates:
Male Rate 72.3 40 75.2
Female Rate 60.8 23 57.9
Unemployment rate Percent 7.9 3 6.8
Nonfarm employment, 1993:
Services Percent 25.8 26 27.4
Manufacturing Percent 17.6 20 16.2
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INCOME
Gross State product, 1990 $Billion 23 42 5,499
Disposable personal income per person:
Total, 1993 Dollars 16,898 29 18,177
Percent change, 1990-93 Percent 12.2 34 12.4
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BUSINESS
Business failures per 10,000
concerns, 1993 * Rate 76 26 96
Construction, percent increase, 1992-93:
Housing starts Percent -8.9 48 3.4
Existing home sales Percent 12.6 11 8.0
Avg hourly earnings of production
workers in manufacturing, 1993 Dollars 11.40 32 11.76
Retail sales per household, 1992: *
Total Dollars 24,377 5 20,710
Percent increase from 1991 Percent 14.4 2 6.5
U.S. exports by state of origin,
percent increase, 1992-93 Percent 13.9 8 3.3
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MISCELLANEOUS
Energy expends per person, 1991 Dollars 2,057 10 1,853
Motor vehicles, 1992:
Auto insurance, avg expends per
insured vehicle * Dollars 468 38 617
Deaths per 100 million vehicle
miles Rate 1.7 27 1.8
Miles of travel per mile of road 1,000 555 25 574
Farm land, percent increase in avg
value per acre, 1990-93 Percent -2.7 39 4.8
Hazardous waste sites, 1993 Number 10 36 1,258
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* Copyright.
(1) Series A (the preferred series model).
(2) Ratio of average daily census to every 100 beds.
(3) Average cost to community hospitals; based on total hospital
expenses (payroll, employee benefits, professional fees, supplies, etc.)
(4) Based on offenses known to the police.
(5) Based on reports alleging child abuse and neglect that were
referred for investigation by child protective services.
State profile from Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the
United States, 1994; for ordering info, please call 301-763-5299
or email rltaylor@census.gov.