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nebraskaat-a-glanceA snapshot of national rankings across important policy indicators

Published byLegislative Research Office

Nancy Cyr, DirectorNebraska Legislature

State CapitolP.O. Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509402-471-2221

Prepared by:

Logan SeacrestResearch Analyst

February 2015

Research Report 2015-2

nebraskaat-a-glance

introductionThis second edition of Nebraska At-a-Glance ranks Nebraska in a variety of metrics – from economics to education to taxes. It is designed to provide policymakers and the public with a snapshot of Nebraska compared to other states.

We hope this report can be used as a quick reference or starting point as you delve deeper into policy areas important to you, your districts, and the State of Nebraska. To assure uniformity across states, the data used in this report comes from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and other national databanks.

Nebaska At-a-Glance is issued biennially. It is our goal to make this report as useful as possible. To that end, policymakers, staffers, and the public are encouraged to provide feedback on how this report can be improved in the future.

Special Thanks to:

The U.S. Bureau of the CensusCongressional Quarterly PressSAGE PublicationsUnicameral Information OfficeVirginia Legislative Audit & Review CommissionEconomic Modeling Specialists International

DATA & SOURCESThe tables, graphs, and maps in this report use the most current data available for all 50 states, and in some cases, the District of Columbia. Often, per capita or percentage figures are used to account for population differences between states. Source information is located at the bottom of each page, including a link to the raw data. When a ranking was determined using multiple data sets, both sources are listed.

States are always ranked from highest to lowest value, without regard to subject matter. Thus, a higher ranking is not always preferable to a lower ranking. Two states with the same value are generally given the same ranking. However, values are displayed only to a certain decimal place, so states may appear to have the same value, but different rankings because their real values differ. For each table, the 50-state average was calculated using a weighted average formula. Unless otherwise noted, rates are determined using the population of adults 18 years old and older.

This year, the rankings feature an arrow indicating whether Nebraska’s rank increased or decreased from the 2013 edition of Nebraska At-a-Glance. Most rankings also include a bar graph comparing Nebraska to the national average and a line graph showing Nebraska over time. Some rankings include a map illustrating how states rank in comparison to each other. Bulleted text includes supplemental information about the subject, including definitions, additional rankings, and more detailed data.

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02 Population03 Population Growth

04 Age of Population05 Minority Population

07 Gross Domestic Product 08 Agriculture09 Household Income

10 Homeownership Rate 11 Broadband12 STEM Employment

17 Crime Rate18 Drug Arrest Rate19 Juvenile Arrest Rate

20 Incarceration Rate21 Community Supervision22 Prison Growth

26 Early Childhood 27 Private Enrollment28 Students Per Teacher

29 ACT Scores30 Graduation Rate 31 College Enrollment

13 Unemployment 14 Poverty Rate 15 Energy Consumption

23 Prison Overcrowding24 Corrections Spending

32 Higher Education Cost33 Educational Attainment 34 Education Spending

36 Insurance Coverage 37 Health Care Spending38 Medicaid Spending

42 State Spending 43 Federal Spending

39 Immunization40 Obesity

44 Government Employment 45 Voter Turnout

52 Income Tax53 Property Tax

46 Public Welfare Spending 47 Road Spending

54 Sales Tax55 Gasoline Tax

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demographics

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state population

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”Population Estimates,” 2013, www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html.

state population

population37th

02demographics

• Nebraska’s population of 1,868,516 represents 0.6% of the total U.S. population.

• Nebraska’s population grew 0.7% from 2012 to 2013, equal to the U.S. average.

State Population

National Population = 316,128,839

Rank State Population1 California 38,332,5202 Texas 26,448,1923 New York 19,651,1284 Florida 19,552,8605 Illinois 12,882,1356 Pennsylvania 12,773,8017 Ohio 11,570,8088 Georgia 9,992,1679 Michigan 9,895,62210 North Carolina 9,848,06011 New Jersey 8,899,33912 Virginia 8,260,40513 Washington 6,971,40614 Massachusetts 6,692,82415 Arizona 6,626,62416 Indiana 6,570,90217 Tennessee 6,495,97818 Missouri 6,044,17119 Maryland 5,928,81420 Wisconsin 5,742,71321 Minnesota 5,420,38022 Colorado 5,268,36723 Alabama 4,833,72224 South Carolina 4,774,83925 Louisiana 4,625,47026 Kentucky 4,395,29527 Oregon 3,930,06528 Oklahoma 3,850,56829 Connecticut 3,596,08030 Iowa 3,090,41631 Mississippi 2,991,20732 Arkansas 2,959,37333 Utah 2,900,87234 Kansas 2,893,95735 Nevada 2,790,13636 New Mexico 2,085,28737 Nebraska 1,868,51638 West Virginia 1,854,30439 Idaho 1,612,13640 Hawaii 1,404,05441 Maine 1,328,30242 New Hampshire 1,323,45943 Rhode Island 1,051,51144 Montana 1,015,16545 Delaware 925,74946 South Dakota 844,87747 Alaska 735,13248 North Dakota 723,39349 DC 646,44950 Vermont 626,63051 Wyoming 582,658

in rank to previousedition

14.2 Million+6.4-14.2 Million4.3-6.4 Million2.6-4.3 Million0-2.6 Million

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POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”Population Estimates,” 2013, www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html.

POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE map

demographics

population density43rd

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• Population density is based on census data and the land area of each state.

• The average family size in Nebraska is 3.0, below the national average of 3.3.

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Population per Square Mile

Rank State Rate1 New Jersey 1,210.12 Rhode Island 1,016.93 Massachusetts 857.94 Connecticut 743.05 Maryland 610.96 Delaware 475.07 New York 417.08 Florida 364.89 Pennsylvania 285.510 Ohio 283.211 California 246.112 Illinois 232.013 Hawaii 218.414 Virginia 209.215 North Carolina 202.616 Indiana 183.417 Michigan 175.118 Georgia 173.819 South Carolina 158.820 Tennessee 157.521 New Hampshire 147.822 Kentucky 111.323 Louisiana 107.124 Wisconsin 106.025 Washington 104.926 Texas 101.227 Alabama 95.4 U.S. Average 89.528 Missouri 88.029 West Virginia 77.130 Minnesota 68.131 Vermont 68.032 Mississippi 63.833 Arizona 58.334 Arkansas 56.935 Oklahoma 56.136 Iowa 55.337 Colorado 50.838 Maine 43.139 Oregon 40.940 Kansas 35.441 Utah 35.342 Nevada 25.443 Nebraska 24.344 Idaho 19.545 New Mexico 17.246 South Dakota 11.147 North Dakota 10.548 Montana 7.049 Wyoming 6.050 Alaska 1.3

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median age (years)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”State Characteristics: Vintage 2013,” www.census.gov/popest/data/state/asrh/2013/.

Nebraska population 65 years old and older

demographics

age of population40th04

• 13.9% of Nebraska’s population is over 65 years old, above the national average of 13.7%.

• By 2030, Nebraskans 65 years or older are projected to comprise 20.6% of the state’s population.

Median Age

Rank State Years1 Maine 43.52 Vermont 42.33 New Hampshire 424 West Virginia 41.75 Florida 41.36 Connecticut 40.56 Pennsylvania 40.58 Montana 40.19 Rhode Island 39.810 Michigan 39.411 Massachusetts 39.311 New Jersey 39.313 Delaware 39.213 Ohio 39.215 Wisconsin 38.916 Oregon 38.817 South Carolina 38.418 Hawaii 38.318 Kentucky 38.318 Tennessee 38.321 Alabama 38.222 Iowa 38.122 Maryland 38.122 Missouri 38.122 New York 38.126 North Carolina 37.827 Arkansas 37.627 Minnesota 37.627 Virginia 37.630 Washington 37.5 U.S. Median 37.431 Indiana 37.232 Illinois 3733 Nevada 36.933 South Dakota 36.933 Wyoming 36.936 New Mexico 36.837 Arizona 36.538 Colorado 36.338 Mississippi 36.340 Nebraska 36.240 Oklahoma 36.242 North Dakota 36.143 Kansas 3644 Louisiana 35.945 Georgia 35.746 California 35.547 Idaho 35.248 Texas 33.949 Alaska 33.750 DC 33.651 Utah 29.9


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percent of population that identify as “non-white”

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”State Characteristics: Vintage 2013,” www.census.gov/popest/data/state/asrh/2013/.

percent of population that identify as “non-white”

demographics

minority population38th

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43% +35 - 43%24% - 35%18% - 24%5-18%

• Race data in the United States Census is based on self-identification. Respondents choose the race (or races) with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin.

• This ranking is based on the inverse of total respondents who self-identify as “Non-Hispanic Whites.” “White” is defined by Census as a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Percent of Population that Identify as “Non-White”

Rank State Percent1 Hawaii 77.22 DC 64.53 California 60.64 New Mexico 60.25 Texas 55.56 Nevada 47.17 Maryland 46.18 Georgia 44.99 Florida 4310 Arizona 42.911 Mississippi 42.412 New York 42.413 New Jersey 41.814 Louisiana 40.1 U.S. Average 3715 Illinois 3716 Alaska 36.917 South Carolina 3618 Virginia 35.919 Delaware 35.420 North Carolina 35.321 Alabama 33.422 Oklahoma 32.123 Colorado 30.424 Connecticut 29.725 Washington 28.426 Arkansas 26.127 Tennessee 24.928 Massachusetts 24.229 Rhode Island 24.130 Michigan 23.831 Kansas 22.532 Oregon 22.233 Pennsylvania 21.234 Utah 20.135 Missouri 19.436 Ohio 19.337 Indiana 1938 Nebraska 18.639 Minnesota 17.640 Wisconsin 17.241 Idaho 16.542 South Dakota 16.243 Wyoming 15.444 Kentucky 14.145 Montana 12.846 Iowa 1247 North Dakota 11.948 New Hampshire 8.149 West Virginia 7.150 Vermont 651 Maine 5.9


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Per Capita GDP (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, “Gross Domestic Product by State,” 2013, www.bea.gov/iTable/index_regional.cfm

Nebraska Per Capita GDP (Dollars)

economics

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT10th

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• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of goods and services produced by the labor and property located in a state. It is the state counterpart to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product. This was formerly known as Gross State Product (GSP).

• Nebraska’s GDP grew at a rate of 9.7% from 2009 to 2013, above the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Rank State Dollars1 DC 175,3612 Alaska 80,7413 Wyoming 77,9744 North Dakota 77,8685 Connecticut 69,3126 Delaware 67,7327 New York 66,6998 Massachusetts 66,6879 New Jersey 61,02410 Nebraska 58,66411 Washington 58,53212 Texas 57,94813 Maryland 57,74914 Minnesota 57,57515 California 57,46216 Illinois 55,94517 Colorado 55,88918 Oregon 55,87419 South Dakota 55,31220 Louisiana 54,82221 Virginia 54,79022 Iowa 53,63923 Hawaii 53,584 U.S. Average 52,83124 New Hampshire 51,26625 Rhode Island 50,57926 Pennsylvania 50,48727 Kansas 49,78028 Wisconsin 49,19029 Ohio 48,85330 Utah 48,68931 Indiana 48,25932 North Carolina 47,86433 Nevada 47,31834 Oklahoma 47,28835 Vermont 47,09236 Missouri 45,72137 Georgia 45,48938 Tennessee 44,27939 New Mexico 44,23640 Michigan 43,71441 Montana 43,38242 Arizona 42,10743 Arkansas 41,97444 Kentucky 41,72045 Maine 41,22246 Florida 40,94047 Alabama 40,04548 West Virginia 39,89149 Idaho 38,61250 South Carolina 38,44351 Mississippi 35,157


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net farm income (Dollars)

Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service,”Net Farm Income and Value of Production per Acre for States, 2012, www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics.aspx 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service,”Crop Production: 2013 Summary,” http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1047.

nebraska net farm income (Dollars)

economics

agriculture4th

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• This ranking is based on net farm income, a measure of the net value of farm production in a given year.

• During 2013, Nebraska ranked sixth in total acres harvested (18.8 million), above the national average of 6.2 million.

• Net farm income per acre in Nebraska was $131 in 2013, above the national average of $125.

Net Farm Income

Rank State $ Billions1 California 16.002 Iowa 9.253 Minnesota 8.174 Nebraska 5.955 Texas 5.156 North Carolina 4.327 North Dakota 4.288 Georgia 4.219 Illinois 4.1710 South Dakota 3.6411 Indiana 3.2912 Wisconsin 3.2013 Kansas 3.0114 Idaho 2.7515 Ohio 2.5716 Florida 2.52 U.S. Average 2.2817 Michigan 2.2418 Washington 2.1619 Arkansas 1.9820 Mississippi 1.9421 Pennsylvania 1.8322 Missouri 1.7923 Louisiana 1.7824 Colorado 1.7525 Kentucky 1.5426 Oklahoma 1.4027 Alabama 1.3828 New Mexico 1.3629 New York 1.3030 Montana 1.2931 Oregon 0.9632 Virginia 0.9333 Arizona 0.9034 Tennessee 0.8135 South Carolina 0.7336 Maryland 0.7337 Utah 0.3638 Wyoming 0.3639 New Jersey 0.3440 Hawaii 0.3341 Delaware 0.2742 Nevada 0.2243 Maine 0.1944 Vermont 0.1645 Massachusetts 0.1046 Connecticut 0.0847 West Virginia 0.0648 Alaska 0.0149 Rhode Island 0.0150 New Hampshire 0.01


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median household income (Dollars)

Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of the Census,”Median Household Income by State,” 2013, www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/household/index.html. 2. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, “Annual State Personal Income,” 2013, www.bea.gov/iTable/index_regional.cfm.

median household income in nebraska (Dollars)

economics

median household income18th

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• Median household income is the midpoint of all incomes in a state -- half of households made more than the median, and half made less.

• This ranking is based on three-year average of inflation-adjusted single-year medians for the years 2011 through 2013.

• Per capita personal income in Nebraska grew at a rate of 2.3% from 2012 to 2013, higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.

Median Household Income

Rank State Dollars1 Maryland 69,8262 New Hampshire 69,4533 Connecticut 66,9054 Virginia 66,0155 New Jersey 64,6706 Massachusetts 64,3737 Alaska 61,7318 D.C. 61,3659 Minnesota 61,16210 Colorado 60,72711 Washington 60,69212 Hawaii 59,88213 Utah 59,87714 California 56,88315 Wyoming 56,83516 North Dakota 55,94617 Rhode Island 55,15918 Vermont 54,98219 Nebraska 54,77720 Wisconsin 54,34221 Oregon 54,06722 Illinois 54,04423 Iowa 53,69624 Delaware 52,83925 Pennsylvania 52,76826 Texas 52,169 U.S. Median 51,84727 New York 51,55428 South Dakota 51,16529 Maine 50,48730 Michigan 50,05631 Kansas 50,00332 Idaho 49,84733 Arizona 49,56234 Missouri 49,40335 Georgia 47,95836 Indiana 47,80537 Oklahoma 47,69138 Nevada 47,37139 Florida 47,11440 Ohio 45,88741 Montana 43,86442 South Carolina 43,43743 North Carolina 43,39544 Tennessee 43,30345 New Mexico 43,22146 Alabama 43,19647 West Virginia 42,58148 Kentucky 41,70749 Arkansas 40,76050 Louisiana 40,46251 Mississippi 40,194


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percent of households occupied by the owner

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, Annual Statistics: 2012”, www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/ann12ind.html.

percent of nebraska households occupied by the owner

economics

homeownership rate18th

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• The homeownership rate is based on the percent of privately-owned single and multifamily households that are occupied by the owner.

• Home prices in Nebraska increased 5.2% from 2012 to 2013, below the national average of 8.4%.

Percent of Households Occupied by the Owner

Rank State Percent1 West Virginia 75.82 Michigan 74.82 New Hampshire 74.84 Mississippi 74.25 Maine 74.16 Delaware 73.46 Vermont 73.48 Idaho 739 Indiana 72.110 Minnesota 7211 Alabama 71.912 South Carolina 71.513 Utah 71.114 Pennsylvania 7115 Missouri 70.816 Wyoming 70.317 Iowa 70.218 Nebraska 69.319 South Dakota 69.220 Connecticut 68.820 Oklahoma 68.822 Kentucky 68.722 Louisiana 68.724 Maryland 68.525 Ohio 67.925 Tennessee 67.927 Montana 67.827 Virginia 67.829 Wisconsin 67.530 North Carolina 67.231 Florida 6732 Illinois 66.832 New Mexico 66.834 New Jersey 66.635 North Dakota 66.236 Oregon 66.137 Arkansas 6638 Massachusetts 65.8 U.S. Average 65.439 Arizona 65.339 Colorado 65.341 Georgia 64.341 Texas 64.343 Alaska 63.744 Washington 63.545 Kansas 63.246 Rhode Island 62.147 Hawaii 57.248 Nevada 55.749 California 54.550 New York 53.651 DC 45


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Percent of households with broadband internet

economics

broadband37th

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• Broadband is defined by download speeds greater than 3 megabits per second.

• In Nebraska, 99% of households have access to broadband internet service, and 76% of Nebraska households subscribe to broadband.

Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of the Census, “Computer and Internet Access in the United States,” 2012, www.census.gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012.html. 2. Nebraska Broadband Mapping Project, 2014, https://nebb.broadmap.com/StateMap/.

Internet Service Providers offering Broadband in Nebraska

1 2 3 4 5+0

Percent of Households with Broadband Internet

Rank State Percent 1 Oregon 87.92 New Hampshire 87.73 Minnesota 87.44 Idaho 86.85 Massachusetts 866 Colorado 85.77 Vermont 85.78 Utah 85.29 Washington 85.110 Hawaii 8511 Maine 84.212 Connecticut 8413 North Dakota 8414 New Jersey 83.715 Maryland 83.616 Alaska 83.117 Wyoming 82.918 Nevada 82.819 Illinois 82.720 Rhode Island 82.221 Florida 81.522 California 81.323 New York 8124 Michigan 80.825 Pennsylvania 80.826 Kansas 80.727 Wisconsin 80.728 Iowa 80.2 U.S. Average 79.329 Georgia 79.230 Montana 78.331 South Dakota 78.332 Delaware 78.233 Indiana 77.734 North Carolina 77.735 DC 77.536 Virginia 77.237 Nebraska 76.138 Ohio 75.639 Missouri 75.440 Arkansas 74.841 Oklahoma 74.842 Kentucky 74.443 Tennessee 74.344 New Mexico 73.945 Arizona 73.746 South Carolina 73.747 Texas 72.648 Alabama 7249 West Virginia 70.650 Louisiana 67.751 Mississippi 64.8


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economics

stem employment32nd

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Source: Economic Modeling Specialists International “The Number and Proportion of STEM Jobs by State,” 2013.

STEM JObs as a proportion of all jobs (percent)

STEM JObs as a proportion of all jobs (Percent)

• STEM employment includes professions in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, mathematics, computers, engineering, social sciences, and other science-related fields.

• From 2009 to 2013, STEM employment in Nebraska grew by 5%, below the national average of 6%.

5.7% +5% - 5.6%4.6% - 4.9%4% - 4.5%0 - 3.9%

STEM Jobs as a Proportion of All Jobs

Rank State Percent1 DC 9.6%2 Maryland 8.1%3 Washington 7.9%4 Virginia 7.8%5 Massachusetts 7.3%6 Colorado 6.9%7 California 6.2%8 Michigan 5.9%9 Delaware 5.8%10 New Mexico 5.6%11 Minnesota 5.6%12 Oregon 5.6%13 Arizona 5.5%14 New Jersey 5.5%15 Alaska 5.5%16 Utah 5.4%17 Texas 5.4%18 Connecticut 5.2% U.S. Average 5.2%19 New Hampshire 5.0%20 Idaho 5.0%21 Vermont 4.8%22 Pennsylvania 4.8%23 Rhode Island 4.8%24 Alabama 4.8%25 Ohio 4.7%26 North Carolina 4.7%27 Georgia 4.6%28 Illinois 4.6%29 Wisconsin 4.6%30 Montana 4.5%31 Missouri 4.5%32 Nebraska 4.3%33 Kansas 4.3%34 New York 4.2%35 Indiana 4.1%36 Wyoming 4.1%37 South Carolina 4.0%38 Iowa 4.0%39 Oklahoma 3.9%40 Florida 3.9%41 Tennessee 3.7%42 Maine 3.7%43 South Dakota 3.6%44 Hawaii 3.6%45 North Dakota 3.5%46 Kentucky 3.3%47 West Virginia 3.3%48 Louisiana 3.3%49 Arkansas 3.2%50 Nevada 2.9%51 Mississippi 2.9%


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unemployment rate (percent)

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,”Employment Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional Population: 16 Years of Age and Over by Region, Division, and State, 2012-13 Annual Averages,” www.bls.gov/news.release/srgune.t01.htm

nebraska unemployment rate (percent)

economics

unemployment49th

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• This ranking measures the percent of the civilian non-institutional labor force 16 years of age and older, who were unemployed from January to December 2013.

• State unemployment figures reflect revised population controls and model reestimation. As a result, they will not average to the total U.S. unemployment rate.

Average Annual Unemployment Rate

Rank State Rate1 Nevada 9.82 Rhode Island 9.53 Illinois 9.24 California 8.95 Michigan 8.86 Mississippi 8.67 DC 8.37 Kentucky 8.39 New Jersey 8.29 Georgia 8.29 Tennessee 8.212 North Carolina 812 Arizona 814 Connecticut 7.815 New York 7.715 Oregon 7.717 South Carolina 7.618 Indiana 7.518 Arkansas 7.520 Pennsylvania 7.420 Ohio 7.4 U.S. Average 7.422 Florida 7.223 Massachusetts 7.124 Washington 725 New Mexico 6.926 Colorado 6.827 Maine 6.727 Wisconsin 6.727 Delaware 6.730 Maryland 6.631 Missouri 6.531 West Virginia 6.531 Alabama 6.531 Alaska 6.535 Texas 6.336 Louisiana 6.236 Idaho 6.238 Montana 5.639 Virginia 5.540 Kansas 5.440 Oklahoma 5.442 New Hampshire 5.343 Minnesota 5.144 Hawaii 4.845 Iowa 4.645 Wyoming 4.647 Vermont 4.447 Utah 4.449 Nebraska 3.950 South Dakota 3.851 North Dakota 2.9


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percent of families below the federal poverty level

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”Poverty: 2013 and 2013,” www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2014/acs/acsbr13-01.pdf

percent of nebraska families below the federal poverty level

economics

poverty rate37th

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• The federal poverty threshold for a family of four (two children) in 2012 was $23,283.

• This ranking is based on three-year average poverty rates from 2010-2012.

Percent of Families Below the Federal Poverty Level

Rank State Percent1 Mississippi 232 New Mexico 213 Louisiana 19.64 Arkansas 19.35 Kentucky 19.26 Alabama 197 DC 18.88 Georgia 18.79 South Carolina 18.510 Arizona 18.311 Texas 18.111 West Virginia 18.113 Tennessee 17.914 North Carolina 17.815 Michigan 17.316 Oklahoma 17.117 Florida 16.817 Oregon 16.819 California 16.420 Idaho 16.120 Ohio 16.122 Nevada 15.8 U.S. Average 15.723 Missouri 15.724 Indiana 15.624 New York 15.626 Montana 15.227 Illinois 14.528 Rhode Island 14.229 Maine 1430 South Dakota 13.931 Kansas 13.832 Washington 13.733 Pennsylvania 13.634 Colorado 13.535 Utah 13.235 Wisconsin 13.237 Nebraska 1338 Iowa 12.739 North Dakota 12.240 Vermont 1241 Delaware 11.941 Wyoming 11.943 Minnesota 11.744 Massachusetts 11.645 Hawaii 11.545 Virginia 11.547 Connecticut 10.547 New Jersey 10.549 Alaska 10.250 Maryland 10.151 New Hampshire 8.9


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per capita energy consumption (BTus)

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration,”State Energy Data System,” 2012, www.eia.gov/state/seds/

per capita energy consumption in nebraska (btus)

economics

energy consumption7th

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• Energy consumption is measured in British Thermal Units (BTUs). One BTU is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water, one degree.

• Nebraskans spent $5,413 per capita on energy in 2012, higher than the U.S. average of $4,474.

Per Capita Energy Consumption

Rank State BTUs1 Wyoming 974,696,6402 Louisiana 886,449,7283 Alaska 881,247,7444 North Dakota 768,466,8805 Iowa 493,652,7686 Texas 476,229,1527 Nebraska 473,012,6728 South Dakota 464,307,0089 Indiana 440,307,64810 Kentucky 437,710,43211 Oklahoma 421,387,77612 Kansas 404,997,79213 Alabama 402,045,18414 Montana 398,429,53615 Mississippi 390,736,12816 West Virginia 390,477,60017 Arkansas 380,149,34418 Minnesota 349,073,44019 South Carolina 344,570,94420 Tennessee 343,933,31221 Idaho 331,871,80822 Ohio 331,652,16023 New Mexico 330,980,22424 Wisconsin 313,353,632 U.S. Average 312,551,69525 Missouri 312,548,67226 Maine 310,490,27227 Illinois 309,321,66428 Georgia 305,947,74429 Washington 304,868,60830 Delaware 299,073,82431 Virginia 294,717,02432 Pennsylvania 292,319,13633 DC 291,266,84834 Colorado 289,427,80835 Michigan 283,765,95236 Utah 283,262,88037 New Jersey 276,011,61638 North Carolina 266,570,56039 Oregon 262,187,16840 Maryland 244,264,48041 Vermont 238,273,07242 Nevada 232,534,36843 New Hampshire 221,656,12844 Arizona 221,343,79245 Florida 220,995,80846 Massachusetts 211,154,73647 California 208,534,49648 Hawaii 207,527,74449 Connecticut 206,762,89650 New York 185,358,99251 Rhode Island 175,035,168


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annual felonies per 100,000 residents

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, “Crime in the United States 2012,” www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/.

annual felonies per 100,000 nebraskans

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crime rate28th

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• The crime rate includes reported felony cases of murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.

Felonies per 100,000 Residents

Rank State Rate1 DC 6,104.52 South Carolina 4,381.03 New Mexico 4,159.84 Arkansas 4,129.25 Louisiana 4,037.56 Tennessee 4,015.07 Arizona 3,968.18 Washington 3,954.29 Alabama 3,952.110 Delaware 3,888.311 Oklahoma 3,870.312 Georgia 3,789.513 Texas 3,770.414 Missouri 3,765.315 Florida 3,763.816 North Carolina 3,722.917 Kansas 3,497.818 Oregon 3,471.819 Ohio 3,417.120 Nevada 3,417.021 Indiana 3,374.922 Alaska 3,342.623 Hawaii 3,314.4 U.S. Average 3,246.124 Maryland 3,230.325 Utah 3,197.626 California 3,181.827 Mississippi 3,071.828 Nebraska 3,014.329 Colorado 2,993.630 Illinois 2,993.531 Michigan 2,985.032 Montana 2,855.933 Rhode Island 2,824.734 Minnesota 2,799.235 Kentucky 2,775.536 Wisconsin 2,734.337 West Virginia 2,681.238 Maine 2,632.639 Massachusetts 2,558.540 Vermont 2,541.341 Iowa 2,535.742 Pennsylvania 2,515.043 New Hampshire 2,511.944 Wyoming 2,495.245 Connecticut 2,423.046 South Dakota 2,381.947 Virginia 2,352.248 New Jersey 2,337.549 New York 2,328.850 North Dakota 2,254.851 Idaho 2,191.4


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drug arrests per 100,000 residents

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, “Crime in the United States 2012” (www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/)

drug arrests per 100,000 nebraskans

justice

drug arrest rate8th

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• The drug arrest rate is based on drug arrest statistics submitted to the FBI by state law enforcement agencies for 12 months in 2012.

• The arrest rate for federal drug abuse violations is 494.5 arrests per 100,000 population.

Drug Arrests per 100,000 Residents

Rank State Rate1 Maryland 742.42 Tennessee 7413 Mississippi 695.54 Louisiana 683.55 Florida 663.16 South Carolina 660.77 Missouri 622.68 Nebraska 616.99 Delaware 595.910 New Jersey 591.711 South Dakota 584.612 Wyoming 583.513 Nevada 545.714 Texas 527.715 Oregon 524.316 California 519.3 U.S. Average 506.617 Kentucky 504.318 West Virginia 489.619 Georgia 485.920 Wisconsin 485.221 Virginia 465.122 Oklahoma 464.923 Arizona 458.724 New Mexico 455.225 Utah 454.926 Pennsylvania 453.927 Arkansas 441.528 Indiana 439.929 North Carolina 435.530 Idaho 432.631 Maine 418.332 Ohio 374.533 Kansas 369.234 North Dakota 35735 Rhode Island 35136 Michigan 347.437 Colorado 339.438 New Hampshire 337.439 Alaska 332.740 Minnesota 321.141 Iowa 320.142 Connecticut 284.843 Vermont 249.144 Washington 245.645 Montana 218.746 Massachusetts 189.4 Alabama* Hawaii* Illinois* New York*

*No data available.


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Arrests per 100,000 Juvenile Residents

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, “Crime in the United States 2012” (www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/)

Arrests per 100,000 Juveniles in nebraska

justice

juvenile arrest rate6th

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• This ranking is based on arrests of juveniles 17 years and younger, submitted to the FBI by state law enforcement agencies for 12 months in 2012.

• Because very young children are usually not subject to the criminal justice system, this ranking is calculated by dividing arrests into the state population of 10 to 17 year olds, instead of the entire juvenile population.

Arrests per 100,000 Juvenile Residents

Rank State Rate1 Wisconsin 11,215.22 Wyoming 7,559.63 North Dakota 7,423.24 South Dakota 7,305.45 Montana 7,214.86 Nebraska 6,405.97 Louisiana 5,472.78 Pennsylvania 5,455.19 Colorado 5,386.210 Idaho 5,287.611 Utah 5,245.212 Iowa 5,090.813 Alaska 5,003.614 Delaware 4,975.815 Arizona 4,958.616 Missouri 4,862.917 New Mexico 4,855.918 Oregon 4,602.419 Tennessee 4,592.220 New Hampshire 4,521.821 Nevada 4,515.722 Mississippi 4,282.423 Florida 4,266.824 Maine 4,250.425 Maryland 4,232.426 Indiana 4,099.9 U.S. Average 3,939.827 Texas 3,720.528 Arkansas 3,700.629 Rhode Island 3,658.030 North Carolina 3,565.131 Georgia 3,483.732 South Carolina 3,429.133 Washington 3,412.534 Ohio 3,255.235 Oklahoma 3,254.036 Kansas 3,126.237 Virginia 3,066.338 Connecticut 3,021.939 New Jersey 2,914.840 California 2,836.441 Michigan 2,443.042 Vermont 1,954.443 Massachusetts 1,835.944 Kentucky 1,605.645 West Virginia 1,314.9 Alabama** Hawaii* Illinois* Minnesota* New York*

*No data available.


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state prisoners per 100,000 residents

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics,”Prisoners in 2012 - Advance Counts,” www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4737

state prisoners per 100,000 nebraskans

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• This ranking is limited to inmates sentenced to state prison for more than one year. It does not include individuals incarcerated in the federal prison system

• From 2011-2012, the same year the average national incarceration rate decreased by 2.6%, Nebraska’s incarceration rate increased by 1.2%.

State Prisoners per 100,000 Residents

Rank State Rate1 Louisiana 8932 Mississippi 7173 Alabama 6504 Oklahoma 6485 Texas 6016 Arizona 5837 Georgia 5428 Florida 5249 Missouri 51810 Idaho 49911 Arkansas 49412 Kentucky 48913 South Carolina 45814 Virginia 45115 Delaware 44816 Michigan 44117 Indiana 44017 Ohio 44019 Tennessee 43820 South Dakota 434 U.S. Average 41821 Alaska 40122 Pennsylvania 39823 Colorado 39224 Wyoming 37925 Oregon 37825 West Virginia 37827 Maryland 36028 Montana 35829 North Carolina 35729 Wisconsin 35731 California 35132 Connecticut 33333 Kansas 32534 New Mexico 31535 Iowa 28236 New York 27637 Hawaii 27338 New Jersey 26139 Nebraska 24740 Utah 24240 Vermont 24242 North Dakota 21343 New Hampshire 21144 Massachusetts 19945 Rhode Island 19046 Minnesota 18447 Maine 145 Illinois* Nevada* Washington*

*No data available.


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percent change in number of state prisoners

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics,”Prisoners in 2012 - Advance Counts,” www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4737

percent change in number of nebraska state prisoners

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• Prison growth is based on the change in state prison populations, from 2011 to 2012, of inmates sentenced to more than one year.

• During the same period, the number of prisoners under federal jurisdiction increased 0.7%.

Percent Change in State Prison Population

Rank State Percent1 New Hampshire 6.72 North Dakota 6.33 Mississippi 4.44 Kansas 3.85 West Virginia 3.66 South Dakota 3.37 Idaho 3.28 Delaware 2.68 Kentucky 2.610 Oregon 2.311 Illinois 1.911 Nebraska 1.913 Michigan 1.614 Minnesota 1.415 Missouri 1.316 Louisiana 1.216 Utah 1.218 Wyoming 119 Nevada 0.820 Alaska 0.621 Alabama 0.522 Arizona 0.123 Ohio -0.223 Tennessee -0.225 Indiana -0.325 Wisconsin -0.327 Rhode Island -0.628 Georgia -0.928 Pennsylvania -0.928 Vermont -0.931 Florida -1.132 Maine -1.733 Montana -1.9 U.S. Average -2.234 New York -2.235 South Carolina -2.336 New Jersey -2.637 Massachusetts -2.738 Virginia -2.839 Oklahoma -2.940 Washington -3.241 Hawaii -3.441 Texas -3.443 New Mexico -3.944 Iowa -4.245 Connecticut -4.346 Maryland -4.647 North Carolina -5.848 Colorado -6.949 Arkansas -950 California -10.1


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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics,”Prisoners in 2013” (www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5109)

nebraska prison population as a percent of highest capacity

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• This ranking is based on prison populations from 2013, the latest state-by-state data available. Since then, Nebraska’s prison population has since increased to 159% of highest-rated capacity.

prison population as a percent of highest capacity

Prison Population as a Percent of Highest Capacity

Rank State Percent1 Illinois 151.72 North Dakota 150.53 Alaska 142.73 California 142.75 Massachusetts 132.36 Nebraska 126.37 Ohio 119.88 Delaware 117.79 Colorado 115.310 Iowa 11411 Hawaii 112.812 Nevada 110.213 Washington 105.714 Pennsylvania 104.115 Louisiana 103.716 Minnesota 103.217 Kansas 103.118 Idaho 10319 Oregon 101.720 Alabama 100.521 New Hampshire 10022 New York 99.823 Missouri 99.424 Montana 99.225 South Dakota 9926 West Virginia 98.827 Arkansas 98.728 Oklahoma 98.429 Wisconsin 97.930 Michigan 97.5 U.S. Average 97.431 North Carolina 94.832 Vermont 93.933 Maryland 92.434 Indiana 92.235 South Carolina 90.536 Virginia 89.837 Georgia 88.638 Maine 88.639 Florida 87.840 Kentucky 87.641 Texas 87.442 New Jersey 85.343 Wyoming 84.644 Arizona 82.445 Rhode Island 79.446 Utah 72.447 Tennessee 70.348 Mississippi 60.749 New Mexico 50.9 Connecticut*

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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Probation and Parole in the United States, 2012,” www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4844.

nebraskans on state parole per 100,000 adult residents

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nebraskans on state probation per 100,000 adult residents

• “Community supervision” includes both probation and parole.

• In Nebraska there are 99 individuals on state parole, and 1,019 on state probation, per 100,000 adult residents. Both of these are below the national average.

Adults Under State Community Supervision per 100,000 Residents

Rank State Rate1 Georgia 6,1922 Ohio 3,0503 Idaho 3,0194 Rhode Island 2,9085 Pennsylvania 2,7756 Minnesota 2,7707 Texas 2,6768 Indiana 2,6459 Michigan 2,58810 DC 2,58711 Maryland 2,41612 Arkansas 2,34413 Delaware 2,26914 Colorado 2,24015 Hawaii 2,17816 Kentucky 2,04417 Louisiana 2,00518 Oregon 1,965 U.S. Average 1,92619 New Jersey 1,89120 Washington 1,82121 Connecticut 1,79922 Alabama 1,79523 New Mexico 1,68024 Mississippi 1,67325 Alaska 1,65526 Missouri 1,64427 Arizona 1,60828 Florida 1,59129 South Dakota 1,57130 Tennessee 1,55531 Illinois 1,54432 Wisconsin 1,46033 Iowa 1,45534 Vermont 1,39035 Montana 1,37636 Massachusetts 1,34337 California 1,33538 Wyoming 1,33239 North Carolina 1,33140 Nebraska 1,11841 South Carolina 1,10742 Kansas 1,02043 New York 1,00244 Oklahoma 96245 North Dakota 94146 Virginia 84747 Nevada 79148 Utah 72549 West Virginia 72150 Maine 65451 New Hampshire 596


corrections expenditures as a percent of all state expenditures

Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division,”2011 State and Local Government Finances,” www.census.gov/govs/local/. 2. Vera institute of Justice, “The Price of Prisons: What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers,” 2012, www.vera.org/pubs/special/price-prisons-what-incarceration-costs-taxpayers

corrections expenditures as a percent of all nebraska expenditures

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• On average, Nebraska spends $35,950 per inmate annually, above the national average of $31,286.

Corrections Expenditures as a Percent of All State Expenditures

Rank State Percent1 California 6.32 Maryland 5.63 Colorado 5.54 Georgia 5.35 Michigan 5.06 Florida 4.77 Delaware 4.67 North Carolina 4.67 Texas 4.67 Wisconsin 4.611 Arizona 4.411 Nevada 4.413 Wyoming 4.214 Virginia 4.1 U.S. Average 4.015 Montana 4.016 Connecticut 3.916 Idaho 3.916 Oregon 3.919 Nebraska 3.820 New Jersey 3.721 New Mexico 3.621 Oklahoma 3.621 Washington 3.624 Arkansas 3.524 Illinois 3.524 Pennsylvania 3.527 Alaska 3.427 Missouri 3.427 New York 3.427 Ohio 3.427 Rhode Island 3.427 South Dakota 3.433 Vermont 3.334 Massachusetts 3.135 Alabama 3.035 Tennessee 3.035 West Virginia 3.038 Indiana 2.939 Kansas 2.840 Iowa 2.741 Louisiana 2.641 Utah 2.643 Kentucky 2.543 Mississippi 2.543 South Carolina 2.546 North Dakota 2.347 New Hampshire 2.248 Hawaii 2.048 Maine 2.048 Minnesota 2.0


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percent of children enrolled in state funded pre-k programs

Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, National Institute for Early Education Research, “The State of Preschool: 2012 State Preschool Yearbook,” http://nieer.org/yearbook/.

percent of nebraska CHildren enrolled in state funded pre-k programs

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• This ranking is based on children ages 3 and 4, for school year 2011-2012.

• Nebraska spends $1,273 per child on pre-kindergarten education, below the national average of $4,026. Of states with pre-kindergarten education programs, Nebraska ranks last in per child spending.

Percent of Children Enrolled in State Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs

Rank State Percent1 DC 882 Vermont 413 Florida 39.84 Oklahoma 37.25 West Virginia 34.76 Wisconsin 31.27 Georgia 29.48 Texas 28.59 Iowa 27.710 Arkansas 24.411 Illinois 23.912 South Carolina 23.513 New Jersey 23.414 New York 22.115 Maryland 19.216 Kentucky 18.417 Nebraska 17.8 U.S. Average 16.118 Maine 15.919 Louisiana 15.820 California 13.720 Colorado 13.722 Tennessee 11.123 Kansas 10.424 Connecticut 10.225 Michigan 9.826 North Carolina 9.626 Pennsylvania 9.628 Massachusetts 8.829 Virginia 830 New Mexico 7.731 Oregon 7.432 Washington 4.733 Delaware 3.734 Alabama 3.135 Missouri 2.636 Ohio 1.837 Arizona 1.737 Nevada 1.739 Minnesota 1.240 Alaska 141 Rhode Island 0.542 Hawaii 042 Idaho 042 Indiana 042 Mississippi 042 Montana 042 New Hampshire 042 North Dakota 042 South Dakota 042 Utah 042 Wyoming 0


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Percent of Students Enrolled in Private Schools

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, “The Decline in Private School Enrollment,” 2013, www.census.gov/hhes/school/files/ewert_private_school_enrollment.pdf

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Nebraska Students Enrolled in Private Schools

• This ranking is based on elementary and secondary private school enrollment as a percentage of all state residents ages 5-17.

Percent of Elementary and Secondary School Students Enrolled in Private Schools

Rank State Percent1 DC 21.772 Hawaii 15.903 Delaware 14.564 Louisiana 14.035 Rhode Island 13.966 New York 13.907 Maryland 12.028 Pennsylvania 11.939 Wisconsin 11.5910 Missouri 11.2811 New Jersey 11.1112 Iowa 11.0513 Nebraska 10.9214 Massachusetts 10.8815 New Hampshire 10.1816 Illinois 10.0717 Connecticut 9.7318 Florida 9.7019 Ohio 9.6920 Indiana 9.5921 Vermont 8.9122 Maine 8.55 U.S. Average 8.4323 Mississippi 8.3924 Minnesota 8.2725 Alabama 8.2426 Kentucky 8.2027 California 7.8128 Kansas 7.4929 Tennessee 7.4830 Virginia 7.3131 South Dakota 7.0832 Michigan 6.8933 Oregon 6.8034 Washington 6.7735 Georgia 6.6436 North Carolina 6.4037 South Carolina 6.0338 North Dakota 6.0239 Montana 5.3240 New Mexico 5.2241 Colorado 5.1142 Arkansas 4.8743 Oklahoma 4.4544 Texas 4.4345 Nevada 4.2546 West Virginia 4.2347 Arizona 3.6548 Idaho 3.6249 Alaska 3.0950 Utah 2.4651 Wyoming 2.01


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AVERAGE DAILY Attendance per teacher in public schools

Source: National Education Association, “Rankings of the States 2012 and Estimates of School Statistics 2013,” www.nea.org/home/54597.htm

average daily attendance per teacher in nebraska public schools

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• This ratio of students to teachers should not be confused with “Average Class Size,” which is the number of students assigned to a classroom for instructional purposes. Class size and student-teacher ratio are calculated differently and cannot be used interchangeably.

Students in Average Daily Attendance per Teacher in Public Schools

Rank State Students1 California 25.32 Washington 18.53 Nevada 18.44 Michigan 18.15 Oregon 186 Arizona 17.57 Idaho 17.18 Colorado 16.59 Utah 16.310 Indiana 1611 Illinois 15.612 Alabama 15.5 U.S. Average 15.413 Florida 15.313 West Virginia 15.315 Kentucky 15.215 New York 15.215 Ohio 15.218 Oklahoma 15.119 Arkansas 1519 New Mexico 1521 Wisconsin 14.922 Georgia 14.623 Alaska 14.423 Hawaii 14.423 Minnesota 14.426 North Carolina 14.326 Texas 14.328 South Carolina 14.129 Connecticut 13.929 Pennsylvania 13.929 Tennessee 13.932 Maryland 13.833 Mississippi 13.534 Louisiana 13.335 Iowa 13.236 Massachusetts 1336 South Dakota 1338 Delaware 12.838 New Jersey 12.840 District of Columbia 12.741 Kansas 12.442 Missouri 12.243 New Hampshire 11.644 Wyoming 11.445 Virginia 11.246 Maine 11.147 North Dakota 1148 Montana 10.448 Rhode Island 10.450 Nebraska 9.651 Vermont 7.2


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average composite ACT score

Source: The American College Testing Program, “Average ACT Scores by State,” 2013, www.act.org/newsroom/data/2013/states.html.

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act scores24th

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• The ACT score range is 1 to 36.

• Approximately 1.8 million U.S. high school students took the ACT in 2013, although the percentage of high school students taking the test varies from state to state. For example, all 11th grade students in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming are required to take the test, but in Maine, only 8 percent of 11th grade students took the test.

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ACT Average Composite Score

Rank State Score1 Massachusetts 24.12 Connecticut 243 New Hampshire 23.84 Maine 23.55 New York 23.46 Minnesota 236 New Jersey 236 Vermont 239 Delaware 22.910 Washington 22.811 Pennsylvania 22.711 Rhode Island 22.713 Virginia 22.614 Maryland 22.315 California 22.216 Idaho 22.116 Iowa 22.116 Wisconsin 22.119 South Dakota 21.920 Kansas 21.820 Ohio 21.822 Indiana 21.723 Missouri 21.624 Nebraska 21.524 Oregon 21.526 Montana 21.326 Nevada 21.328 Alaska 21.1 U.S. Average 20.929 Texas 20.930 Oklahoma 20.831 Georgia 20.731 Utah 20.733 Illinois 20.633 West Virginia 20.635 North Dakota 20.536 Alabama 20.436 Colorado 20.436 DC 20.436 South Carolina 20.440 Arkansas 20.241 Hawaii 20.142 Michigan 19.942 New Mexico 19.944 Wyoming 19.845 Arizona 19.645 Florida 19.645 Kentucky 19.648 Louisiana 19.548 Tennessee 19.550 Mississippi 18.951 North Carolina 18.7


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percent of freshman graduating in four years

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, “Public High School Four-Year On-Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates: 2011-12,” http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014391.

percent of freshman graduating in four years

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high school graduation rate1st

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• Graduation rate is the percentage of the freshman class graduating in 4 years. It is calculated by taking the total number of diploma recipients in 2012, divided by the average membership of the 8th-grade class in 2007, the 9th-grade class in 2008, and the 10th-grade class in 2009.

• Nebraska’s dropout rate is 2.2%, below the national average of 3.3%.

Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools

Rank State Percent1 Nebraska 931 Vermont 933 Wisconsin 924 North Dakota 915 Iowa 895 Kansas 897 Minnesota 887 Pennsylvania 889 Maine 879 New Hampshire 879 New Jersey 8712 Connecticut 8612 Massachusetts 8612 Missouri 8612 Montana 8616 Idaho 8416 Maryland 8416 Ohio 8416 Virginia 8420 South Dakota 8320 Tennessee 8322 California 8222 Colorado 8222 Illinois 8222 Kentucky 8222 Texas 82 U.S. Average 8127 Indiana 8027 West Virginia 8027 Wyoming 8030 Alaska 7930 North Carolina 7930 Oklahoma 7930 Washington 7934 Arkansas 7834 Hawaii 7834 New York 7834 Oregon 7834 Utah 7839 Arizona 7739 Delaware 7739 Michigan 7742 Rhode Island 7643 Alabama 7543 Florida 7545 New Mexico 7446 Louisiana 7246 South Carolina 7248 DC 7149 Georgia 7050 Mississippi 6851 Nevada 60


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students enrolled in higher education per 1,000 18-24 Year Olds

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,”Digest of Education Statistics 2012,” http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/

students enrolled in higher education per 1,000 18-24 year olds

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higher education enrollment9th

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• This ranking is based on enrollment and population figures for fall 2012. It includes students at four-year and two-year public and private degree-granting institutions. The U.S. average rate includes U.S. military academies and service schools.

College Students per 1,000 18-24 Year Olds

Rank State Rate1 Iowa 1,1492 Arizona 1,1283 DC 1,0934 West Virginia 9485 Minnesota 8926 Utah 8177 New Mexico 7558 Massachusetts 7539 Nebraska 75210 Missouri 74411 Kansas 72012 Colorado 71613 Virginia 71514 Oregon 69815 Rhode Island 69716 Illinois 69117 Idaho 68918 Indiana 67519 Vermont 67420 South Dakota 67021 Wisconsin 66722 Kentucky 66623 Michigan 66524 Maryland 660 U.S. Average 65825 New Hampshire 65726 New York 65627 California 65228 Wyoming 65029 Florida 64530 Alabama 64030 Ohio 64032 North Dakota 63133 Maine 62934 Delaware 62135 Arkansas 61535 Pennsylvania 61537 Connecticut 59838 North Carolina 59539 Oklahoma 58440 Texas 57441 Hawaii 57342 Mississippi 56843 New Jersey 56044 Tennessee 55145 Washington 54746 Louisiana 54447 Montana 54148 Georgia 53749 South Carolina 53650 Nevada 46451 Alaska 412


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student costs at institutions of higher education (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,”Digest of Education Statistics 2012,” http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/.

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higher education cost34th

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• Higher education costs include average in-state tuition, room and board, and fees for full-time students in public four-year institutions for an entire academic year.

student costs at nebraska institutions of higher education (Dollars)

Average Student Costs at Public Institutions of Higher Education

Rank State Dollars1 New Hampshire 23,3152 New Jersey 23,1653 Vermont 22,4964 Illinois 21,1425 Delaware 20,9805 Pennsylvania 20,9807 California 20,7808 Rhode Island 20,6349 Massachusetts 20,33910 Connecticut 19,81511 Michigan 19,23012 Arizona 19,22713 Ohio 18,66814 Maine 18,61815 South Carolina 18,07616 Virginia 17,96717 Oregon 17,59118 Washington 17,58819 New York 17,55820 Maryland 17,44621 Minnesota 17,28622 Colorado 17,16923 Indiana 17,043 U.S. Average 16,78924 Hawaii 16,35625 Kentucky 15,91326 Iowa 15,65327 Missouri 15,63428 Alabama 15,49929 Texas 15,35530 Nevada 15,03331 Georgia 14,79932 Wisconsin 14,71033 Tennessee 14,62234 Nebraska 14,58435 Alaska 14,52836 North Carolina 13,68737 Florida 13,59038 Kansas 13,45739 West Virginia 13,44440 South Dakota 13,32141 Montana 13,10342 Arkansas 13,04443 New Mexico 12,87444 Mississippi 12,81445 North Dakota 12,80146 Louisiana 12,60247 Oklahoma 12,58548 Idaho 12,34049 Wyoming 12,02250 Utah 11,319


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percent of population with a bachelor’s degree or more

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,”2012 American Community Survey-Table R1502,” www.census.gov/acs/www/index.html.

percent of nebraskans with a bachelor’s degree or more

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• This ranking is based on the population of individuals age 25 and older.

• In Nebraska, 9.7% of residents age 25 and older have completed a master’s degree or more, below the national average of 10.9%.

Percent of Population With a Bachelor’s Degree or More

Rank State Percent1 DC 532 Massachusetts 39.33 Colorado 37.54 Connecticut 37.15 Maryland 36.96 New Jersey 36.27 Vermont 35.88 Virginia 35.59 New Hampshire 34.610 New York 33.411 Minnesota 33.212 Washington 31.713 Illinois 31.614 Rhode Island 31.415 California 30.916 Utah 30.717 Kansas 30.418 Hawaii 30.119 Oregon 29.920 Delaware 29.521 Montana 29.4 U.S. Average 29.122 Nebraska 2923 Georgia 28.224 Alaska 2824 Maine 2826 North Dakota 27.927 Pennsylvania 27.828 North Carolina 27.429 Arizona 27.330 Wisconsin 27.131 Florida 26.832 Texas 26.733 Missouri 26.434 Iowa 26.334 South Dakota 26.336 New Mexico 26.137 Michigan 2638 Idaho 25.539 Ohio 25.240 South Carolina 25.141 Wyoming 24.742 Tennessee 24.343 Oklahoma 23.844 Indiana 23.445 Alabama 23.346 Nevada 22.447 Louisiana 2248 Kentucky 21.849 Arkansas 2150 Mississippi 20.751 West Virginia 18.6


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education expenditures as a percent of all state expenditures (Dollars)

Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division,”2011 State and Local Government Finances,” www.census.gov/govs/local/ 2. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, “Public Education Finances: 2012,” www.census.gov/govs/school/.

Per Pupil NEBRASKA PUBLIC School Expenditures (Dollars)

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• Education spending is based on expenditures (including capital outlays) for higher, secondary, elementary, and “other” education as a percent of all general expenditures.

• Nebraska spends $12,826 annually per student in public school, above the national average of $12,371.

Education Expenditures as a Percent of All State and Local Expenditures

Rank State Percent1 Arkansas 40.62 Texas 39.93 Nebraska 39.34 Michigan 38.95 Georgia 38.86 West Virginia 38.77 Vermont 38.58 Utah 38.29 Alabama 37.810 New Jersey 37.511 New Hampshire 36.912 Maryland 36.612 Virginia 36.614 Delaware 36.514 Oklahoma 36.516 Iowa 36.416 Kansas 36.416 Wisconsin 36.419 Indiana 35.519 Kentucky 35.521 Connecticut 35.321 North Carolina 35.321 Ohio 35.324 New Mexico 34.925 North Dakota 34.726 South Carolina 33.927 South Dakota 33.8 U.S. Average 33.328 Illinois 33.229 Missouri 33.129 Oregon 33.131 Rhode Island 3331 Wyoming 3333 Minnesota 32.633 Pennsylvania 32.635 Washington 32.536 Colorado 3236 Montana 3238 Arizona 31.439 Maine 30.539 Massachusetts 30.541 Mississippi 30.441 New York 30.443 Tennessee 30.344 Idaho 29.945 Nevada 29.846 California 28.947 Louisiana 28.348 Florida 2849 Hawaii 27.450 Alaska 26.451 DC 22.6


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percent of population covered by health insurance

Sources: 1. Kaiser Family Foundation, “Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population,” 2013, http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/total-population/# 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,”Private-Sector Data by Firm Size and State,” 2013, www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/Insurance.jsp

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insurance coverage21st

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Average Annual Employee Contribution for Family Coverage Health Insurance in nebraska (dollars)

• Nebraska ranks 49th in the United States in health insurance cost. The average annual employee contribution for family coverage in Nebraska is $3,578, below the national average of $4,236.


Percent of Population Covered by Health Insurance

Rank State Percent1 Massachusetts 95.62 Hawaii 94.83 Delaware 93.04 Vermont 92.25 Minnesota 92.26 South Dakota 91.47 Rhode Island 91.38 Iowa 91.09 New York 90.710 Wisconsin 90.411 Maine 90.412 DC 89.913 Connecticut 89.914 Pennsylvania 89.615 Maryland 89.616 Missouri 89.517 Michigan 89.318 New Hampshire 89.019 Nebraska 88.920 Illinois 88.921 Virginia 88.822 Washington 88.723 Indiana 88.024 Colorado 87.425 New Jersey 87.426 Kentucky 87.327 Utah 87.228 Oregon 87.129 Ohio 86.830 North Dakota 86.6 U.S. Average 86.631 Kansas 86.532 West Virginia 86.533 Mississippi 86.434 Idaho 85.835 Louisiana 85.636 California 84.937 South Carolina 84.738 Alaska 84.539 Georgia 83.840 Tennessee 83.741 North Carolina 83.542 Wyoming 83.243 Oklahoma 83.044 Arkansas 82.845 Alabama 82.646 Florida 81.347 New Mexico 81.248 Nevada 79.849 Texas 79.750 Arizona 79.251 Montana 77.6

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per capita personal health care expenditures (Dollars)

Sources: 1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, “State Health Care Expenditures,” www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ 2. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, “Gross Domestic Product by State,” www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/spi/

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health care spending21st

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• Health care expenditures include hospital care, physician services, dental services, home health care, drugs, vision products, nursing home care, and other personal health care services and products.

• Collectively, Nebraska spends 14.6% of its annual GDP on health care-related expenditures, below the national average of 14.9%.

per capita personal health care expenditures in nebraska (Dollars)

Per Capita Personal Health Care Expenditures

Rank State Dollars1 D.C. 10,3492 Massachusetts 9,2783 Alaska 9,1284 Connecticut 8,6545 Maine 8,5216 Delaware 8,4807 New York 8,3418 Rhode Island 8,3099 New Hampshire 7,83910 North Dakota 7,74911 Pennsylvania 7,73012 West Virginia 7,66713 Vermont 7,63514 New Jersey 7,58315 Maryland 7,49216 Minnesota 7,40917 Wisconsin 7,23318 Florida 7,15619 Ohio 7,07620 South Dakota 7,05621 Nebraska 7,04822 Wyoming 7,04023 Missouri 6,96724 Hawaii 6,856 U.S. Average 6,81525 Iowa 6,92126 Louisiana 6,79527 Washington 6,78227 Kansas 6,78229 Illinois 6,75630 Indiana 6,66631 New Mexico 6,65132 Montana 6,64033 Michigan 6,61834 Kentucky 6,59635 Oregon 6,58036 Mississippi 6,57137 Oklahoma 6,53238 North Carolina 6,44439 Tennessee 6,41140 South Carolina 6,32341 Virginia 6,28642 Alabama 6,27243 California 6,23844 Arkansas 6,16745 Colorado 5,99446 Texas 5,92447 Nevada 5,73548 Idaho 5,65849 Georgia 5,46750 Arizona 5,43451 Utah 5,031


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medicaid expenditures as a percent of total state expenditures

Sources: 1. National Association of State Budget Officers,”State Expenditure Report,” 2013, www.nasbo.org/publications-data/state-expenditure-report. 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,”2011 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report,” www.cms.gov/MedicaidDataSourcesGenInfo/.

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• Medicaid expenditures in Nebraska increased by 10.5% from 2012 to 2013, above the national average of 7.6%.

• 12.9% of Nebraskans are enrolled in Medicaid, below the national average of 18%.

Percent of nebraskans enrolled in medicaid

Medicaid Expenditures as a Percent of Total State Expenditures

Rank State Percent1 Missouri 35.82 Pennsylvania 343 Maine 32.24 Arizona 31.95 Indiana 31.76 Florida 30.37 Texas 29.68 Tennessee 29.59 New York 29.110 Vermont 2811 Idaho 26.512 Michigan 26.113 Georgia 2613 Mississippi 2615 New Hampshire 25.616 Illinois 25.317 Louisiana 24.918 New Mexico 24.718 Ohio 24.7 U.S. Average 24.520 California 24.521 Oklahoma 24.421 Rhode Island 24.423 Alabama 24.224 North Carolina 23.625 Minnesota 22.926 Colorado 22.426 Nevada 22.428 Connecticut 2229 Kentucky 21.929 South Carolina 21.931 Arkansas 21.432 Massachusetts 21.332 Oregon 21.334 Maryland 20.935 New Jersey 2036 South Dakota 19.837 Kansas 19.638 Iowa 18.739 Montana 17.939 Nebraska 17.941 Delaware 17.241 Wisconsin 17.243 Virginia 17.144 Utah 16.945 Hawaii 1446 Alaska 13.646 Washington 13.648 West Virginia 13.249 North Dakota 1350 Wyoming 7


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Percent of Children Aged 19 to 35 Months Fully Immunized

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,”State Vaccination Coverage Levels,” 2013, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/.

Percent of Nebraska Children Aged 19 to 35 Months Fully Immunized

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• Fully immunized children have been vaccinated against: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Acellular Pertussis, Poliovirus, Measles, Haemophilus Influenzae, Hepatitis B, Varicella (Chickenpox), and Pneumococcal.

• Nebraska’s infant mortality rate is 5.6 per 1,000 live births, below the national average of 6.1 per 1,000 live births.

Percent of Children Aged 19 to 35 Months Fully Immunized

Rank State Percent1 Hawaii 80.22 New Hampshire 80.13 Mississippi 77.54 Connecticut 77.15 North Carolina 75.46 Wisconsin 75.27 Iowa 74.88 Georgia 74.79 Massachusetts 73.510 DC 73.411 Tennessee 73.112 Utah 7313 Delaware 72.613 Maine 72.613 Nebraska 72.616 Rhode Island 72.517 North Dakota 72.218 South Carolina 71.819 Colorado 71.720 New Mexico 71.621 New Jersey 71.522 Alabama 71.323 Michigan 70.524 Virginia 69.825 Florida 68.626 Illinois 68.526 Louisiana 68.5 U.S. Average 68.428 Pennsylvania 68.329 Kentucky 68.230 Arizona 67.531 Wyoming 67.232 Maryland 67.133 California 66.833 Ohio 66.835 Oregon 66.736 Montana 66.537 Arkansas 66.438 Minnesota 66.239 Nevada 65.340 Washington 65.241 Kansas 6542 Texas 64.843 Missouri 63.944 New York 63.745 South Dakota 63.646 Vermont 63.247 Idaho 6348 Indiana 61.449 Oklahoma 6150 West Virginia 60.851 Alaska 59.5


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percent of adults classified as obese

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,”2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Summary Prevalence Data” (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/)

percent of nebraska adults classified as obese

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• Obesity is defined as people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.0 or more, regardless of sex. BMI is a ratio of height to weight, calculated by dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in), squared, and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703. As an example, a person 5’ 8” and weighing 197 pounds has a BMI of 30.

Percent of Adults Classified as Obese

Rank State Percent1 Louisiana 34.72 Mississippi 34.63 Arkansas 34.54 West Virginia 33.85 Alabama 336 Oklahoma 32.27 South Carolina 31.68 Indiana 31.49 Kentucky 31.310 Michigan 31.110 Tennessee 31.112 Iowa 30.413 Ohio 30.114 Kansas 29.915 North Dakota 29.715 Wisconsin 29.717 Missouri 29.617 North Carolina 29.619 Texas 29.220 Georgia 29.120 Pennsylvania 29.122 Nebraska 28.623 Maine 28.424 Illinois 28.124 South Dakota 28.1 U.S. Average 27.626 Maryland 27.627 Virginia 27.428 New Hampshire 27.328 Oregon 27.330 New Mexico 27.131 Delaware 26.932 Idaho 26.832 Washington 26.834 Nevada 26.235 Arizona 2636 Alaska 25.736 Minnesota 25.736 Rhode Island 25.739 Connecticut 25.640 Florida 25.241 California 2542 New Jersey 24.642 Wyoming 24.644 Montana 24.344 Utah 24.346 Vermont 23.747 Hawaii 23.647 New York 23.649 Massachusetts 22.950 DC 21.951 Colorado 20.5


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Per Capita STATE EXPENDITURES (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division,”2011 State and Local Government Finances,” www.census.gov/govs/local/.

Per Capita nebraska STATE EXPENDITURES (Dollars)

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• Total expenditures include all money paid, other than payments for retirement of debt and extension of loans. The figure includes payments from all sources of funds, including current revenues, proceeds from borrowing, prior year fund balances, intergovernmental transfers, expenditures for government owned utilities, insurance trust expenditures, and other commercial or auxiliary enterprises.

Per Capita State Expenditures

Rank State Dollars1 Alaska 15,6392 Wyoming 10,0003 New York 9,4364 Vermont 9,3425 Delaware 8,7396 New Mexico 8,5957 Hawaii 8,3278 North Dakota 8,0559 Massachusetts 7,95410 Rhode Island 7,87211 Connecticut 7,83312 New Jersey 7,59713 California 7,49714 Louisiana 7,30015 Minnesota 7,19816 Pennsylvania 7,12417 Montana 7,12218 Oregon 7,06719 West Virginia 7,00820 Wisconsin 6,89221 Ohio 6,86322 Maine 6,84923 Mississippi 6,77024 Washington 6,74225 Kentucky 6,72626 Iowa 6,50727 Maryland 6,451 U.S. Average 6,44528 Arkansas 6,41929 Michigan 6,39030 South Carolina 6,28131 Utah 5,92832 Oklahoma 5,91333 Alabama 5,84234 Kansas 5,81335 Illinois 5,80536 New Hampshire 5,79637 Virginia 5,62038 Colorado 5,55339 Idaho 5,51440 North Carolina 5,50141 South Dakota 5,46242 Indiana 5,41143 Missouri 5,10044 Arizona 5,08345 Nebraska 5,07946 Texas 4,91347 Nevada 4,85448 Tennessee 4,81949 Georgia 4,56150 Florida 4,435


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per capita federal expenditures (dollars)

Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, ”Prime Award Spending Data Summary,” 2014, www.usaspending.gov/explore/.

per capita federal expenditures in nebraska (dollars)


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• Federal government expenditures include contracts, grants, direct payments, insurance, and other miscellaneous expenditures made to each state.

Per Capita Federal Government Expenditures

Rank State Dollars1 DC 37,4162 Florida 27,3493 Louisiana 25,2064 South Carolina 15,6885 Hawaii 14,5316 Virginia 13,6937 Delaware 11,8868 North Dakota 11,4079 Connecticut 10,94210 Maryland 10,80711 Mississippi 10,74912 Texas 10,62913 New Jersey 10,62314 New Mexico 10,36715 Alaska 9,58516 Rhode Island 9,521 U.S. Average 9,45917 Alabama 9,44518 Massachusetts 8,69819 North Carolina 8,40120 Maine 8,28021 Vermont 7,98822 Missouri 7,98423 Arizona 7,78524 West Virginia 7,75625 New York 7,74926 Washington 7,70127 Kentucky 7,67228 Pennsylvania 7,46629 Tennessee 7,42130 South Dakota 7,19431 New Hampshire 7,11232 Georgia 6,88833 Oregon 6,87234 California 6,81335 Iowa 6,66736 Montana 6,66337 Arkansas 6,64438 Idaho 6,51839 Colorado 6,47540 Oklahoma 6,29041 Ohio 6,13742 Michigan 6,12243 Nebraska 6,09044 Wyoming 6,07045 Nevada 5,73646 Illinois 5,40147 Kansas 5,37248 Indiana 5,21649 Minnesota 5,13050 Wisconsin 4,96151 Utah 4,589


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STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTS

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, “Government Employment and Payroll,” 2012, www.census.gov/govs/apes/index.html.

STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 nebraskans


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• State government employees in Nebraska earn an average of $49,298 annually, below the national average of $58,051.

Full-time State Government Employees per 10,000 Residents

Rank State Rate1 Hawaii 4122 Alaska 3743 Delaware 2904 North Dakota 2695 Vermont 2406 Wyoming 2377 New Mexico 2177 West Virginia 2179 Arkansas 21610 Montana 20111 Kentucky 19511 Mississippi 19513 Utah 18714 Alabama 18114 Rhode Island 18116 South Dakota 17917 Nebraska 17318 Louisiana 17219 Connecticut 17119 Oklahoma 17121 Oregon 16922 Kansas 16823 South Carolina 16624 New Jersey 16525 Washington 16226 Maine 15827 Iowa 15628 Virginia 15529 North Carolina 15430 Maryland 14830 Michigan 14830 Minnesota 14833 Massachusetts 14634 Missouri 14335 Colorado 14236 New Hampshire 141 U.S. Average 13837 Indiana 13738 Idaho 13539 Tennessee 13140 Georgia 13041 New York 12441 Pennsylvania 12441 Wisconsin 12444 Texas 11945 Ohio 11746 Arizona 10647 California 10448 Illinois 10149 Nevada 9650 Florida 94


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percent of ELIGIBLE VOTERS THAT REPORTED VOTING

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,Voting and Registration, “Table 4A: Reported Voting and Registration, for States: November 2012,” www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/index.html.

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• This ranking is based on total voter turnout as a percentage of the citizen population 18 years old and older.

Percent of Eligible Voters that Reported Voting

Rank State Percent1 DC 75.92 Mississippi 74.53 Wisconsin 73.64 Minnesota 73.25 Massachusetts 70.86 Colorado 70.47 Iowa 69.47 New Hampshire 69.49 North Carolina 68.910 Maine 68.611 Oregon 67.612 Delaware 67.313 Virginia 66.914 Michigan 66.815 Louisiana 66.316 Montana 65.717 Washington 65.618 Maryland 65.119 South Carolina 64.720 Idaho 63.920 Missouri 63.920 North Dakota 63.923 Kansas 63.323 Vermont 63.325 Ohio 63.126 Connecticut 62.727 Rhode Island 62.528 Alabama 61.928 Georgia 61.928 New Jersey 61.9 U.S. Average 61.831 Nebraska 61.631 New Mexico 61.631 Pennsylvania 61.634 Illinois 61.535 South Dakota 6136 Florida 60.837 Indiana 59.337 Kentucky 59.339 Wyoming 58.940 New York 58.741 Alaska 58.442 Nevada 57.943 California 57.544 Utah 5745 Arizona 55.946 Tennessee 55.747 Texas 53.848 Arkansas 53.349 Oklahoma 52.450 Hawaii 51.651 West Virginia 47.8


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government spending for Public Welfare Programs as a percent of all state and local expenditures (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division,”2011 State and Local Government Finances,” http://www.census.gov/govs/local/

government spending for Public Welfare Programs as a percent of all state and local expenditures in nebraska (Dollars)


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• Public welfare spending includes funds for cash assistance programs, medical and other vendor payments, welfare institutions, and other public welfare programs.

• Nebraska spends $1,182 per capita on public welfare programs, below the national average of $1,579.

Spending for Public Welfare Programs As a Percent of All State and Local Expenditures

Rank State Percent1 DC 27.32 Maine 25.83 Rhode Island 25.34 Minnesota 25.25 Tennessee 23.96 Vermont 23.77 Massachusetts 23.67 Pennsylvania 23.69 New Mexico 22.810 Kentucky 22.410 West Virginia 22.412 Arkansas 21.712 Mississippi 21.714 Arizona 21.615 Ohio 21.516 New York 21.417 Idaho 21.117 Oklahoma 21.119 Wisconsin 2120 Delaware 20.420 New Hampshire 20.422 California 19.122 Maryland 19.122 South Carolina 19.1 U.S. Average 19.025 Missouri 18.726 Connecticut 18.526 Indiana 18.528 Iowa 18.329 Michigan 1830 Oregon 17.831 Illinois 17.732 Hawaii 17.632 New Jersey 17.634 Montana 17.435 Florida 17.136 North Carolina 16.937 Alabama 16.838 Virginia 16.739 Texas 16.640 Georgia 15.840 South Dakota 15.842 Kansas 15.543 Washington 15.344 Louisiana 1544 Nebraska 1544 North Dakota 1547 Alaska 14.548 Utah 14.149 Nevada 12.550 Colorado 1251 Wyoming 10.1


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• State road expenditures include capital construction, road and bridge maintenance, and administrative costs.

• Nebraska has 93,600 miles of public roads, above the state average of 80,000.

Total State Expenditures per State-Controlled Mile (Dollars)

Public road and street mileage in nebraska

road spendinggovernment & Spending

Source: The Reason Foundation, “21st Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2012),” 2014, http://reason.org/files/21st_annual_highway_report.pdf

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Total State Expenditures per State-Controlled Mile

Rank State Dollars1 New Jersey 2,027,7112 Massachusetts 675,3123 Florida 572,3374 Rhode Island 533,6145 California 501,1366 Maryland 470,4197 Connecticut 470,3998 New York 462,0989 Hawaii 426,86110 Utah 367,18511 Delaware 345,99212 Arizona 331,55713 Illinois 327,60514 Washington 301,03515 Wisconsin 226,90116 Nevada 219,53517 Vermont 214,39618 Indiana 213,96419 Oregon 210,93020 Michigan 206,14421 New Hampshire 185,95722 Colorado 179,12623 Ohio 174,19924 Kansas 172,15925 Pennsylvania 165,72826 Louisiana 165,438 U.S. Average 162,20227 Georgia 161,17128 Texas 157,05329 Oklahoma 155,40830 Alabama 150,99831 Iowa 133,49932 Minnesota 132,23033 Tennessee 129,01834 Idaho 117,55935 Alaska 108,74236 Mississippi 99,49337 North Dakota 95,89838 Maine 78,99339 Wyoming 77,19740 New Mexico 75,85241 Montana 74,20442 Arkansas 72,79643 Kentucky 70,56644 Virginia 70,01745 Missouri 67,29046 Nebraska 65,87247 South Dakota 54,83448 North Carolina 52,28249 West Virginia 39,88350 South Carolina 39,403


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per capita irs gross collections (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service,”Fiscal Year 2012 IRS Data Book,” www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats-IRS-Data-Book

per capita irs gross collections in nebraska (Dollars)

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• This ranking includes personal and business income taxes, capital gains taxes, unemployment insurance taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, and excise taxes collected in each state.

Per Capita Internal Revenue Service Gross Collections

Rank State Dollars1 DC 32,8122 Delaware 23,8093 Minnesota 14,6284 Connecticut 13,1645 New Jersey 12,5646 Massachusetts 12,0117 Nebraska 10,6688 Rhode Island 10,4669 New York 10,27910 Illinois 9,66411 Ohio 9,62312 Arkansas 8,57913 Pennsylvania 8,53714 Texas 8,42215 Maryland 8,17516 North Dakota 8,09717 Missouri 8,039 U.S. Average 8,00118 Colorado 7,95219 Virginia 7,85520 Indiana 7,83821 California 7,69122 Washington 7,60423 Kansas 7,59024 Louisiana 7,56525 Tennessee 7,28126 Wisconsin 7,24727 Oklahoma 7,10128 Alaska 6,69729 New Hampshire 6,66930 Wyoming 6,64231 Georgia 6,60332 Florida 6,32833 North Carolina 6,31734 South Dakota 6,16335 Iowa 6,10036 Michigan 5,99137 Oregon 5,82638 Kentucky 5,72739 Vermont 5,63140 Utah 5,47841 Arizona 5,31842 Nevada 4,97643 Idaho 4,77744 Maine 4,68645 Hawaii 4,67746 Montana 4,36147 Alabama 4,33148 South Carolina 3,92949 New Mexico 3,77250 Mississippi 3,50451 West Virginia 3,502


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per capita state government tax revenue (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, “2013 State Government Tax Collections,” www.census.gov/govs/statetax/.

per capita nebraska state government tax revenue (Dollars)

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• This ranking does not include local tax revenue such as property taxes and local-option sales taxes.

• Nebraska collected $4,718,944,000 in gross state tax revenue in 2013.

Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue

Rank State Dollars1 North Dakota 7,3252 Alaska 6,9823 Vermont 4,5944 Connecticut 4,4875 Hawaii 4,3406 Minnesota 3,8807 Wyoming 3,7528 New York 3,7499 Delaware 3,61510 Massachusetts 3,57111 California 3,47412 New Jersey 3,26713 Maryland 3,05614 Illinois 3,00515 Maine 2,92416 Arkansas 2,90117 West Virginia 2,90018 Wisconsin 2,87719 Rhode Island 2,79620 Iowa 2,710 U.S. Average 2,68221 Washington 2,67822 Pennsylvania 2,65923 Kansas 2,63324 Montana 2,60525 Indiana 2,57726 Michigan 2,53527 Nebraska 2,52628 Nevada 2,51829 New Mexico 2,49430 Mississippi 2,47531 Kentucky 2,46132 North Carolina 2,41433 Ohio 2,36234 Oregon 2,33135 Virginia 2,32336 Oklahoma 2,30937 Idaho 2,22038 Utah 2,18239 Colorado 2,13540 Arizona 2,03341 Louisiana 1,99442 Texas 1,95543 Alabama 1,91744 Tennessee 1,90445 Missouri 1,84346 South Carolina 1,82747 South Dakota 1,81548 New Hampshire 1,79149 Georgia 1,78150 Florida 1,769


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state tax revenue as a percent of personal income

Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, “2013 State Government Tax Collections,” www.census.gov/govs/statetax/ 2. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, “Annual State Personal Income,” 2013, www.bea.gov/iTable/index.cfm.

nebraska state tax revenue as a percent of personal income

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state tax burden37th

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• The state tax burden is a measure of total tax revenue as a percent of all personal income in a state. It does not include local tax revenue such as property taxes and local-option sales taxes.

State Tax Revenue as a Percent of Personal Income

Rank State Percent1 Alaska 142 North Dakota 12.83 Vermont 104 Hawaii 9.55 Minnesota 8.15 West Virginia 8.17 Arkansas 87 Delaware 89 Connecticut 7.49 Wyoming 7.411 California 7.312 Mississippi 7.213 Maine 7.114 New Mexico 6.914 New York 6.916 Kentucky 6.817 Wisconsin 6.718 Indiana 6.618 Montana 6.620 Michigan 6.520 Nevada 6.522 Illinois 6.423 Idaho 6.323 Massachusetts 6.323 North Carolina 6.3 U.S. Average 626 Iowa 626 Kansas 626 Utah 629 Rhode Island 5.930 New Jersey 5.830 Ohio 5.830 Oregon 5.830 Pennsylvania 5.834 Washington 5.735 Maryland 5.635 Oklahoma 5.637 Arizona 5.537 Nebraska 5.539 Alabama 5.340 South Carolina 5.241 Louisiana 4.942 Tennessee 4.842 Virginia 4.844 Georgia 4.745 Colorado 4.645 Missouri 4.647 Texas 4.548 Florida 4.249 South Dakota 450 New Hampshire 3.6


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per capita state individual income tax revenue (Dollars)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, “2013 State Government Tax Collections,” .www.census.gov/govs/statetax/.

per capita state individual income tax revenue in nebraska (Dollars)

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• Due to the wide variety of ways income tax brackets are structured across the U.S., income tax rates cannot be directly compared on a state-by-state basis. Instead of income tax rates, the ranking here is based on per capita income tax revenue.

Per Capita State Government Individual Income Tax Revenue

Rank State Dollars1 Connecticut 21722 New York 20473 Massachusetts 19244 California 17435 Minnesota 16516 Oregon 15937 New Jersey 13618 Virginia 13209 Maryland 129810 Illinois 128411 Wisconsin 125912 Hawaii 123613 Delaware 122114 Maine 115315 Nebraska 112516 North Carolina 112417 Iowa 111218 Vermont 105819 Colorado 104920 Rhode Island 103621 Montana 103022 Kansas 102223 Utah 983 U.S. Average 98124 West Virginia 96925 Arkansas 89526 Missouri 89027 North Dakota 88728 Georgia 87829 Ohio 85330 Kentucky 84731 Pennsylvania 84432 Michigan 83333 Idaho 80234 Indiana 75734 Oklahoma 75736 South Carolina 70337 Alabama 66338 New Mexico 59539 Louisiana 59240 Mississippi 58741 Arizona 51342 New Hampshire 7543 Tennessee 4044 Alaska 044 Florida 044 Nevada 044 South Dakota 044 Texas 044 Washington 044 Wyoming 0


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average property tax as a percent of home value (percent)

Source: Tax Policy Center, “Residential Property Taxes in the United States,” 2013, www.taxpolicycenter.org/UploadedPDF/412959-Residential-Property-Taxes.pdf.

per capita state and local property tax revenue in nebraska

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• Property tax burdens are based on the property tax rate and the tax base. The tax base is determined by the assessed value of the property and the assessment ratio (the share of the assessed value that is subject to tax).

• In 2013, per capita state and local property tax revenue in Nebraska was $1,560, above the national average of $1,423.

Average Property Tax as a Percent of Home Value

Rank State Percent1 New Jersey 2.322 Illinois 2.283 New Hampshire 2.184 Wisconsin 2.075 Michigan 2.066 Texas 2.027 Nebraska 2.018 Connecticut 1.889 Ohio 1.7710 New York 1.6811 Rhode Island 1.6712 Vermont 1.6213 Iowa 1.614 Pennsylvania 1.5515 North Dakota 1.5416 South Dakota 1.4317 Kansas 1.418 Maine 1.2919 Alaska 1.2820 Minnesota 1.28 U.S. Average 1.1921 Massachusetts 1.1922 Missouri 1.1923 Florida 1.1624 Maryland 1.1525 Oregon 1.1226 Washington 1.1227 Georgia 1.0628 Oklahoma 1.0229 Nevada 1.0130 Indiana 0.9331 Kentucky 0.9232 Montana 0.9233 Virginia 0.9234 Tennessee 0.9135 North Carolina 0.936 Arizona 0.8837 California 0.8838 Idaho 0.8439 Mississippi 0.840 New Mexico 0.841 Utah 0.7342 Arkansas 0.6843 Colorado 0.6644 Wyoming 0.6345 West Virginia 0.6246 DC 0.5747 South Carolina 0.5748 Delaware 0.5349 Louisiana 0.5250 Alabama 0.4651 Hawaii 0.27


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Average Combined State and local sales tax rate (percent)

Source: Sales Tax Institute, “State Sale Tax Rates,” 2014, www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/rates

per capita Nebraska state general sales tax revenue (Dollars)

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• This ranking uses aggregate sales tax rates, which include state sales tax rates plus a weighted average of local county and city sales tax rates in each state.

Average Combined State and Local Sales Tax Rate

Rank State Percent1 Tennessee 9.452 Arkansas 8.953 Washington 8.904 Louisiana 8.805 Alabama 8.606 New York 8.457 California 8.408 Oklahoma 8.409 Illinois 810 Nevada 7.9511 Texas 7.9512 Kansas 7.9013 Missouri 7.4514 Minnesota 7.2015 Arizona 7.1516 Ohio 7.1017 South Carolina 7.1018 Georgia 7.0519 Mississippi 7.0520 Indiana 721 Rhode Island 722 New Jersey 6.9523 North Carolina 6.9024 Iowa 6.8025 Utah 6.6526 Florida 6.6027 New Mexico 6.6028 Connecticut 6.3529 Pennsylvania 6.3530 Massachusetts 6.25 U.S. Average 6.2431 Colorado 6.1032 Vermont 6.1033 Nebraska 6.0534 West Virginia 6.0535 Idaho 636 Kentucky 637 Maryland 638 Michigan 639 North Dakota 5.9540 DC 5.7541 Virginia 5.6042 Maine 5.5043 Wyoming 5.5044 South Dakota 5.4545 Wisconsin 5.4546 Hawaii 4.3547 Alaska 1.3048 Delaware 049 Montana 050 New Hampshire 051 Oregon 0


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state tax rate on gasoline (cents per gallon)

Source: Federation of Tax Administrators,”State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates” 2013, www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/tax_stru.html.

nebraska state tax rate on gasoline (cents per gallon)

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• The federal gasoline tax rate is an additional 18.4 cents per gallon.

• Many states also allow additional local option taxes on gasoline.

State Tax Rate on Gasoline

Rank State Cents1 California 432 North Carolina 37.83 Washington 37.54 West Virginia 34.75 Rhode Island 336 Wisconsin 32.97 Pennsylvania 31.28 Maine 308 Oregon 3010 Kentucky 29.911 Minnesota 28.612 Ohio 2813 Montana 2714 Vermont 26.715 New York 26.616 Idaho 2617 Nebraska 25.518 Connecticut 2518 Kansas 2520 Utah 24.521 South Dakota 2422 Nevada 23.823 DC 23.523 Maryland 23.5 U.S. Median 2325 Delaware 2325 North Dakota 2327 Colorado 2227 Iowa 2229 Arkansas 21.830 Tennessee 21.431 Massachusetts 2132 Illinois 20.132 Louisiana 20.134 Texas 2035 New Hampshire 19.636 Georgia 19.537 Arizona 1937 Michigan 1939 New Mexico 18.940 Mississippi 18.441 Alabama 1841 Indiana 1843 Virginia 17.544 Missouri 17.345 Hawaii 1745 Oklahoma 1747 Florida 16.948 South Carolina 16.849 New Jersey 14.550 Wyoming 1451 Alaska 8


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