This popular annual rankings reference includes comprehensive statistics that make it easy to compare states in factors such as education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government and finance. State Rankings has become a favorite recourse on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. The experienced research team has updated these rankings using a range of sources that are included in each table. A detailed introduction and methodology are included for context. In more than 500 tables, State Rankings 2012 compares every state and Washington, DC, in the following areas: -Agriculture -Population -Economy -Environment -Government finance -Crime -Education -Geography -Social welfare -Defence -Health -Energy -Housing

Author Biography

Kathleen O'Leary Morgan holds a master's degree in public administration and has served in a number of media and legislative liaison positions with the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she was also deputy director of congressional affairs. Scott Morgan is an attorney who served as chief counsel to Senator Bob Dole's 1988 presidential campaign.