| WEST VIRGINIAN PEOPLE STATS: |
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Age Dependency Ratio
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57.8
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[35th of 51]
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Christianity > Demographics > % Christian
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40% |
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[46th of 51]
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Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000
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23.7 |
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[48th of 50]
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Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000
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180 |
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[6th of 50]
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Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000
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2.5 |
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[18th of 51]
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Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000
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58.3 |
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[42nd of 51]
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Demonym (name of state resident)
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West Virginian |
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Median Age
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40.3
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[3rd of 51]
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Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force
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57.1 %
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[40th of 51]
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Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans
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13.8 %
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[7th of 51]
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Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren
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60.5 %
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[3rd of 51]
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Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children
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19.2 %
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[47th of 51]
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Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over
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27 %
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[4th of 51]
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Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years
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29.7 %
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[50th of 51]
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Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability
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21.5 %
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[1st of 51]
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Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability
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8.4 %
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[9th of 51]
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Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability
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51.9 %
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[2nd of 51]
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Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over
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15 %
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[2nd of 51]
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Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over
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1.6 %
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[9th of 51]
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Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
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0.1 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Asian Alone
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0.4 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone
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3.1 %
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[37th of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Foreign Born
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0.8 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone
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0 %
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[49th of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone
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0.2 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Two or More Races
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1.1 %
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[42nd of 51]
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Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race
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1.1 %
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[38th of 51]
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Percent of People Who are White Alone
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95 %
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[4th of 51]
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Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino
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94.6 %
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[3rd of 51]
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Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago
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11.7 %
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[48th of 51]
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Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago
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9.5 %
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[47th of 51]
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Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago
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2.2 %
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[38th of 51]
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Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home
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2.1 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well"
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0.5 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home
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0.8 %
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[51st of 51]
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Percent of residents over the age of 65
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15.6% |
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[2nd of 51]
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Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence
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71.7 %
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[17th of 51]
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Percent of total population
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0.59% |
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[38th of 56]
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Population
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1,816,856 |
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[38th of 56]
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Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005
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8,506 |
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[50th of 52]
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Population > Percent change, 2000-2005
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0.5% |
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[50th of 52]
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Population density
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75.1 |
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[29th of 50]
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Population density > Per km²
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29 humans/km² |
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[30th of 51]
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Population density > Per sq. mi
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75.1 humans/sq. mi |
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[30th of 51]
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Religion > No religion > Percent
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13% |
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[29th of 48]
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Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination
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Baptist |
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Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect
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Baptist |
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Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses
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1 |
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[41st of 50]
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Roman Catholicism > Number
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90,417 |
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[48th of 50]
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Sex Ratio
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95.3 |
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[30th of 51]
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Spanish > Spanish-speaking population
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18,207 |
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[46th of 52]
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Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders
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5,875
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[47th of 51]
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Total Black Population
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52,005 |
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[39th of 51]
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Total Black Population (per capita)
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2.862 per 100 people |
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[38th of 51]
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Total Hispanic Population
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7,473
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[50th of 51]
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Total Native Americans
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1,085 |
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[50th of 51]
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Total Two or More Races
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23,195
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[42nd of 51]
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Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months
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44
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[48th of 51]
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