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Age Dependency Ratio	49.3	[51st of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	7,000	[40th of 43]
DEFINITION: Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants. Latest available data - 2000 Census. Eight other States --Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming --each had fewer than 2,500 estimated unauthorized residents in 1990 and 2000. The US Citizenship ad Immigration Services also highlights that the illegal immigrant population in America grows by approximatley a half a million each year. Taken into account, the current illegal immigrant population is between 9 and 11 million people.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Median Age	35.8	[37th of 51]
DEFINITION: Median Age of the Total Population, 2004
SOURCE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	18.7%	[41st of 49]
DEFINITION: Percent of foreign population born in Asia, 2004. Does not include US citizens born in Asia.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	16.9%	[28th of 49]
DEFINITION: Percent of foreign population born in Europe, 2004. Does not include US citizens born in Europe.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	4.3%	[41st of 49]
DEFINITION: Percent of foreign population born in Mexico, 2004. Does not include US citizens born in Mexico.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	10.9 %	[36th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.4 %	[21st of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of the Total Population Who are 85 Years and Over, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	57.8 %	[1st of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of the Total Population Who are Black or African American Alone, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	13.1 %	[11th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of People Who are Foreign Born, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are White Alone	33.1 %	[50th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of the Total Population Who are White Alone, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	29 %	[50th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of the Total Population Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home	9.1 %	[11th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of People 5 Years and Over Who Speak Spanish at Home, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Population	550,521	[51st of 56]
DEFINITION: Total population by state.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	-3.8%	[52nd of 52]
DEFINITION: Percent change in population between the years 2000 and 2005.
SOURCE: US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.
Sex Ratio	88.5	[51st of 51]
DEFINITION: Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2004. The sex ratio represents the number of males per 100 females in the population.
SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006
Total Black Population	314,773	[23rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Total Black Population, states (2003-2004), U.S. (2004)
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Total Hispanic Population	47,045	[41st of 51]
DEFINITION: Total Hispanic Population, states (2003-2004), U.S. (2004)
SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
Total Two or More Races	3,993	[51st of 51]
DEFINITION: Total Population of People of Two or More Races, states (2003-2004), U.S. (2004)
SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	46	[46th of 51]
DEFINITION: Women 15 to 50 Years Old Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months (Per 1,000 Women), 2004
SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: District of Columbia, Washington (District of Columbia), DC, D.C., Dist. of Col.

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