StateMaster - Bay Stater People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	56.9	[40th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident)	Bay Stater
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	87,000	[15th of 43]
Median Age	38.1	[11th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	29.1%	[20th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	27.3%	[10th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	0.8%	[47th of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	9.8 %	[47th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.6 %	[11th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	6 %	[28th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	13.7 %	[9th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	84 %	[22nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	80.3 %	[22nd of 51]
Population	6,398,743	[13th of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	0.8%	[49th of 52]
Population density	809.8	[3rd of 50]
Sex Ratio	93.6	[43rd of 51]
Total Black Population	354,865	[22nd of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	500,298	[13th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	53	[31st of 51]

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

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