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Table of Contents Section One: Economic Overview Cost of Living National Income Leader Industry Employment Finance and Insurance Employment Biomedical Industry Aerospace Industry Key Economic Indicators
Section Two: Business Innovation Research and Development Investments Businesses Innovation Science and Engineering High-Quality Companies New Economy Leader
Section Three: Education and Productivity Education Levels Highly Educated Workforce Colleges and Universities Manufacturing Value Added Worker Productivity Global Productivity
Section Four: International Business Hub Access to World Markets Leading Exporter Export Destinations Export Industries Sources of Foreign Direct Investment Foreign Direct Investment Located Between Boston and New York
Section Five: Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities Energy Efficiency Electricity Value Added Communications Technologies
Section Six: Quality of Life Land Usage Poverty Rate Level of Health Insurance Health Index Safety Comparisons Climate
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Section One
Economic Overview
Connecticut’s Cost of Living is Competitive
n Connecticut’s cost of living compares favorably to other premier business locations. n Home prices are roughly half as much in Connecticut as in the New York City area. n Housing costs in the Bridgeport/Stamford area are only 70% of the costs in New York City.
2010 Metropolitan Area Cost of Living Index Hartford New Haven Providence Philadelphia
Connecticut = 100
Connecticut Average Boston Los Angeles Washington DC Stamford/Bridgeport San Jose San Francisco New York City 0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research, 2010
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Section One1 Section
Overview Economic Overview
Connecticut Leads the Nation in Income WA
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Per Capita Income Rank
State
Per Capita Income
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Connecticut New Jersey Massachusetts Maryland Wyoming New York Virginia Alaska Washington New Hampshire
$55,063 $50,009 $49,643 $48,275 $48,178 $46,459 $44,129 $43,209 $42,933 $42,585
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
California Hawaii Illinois Minnesota Colorado Rhode Island North Dakota Pennsylvania Delaware Nebraska
$42,548 $42,075 $41,904 $41,859 $41,839 $41,324 $40,727 $40,161 $39,949 $39,277
21 22 23 24 25
Kansas Vermont Florida Texas South Dakota
$39,263 $39,021 $38,890 $38,546 $38,208
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2009
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Rank
State
Per Capita Income
26 27 28 29 30
Nevada Iowa Louisiana Wisconsin Maine
$37,691 $37,623 $37,520 $37,398 $36,479
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Oregon Missouri Oklahoma Ohio Montana North Carolina Michigan Tennessee Georgia Indiana
$36,125 $35,938 $35,840 $35,590 $34,794 $34,719 $34,334 $34,245 $33,980 $33,912
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Alabama Arizona New Mexico Arkansas South Carolina Kentucky West Virginia Idaho Utah Mississippi U.S. Average
$33,360 $33,244 $33,212 $32,423 $32,338 $32,306 $32,067 $31,662 $31,612 $30,426 $39,626
Section One 1 Section
Economic EconomicOverview Overview
Connecticut Employment by Industry n Connecticut’s economy is diverse. n Connecticut is a national leader in finance, insurance, health care and precision manufacturing that supports the defense (aerospace, submarine) and medical device industries.
Connecticut’s Private Employment Mix Educational & Health Services Trade, Transportation & Utilities Professional & Business Services Manufacturing Leisure & Hospitality Financial Activities Other Services Construction, Nat. Res. & Mining Information 0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Employment
Source: Connecticut Department of Labor, September 2010 (not seasonally adjusted).
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Section One
Economic Overview
Connecticut is a Leader in Finance and Insurance WA
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Share of Employment in Finance and Insurance Rank
State
Percent
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Delaware Connecticut South Dakota New York Utah Nebraska Iowa Illinois New Jersey Massachusetts
10.6% 9.2% 8.3% 8.1% 7.4% 7.3% 7.2% 7.1% 6.9% 6.7%
26 27 28 29 30
New Hampshire Oklahoma Georgia Tennessee Kentucky
5.3% 5.2% 5.1% 5.0% 4.9%
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Colorado Minnesota Arizona Rhode Island Texas Florida North Dakota Kansas Wisconsin Nevada
6.6% 6.4% 6.4% 6.3% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% 5.8%
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
North Carolina Washington Michigan Idaho Virginia South Carolina Alabama Montana Oregon Maine
4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6%
21 22 23 24 25
Pennsylvania Missouri Maryland California Ohio
5.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3%
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Indiana Mississippi Wyoming Hawaii Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico West Virginia Vermont Alaska U.S. Average
4.4% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 6.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2009
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State
Percent
Section One
Economic Overview Connecticut’s Biomedical Industry
n Connecticut has a large concentration of biomedical companies. n Half of the 400 biomedical firms are medical device manufacturers producing $1.5 billion in sales per year. n The medical device industry exports $1 billion in products annually.
Biomedical Companies Source: Annual Survey of Manufacturers, WISERTrade Data
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Section One
Economic Overview Connecticut’s Aerospace Industry
n More than 250 aerospace companies in Connecticut employ nearly 40,000 workers. n Between 2004 and 2009, Connecticut companies exported more than $30 billion in aerospace components. n In 2009, it is estimated that aerospace firms contributed more than $6 billion to Connecticut’s Gross State Product.
Aerospace Companies
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Section One
Economic Overview Key Connecticut Economic Indicators
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
3,518
3,503
3,489
3,485
3,477
3,475
3,468
3,448
3,428
3,412
3,386
307,007
304,375
301,580
298,593
295,753
293,046
290,326
287,804
285,082
282,172
279,040
$103,898 $102,170
$99,365
$95,598
$90,871
$88,155
$82,470
$79,921
$79,876
$78,217
$72,921
Manufacturing
$145,496 $140,990 $139,354 $135,445 $117,201 $115,831 $100,172
$95,638
$89,279
$86,180
$83,867
Wholesale Trade
$158,811 $155,157 $157,238 $149,897 $141,601 $133,849 $127,346 $122,887 $123,630 $121,506 $115,275
Information
$197,261 $181,943 $182,353 $174,214 $173,412 $161,957 $146,456 $138,331 $117,804 $110,157 $122,531
Finance & Insurance
$216,448 $229,400 $221,138 $219,066 $203,694 $196,014 $164,320 $159,615 $175,243 $182,611 $145,584
Population Connecticut (1,000) United States (1,000)
GDP per Employee All Industries
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services $106,839 $104,526 $101,347
$98,300
$96,369
$92,019
$89,335
$87,558
$87,640
$82,664
$77,813
Management of Companies & Enterprises $185,376 $184,562 $208,523 $184,836 $183,519 $183,731 $170,009 $147,105 $154,554 $172,040 $156,060
Manufacturing Exports (Millions $) $12,375
$14,094
$12,971
$11,527
$9,064
$8,119
$7,747
$7,927
$8,183
$7,648
$6,756
Connecticut
$55,063
$57,248
$56,510
$52,809
$48,543
$46,459
$43,785
$43,373
$43,617
$41,920
$38,718
United States
$39,626
$40,673
$39,458
$37,698
$35,424
$33,881
$32,271
$31,461
$31,145
$30,318
$28,333
Connecticut
8.2
5.6
4.6
4.4
4.9
4.9
5.5
4.4
3.1
2.3
2.7
United States
9.3
5.8
4.6
4.6
5.1
5.5
6.0
5.8
4.7
4.0
4.2
2,442 1,344
3,139 2,081
5,348 2,398
7,107 2,129
8,817 3,068
9,263 2,574
8,180 2,255
8,484 1,247
7,835 1,455
8,158 1,218
9,249 1,388
Connecticut
Per Capita Personal Income
Unemployment Rate (%)
New Housing Permits Single Family Multi Family
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CT Department of Economic and Community Development
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Business Innovation
Connecticut’s Businesses Invest in Their Futures WA
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R&D per $100,000 of Sales* Rank
10
State
R&D
Rank
26 27 28 29 30
Kansas Alabama South Carolina New York Iowa
$1,300 $1,280 $1,130 $1,100 $1,050
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Rhode Island New Mexico Georgia Tennessee Nebraska Florida Kentucky Maine North Dakota Nevada
$1,010 $910 $820 $750 $710 $700 $690 $640 $520 $490
40 42 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
West Virginia Montana Oklahoma Hawaii South Dakota Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Alaska Wyoming
$490 $460 $460 $450 $430 $410 $380 $200 $160 $140
U.S. Average*
$1,693
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9
Massachusetts Connecticut Washington Michigan New Jersey California New Hampshire Minnesota Delaware Oregon
$6,080 $4,900 $4,770 $4,670 $4,320 $4,020 $3,470 $2,940 $2,610 $2,610
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Colorado Indiana Pennsylvania Illinois North Carolina Vermont Utah Arizona Ohio Maryland
$2,520 $2,200 $2,160 $2,030 $2,020 $1,940 $1,930 $1,790 $1,770 $1,700
21 22 23 24 25
Wisconsin Idaho Virginia Missouri Texas
$1,640 $1,610 $1,540 $1,360 $1,350
Source: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2010 * 50 state average * Research and Development (R&D) Expenditures per $100,000 of Output
State
R&D
Section Two
Business Innovation Connecticut’s Businesses Innovate WA
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Patents per 100,000 Workers Rank
State
Patents
Rank
26 27 28 29 30
Indiana New Mexico Georgia Kansas Florida
39.3 37.3 36.5 32.4 30.3
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Virginia Nevada Missouri Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee North Dakota Kentucky Wyoming Nebraska
29.5 29.4 26.3 26.2 25.3 24.7 22.4 20.8 20.6 20.4
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Maine Montana Alabama Louisiana West Virginia Alaska Hawaii Mississippi South Dakota Arkansas U.S. Average
19.8 17.0 16.1 13.5 12.4 12.1 12.0 11.4 11.4 8.2 63.1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Idaho Washington Vermont California Massachusetts Oregon Minnesota Connecticut New Hampshire Michigan
154.3 152.5 152.2 146.6 116.5 110.7 99.1 87.0 86.8 77.0
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Colorado Delaware New Jersey Arizona Utah New York Texas Wisconsin North Carolina Illinois
76.5 74.8 73.0 64.4 64.2 61.2 57.5 53.4 51.4 51.2
21 22 23 24 25
Maryland Rhode Island Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa
50.7 50.3 47.4 46.1 45.3
State
Patents
Source: U.S. Patent Office, State Science and Technology Institute, 2009
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Business Innovation
Connecticut’s Science and Engineering Enclave WA
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PA
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IN
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Scientists and Engineers per 100,000 Employees
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Employed Scientists and Engineers
Rank
State
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9
Massachusetts New Mexico Maryland Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island Washington Colorado California New York
1,000 930 910 730 590 550 540 520 510 510
9 12 13 13 15 16 17 17 19 19
Virginia Vermont New Jersey Pennsylvania Oregon Hawaii North Carolina Utah Minnesota Montana
510 490 480 480 460 450 440 440 420 420
21 22 23 23 25
North Dakota Idaho Illinois Michigan Ohio
400 390 380 380 370
Rank
State
Employed Scientists and Engineers
26 26 28 28 30
Maine Tennessee Alaska New Hampshire Texas
350 350 340 340 330
30 32 32 34 34 36 36 38 38 38
Wisconsin Indiana Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas South Carolina Arizona Georgia Louisiana
330 320 320 310 310 300 300 290 290 290
41 42 42 44 44 44 47 48 49 50
Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Kentucky West Virginia Wyoming South Dakota Arkansas Nevada Florida U.S. Average*
280 270 270 260 260 260 250 220 210 200 411
Source: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2010 * 50 state average
Section Two
Business Innovation
Connecticut is Home to High-Quality Companies Connecticut’s Fortune 500 Companies Connecticut Rank
Fortune 500
Company
City
Industry
1
4
2
Revenues 2009 ($ Millions)
General Electric
Fairfield
Diversified Financials
37
United Technologies
Hartford
Aerospace and Defense
52,920
3
63
Aetna
Hartford
Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care
34,764
4
97
Hartford Financial Services
Hartford
Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock)
24,701
5
152
Xerox
Norwalk
Computers, Office Equipment
15,179
6
262
Praxair
Danbury
Chemicals
8,956
7
375
Pitney Bowes
Stamford
Computers, Office Equipment
5,569
8
377
Emcor Group
Norwalk
Engineering, Construction
5,548
9
385
Northeast Utilities
Hartford
Utilities: Gas and Electric
5,439
10
402
Terex
Westport
Construction and Farm Machinery
5,205
11
463
W.R. Berkley
Greenwich
Diversified Financials
4,431
156,779
Source: Fortune, Money.CNN.com, Hoovers, 2010
Major Connecticut Private Employers Connecticut Employees
Employers
Industry
United Technologies Corp.
Building Systems & Aerospace
25,000
Hartford Financial Services Group
Insurance & Financial Services
12,000
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tourism and Gaming
10,000
Mohegan Sun
Tourism and Gaming
10,000
Yale University
Education
9.000
Aetna
Insurance & Financial Services
9,000
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Submarine Construction
8,200
AT&T Connecticut
Telecommunications
6,800
Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals
6,500
General Electric Co.
Electronic Equipment & Supplies-Mfrs
6,000
Source: Hartford Courant-Hartford Business Journal, July 2006, Careeronestop.org, Connecticut Department of Labor
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Business Innovation
Connecticut is a “New Economy” Leader Indicators State “New Economy” Index
5
High-Wage Traded Services
2
Manufacturing Value-Added
2
Foreign Direct Investment
3
Migration of U.S. Knowledge Workers
3
Managerial, Professional, Technical Jobs
4
Workforce Education
4
Broadband Telecommunications
5
Fastest-Growing Firms
5
Industry Investment in R&D
5
Inventor Patents
5
Venture Capital
7
IPOs
8
Alternative Energy Use
8
IT Professionals
10
Online Population
13
High-Tech Jobs
14
Source: The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, 2010
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Connecticut Rank
Section Three
Education and Productivity
Connecticut Excels at All Levels of Education Connecticut’s Schools are Nationally Competitive Connecticut Rank
Education Metrics Low Public High School Dropout Rate in 2007 ACT Average Composite Score in 2009 Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or More in 2008 Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading in 2007 Percent of Population Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree in 2008 Per Capita State and Local Government Expenditures for Elementary and Secondary Education as a Percent of All Education Expenditures in 2007 Per Capita State and Local Government Expenditures for Elementary and Secondary Education in 2007 Average Salary of Public School Teachers in 2010 Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Expenditures in 2010 Per Capita State and Local Government Expenditures for Education in 2007
2 2 2 3 3
2.1% 23.5% 35.6% 41.0% 15.2%
4.4% 21.3% 27.7% 32.0% 10.2%
4
27.5%
23.7%
5
$2,281
$1,77
6 6 7
$64,350 $14,472 $3,060
$55,35 $10,50 $2,57
Source: National Education Association, U.S. Department of Education, American College Testing Program, CQ Press State Rankings, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Connecticut’s Workforce Offers High Educational Attainment
Advanced Degrees 16%
Bachelor’s Degrees or Higher 36%
Associate Degree or Higher 43%
High School Graduates or Higher 89% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2009
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Education and Productivity
Connecticut has a Highly Educated Workforce WA
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Share of Adult Population with Master’s, Professional or Doctorate Degrees Rank
State
Population with Advanced Degrees
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Massachusetts Maryland Connecticut Virginia New York Vermont New Jersey Colorado Rhode Island Illinois
16.4% 16.0% 15.5% 14.1% 14.0% 13.3% 12.9% 12.7% 11.7% 11.7%
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Delaware New Hampshire Washington California Oregon New Mexico Minnesota Kansas Pennsylvania Hawaii
11.4% 11.2% 11.1% 10.7% 10.4% 10.4% 10.3% 10.2% 10.2% 9.9%
21 22 23 24 25
Georgia Maine Missouri Michigan Arizona
9.9% 9.6% 9.5% 9.4% 9.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2009
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Rank
State
Population with Advanced Degrees
26 27 28 29 30
Utah Florida Alaska Ohio North Carolina
9.1% 9.0% 9.0% 8.8% 8.8%
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Nebraska Kentucky Texas South Carolina Wisconsin Montana Indiana Tennessee Wyoming Alabama
8.8% 8.5% 8.5% 8.4% 8.4% 8.3% 8.1% 7.9% 7.9% 7.7%
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Nevada Idaho Iowa Oklahoma South Dakota Mississippi Louisiana West Virginia North Dakota Arkansas U.S. Average
7.6% 7.5% 7.4% 7.4% 7.3% 7.1% 6.9% 6.7% 6.7% 6.1% 10.3%
Section Three
Education and Productivity
Connecticut has Excellent Colleges and Universities Connecticut’s Enrollment Exceeded 200,000 in 2010 with Nearly 110,000 Full-time Undergraduates
n n n n n
Connecticut has 44 colleges and universities. The University of Connecticut has seven locations across the state, including the UConn Health Center. The Connecticut State University System includes four regional institutions. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is one of five United States federal service academies. Top tier national independent colleges and universities include: Connecticut College, Fairfield University, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, Yale University.
School
Enrollment
Albertus Magnus College Asnuntuck Community College Capital Community College Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Connecticut College Eastern Connecticut State University Fairfield University Gateway Community College Goodwin College Hartford Seminary Holy Apostles College and Seminary Housatonic Community College Legion of Christ College of Humanities Lincoln College of New England
1,961 1,836 4,518 12,477 2,255 1,887 5,606 5,181 7,328 2,791 158 343 6,197 96 1,072
School Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Manchester Community College Middlesex Community College Mitchell College Naugatuck Valley Community College Northwestern Community College Norwalk Community College Paier College of Art Post University Quinebaug Valley Community College Quinnipiac University Rensselaer at Hartford Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph College Sanford Brown College
Enrollment 85 7,540 2,952 992 7,195 1,832 6,740 223 3,943 2,288 8,166 430 6,249 2,326 148
School Southern Connecticut State University St. Vincent’s College The Graduate Institute Three Rivers Community College Trinity College Tunxis Community College University of Bridgeport University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of New Haven U.S. Coast Guard Academy Wesleyan University Western Connecticut State University Yale University Total
Enrollment 11,964 585 202 5,161 2,396 4,666 5,155 30,034 7,180 5,949 1,019 3,215 6,582 11,701 200,624
Source: CT Dept. of Higher Education, 2010
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Education and Productivity
Connecticut Workers Add Significant Value WA
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Manufacturing Value Added per Production Worker Value Added per Worker
Rank
State
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wyoming Louisiana Delaware Oregon Texas Connecticut Arizona New Jersey California Massachusetts
$536,332 $452,846 $362,788 $351,437 $326,156 $313,625 $309,779 $296,859 $292,558 $287,429
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
North Carolina Maryland Washington Indiana Nevada Iowa Virginia New York Oklahoma Pennsylvania
$284,164 $283,776 $283,435 $272,545 $271,562 $263,064 $262,045 $259,551 $254,263 $246,198
21 22 23 24 25
Utah Colorado Florida North Dakota Tennessee
$246,086 $244,883 $241,110 $238,396 $237,665
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of Manufacturing, 2008
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Rank
State
Value Added per Worker
26 27 28 29 30
Illinois Ohio New Mexico Minnesota Montana
$237,621 $235,678 $234,041 $233,963 $231,891
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Kansas West Virginia Nebraska Michigan Alabama Kentucky Vermont Maine South Carolina Georgia
$231,183 $226,525 $217,683 $215,539 $214,015 $213,362 $213,280 $213,238 $211,658 $206,034
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Hawaii Rhode Island Idaho Missouri New Hampshire Wisconsin Mississippi South Dakota Arkansas Alaska U.S. Average
$205,863 $205,766 $204,550 $203,463 $199,412 $196,840 $190,923 $178,292 $170,633 $152,040 $255,683
Section Three
Education and Productivity
Connecticut Workers are Highly Productive WA
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NM
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IN
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Per Capita Gross State Product Productivity per Capita
Rank
State
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wyoming Delaware Alaska Connecticut New York New Jersey Massachusetts Virginia Hawaii California
$68,980 $68,452 $65,441 $64,635 $55,944 $55,464 $55,384 $51,816 $51,291 $51,171
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Washington Maryland Colorado Minnesota North Dakota Illinois Nebraska Nevada Iowa South Dakota
$50,769 $50,320 $50,283 $49,503 $49,273 $48,829 $48,112 $47,862 $47,303 $47,155
21 22 23 24 25
Louisiana Texas Rhode Island New Hampshire Kansas
$46,388 $46,190 $45,420 $44,845 $44,318
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2009
Rank
State
Productivity per Capita
26 27 28 29 30
Pennsylvania Oregon Wisconsin North Carolina Oklahoma
$44,013 $43,299 $43,215 $42,431 $41,708
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Vermont Indiana Ohio Utah Georgia Missouri Florida Maine Arizona Tennessee
$40,913 $40,891 $40,828 $40,560 $40,206 $40,042 $39,758 $38,908 $38,868 $38,834
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
New Mexico Michigan Montana Kentucky Alabama Arkansas South Carolina Idaho West Virginia Mississippi U.S. Average
$37,221 $36,952 $36,876 $36,289 $36,073 $35,238 $35,001 $34,937 $34,809 $32,488 $46,093 19 10
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Education and Productivity
Connecticut’s Competitiveness is a Global Draw Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
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Country Liechtenstein Qatar Luxembourg Bermuda Norway Singapore Kuwait Connecticut Brunei United States Andorra Cayman Islands Hong Kong Switzerland United Arab Emirates Australia Iceland Netherlands Austria Bahrain Canada Ireland Sweden Belgium Denmark Greenland Falkland Islands Germany United Kingdom Finland Japan France Taiwan European Union Greece Monaco Italy Spain The Bahamas Israel
GDP per Capita $122,100 $121,000 $79,500 $69,900 $57,600 $53,900 $51,200 $50,700 $49,900 $46,000 $44,900 $43,800 $42,700 $41,200 $40,000 $39,900 $39,400 $39,400 $39,200 $38,800 $38,100 $37,700 $37,000 $36,800 $35,900 $35,900 $35,400 $34,200 $34,200 $34,100 $32,600 $32,500 $32,000 $31,900 $31,000 $30,000 $29,900 $29,300 $28,600 $28,600
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book, 2008
U.S. Foreign Subsidiaries in Connecticut ABB ACE Group Air Liquide Alcatel-Lucent Allianz Areva Inc. Arkema Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. Bayer BIC Corp. Boehringer Ingelheim Bridgestone Americas Covidien Deutsche Tekom/T-Mobile Fuji Photo Film Inc. GKN Aerospace Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Honda HSBC ING Ne`stle USA, Inc. Oldcastle Inc. Philips Reed Elsevier Rexam Royal Bank of Scotland Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Siemens Sodexo Swiss Re America Holding Corp. The Nielsen Company (US), Inc. Thomson Reuters Thule, Inc. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp. Tyco Unilever XL Capital Group Zurich North America
Source: Organization for International Investment
Section Four
International Business Hub
Connecticut has Excellent Access to World Markets
Foreign-based corporations employ
Connecticut’s strategic link
between New York City and Boston provides excellent access to European and Canadian markets. Exports by Connecticut companies totaled nearly $14 billion in 2009, giving it a per capita ranking of eighth nationally. Roughly 52 percent of these exports went to Canada and Europe. Transportation equipment is the largest export at $6.4 billion and supports roughly two of five transportation equipment manufacturing jobs in Connecticut.
Access to World Markets
Bradley International Airport,
Connecticut’s largest commercial airport located just north of the capital city of Hartford, was used by more than 5.3 million passengers in 2009. Bradley ranks 60th among the U.S. airports in the number of passengers and 33rd in tonnage of freight. Nonstop service from Bradley is provided to 31 destinations with over 226 daily flights, including service to Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. Connecting flights are readily available to Europe and worldwide locations for travelers who want the convenience of a user-friendly international airport.
nearly 100,000 people and invest $13.6 billion in Connecticut. Connecticut has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking the state 18th in the United States in the number of employees of U.S. subsidiaries. The relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant, providing the livelihood for more than 5 percent of Connecticut’s private sector workforce. Connecticut ranks fourth in the country in the share of its workforce hired by U.S. subsidiaries.
Connecticut serves world markets
through five seaports: New London, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk. Together these ports handle approximately 18 million short tons of freight. Rail service is available across much of the state and nearly nine million tons of cargo carried by rail in Connecticut. Passenger rail service provides easy access to New York City and Boston. Train ridership was approximately 38 million passengers.
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International Business Hub Connecticut is a Leading Exporter WA
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Per Capita Exports Rank
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Per Capita Exports
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Washington Louisiana Texas Vermont Delaware Alaska Kentucky Connecticut Oregon Utah
$7,781 $7,261 $6,577 $5,178 $4,871 $4,682 $4,091 $3,973 $3,897 $3,712
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
South Carolina Massachusetts Indiana North Dakota Michigan Tennessee California Illinois Kansas New Jersey
$3,615 $3,578 $3,566 $3,390 $3,275 $3,253 $3,249 $3,224 $3,163 $3,129
21 22 23 24 25
Iowa New York Wisconsin Ohio Minnesota
$3,006 $3,006 $2,958 $2,955 $2,949
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Office of Trade and Information, 2009
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Per Capita Exports
Rank
State
26 27 28 29 30
Nebraska West Virginia Alabama Florida Idaho
$2,712 $2,652 $2,624 $2,529 $2,508
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Georgia North Carolina New Hampshire Pennsylvania Nevada Mississippi Arizona Virginia Arkansas Wyoming
$2,416 $2,323 $2,311 $2,252 $2,146 $2,140 $2,126 $1,910 $1,823 $1,702
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Maine Maryland Missouri Rhode Island South Dakota Oklahoma Colorado Montana New Mexico Hawaii U.S. Average
$1,692 $1,619 $1,590 $1,420 $1,244 $1,197 $1,168 $1,080 $632 $435 $3,440
Section Four
International Business Hub
Destination of Connecticut’s Exports Connecticut’s Major Trading Partners Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Destination
France Canada Germany Mexico China United Kingdom South Korea Singapore Japan Saudi Arabia All Other World
Exports ($ Millions)
$2,217 $1,445 $1,306 $757 $753 $648 $518 $507 $484 $438 $4,905 $13,979
France 16%
All Other 36% Canada 10%
Germany 9%
Saudi Arabia 3% Mexico 5% Japan 3% China 5%
Singapore 4% South Korea 4%
United Kingdom 5%
Source: Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2009
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International Business Hub
Connecticut’s Major Export Industries Aerospace and Transportation Lead Connecticut’s Exports Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Transportation Equipment (Aerospace) Non-Electrical Machinery Computer & Electronic Products Agricultural Products Chemicals Fabricated Metal Products Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components All Other Total All Industries
Agricultural Products 7% Computer & Electronics 7%
Exports ($ Millions)
Industry
Chemicals 6%
$6,428 $1,439 $1,038 $983 $833 $547 $490 $2,220 $13,979
Fabricated Metal Products 4% Elec. Equip, Appliances, Components 4%
All Other 16% Non-Electrical Machinery 10%
Transportation Equipment (Aerospace) 46%
Source: Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. 2009
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International Business Hub
Connecticut Attracts Foreign Direct Investment Assets (Millions $) $0
Foreign Direct Investment by Country $500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,000
$4,000
Other United Kingdom Netherlands Switzerland Germany Japan Assets Employment
France Canada 0
5
10 15 Employment (Thousands)
20
25
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007
Foreign Direct Investment by Industry
Assets (Millions $) $0
$750
$1,500
$2,250
$3,000
$3,750
$4500
$5,250
Manufacturing Finance and Insurance Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Other Industries Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Assets Employment
Information Prof., Scientific, and Tech. Services 0
5
10
15 20 25 Employment (Thousands)
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007
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International Business Hub
Connecticut has Strong International Ties WA
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Connecticut is a Leader in Foreign Direct Employment Rank
State
Share of Employment from Foreign Investments
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Delaware South Carolina New Jersey Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island North Carolina Kentucky New York
5.9% 5.3% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6%
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Hawaii Indiana Tennessee Pennsylvania Illinois Virginia Maine Ohio Georgia Alabama
4.5% 4.5% 4.3% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7%
21 22 23 24 25
Maryland Kansas Texas Alaska Wyoming
3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007
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Share of Employment from Foreign Investments
Rank
State
26 27 28 29 30
California Michigan Minnesota Colorado West Virginia
3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8%
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Washington Vermont Missouri Wisconsin Arkansas Florida Iowa Utah Louisiana Arizona
2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Nebraska Nevada Oregon North Dakota Mississippi Oklahoma New Mexico Idaho Montana South Dakota U.S. Average
2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 3.6%
Section Four
International Business Hub
Connecticut is Centrally Located Between Boston and New York
The Connecticut River Valley along I-91, known as New England’s Knowledge Corridor, is the region’s second largest population, education and economic center.
Flight Time 5.5 Hours To Europe
Within 200 miles of Hartford: 40 million people (13% of U.S. total) 11 million people with associate’s degrees or higher 3.9 million residents with advanced degrees (18% of U.S. total) Average household income over $83,000 (20% above the average for U.S.) n 21 million jobs n 1.8 million establishments n A large share of the nation’s best universities and corporations n n n n
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Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities
Connecticut is a National Leader in Energy Efficiency WA
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Overall State Scoring on Energy Efficiency
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Energy Efficiency Score
Rank
State
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
California Massachusetts Connecticut Oregon New York Vermont Washington Minnesota Rhode Island Maine
44.5 39.0 37.5 36.5 34.5 33.5 33.0 30.5 27.5 26.0
11 11 13 13 15 16 16 18 19 20
Wisconsin Maryland New Hampshire New Jersey Pennsylvania Colorado Nevada Iowa Hawaii Idaho
24.0 24.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 18.5
20 22 22 22 25
Delaware Florida Utah Texas Illinois
18.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5
Source: American Council for Energy Efficient Economy, 2009 *Average of states
Energy Efficiency Score
Rank
State
25 27 28 29 30
North Carolina Ohio Arizona New Mexico Montana
16.0 15.5 15.0 14.5 13.5
31 32 33 33 35 36 37 38 38 40
Indiana Kentucky Virginia Michigan South Dakota South Carolina Tennessee Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas
12.0 11.5 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0
40 40 43 44 44 46 47 48 48 50
Missouri Louisiana Georgia Alaska West Virginia Nebraska Alabama Mississippi North Dakota Wyoming U.S. Average*
7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 4.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 17.1
Section Five
Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities
Connecticut Companies Get More for Their Electricity Dollar WA
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Gross State Product per Megawatt Hour Rank
State
GSP per Megawatt Hour
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
New York Alaska Connecticut California Massachusetts Hawaii Rhode Island New Jersey New Hampshire Delaware
$7,945 $7,576 $6,983 $6,887 $6,531 $6,145 $6,058 $5,899 $5,467 $5,263
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Colorado Vermont Illinois Maryland Maine Utah Minnesota Nevada Washington Pennsylvania
$4,768 $4,432 $4,382 $4,316 $4,258 $3,894 $3,821 $3,729 $3,696 $3,679
21 22 23 24 25
New Mexico Michigan Virginia Texas Wisconsin
$3,626 $3,617 $3,606 $3,526 $3,429
GSP per Megawatt Hour
Rank
State
26 27 28 29 30
South Dakota Florida Oregon Arizona Kansas
$3,368 $3,290 $3,282 $3,263 $3,106
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
North Carolina Iowa Ohio Georgia Nebraska Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma North Dakota Tennessee
$3,077 $2,983 $2,958 $2,943 $2,890 $2,823 $2,818 $2,602 $2,514 $2,420
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Indiana Montana Idaho Arkansas Wyoming South Carolina Mississippi Alabama West Virginia Kentucky U.S. Average
$2,382 $2,342 $2,207 $2,131 $2,116 $1,939 $1,923 $1,895 $1,802 $1,674 $3,781
Source: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2008.
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Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities
Connecticut is a Leader in Communications Technologies WA
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High Speed Connections per One Million People Rank
State
High Speed Connections
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Maryland Hawaii New York New Hampshire Delaware Virginia Colorado
405,961 400,236 397,335 387,548 386,802 380,372 377,495 376,622 370,345 367,968
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Florida Washington Rhode Island Nevada North Carolina California Maine Nebraska Ohio Pennsylvania
365,233 358,966 358,803 350,948 346,378 345,787 344,020 340,638 339,172 336,215
21 22 23 24 25
South Carolina Illinois Oregon Montana Kansas
333,313 332,089 330,955 330,567 330,310
State
26 27 28 29 30
Wyoming Alaska North Dakota Minnesota Georgia
328,342 325,522 321,162 317,748 316,050
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Arizona Wisconsin Texas South Dakota Louisiana Idaho Michigan Missouri Tennessee Indiana
312,799 309,012 307,929 305,768 302,369 293,289 288,028 287,257 285,877 281,139
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Oklahoma Iowa Utah New Mexico Vermont Kentucky Alabama Arkansas West Virginia Mississippi U.S. Average
280,459 279,560 279,393 274,819 270,510 269,127 264,032 252,113 249,053 208,828 332,973
Source: U.S. Federal Communications Commission High-Speed Services for Internet Access, December 2008
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High Speed Connections
Rank
Section Six
Quality of Life Land Usage in Connecticut Connecticut Land Cover
Source: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research, 2006
Acres Water, 103,151 Developed and Utility, 613,909
Forest, 1,758,920
Grass, Turf and Barren, 332,262
Wetlands, 19,332 Agricultural, 232,550 Source: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research
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Quality of Life
Connecticut’s Poverty Rate is Well Below National Average WA
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Percent of Population in Poverty Rank
State
Percent in Poverty
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New Hampshire Alaska Maryland Connecticut New Jersey Wyoming Massachusetts Hawaii Virginia Delaware
8.5% 9.0% 9.1% 9.4% 9.4% 9.8% 10.3% 10.4% 10.5% 10.8%
11 12 13 13 15 16 17 17 17 20
Minnesota Vermont Rhode Island Utah North Dakota Iowa Maine Nebraska Washington Nevada
11.0% 11.4% 11.5% 11.5% 11.7% 11.8% 12.3% 12.3% 12.3% 12.4%
20 22 23 24 25
Wisconsin Pennsylvania Colorado Illinois Kansas
12.4% 12.5% 12.9% 13.3% 13.4%
Rank
State
Percent in Poverty
26 26 26 29 29
California New York South Dakota Idaho Oregon
14.2% 14.2% 14.2% 14.3% 14.3%
31 32 33 34 35 36 36 38 39 39
Indiana Missouri Florida Montana Ohio Michigan Oklahoma North Carolina Arizona Georgia
14.4% 14.6% 14.9% 15.1% 15.2% 16.2% 16.2% 16.3% 16.5% 16.5%
41 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
South Carolina Tennessee Texas Louisiana Alabama West Virginia New Mexico Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi United States
17.1% 17.1% 17.2% 17.3% 17.5% 17.7% 18.0% 18.6% 18.8% 21.9% 14.3%
Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey. Number and percent in poverty in past 12 months, 2009
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Quality of Life Connecticut Residents are Insured WA
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Percent of Population with Health Insurance Rank
State
Share Covered with Health Insurance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10
Washington Massachusetts Minnesota Hawaii Wisconsin Maine Connecticut Iowa Pennsylvania Vermont
98.2% 92.9% 92.0% 91.9% 91.1% 90.5% 90.4% 90.2% 90.2% 89.8%
11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20
Rhode Island New Hampshire Ohio Michigan Delaware North Dakota South Dakota Indiana Kansas Nebraska
89.6% 89.3% 88.9% 88.7% 88.6% 88.6% 88.5% 88.2% 87.6% 87.5%
21 22 23 24 25
Missouri Alabama Maryland Illinois Virginia
87.2% 87.0% 86.8% 86.6% 86.5%
Rank
State
Share Covered with Health Insurance
26 27 28 29 30
New York Wyoming West Virginia Tennessee Utah
86.2% 86.1% 85.8% 85.6% 85.5%
31 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Idaho Kentucky New Jersey South Carolina Montana Colorado North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Arkansas
85.0% 85.0% 84.9% 83.9% 83.7% 83.5% 83.4% 83.1% 83.0% 82.4%
41 42 43 43 45 46 47 48 49 50
Georgia Alaska California Nevada Mississippi Arizona Louisiana Florida New Mexico Texas United States
82.3% 81.8% 81.5% 81.5% 80.9% 80.4% 79.9% 79.5% 77.0% 75.1% 84.5%
Source: CQ Press State Rankings 2010
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Quality of Life Connecticut’s Residents are Healthy WA
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State Health Score Rank
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State
Score*
Rank
State
26 27 28 29 30
Maryland Michigan Pennsylvania New Mexico Alaska
3.4 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.3
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Illinois Ohio Arizona Indiana Delaware North Carolina Kentucky Missouri West Virginia Alabama
0.8 0.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.6 -3.2 -3.6 -4.9 -5.0 -7.0
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Georgia Nevada Arkansas Oklahoma Florida Texas Tennessee South Carolina Mississippi Louisiana U.S. Average*
-7.8 -7.9 -8.1 -8.1 -8.9 -9.0 -9.7 -10.7 -15.0 -15.2 0.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vermont Hawaii New Hampshire Minnesota Utah Massachusetts Connecticut Idaho Maine Washington
24.8 21.6 19.9 18.8 18.2 17.7 17.5 16.1 15.3 14.9
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Rhode Island North Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Iowa Oregon Wisconsin New Jersey Colorado Virginia
14.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.3 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.0
21 22 23 24 25
South Dakota Kansas Montana California New York
7.5 6.7 6.5 5.3 3.8
Source: United Health Foundation, 2008 *Scores indicate the percentage a state is above or below the national norm. Eighteen components are in the index, including prevalence of smoking, infectious disease rates, immunization coverage, death rates and others.
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Section Six
Quality of Life Connecticut is a Safe Place WA
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Crimes per 100,000 Population Rank
State
Crimes Crimes
Rank
26 27 28 29 30
Mississippi Michigan Indiana Utah Alaska
3,235 3,335 3,449 3,488 3,579
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ohio Kansas Nevada Maryland Missouri Hawaii Arizona Delaware Washington North Carolina
3,603 3,608 3,758 3,791 3,877 3,936 3,965 3,986 3,998 4,072
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Oklahoma Georgia Alabama Arkansas New Mexico Louisiana Tennessee Florida Texas South Carolina United States
4,075 4,093 4,222 4,291 4,355 4,415 4,422 4,453 4,506 4,559 3,466
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
South Dakota North Dakota Idaho New Hampshire New York New Jersey Maine Vermont Pennsylvania Iowa
1,905 2,133 2,217 2,321 2,321 2,391 2,523 2,533 2,582 2,588
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Connecticut Virginia Montana Massachusetts Kentucky West Virginia Rhode Island Wisconsin Wyoming Minnesota
2,634 2,656 2,718 2,761 2,771 2,823 2,863 2,865 2,866 2,885
21 22 23 24 25
Colorado Nebraska California Oregon Illinois
3,004 3,043 3,204 3,222 3,234
State
Crimes
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, 2009
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Connecticut’s Climate is Temperate with Few Weather Disasters WA
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State
Events
Rank
State
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 9
Alaska Hawaii Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Michigan Rhode Island Vermont Arizona Colorado
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 18 18
Nevada New Hampshire North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wisconsin Wyoming Delaware Idaho
7-9 7-9 7-9 7-9 7-9 7-9 7-9 10-12 10-12
18 18 18 18 18 18
Minnesota Montana New Jersey New Mexico Oregon Washington
10-12 10-12 10-12 10-12 10-12 10-12
1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 7-9 7-9
26 26 26 26 30
Illinois Iowa Maryland West Virginia California
13-15 13-15 13-15 13-15 16-20
30 30 30 30 30 30 37 37 37 40
Indiana Kansas Nebraska New York Ohio Pennsylvania Arkansas Kentucky Missouri Florida
16-20 16-20 16-20 16-20 16-20 16-20 21-25 21-25 21-25 26-30
40 40 40 40 40 46 46 46 46 46
Georgia Louisiana Oklahoma South Carolina Virginia Alabama Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee Texas U.S. Mode
26-30 26-30 26-30 26-30 26-30 31-35 31-35 31-35 31-35 31-35 7-9
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA. National Climate Data Center, Billion Dollar Events, 1980 through 2009 *Events and dollar impacts are frequently spread over a number of states.
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