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Demographics and Socioeconomics. Ohio, located in the East North Central region of the United States, has a population of 11.2 million people, making it the seventh most populous state in 2005. The state’s population decreased by 197,534 people from 2000 to 2005, but is projected to increase to 11.6 million by 2025. This 0.2 percent projected annual growth rate compares to the projected national average of 1.0 percent. The state’s 2005 per capita personal income of $31,867 was the twentysecond lowest in the United States, some $2,628 below the national average. Per capita income in Ohio grew at an average annual rate of 2.5 percent from 2000 to 2005, compared to 2.9 percent nationally.
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© 2007 Patrick L. Anderson and Scott D. Watkins
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Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (2007). Ohio. In: Watkins, S.D., Anderson, P.L. (eds) The State Economic Handbook 2008 Edition. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230607248_36
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