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Arizona is known as “The Grand Canyon State” and “The Copper State” with the state capital designated as Phoenix. Arizona is located in the southwestern United States and is one of the Four Corners states. It borders New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, touches Colorado. Arizona has a 389 mile international border with Mexico. Arizona was the 48th state admitted into the U.S. in 1912. Arizona is home to The Grand Canyon which is a deep gorge, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders and was created by the Colorado River over millions of years. It is about 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and about 1 mile deep. The 2005 total gross state product was $216 billion. The state's per capita income in 2004 was $28,658. |
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| Total population (2007)
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6,338,755 |
| Total Births (2006)
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97,176 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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44,272 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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52,904 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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31,662 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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129,987 |
| Net migration (2006)
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161,649 |
| Total male population (2000)
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2,561,057 |
| Total female population (2000)
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2,569,575 |
| Total white population (2000)
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3,873,611 |
| Total black population (2000)
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158,873 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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92,236 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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255,879 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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6,733 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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1,295,617 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
3,763,685 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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2,974,910 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
107,926 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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155,283 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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71,144 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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4,602 |
| Female median age (2000) |
36 |
| Male median age (2000)
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33 |
| Total number households (2000) |
1,901,327 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.64 |
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| Capital |
Phoenix |
| Largest City |
Phoenix |
| State's Total Area Ranking |
6 |
| Total Area |
113 sq mi |
| Width |
310 miles |
| Length |
400 miles |
| Percent Water |
0.00% |
| Latitude |
31°20'N to 37°N |
| Longitude |
109°3'W to 114°50'W |
| Highest Elevation |
Humphreys Peak 12,633 ft (3,851 m) |
| Mean Elevation |
4 ft |
| Lowest Elevation |
Colorado River 70 ft (21 m) |
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| GDP (2005) |
$216,528,000,000 |
| GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 |
5.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,062,000,000 |
| Mining contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,026,000,000 |
| Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,835,000,000 |
| Construction contribution to GDP (2005) |
$15,579,000,000 |
| Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$17,009,000,000 |
| Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,635,000,000 |
| Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$12,510,000,000 |
| Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$18,203,000,000 |
| Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$6,082,000,000 |
| Information contribution to GDP (2005) |
$6,678,000,000 |
| Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$19,479,000,000 |
| Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$30,352,000,000 |
| Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$12,130,000,000 |
| Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,285,000,000 |
| Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$9,714,000,000 |
| Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,546,000,000 |
| Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$14,873,000,000 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,026,000,000 |
| Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,166,000,000 |
| Other services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$4,331,000,000 |
| Government contribution to GDP (2005) |
$26,006,000,000 |
| Total state tax (2005)
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$11,008,428 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$1,854 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
281,796 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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6,036 |
| Government hospital employees (2005) |
4,067 |
| Government transit employees (2005) |
298 |
| Population with health insurance (2000) |
4,251,756 |
| Population without health insurance (2000) |
947,231 |
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| State Flower |
Saguaro Cactus Blossom |
| State Bird |
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) |
| Violent crime (2005) |
30,478 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
513.2 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) |
445 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
7.5 |
| Forcible rape (2005) |
2,006 |
| Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
33.8 |
| Robbery (2005) |
8,579 |
| Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
144.4 |
| Aggravated assault (2005) |
19,448 |
| Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
327.4 |
| Property crime (2005) |
287,345 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
4838.0 |
| Burglary (2005) |
56,328 |
| Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
948.4 |
| Larceny-theft (2005) |
176,112 |
| Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2965.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft (2005) |
54,905 |
| Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
924.4 |
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