| State Information and Rankings | |||
| Tax burdens (State finance data 2002) | Tax Foundation | MD | VA |
| (State and Local taxes) | 37 9.7% |
40 9.4% |
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| (State, Local, Federal taxes) | 29 31.3% |
25 31.3% |
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| The National Association of State Budget Directors | |||
| The American Legislative Exchange Council | |||
| The National Council of State Legislatures | |||
| People with High School Degree (%) | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 21 (85.2%) |
28 (83.2%) |
| People with Bachelor's Degree or higher (%) | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 4 (32.8%) |
7 (31.3%) |
| "Smartest" State |
Governmentguide.com (criteria: positive attributes, such as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math proficiency, pupil-teacher ratios and teacher salaries. States received negative points for things like drop-out rates and physical violence.) |
30 | 37 |
| Population Below Poverty Level (%) | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 46 (8.1%) |
43 (9.3%) |
| Speaking a Language Other Than English (%) | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 19 (12.1%) |
21 (10.9%) |
| Median Household Income | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 4 ($53,756) |
10 ($48,603) |
| Median Housing Value (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 12 ($151,670) |
20 ($134,931) |
| Percent In Labor Force (Pop 16 Years +) (Including Armed Forces) |
American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 12 (69.6%) |
17 (68.4%) |
| Median Monthly Housing Costs for (Specified) Mortgaged Owners (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 9 ($1.337) |
16 ($1,203) |
| State Health Rank | American Community Survey (US Census Bureau) | 24 | 15 |
| "Digital Justice" (technology & law enfocement intrgration) | Digital Justice
Center for Digital Government |
4 | - |
| "Most Livable State" (criteria) | Morgan Quinto | 17 | 4 |
| "High Crime State" (2000) | Morgan Quinto | ||
| 4
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21
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| Rape | 25 | 41 | |
| Robbery | 1 | 26 | |
| Assault | 11 | 39 | |
| Burglary | 18 | 44 | |
| MV Theft | 9 | 38 | |