West Virginia

Scott D. Watkins and Patrick Anderson

A chapter in The State Economic Handbook 2009 Edition, 2008, pp 240-244 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract With a population of 1.8 million people, West Virginia was fourteenth least populous state in the United States in 2006. From 2000 to 2006 the state’s population increased by 10,126 people, and is projected to decrease slightly by 2025. The —0.15% projected annual growth rate compares to the projected national average of 0.8%. The state’s 2006 per capita personal income of $28,067 was higher compared to $26,435 in 2005 and second lowest in the United States, some $8,562 below the national average. Per capita income in West Virginia grew at an average annual rate of 4.2% from 2000 to 2006, compared to 3.5% nationally.

Keywords: National Average; Employment Growth; Average Annual Rate; Agency Agency; Business Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230614994_49

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