2021 State Comparisons

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2020 Resident Population by State

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Year
United States
North Carolina North Carolina Rank
Households:
2019
122,802,852
4,046,348
8
Total COVID-19 Cases:
2021-07-01
33,496,454
1,013,689
10
COVID-19 Rate Per 100,000 Pop.:
2021-07-01
9,919
9,665
37
Total COVID-19 Deaths:
2021-07-01
603,018
13,434
14
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 Pop.:
2021-07-01
168
128
33
New COVID-19 Cases in the Last 7 Days:
2021-07-01
92,733
1,955
14
Households with Internet Access:
2019
89.1%
88.0%
36
Per Capita Personal Income:
2020
$59,729
$50,086
40
Persons Below Poverty Level:
2019
12%
14%
11
New Privately-Owned Housing Units:
2020
1,471,000
80,000
4
Annual Pct Change In Number Of Prisoners:
2019
-2%
-2%
23
Avg Salary, Elem. School Teachers:
2020
65,400
50,100
40
Avg Salary, Sec. School Teachers:
2020
67,340
51,460
45
Business Starts:
2019
1,820,770
50,816
9
Number of Farms, Estimate:
2020
2,019,000
46,000
17
Motor Vehicle Registrations:
2019
276,491,174
8,527,388
9
Gasoline Tax Rate:
2019
$0.18.4/gal
$0.35.3/gal
10