The Little House on the Prairie State


Illinois State Facts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    State Population: 12,671,469 

    State Capital: Springfield, IL (114,394) 

    Statehood: 21st State (1818)

    State Flower: Violet

Three Largest Cities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Third Place: Joliet, IL (150,362)

    Second Place: Aurora, IL (180,542)

    First Place: Chicago, IL (2,746,388)

State Demographics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

    Sex:

            Females - 50.9%

            Males - 49.1%

    Age:

            Average Age - 38.6 years old

            0 - 29 years old - 39%

            30 - 59 years old - 39%

            60 - 80+ years old - 23%

    Race:

            White - 60.7%

            Hispanic or Latino - 17.04%

            Black or African American - 13.9%

            Asian - 5.6%

            Two or More Races - 2.03%

            American Indian and Alaska Native - 0.155%

            Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.023%

    Income:

            Median Household Income - $69,187

            Average Male Salary - $76,281

            Average Female Salary - $57,663


Political Party Affiliation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

   Illinois is a Democratic state 

            2020 Election - 57.5% Democratic vs 40.6% Republican 

            2016 Election - 55.8% Democratic vs 38.8% Republican 





 Major Industries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Business Services - Illinois inhabits many international companies, like the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the CME Group. This sector alone has 1,293,000 people working.

    Advanced Manufacturing - Illinois is a technologically advanced enterprise, dealing with various products, like pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and machine parts fabrication. About half of the Illinois workforce has a job within these fields. 

    Agriculture - Illinois houses 75,000 farms, meaning that 76% of the state is utilized for farmland. These farms include livestock, crops, and some even produce biofuels. Because of all of these products, the agriculture industry brings in about $20 million dollars each year. 

    Biotechnology - Illinois has many affluent life science companies, like Abbott Laboratories, Astella, and Hospira. These companies produce advancements in medical devices, nutrition, and environmental solutions. This industry has brought in about $100 billion dollars total. 

Covid 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    IllinoisCases - 2,987,502

    Illinois' Tested - 52,553,574

    Illinois' Vaccine Doses - 20,803,108

    Illinois' Deaths - 31,795

Sources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/IL,chicagocityillinois/PST045221

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/illinois

https://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US17-illinois/

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/illinois#health

https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/illinois/

https://livability.com/il/education-careers-opportunity/top-industries-in-illinois/

https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/




 


























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