Table 2: Plant Births by State
State |
Plant Births Number % |
1997 Number |
% | |
Alabama |
702 |
2.0 |
544 |
1.8 |
Arizona |
559 |
1.6 |
498 |
1.7 |
Arkansas |
414 |
1.2 |
287 |
1.0 |
California |
5680 |
16.1 |
4611 |
15.5 |
Colorado |
617 |
1.7 |
557 |
1.9 |
Connecticut |
424 |
1.2 |
332 |
1.1 |
Delaware |
59 |
0.2 |
57 |
0.2 |
District of Columbia. |
45 |
0.1 |
31 |
0.1 |
Florida |
1975 |
5.6 |
1651 |
5.5 |
Georgia |
1001 |
2.8 |
860 |
2.9 |
Idaho |
227 |
0.6 |
202 |
0.7 |
Illinois |
1328 |
3.8 |
1115 |
3.7 |
Indiana |
750 |
2.1 |
598 |
2.0 |
Iowa |
287 |
0.8 |
242 |
0.8 |
Kansas |
278 |
0.8 |
269 |
0.9 |
Kentucky |
406 |
1.1 |
339 |
1.1 |
Louisiana |
425 |
1.2 |
362 |
1.2 |
Maine |
211 |
0.6 |
226 |
0.8 |
Maryland |
329 |
0.9 |
287 |
1.0 |
Massachusetts |
716 |
2.0 |
594 |
2.0 |
Michigan |
1112 |
3.1 |
1050 |
3.5 |
Minnesota |
677 |
1.9 |
616 |
2.1 |
Mississippi |
442 |
1.3 |
313 |
1.0 |
Missouri |
670 |
1.9 |
470 |
1.6 |
Montana |
185 |
0.5 |
178 |
0.6 |
Nebraska |
148 |
0.4 |
116 |
0.4 |
Nevada |
167 |
0.5 |
194 |
0.7 |
New Hampshire |
222 |
0.6 |
203 |
0.7 |
New Jersey |
999 |
2.8 |
785 |
2.6 |
New Mexico |
208 |
0.6 |
173 |
0.6 |
New York |
2476 |
7.0 |
2154 |
7.2 |
North Carolina |
1079 |
3.1 |
865 |
2.9 |
North Dakota |
60 |
0.2 |
70 |
0.2 |
Ohio |
1297 |
3.7 |
1064 |
3.6 |
Oklahoma |
394 |
1.1 |
348 |
1.2 |
Oregon |
706 |
2.0 |
569 |
1.9 |
Pennsylvania |
1333 |
3.8 |
1068 |
3.6 |
Rhode Island |
221 |
0.6 |
151 |
0.5 |
South Carolina |
456 |
1.3 |
439 |
1.5 |
South Dakota |
101 |
0.3 |
71 |
0.2 |
Tennessee |
710 |
2.0 |
561 |
1.9 |
Texas |
2293 |
6.5 |
2164 |
7.3 |
Utah |
277 |
0.8 |
294 |
1.0 |
Vermont |
145 |
0.4 |
140 |
0.5 |
Virginia |
461 |
1.3 |
449 |
1.5 |
Washington |
1013 |
2.9 |
750 |
2.5 |
West Virginia |
189 |
0.5 |
156 |
0.5 |
Wisconsin |
789 |
2.2 |
687 |
2.3 |
Wyoming_________ |
74 |
0.2 |
61 |
0.2 |
Total________________ |
35337 |
100.0 |
29821 |
100.0 |
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