Pacific StatesPolitical Culture

• Washington -Moralistic• Hawaii -Individualistic• Oregon -Moralistic• California -Moralistic

% Change in Population 2000-2009

Population in 2009• Hawaii: 1,295,178 (42nd)• Oregon: 3,825,657 (27th)• Washington: 6,664,195 (13th)• California: 36,961,664 (1st)• USA: 307,006,550

• Source: http://qickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

Washington Hawaii Oregon California USA0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%13.1%

6.9%

11.8%

9.1% 9.1%

State Ranking

Washington: 2nd (1999 Rank: 4th)Hawaii: 35th (1999 Rank: 26th)Oregon: 11th (1999 Rank: 15th)California: 3rd (1999 Rank: 2nd)

Source:http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/overall_rank.html

Washington Hawaii Oregon California USA0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

86.2

53.7

68.9

85.5

60.3

New EconomyScore 2002

New Economy Index by State

% Urban Population Change1990-2008

SourcesThe Almanac of American Politics 2010;http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/37_urban_and_rural_population_and_by.html

Washington Hawaii Oregon California USA0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

76.0%

89.0%

70.0%

92.8%

75.2%

81.2%

90.8%

79.2%

92.7%

82.0%

Urban Population 1990Urban Population 2008

Racial Diversity

79.6%

2.0% 11.2%

3.7%3.5%

Oregon

White (Non-Hispanic)

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Other74.6%

3.9%

10.3%

7.0%

4.2%

Washington

White (Non-Hispanic)BlackHispanicAsianOther

25.1%

3.2%

9.0%

38.8%

23.9%

Hawaii

White (Non-Hispanic)

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Other

41.7%

6.6%

37.0%

12.7%

2.0%

California

White (Non-Hispanic)BlackHispanicAsianOther

65.1%12.9%

15.8%

4.6% 1.6%

USA

White (Non-Hispanic)

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Other

Per Capita Income 2007

Washington: 14th

Hawaii: 18th

Oregon: 30th

California: 7th

Source:http://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank29.html

Washington Hawaii Oregon California USA30,000

32,000

34,000

36,000

38,000

40,000

42,000

44,000

38,414

39,239

34,784

41,571

38,611