Updated version of the datasets::state.x77 matrix, which provided eight statistics from the 1970s. This version is a modern tibble with updated statistics.
state_factsA tibble with 51 rows and 9 variables:
Full state name
Resident population (2020 Decennial Census, April 1, 2020)
Votes in the Electoral College (2020 Census reapportionment, applies 2022–2032)
The date on which the state was admitted to the union
Per capita income in dollars (2022 ACS 1-year)
Life expectancy at birth in years, both sexes (2021 NCHS)
Homicide rate per 100,000 population (2022 FBI NIBRS)
Proportion of population 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher (2022 ACS 1-year)
Mean number of days per year with minimum temperature below freezing (1991-2020 NCEI Climate Normals)
Population: 2020 Decennial Census PL 94-171 file, variable P1_001N via tidycensus
Electoral College: 2020 Census reapportionment (NARA https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation)
Income: 2022 ACS 1-year, variable B19301_001 (per capita income) via tidycensus
Life Expectancy: NCHS 2021 state life tables via https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/it4f-frdc/rows.csv
Murder: FBI Crime Data Explorer API (2022 NIBRS)
Education: 2022 ACS 1-year Subject Table S1501, variable S1501_C02_015 via tidycensus
Frost: NCEI 1991-2020 Climate Normals, variable ANN-TMIN-AVGNDS-LSTH032, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-annualseasonal/1991-2020/