And you want to complain about Gov. Branstad? 4. Iowa (fourth best run state in the country) > Debt per capita: $1,995 (10th lowest) > Credit Rating (S&P/Moodys): AAA/Aaa > 2013 unemployment rate: 4.6% (6th lowest) > Median household income: $52,229 (21st highest) > Poverty rate: 12.7% (14th lowest) Iowas 2013 unemployment rate of just 4.6% was sixth lowest in the nation. This has likely contributed to the low percentage of residents without health insurance. Just 8.1% of Iowans did not have health care coverage in 2013, the fourth lowest rate in the nation. The state also had the 12th highest GDP growth rate in the nation last year, at 2.9%. Agriculture, in particular, contributed substantially to economic growth. As of last year, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting accounted for 5.8% of GDP in Iowa, more than in all but three other states. Iowa was is the nations top producer of corn and soybeans, as well as the top producer of hogs, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures 2012 Census of Agriculture.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:35:37 +0000
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