On December 11, 2020, Indianan will celebrate 204 years as the 19th state admitted to the union. To celebrate, we used Data-Z to find fun facts about Indiana and to learn more about the Hoosier State.
Indiana is ranked 14th in our 2020 Financial State of the States report. The state is $2.6 billion in debt and the state earned 86/100 points on our Financial Transparency Report.
Indiana has a Taxpayer Burden of $1,300 which means each taxpayer would have to pay an extra $1,300 to fully fund Indiana’s bills.
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The Crossroads of America spent $2.7 billion on highway expenditures, which is only .34 percent of the state spending.
Before COVID-19, Indiana saw its lowest unemployment rate in recent history at 2.4 percent.
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While Leslie Knope continues to fight for parks and rec’s funding, the state only spent .14 percent of its budget on its state parks.
Indiana’s median home value is $147,300, with the average rent for a two-bedroom being $911.
In 2019, the state brought in$5.9 billion in income taxes.
In 2019, Indiana’s poverty rate was 10.1 percent, with 15.3 percent of children living below the poverty line.
You can learn more about Indiana and make your own charts using Data-Z. And we at Truth in Accounting wish our home state Illinois a very happy 204th birthday!
Kate Brennan is a marketing and social media intern at Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that researches government financial data.