Wisconsin State Profile

Wisconsin is a leading state in milk and cheese production. Other important farm products are peas, beans, beets, corn, potatoes, oats, hay, and cranberries. The chief industrial products of the state are automobiles, machinery, furniture, paper, beer, and processed foods. Wisconsin ranks second among the 47 paper-producing states. The state's mines produce copper, iron ore, lead, and zinc. Wisconsin is a pioneer in social legislation, providing pensions for the blind (1907), aid to dependent children (1913), and old-age assistance (1925). In labor legislation, the state was the first to enact an unemployment compensation law (1932) and the first in which a workman's compensation law actually took effect. In 1984, Wisconsin became the first state to adopt the Uniform Marital Property Act. The state has over 14,000 lakes, of which Winnebago is the largest. Water sports, ice-boating, and fishing are popular, as are skiing and hunting. Public parks and forests take up one-seventh of the land, with 43 state parks, 12 state forests, 14 state trails, 3 recreational areas, and 2 national forests. The population according to the 2010 census is 5,686,986. African Americans make up 6.3% of the population and Hispanics make up 5.9% of the population.

State Information

Quick Facts from the Census: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55000.html
Healthy People 2010 Wisconsin: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/statehealthplan/
Population Profiles: http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/WI_2K_Profile.pdf
Congressional Maps: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/redistricting/districts.htm
National Association of Counties: http://www.naco.org/
State Resources - Wisconsin (from the Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/wisconsin.php
Additional national databases for state information: National Data

State Health Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Data and Profiles for State, Tribal, Local and Territories: http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/DataStatistics/
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA In Your State Fact Sheet: Wisconsin: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/HIMSFactSheet.aspx?statecd=55
Informed Caring: http://informedcaring.org/
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/epht/
Wisconsin State Profile from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/data/state_profile_WI.htm
Additional databases for state health information: National Health Data