Table 70: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Management, Professional, and Related 
          Occupations for the United States and States in the United States, 2000 - Ranked 
          by Percent Employed in Management, Professional, and Related Occupations in 2000 
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                     43,646,731                    33.6

   1  District of Columbia                                 134,387                    51.1
   2  Maryland                                           1,076,233                    41.3
   3  Massachusetts                                      1,298,704                    41.1
   4  Connecticut                                          651,385                    39.1
   5  Virginia                                           1,304,906                    38.2
   6  New Jersey                                         1,501,037                    38.0
   7  Colorado                                             823,731                    37.4
   8  New York                                           3,079,837                    36.7
   9  Vermont                                              115,136                    36.3
  10  California                                         5,295,069                    36.0
  12  Minnesota                                            923,768                    35.8
  12  New Hampshire                                        232,927                    35.8
  13  Washington                                           993,198                    35.6
  14  Delaware                                             132,858                    35.3
  15  Alaska                                                96,839                    34.4
  16  Illinois                                           1,993,671                    34.2
  17  New Mexico                                           259,510                    34.0
  19  Kansas                                               445,588                    33.9
  19  Rhode Island                                         169,994                    33.9
  21  North Dakota                                         105,314                    33.3
  21  Texas                                              3,078,757                    33.3
  23  Montana                                              140,956                    33.1
  23  Oregon                                               538,029                    33.1
  24  Nebraska                                             289,073                    33.0
  26  Arizona                                              730,001                    32.7
  26  Georgia                                            1,255,959                    32.7
  28  Pennsylvania                                       1,841,175                    32.6
  28  South Dakota                                         122,207                    32.6
  29  Utah                                                 339,310                    32.5
  30  Hawaii                                               173,437                    32.2
  34  Florida                                            2,206,193                    31.5
  34  Maine                                                196,862                    31.5
  34  Michigan                                           1,459,767                    31.5
  34  Missouri                                             836,005                    31.5
  35  Idaho                                                188,094                    31.4
  37  Iowa                                                 466,436                    31.3
  37  Wisconsin                                            857,205                    31.3
  38  North Carolina                                     1,192,816                    31.2
  39  Ohio                                               1,672,257                    31.0
  40  Oklahoma                                             468,088                    30.3
  41  Wyoming                                               72,258                    30.0
  42  Louisiana                                            553,552                    29.9
  44  Alabama                                              566,325                    29.5
  44  Tennessee                                            781,153                    29.5
  45  South Carolina                                       530,117                    29.1
  47  Indiana                                              851,016                    28.7
  47  Kentucky                                             515,225                    28.7
  48  West Virginia                                        204,370                    27.9
  49  Arkansas                                             325,169                    27.7
  50  Mississippi                                          321,110                    27.4
  51  Nevada                                               239,717                    25.7
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