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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District from the 2010 census. The table includes total population, population by sex, income, age and education

From: Mapping disparities in homicide trends across Brazil: 2000–2014

State

Population

Income

Age

Education

 

Total

Male

Female

Per capita income

Aged 0–24 years

Aged 25–49 years old

Aged 50 and over

% aged 25 or older graduated from elementary school

% aged 25 or older graduated from secondary school

% aged 25 or older graduated from higher education

Acre

733,559

368,324

365,235

522.15

53.79

33.5

12.72

43.98

31.56

8.98

Alagoas

3,120,494

1,511,767

1,608,727

432.56

48.5

34.77

16.73

36.36

24.98

6.9

Amapá

669,526

335,135

334,391

598.98

54.32

34.66

11.02

57.89

43.89

10.84

Amazonas

3,483,985

1,753,179

1,730,806

539.8

53.4

34.19

12.41

52.07

37.77

8.23

Bahia

14,016,906

6,878,266

7,138,640

496.73

44.39

36.72

18.9

41.75

29.82

6.4

Ceará

8,452,381

4,120,088

4,332,293

460.63

45.64

35.47

18.89

42.88

29.23

7.16

Distrito Federal

2,570,160

1,228,880

1,341,280

1715.11

41.83

41.97

16.2

69.85

55.4

23.95

Espírito Santo

3,514,952

1,731,218

1,783,734

815.43

40.86

38.52

20.61

50.64

36.09

11.06

Goiás

6,003,788

2,981,627

3,022,161

810.97

42.13

39.4

18.48

50.06

34.69

10.27

Maranhão

6,574,789

3,261,515

3,313,274

360.34

51.3

32.85

15.84

38.53

26.36

5.43

Mato Grosso

3,035,122

1,549,536

1,485,586

762.52

44.48

38.99

16.53

48.29

33.03

10.47

Mato Grosso do Sul

2,449,024

1,219,928

1,229,096

799.34

43.19

37.67

19.14

49.36

34.88

11.99

Minas Gerais

19,597,330

9,641,877

9,955,453

749.69

40.04

37.68

22.28

46.4

32.25

10.57

Pará

7,581,051

3,821,837

3,759,214

446.76

51.32

34.67

14.01

43.53

28.51

6.21

Paraíba

3,766,528

1,824,379

1,942,149

474.94

43.87

35.68

20.46

37.67

26.98

8.02

Paraná

10,444,526

5,130,994

5,313,532

890.89

40.42

38.02

21.56

50.85

35.62

12.75

Pernambuco

8,796,448

4,230,681

4,565,767

525.64

44.2

36.5

19.3

43.05

30.59

8.01

Piauí

3,118,360

1,528,422

1,589,938

416.93

45.96

34.9

19.14

35.92

24.47

7.29

Rio de Janeiro

15,989,929

7,625,679

8,364,250

1039.3

37.27

38.29

24.45

62.04

44.45

14.31

Rio Grande do Norte

3,168,027

1,548,887

1,619,140

545.42

43.97

36.96

19.07

43.93

31.57

8.32

Rio Grande do Sul

10,693,929

5,205,057

5,488,872

959.24

37.18

37.22

25.6

52.14

35.43

11.28

Rondônia

1,562,409

795,157

767,252

670.82

46.83

37.88

15.29

42.68

29.02

8.04

Roraima

450,479

228,859

221,620

605.59

53.16

34.8

12.04

54.3

40.97

10.16

Santa Catarina

6,248,436

3,100,360

3,148,076

983.9

39.58

39.28

21.14

53.78

37.03

12.53

São Paulo

41,262,199

20,077,873

21,184,326

1084.46

38.3

39.42

22.29

59

42.33

15.1

Sergipe

2,068,017

1,005,041

1,062,976

523.53

46.37

36.67

16.95

42.5

30.29

8.53

Tocantins

1,383,445

702,424

681,021

586.62

48.37

35.51

16.12

46.78

34.45

10.25