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59

Percentage of Americans who believe wealth in the U.S. should be more evenly distributed. Source: Gallup.

$2,424

The amount per student more Kansas invests than Colorado invests. Source: Colorado School Finance Project. 

5 percent

The number of school-aged children in Colorado with ADHD, the lowest percentage in the nation. Source:  Center for Disease Control, Vital and Health Statistics

2.9 million

Number of visitors every year to Rocky Mountain National Park. Source: National Park Service.

10th

Colorado’s ranking among states for producing cattle, including dairy cows, with 2.8 percent of U.S. cattle coming from Colorado. Texas is No. 1, with 14.3 percent of cattle coming from the Lone Star State. Source: USDA, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.  

58

Percentage of 17 million workers who would be affected by a minimum wage hike who are women. Source: Economic Policy Institute.

176,822

The number of EITC recipients in Colorado state that use paid preparers to complete their tax returns. Source: National Consumer Law Center.

411,000

The number of Coloradans in 2011 classified as “underemployed,” or working an average of 17 hours less per week than desired. Source: Colorado Genuine Progress Indicator, CFI, 2013.

1876

Year Colorado was admitted to the union. 

36

Percent of Americans who own guns as of 2011. Source: Gallup Inc, Gun Owners of America.

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