(Also known as Torn Pectoral, Pec Strain, Pectoral Muscle Strain, Strained Pectoral, Pectoral Tear) What is a pectoral strain? A pectoral strain is a condition characterised by partial or complete tearing of one or more of the pectoral (chest) muscles (figure 1).
Conservative States Mostly in the South; Liberal States on the Coasts. Six of the top 10 most conservative states are located in the South (Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and South Carolina). Three others are in the Mountain West (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho), and one is Oklahoma -- straddling the Midwest/southern border.
In each of 10 southern states -- Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Louisiana, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi -- more than 1 million people reported as Black. New York was the state with the largest number of people reporting as Black in 2000 (3,014,385).