A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Alabama & New Hampshire

MEASUREALABAMANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,157,699#24 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+3,748,667
Housing units ↗Reported count2,288,330#24 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+1,649,535
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count322,243#11 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+235,734
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,077#12 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$481
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,344,294#24 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+1,574,914
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,581#26 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+81,609
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count15,210#21 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+13,873
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,697,053#20 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+1,295,452
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count10,169#33 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+5,968
Residents working from home ↗Reported count193,754#28 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+72,804
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.0 min#27 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$66,659#44 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$33,123
Per capita income ↗Dollars$36,940#44 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$16,124
Mean household income ↗Dollars$90,741#44 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$37,863
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count268,775#20 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+231,706
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count717,490#21 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+513,942
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count523,035#24 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+361,660
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count131,556#18 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+108,242
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count28,919#28 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+16,494
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,655,862#24 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+3,325,326
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count417,848#21 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+355,525
Private health insurance ↗Reported count3,426,395#24 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+2,356,834
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,921,506#25 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+1,459,740
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,809,091#24 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+1,187,145
Government workers ↗Reported count401,713#20 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+302,892
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count130,343#26 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+82,581
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,239,077#24 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+2,021,678
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,293,728#14 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+1,275,277
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,318#23 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+15,311
Asian population ↗Reported count78,339#34 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+40,709
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count306,966#32 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+236,054

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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