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

Alaska & Georgia

MEASUREALASKAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count740,133#48 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−10,440,745
Housing units ↗Reported count326,200#49 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−4,084,756
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count55,712#46 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−392,352
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,444#31 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$62
Employed residents ↗Reported count342,028#49 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−5,121,531
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,681#44 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−247,389
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count26,882#12 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−27,604
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count195,492#48 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,989,799
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,460#48 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−62,494
Residents working from home ↗Reported count30,477#48 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−773,116
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.8 min#5 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−9.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$95,665#11 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states+$15,674
Per capita income ↗Dollars$47,267#13 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$5,271
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,082#13 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states+$13,175
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count28,394#47 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−427,946
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count72,734#50 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,176,894
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count66,714#50 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−876,207
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,385#50 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−199,239
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,207#46 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−57,624
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count628,145#48 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−9,046,471
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count77,532#41 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,236,691
Private health insurance ↗Reported count464,281#48 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,925,367
Public health insurance ↗Reported count266,835#47 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−3,242,875
Private wage workers ↗Reported count232,937#49 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−4,140,893
Government workers ↗Reported count88,269#44 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−690,750
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count20,354#50 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−279,058
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count421,910#49 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−4,945,917
Black or African American population ↗Reported count17,803#45 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,364,928
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count99,626#5 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states+82,174
Asian population ↗Reported count43,816#38 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−500,410
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count57,229#44 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,241,971

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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