A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Arizona & Connecticut

MEASUREARIZONACONNECTICUTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states3,675,069#29 of 50 states+3,907,315
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states1,530,197#29 of 50 states+1,551,803
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states98,822#37 of 50 states+217,881
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,550#35 of 50 states+$122
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states1,903,478#28 of 50 states+1,702,947
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states99,093#28 of 50 states+73,366
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states8,549#29 of 50 states+15,307
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states1,031,140#29 of 50 states+1,359,926
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states75,292#12 of 50 states−34,712
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states250,606#26 of 50 states+331,683
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states27.0 min#37 of 50 states−0.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$96,049#10 of 50 states−$14,563
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$56,190#2 of 50 states−$12,514
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$139,313#4 of 50 states−$28,791
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states173,433#29 of 50 states+129,449
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states472,400#29 of 50 states+548,844
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states380,368#28 of 50 states+415,642
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states70,857#31 of 50 states+42,615
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states39,802#24 of 50 states+19,073
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states3,419,245#29 of 50 states+3,286,735
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states211,726#33 of 50 states+555,654
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states2,456,311#30 of 50 states+2,400,754
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states1,379,370#29 of 50 states+1,429,848
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states1,541,581#28 of 50 states+1,362,066
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states243,541#32 of 50 states+239,453
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states115,957#28 of 50 states+96,221
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states2,221,018#31 of 50 states+1,661,080
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states365,281#24 of 50 states−29,004
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states3,756#44 of 50 states+231,611
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states172,938#24 of 50 states+116,519
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states706,806#18 of 50 states+1,728,855

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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