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 & Delaware

MEASUREARIZONADELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states1,051,917#45 of 50 states+6,530,467
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states448,735#45 of 50 states+2,633,265
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states64,111#43 of 50 states+252,592
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,530#34 of 50 states+$142
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states508,349#45 of 50 states+3,098,076
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states27,357#41 of 50 states+145,102
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states4,829#37 of 50 states+19,027
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states322,868#44 of 50 states+2,068,198
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states11,740#32 of 50 states+28,840
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states64,492#44 of 50 states+517,797
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states26.8 min#36 of 50 states−0.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$87,534#13 of 50 states−$6,048
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$45,438#18 of 50 states−$1,762
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$114,291#17 of 50 states−$3,769
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states41,214#43 of 50 states+261,668
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states157,858#44 of 50 states+863,386
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states141,559#43 of 50 states+654,451
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states20,017#45 of 50 states+93,455
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states8,714#47 of 50 states+50,161
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states965,746#45 of 50 states+5,740,234
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states71,608#44 of 50 states+695,772
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states723,573#45 of 50 states+4,133,492
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states413,752#45 of 50 states+2,395,466
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states402,254#45 of 50 states+2,501,393
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states81,333#45 of 50 states+401,661
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states24,376#48 of 50 states+187,802
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states595,235#46 of 50 states+3,286,863
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states225,206#32 of 50 states+111,071
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states830#50 of 50 states+234,537
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states50,610#37 of 50 states+238,847
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states122,813#40 of 50 states+2,312,848

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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