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

Arizona & New Hampshire

MEASUREARIZONANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+6,173,352
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+2,443,205
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+230,194
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$114
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+2,837,045
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+150,487
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+22,519
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+1,989,465
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+36,379
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+461,339
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$18,296
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$9,388
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$18,082
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+265,813
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+817,696
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+634,635
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+90,158
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+46,450
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+5,375,444
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+705,057
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+3,787,504
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+2,347,452
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+2,281,701
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+384,173
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+164,416
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+2,664,699
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+317,826
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+234,360
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+251,827
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+2,364,749

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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