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 & New York

MEASUREARIZONANEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−12,284,864
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−5,406,066
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−532,134
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states+$38
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−6,130,787
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−374,912
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states+1,982
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−3,672,976
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,272,180
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−542,580
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−6.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states−$4,334
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$7,326
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$18,040
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−967,358
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−1,524,714
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−1,165,116
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−356,094
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−281,513
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−11,987,021
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states−206,335
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−7,829,763
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−5,761,390
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−4,706,674
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−1,083,326
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−332,757
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−6,435,151
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states−2,292,961
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states+201,080
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,584,552
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−1,583,627

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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