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 & North Dakota

MEASUREARIZONANORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states796,568#47 of 50 states+6,785,816
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states370,642#47 of 50 states+2,711,358
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states31,289#49 of 50 states+285,414
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$980#2 of 50 states+$692
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states419,172#47 of 50 states+3,187,253
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states8,163#50 of 50 states+164,296
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states8,535#30 of 50 states+15,321
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states201,238#47 of 50 states+2,189,828
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states2,170#49 of 50 states+38,410
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states29,953#49 of 50 states+552,336
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states17.5 min#1 of 50 states+8.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$77,871#25 of 50 states+$3,615
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$45,281#20 of 50 states−$1,605
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$103,487#28 of 50 states+$7,035
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states22,340#49 of 50 states+280,542
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states98,012#48 of 50 states+923,232
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states70,139#48 of 50 states+725,871
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states12,385#48 of 50 states+101,087
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states6,259#48 of 50 states+52,616
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states730,141#47 of 50 states+5,975,839
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states47,118#49 of 50 states+720,262
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states616,050#47 of 50 states+4,241,015
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states221,960#49 of 50 states+2,587,258
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states313,548#47 of 50 states+2,590,099
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states73,552#47 of 50 states+409,442
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states31,118#46 of 50 states+181,060
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states639,728#45 of 50 states+3,242,370
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states27,802#42 of 50 states+308,475
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states32,299#15 of 50 states+203,068
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states15,325#46 of 50 states+274,132
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states39,853#48 of 50 states+2,395,808

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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