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.

Arkansas & New Hampshire

MEASUREARKANSASNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,088,354#33 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+1,679,322
Housing units ↗Reported count1,365,265#31 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+726,470
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count174,275#29 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+87,766
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$982#4 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$576
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,399,240#34 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+629,860
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count55,540#34 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+33,568
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count6,395#34 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+5,058
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,016,030#30 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+614,429
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count3,953#45 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states−248
Residents working from home ↗Reported count119,058#36 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states−1,892
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$62,106#47 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$37,676
Per capita income ↗Dollars$34,812#48 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$18,252
Mean household income ↗Dollars$85,474#48 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$43,130
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count111,766#34 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+74,697
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count434,135#30 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+230,587
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count293,585#33 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+132,210
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count81,976#28 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+58,662
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,707#38 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+5,282
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,747,878#33 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+1,417,342
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count284,915#29 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+222,592
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,842,687#34 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+773,126
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,293,264#30 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+831,498
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,091,890#34 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+469,944
Government workers ↗Reported count218,848#34 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+120,027
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,181#32 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+38,419
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,055,864#33 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+838,465
Black or African American population ↗Reported count434,109#22 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+415,658
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,145#30 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+12,138
Asian population ↗Reported count54,576#36 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+16,946
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count294,671#33 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+223,759

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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