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.

California & Louisiana

MEASURECALIFORNIALOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count39,431,263#1 of 50 states4,597,740#25 of 50 states+34,833,523
Housing units ↗Reported count14,392,140#1 of 50 states2,073,200#25 of 50 states+12,318,940
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,079,379#3 of 50 states289,917#17 of 50 states+789,462
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$2,104#50 of 50 states$1,064#10 of 50 states+$1,040
Employed residents ↗Reported count19,240,700#1 of 50 states2,064,084#27 of 50 states+17,176,616
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count1,213,681#1 of 50 states112,107#22 of 50 states+1,101,574
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count148,959#1 of 50 states14,830#22 of 50 states+134,129
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count11,486,404#1 of 50 states1,466,171#26 of 50 states+10,020,233
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count623,078#2 of 50 states18,936#27 of 50 states+604,142
Residents working from home ↗Reported count2,672,106#1 of 50 states163,353#31 of 50 states+2,508,753
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.7 min#46 of 50 states26.2 min#28 of 50 states+3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,149#5 of 50 states$60,986#48 of 50 states+$39,163
Per capita income ↗Dollars$49,934#10 of 50 states$35,440#47 of 50 states+$14,494
Mean household income ↗Dollars$140,112#3 of 50 states$86,656#47 of 50 states+$53,456
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,860,876#1 of 50 states309,670#15 of 50 states+1,551,206
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,979,060#1 of 50 states603,028#26 of 50 states+3,376,032
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count3,039,722#1 of 50 states404,329#27 of 50 states+2,635,393
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count790,850#1 of 50 states122,396#20 of 50 states+668,454
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count512,054#1 of 50 states27,636#30 of 50 states+484,418
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count36,664,436#1 of 50 states4,157,175#26 of 50 states+32,507,261
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,314,464#3 of 50 states348,045#24 of 50 states+1,966,419
Private health insurance ↗Reported count24,647,655#1 of 50 states2,627,967#28 of 50 states+22,019,688
Public health insurance ↗Reported count15,996,023#1 of 50 states2,087,086#20 of 50 states+13,908,937
Private wage workers ↗Reported count14,876,469#1 of 50 states1,595,036#27 of 50 states+13,281,433
Government workers ↗Reported count2,904,921#1 of 50 states332,938#26 of 50 states+2,571,983
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count1,421,571#1 of 50 states131,681#25 of 50 states+1,289,890
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count12,842,211#1 of 50 states2,535,671#29 of 50 states+10,306,540
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,008,322#6 of 50 states1,387,451#11 of 50 states+620,871
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count105,814#4 of 50 states17,790#20 of 50 states+88,024
Asian population ↗Reported count6,243,676#1 of 50 states81,540#33 of 50 states+6,162,136
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count16,069,214#1 of 50 states357,628#30 of 50 states+15,711,586

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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