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

Connecticut & Florida

MEASURECONNECTICUTFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,675,069#29 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−19,697,146
Housing units ↗Reported count1,530,197#29 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−8,335,153
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,822#37 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,389,348
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,550#35 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$262
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,903,478#28 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−9,299,502
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count99,093#28 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−435,613
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,549#29 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−63,886
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,031,140#29 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−6,591,113
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count75,292#12 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−67,863
Residents working from home ↗Reported count250,606#26 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,470,766
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.0 min#37 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,049#10 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$18,314
Per capita income ↗Dollars$56,190#2 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states+$12,608
Mean household income ↗Dollars$139,313#4 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states+$30,478
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count173,433#29 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−866,390
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count472,400#29 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,873,049
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count380,368#28 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−1,968,854
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count70,857#31 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−371,740
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count39,802#24 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−139,918
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,419,245#29 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−17,109,438
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,726#33 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,298,056
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,456,311#30 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−12,612,181
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,379,370#29 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−6,873,785
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,541,581#28 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−7,596,753
Government workers ↗Reported count243,541#32 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,078,626
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count115,957#28 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−602,870
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,221,018#31 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−9,248,100
Black or African American population ↗Reported count365,281#24 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−2,975,414
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count3,756#44 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−21,174
Asian population ↗Reported count172,938#24 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−532,712
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count706,806#18 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−5,999,282

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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