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

Connecticut & Maryland

MEASURECONNECTICUTMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,675,069#29 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−2,588,151
Housing units ↗Reported count1,530,197#29 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states−1,000,647
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,822#37 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states−88,121
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,550#35 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$171
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,903,478#28 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−1,346,092
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count99,093#28 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−48,537
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,549#29 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−28,497
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,031,140#29 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states−593,999
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count75,292#12 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−84,863
Residents working from home ↗Reported count250,606#26 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−253,907
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.0 min#37 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−5.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,049#10 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$6,856
Per capita income ↗Dollars$56,190#2 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states+$2,991
Mean household income ↗Dollars$139,313#4 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states+$2,900
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count173,433#29 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−74,171
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count472,400#29 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states−225,694
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count380,368#28 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states−253,599
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count70,857#31 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states−30,847
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count39,802#24 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states−19,354
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,419,245#29 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−2,357,584
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,726#33 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states−179,015
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,456,311#30 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−2,063,327
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,379,370#29 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states−778,844
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,541,581#28 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states−814,725
Government workers ↗Reported count243,541#32 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−482,656
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count115,957#28 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states−45,811
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,221,018#31 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states−616,668
Black or African American population ↗Reported count365,281#24 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,431,588
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count3,756#44 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states−6,297
Asian population ↗Reported count172,938#24 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−258,678
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count706,806#18 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−124,142

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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