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

Connecticut & New Mexico

MEASURECONNECTICUTNEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,675,069#29 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states+1,544,813
Housing units ↗Reported count1,530,197#29 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states+589,338
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,822#37 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states−18,152
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,550#35 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$433
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,903,478#28 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states+948,618
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count99,093#28 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states+45,996
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,549#29 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states−7,500
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,031,140#29 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states+311,212
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count75,292#12 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+70,849
Residents working from home ↗Reported count250,606#26 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states+152,660
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.0 min#37 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,049#10 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$28,233
Per capita income ↗Dollars$56,190#2 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$18,212
Mean household income ↗Dollars$139,313#4 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$47,438
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count173,433#29 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states+7,866
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count472,400#29 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states+166,491
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count380,368#28 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states+151,933
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count70,857#31 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states+15,759
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count39,802#24 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states+13,484
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,419,245#29 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states+1,538,643
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,726#33 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states+437
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,456,311#30 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states+1,356,980
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,379,370#29 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states+304,631
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,541,581#28 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states+863,283
Government workers ↗Reported count243,541#32 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states+31,676
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count115,957#28 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states+53,746
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,221,018#31 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states+1,474,107
Black or African American population ↗Reported count365,281#24 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states+322,688
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count3,756#44 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−172,347
Asian population ↗Reported count172,938#24 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+132,616
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count706,806#18 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−339,447

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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