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.

Connecticut & North Dakota

MEASURECONNECTICUTNORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,675,069#29 of 50 states796,568#47 of 50 states+2,878,501
Housing units ↗Reported count1,530,197#29 of 50 states370,642#47 of 50 states+1,159,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,822#37 of 50 states31,289#49 of 50 states+67,533
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,550#35 of 50 states$980#2 of 50 states+$570
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,903,478#28 of 50 states419,172#47 of 50 states+1,484,306
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count99,093#28 of 50 states8,163#50 of 50 states+90,930
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,549#29 of 50 states8,535#30 of 50 states+14
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,031,140#29 of 50 states201,238#47 of 50 states+829,902
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count75,292#12 of 50 states2,170#49 of 50 states+73,122
Residents working from home ↗Reported count250,606#26 of 50 states29,953#49 of 50 states+220,653
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.0 min#37 of 50 states17.5 min#1 of 50 states+9.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,049#10 of 50 states$77,871#25 of 50 states+$18,178
Per capita income ↗Dollars$56,190#2 of 50 states$45,281#20 of 50 states+$10,909
Mean household income ↗Dollars$139,313#4 of 50 states$103,487#28 of 50 states+$35,826
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count173,433#29 of 50 states22,340#49 of 50 states+151,093
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count472,400#29 of 50 states98,012#48 of 50 states+374,388
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count380,368#28 of 50 states70,139#48 of 50 states+310,229
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count70,857#31 of 50 states12,385#48 of 50 states+58,472
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count39,802#24 of 50 states6,259#48 of 50 states+33,543
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,419,245#29 of 50 states730,141#47 of 50 states+2,689,104
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,726#33 of 50 states47,118#49 of 50 states+164,608
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,456,311#30 of 50 states616,050#47 of 50 states+1,840,261
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,379,370#29 of 50 states221,960#49 of 50 states+1,157,410
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,541,581#28 of 50 states313,548#47 of 50 states+1,228,033
Government workers ↗Reported count243,541#32 of 50 states73,552#47 of 50 states+169,989
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count115,957#28 of 50 states31,118#46 of 50 states+84,839
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,221,018#31 of 50 states639,728#45 of 50 states+1,581,290
Black or African American population ↗Reported count365,281#24 of 50 states27,802#42 of 50 states+337,479
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count3,756#44 of 50 states32,299#15 of 50 states−28,543
Asian population ↗Reported count172,938#24 of 50 states15,325#46 of 50 states+157,613
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count706,806#18 of 50 states39,853#48 of 50 states+666,953

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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