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

Connecticut & Tennessee

MEASURECONNECTICUTTENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,675,069#29 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−3,552,681
Housing units ↗Reported count1,530,197#29 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−1,501,408
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,822#37 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−216,367
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,550#35 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states+$266
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,903,478#28 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−1,621,642
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count99,093#28 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−56,490
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,549#29 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−11,502
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,031,140#29 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−1,118,416
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count75,292#12 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states+59,562
Residents working from home ↗Reported count250,606#26 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−190,534
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.0 min#37 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,049#10 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states+$24,052
Per capita income ↗Dollars$56,190#2 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states+$15,461
Mean household income ↗Dollars$139,313#4 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states+$39,554
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count173,433#29 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states−101,722
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count472,400#29 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−473,819
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count380,368#28 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−325,797
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count70,857#31 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−79,179
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count39,802#24 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−9,635
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,419,245#29 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−3,021,285
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,726#33 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−478,957
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,456,311#30 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−2,305,922
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,379,370#29 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states−1,153,077
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,541,581#28 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states−1,250,261
Government workers ↗Reported count243,541#32 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−243,114
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count115,957#28 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−121,946
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,221,018#31 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states−2,874,384
Black or African American population ↗Reported count365,281#24 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−709,419
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count3,756#44 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states−4,501
Asian population ↗Reported count172,938#24 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states+28,948
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count706,806#18 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states+139,967

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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