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

Delaware & Georgia

MEASUREDELAWAREGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−10,128,961
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−3,962,221
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−383,953
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states+$24
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−4,955,210
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−241,713
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−49,657
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,862,423
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−53,214
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−739,101
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−2.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states+$7,543
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$3,442
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states+$5,384
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−415,126
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,091,770
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−801,362
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−188,607
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−60,117
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−8,708,870
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,242,615
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,666,075
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−3,095,958
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,971,576
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−697,686
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−275,036
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−4,772,592
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,157,525
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−16,622
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−493,616
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,176,387

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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