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

Delaware & Hawaii

MEASUREDELAWAREHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states−394,229
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states−112,331
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states−15,562
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$412
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states−177,827
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+3,373
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states−44,284
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states−102,345
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states−19,059
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+898
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states+0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$13,211
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$1,275
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$17,571
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states−15,476
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states−33,156
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states−8,285
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states−301
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states−8,430
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states−373,216
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+23,682
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states−310,900
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states−142,265
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states−90,228
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states−65,068
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states−21,305
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+295,662
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+201,664
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states−1,232
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states−464,270
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states−25,083

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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