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

Delaware & Maryland

MEASUREDELAWAREMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states−5,211,303
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states−2,082,109
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states−122,832
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$191
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states−2,741,221
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states−120,273
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states−32,217
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states−1,302,271
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−148,415
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states−440,021
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−5.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$15,371
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$7,761
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$22,122
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states−206,390
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states−540,236
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states−492,408
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states−81,687
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states−50,442
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states−4,811,083
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states−319,133
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states−3,796,065
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states−1,744,462
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states−1,954,052
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states−644,864
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states−137,392
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states−2,242,451
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,571,663
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states−9,223
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states−381,006
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states−708,135

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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