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

Delaware & New Hampshire

MEASUREDELAWARENEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states−357,115
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states−190,060
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states−22,398
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$28
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states−261,031
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+5,385
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+3,492
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states−78,733
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+7,539
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states−56,458
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$12,248
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$7,626
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$14,313
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+4,145
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states−45,690
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states−19,816
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states−3,297
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states−3,711
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states−364,790
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+9,285
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states−345,988
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states−48,014
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states−219,692
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states−17,488
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states−23,386
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states−622,164
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+206,755
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states−177
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+12,980
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+51,901

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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