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

District Of Columbia & Arkansas

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking3,088,354#33 of 50 states−2,386,104
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,365,265#31 of 50 states−1,014,901
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking174,275#29 of 50 states−135,262
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$982#4 of 50 states+$949
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,399,240#34 of 50 states−1,010,224
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking55,540#34 of 50 states−32,322
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking6,395#34 of 50 states−1,927
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,016,030#30 of 50 states−848,226
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking3,953#45 of 50 states+99,364
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking119,058#36 of 50 states−30,332
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+8.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$62,106#47 of 50 states+$47,601
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$34,812#48 of 50 states+$41,792
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$85,474#48 of 50 states+$75,633
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking111,766#34 of 50 states−59,411
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking434,135#30 of 50 states−378,965
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking293,585#33 of 50 states−238,291
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking81,976#28 of 50 states−66,875
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking17,707#38 of 50 states−1,335
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking2,747,878#33 of 50 states−2,086,960
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking284,915#29 of 50 states−253,854
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,842,687#34 of 50 states−1,362,176
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,293,264#30 of 50 states−1,053,692
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,091,890#34 of 50 states−819,016
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking218,848#34 of 50 states−119,425
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking86,181#32 of 50 states−69,686
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,055,864#33 of 50 states−1,801,514
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking434,109#22 of 50 states−148,286
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,145#30 of 50 states−12,325
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking54,576#36 of 50 states−19,984
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking294,671#33 of 50 states−206,241

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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