A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Hawaii

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,446,146#40 of 50 states−743,896
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking561,066#42 of 50 states−210,702
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking79,673#41 of 50 states−40,660
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,942#49 of 50 states−$11
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking686,176#42 of 50 states−297,160
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking23,984#42 of 50 states−766
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking49,113#8 of 50 states−44,645
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking425,213#41 of 50 states−257,409
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking30,799#24 of 50 states+72,518
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking63,594#45 of 50 states+25,132
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.7 min#35 of 50 states+4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$100,745#4 of 50 states+$8,962
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$46,713#16 of 50 states+$29,891
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$131,862#7 of 50 states+$29,245
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking56,690#40 of 50 states−4,335
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking191,014#42 of 50 states−135,844
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking149,844#42 of 50 states−94,550
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking20,318#44 of 50 states−5,217
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking17,144#39 of 50 states−772
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,338,962#40 of 50 states−678,044
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking47,926#48 of 50 states−16,865
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,034,473#41 of 50 states−553,962
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking556,017#41 of 50 states−316,445
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking492,482#42 of 50 states−219,608
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking146,401#39 of 50 states−46,978
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking45,681#42 of 50 states−29,186
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking299,573#50 of 50 states−45,223
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking23,542#43 of 50 states+262,281
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking2,062#46 of 50 states−1,242
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking514,880#12 of 50 states−480,288
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking147,896#39 of 50 states−59,466

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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