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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Kentucky

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking4,588,372#26 of 50 states−3,886,122
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,994,323#26 of 50 states−1,643,959
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking185,548#26 of 50 states−146,535
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$998#6 of 50 states+$933
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking2,102,332#26 of 50 states−1,713,316
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking107,639#24 of 50 states−84,421
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking14,002#25 of 50 states−9,534
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,467,682#25 of 50 states−1,299,878
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking13,190#30 of 50 states+90,127
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking197,124#27 of 50 states−108,398
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking24.5 min#21 of 50 states+6.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$64,526#46 of 50 states+$45,181
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$35,955#45 of 50 states+$40,649
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$87,717#46 of 50 states+$73,390
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking249,767#21 of 50 states−197,412
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking640,912#25 of 50 states−585,742
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking476,079#25 of 50 states−420,785
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking130,597#19 of 50 states−115,496
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking32,296#27 of 50 states−15,924
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking4,199,034#25 of 50 states−3,538,116
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking308,763#26 of 50 states−277,702
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,842,834#25 of 50 states−2,362,323
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,960,138#24 of 50 states−1,720,566
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,677,448#25 of 50 states−1,404,574
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking309,954#28 of 50 states−210,531
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking109,966#29 of 50 states−93,471
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking3,684,478#22 of 50 states−3,430,128
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking322,435#27 of 50 states−36,612
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking5,885#41 of 50 states−5,065
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking85,144#31 of 50 states−50,552
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking252,640#37 of 50 states−164,210

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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