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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Minnesota

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMINNESOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking5,793,151#22 of 50 states−5,090,901
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,485,558#22 of 50 states−2,135,194
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking233,787#21 of 50 states−194,774
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,291#25 of 50 states+$640
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,056,310#22 of 50 states−2,667,294
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking118,033#21 of 50 states−94,815
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,615#43 of 50 states+853
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,485,329#24 of 50 states−1,317,525
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking52,973#16 of 50 states+50,344
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking443,318#18 of 50 states−354,592
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$87,117#14 of 50 states+$22,590
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$47,926#12 of 50 states+$28,678
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$116,159#14 of 50 states+$44,948
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking197,010#28 of 50 states−144,655
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking717,344#22 of 50 states−662,174
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking584,400#22 of 50 states−529,106
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking90,613#26 of 50 states−75,512
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking70,969#14 of 50 states−54,597
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking5,441,520#21 of 50 states−4,780,602
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking290,828#27 of 50 states−259,767
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,241,448#20 of 50 states−3,760,937
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,013,969#23 of 50 states−1,774,397
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,502,689#19 of 50 states−2,229,815
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking389,169#23 of 50 states−289,746
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking158,711#20 of 50 states−142,216
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking4,329,205#19 of 50 states−4,074,855
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking432,527#23 of 50 states−146,704
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking42,945#11 of 50 states−42,125
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking302,861#18 of 50 states−268,269
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking388,435#29 of 50 states−300,005

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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