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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Mississippi

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking2,943,045#35 of 50 states−2,240,795
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,319,945#32 of 50 states−969,581
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking182,533#27 of 50 states−143,520
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$990#5 of 50 states+$941
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,314,226#35 of 50 states−925,210
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking63,438#32 of 50 states−40,220
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking13,181#26 of 50 states−8,713
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking970,374#31 of 50 states−802,570
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking3,424#46 of 50 states+99,893
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking81,270#40 of 50 states+7,456
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.4 min#31 of 50 states+4.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$59,127#50 of 50 states+$50,580
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$32,749#50 of 50 states+$43,855
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$80,847#50 of 50 states+$80,260
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking139,499#32 of 50 states−87,144
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking417,469#32 of 50 states−362,299
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking276,625#34 of 50 states−221,331
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking89,429#27 of 50 states−74,328
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking23,775#33 of 50 states−7,403
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking2,603,899#35 of 50 states−1,942,981
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking279,879#30 of 50 states−248,818
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,803,436#35 of 50 states−1,322,925
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,174,460#31 of 50 states−934,888
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking997,721#35 of 50 states−724,847
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking240,236#33 of 50 states−140,813
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking74,076#35 of 50 states−57,581
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,617,274#34 of 50 states−1,362,924
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,053,989#18 of 50 states−768,166
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking11,176#33 of 50 states−10,356
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking36,052#42 of 50 states−1,460
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking118,529#41 of 50 states−30,099

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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