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 & New Hampshire

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,409,032#41 of 50 states−706,782
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking638,795#41 of 50 states−288,431
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking86,509#39 of 50 states−47,496
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,558#36 of 50 states+$373
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking769,380#39 of 50 states−380,364
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking21,972#43 of 50 states+1,246
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking1,337#49 of 50 states+3,131
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking401,601#42 of 50 states−233,797
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,201#43 of 50 states+99,116
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking120,950#35 of 50 states−32,224
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking27.5 min#40 of 50 states+3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$99,782#6 of 50 states+$9,925
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$53,064#7 of 50 states+$23,540
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$128,604#9 of 50 states+$32,503
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking37,069#44 of 50 states+15,286
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking203,548#41 of 50 states−148,378
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking161,375#41 of 50 states−106,081
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking23,314#42 of 50 states−8,213
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking12,425#43 of 50 states+3,947
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,330,536#41 of 50 states−669,618
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking62,323#45 of 50 states−31,262
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,069,561#40 of 50 states−589,050
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking461,766#42 of 50 states−222,194
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking621,946#39 of 50 states−349,072
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking98,821#42 of 50 states+602
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking47,762#41 of 50 states−31,267
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,217,399#40 of 50 states−963,049
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking18,451#44 of 50 states+267,372
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking1,007#48 of 50 states−187
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking37,630#41 of 50 states−3,038
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking70,912#42 of 50 states+17,518

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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