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 & Rhode Island

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIARHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,112,308#44 of 50 states−410,058
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking483,474#44 of 50 states−133,110
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking39,693#48 of 50 states−680
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,418#30 of 50 states+$513
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking579,286#43 of 50 states−190,270
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking30,755#40 of 50 states−7,537
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,696#41 of 50 states+772
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking322,060#45 of 50 states−154,256
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking12,058#31 of 50 states+91,259
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking65,520#43 of 50 states+23,206
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.3 min#29 of 50 states+4.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$83,504#17 of 50 states+$26,203
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$47,260#14 of 50 states+$29,344
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$114,532#16 of 50 states+$46,575
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking62,265#39 of 50 states−9,910
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking156,334#45 of 50 states−101,164
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking115,729#45 of 50 states−60,435
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking27,052#41 of 50 states−11,951
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking16,863#40 of 50 states−491
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,046,007#43 of 50 states−385,089
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking50,647#47 of 50 states−19,586
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking757,575#43 of 50 states−277,064
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking439,236#44 of 50 states−199,664
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking469,738#43 of 50 states−196,864
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking72,067#48 of 50 states+27,356
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking37,110#43 of 50 states−20,615
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking735,570#43 of 50 states−481,220
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking53,011#38 of 50 states+232,812
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking1,759#47 of 50 states−939
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking40,723#39 of 50 states−6,131
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking208,976#38 of 50 states−120,546

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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