A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Tennessee

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIATENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking7,227,750#15 of 50 states−6,525,500
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking3,031,605#15 of 50 states−2,681,241
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking315,189#13 of 50 states−276,176
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,284#24 of 50 states+$647
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,525,120#16 of 50 states−3,136,104
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking155,583#16 of 50 states−132,365
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking20,051#19 of 50 states−15,583
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking2,149,556#15 of 50 states−1,981,752
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking15,730#28 of 50 states+87,587
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking441,140#19 of 50 states−352,414
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.5 min#33 of 50 states+4.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$71,997#40 of 50 states+$37,710
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,729#37 of 50 states+$35,875
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$99,759#36 of 50 states+$61,348
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking275,155#19 of 50 states−222,800
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking946,219#14 of 50 states−891,049
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking706,165#15 of 50 states−650,871
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking150,036#13 of 50 states−134,935
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking49,437#20 of 50 states−33,065
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking6,440,530#16 of 50 states−5,779,612
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking690,683#12 of 50 states−659,622
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,762,233#16 of 50 states−4,281,722
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,532,447#17 of 50 states−2,292,875
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,791,842#17 of 50 states−2,518,968
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking486,655#17 of 50 states−387,232
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking237,903#12 of 50 states−221,408
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking5,095,402#12 of 50 states−4,841,052
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,074,700#17 of 50 states−788,877
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking8,257#37 of 50 states−7,437
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking143,990#25 of 50 states−109,398
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking566,839#24 of 50 states−478,409

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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