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.

Florida & Hawaii

MEASUREFLORIDAHAWAIIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count23,372,215#3 of 50 states1,446,146#40 of 50 states+21,926,069
Housing units ↗Reported count9,865,350#3 of 50 states561,066#42 of 50 states+9,304,284
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,488,170#1 of 50 states79,673#41 of 50 states+1,408,497
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,812#45 of 50 states$1,942#49 of 50 states−$130
Employed residents ↗Reported count11,202,980#3 of 50 states686,176#42 of 50 states+10,516,804
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count534,706#4 of 50 states23,984#42 of 50 states+510,722
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count72,435#5 of 50 states49,113#8 of 50 states+23,322
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count7,622,253#3 of 50 states425,213#41 of 50 states+7,197,040
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count143,155#10 of 50 states30,799#24 of 50 states+112,356
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,721,372#3 of 50 states63,594#45 of 50 states+1,657,778
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.9 min#44 of 50 states26.7 min#35 of 50 states+2.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,735#26 of 50 states$100,745#4 of 50 states−$23,010
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,582#24 of 50 states$46,713#16 of 50 states−$3,131
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,835#24 of 50 states$131,862#7 of 50 states−$23,027
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,039,823#4 of 50 states56,690#40 of 50 states+983,133
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,345,449#2 of 50 states191,014#42 of 50 states+3,154,435
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,349,222#2 of 50 states149,844#42 of 50 states+2,199,378
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count442,597#4 of 50 states20,318#44 of 50 states+422,279
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count179,720#4 of 50 states17,144#39 of 50 states+162,576
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count20,528,683#3 of 50 states1,338,962#40 of 50 states+19,189,721
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,509,782#2 of 50 states47,926#48 of 50 states+2,461,856
Private health insurance ↗Reported count15,068,492#3 of 50 states1,034,473#41 of 50 states+14,034,019
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,253,155#4 of 50 states556,017#41 of 50 states+7,697,138
Private wage workers ↗Reported count9,138,334#3 of 50 states492,482#42 of 50 states+8,645,852
Government workers ↗Reported count1,322,167#4 of 50 states146,401#39 of 50 states+1,175,766
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count718,827#3 of 50 states45,681#42 of 50 states+673,146
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,469,118#3 of 50 states299,573#50 of 50 states+11,169,545
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,340,695#3 of 50 states23,542#43 of 50 states+3,317,153
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count24,930#17 of 50 states2,062#46 of 50 states+22,868
Asian population ↗Reported count705,650#7 of 50 states514,880#12 of 50 states+190,770
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count6,706,088#3 of 50 states147,896#39 of 50 states+6,558,192

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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