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 & New Hampshire

MEASUREFLORIDANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count23,372,215#3 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+21,963,183
Housing units ↗Reported count9,865,350#3 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+9,226,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,488,170#1 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+1,401,661
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,812#45 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$254
Employed residents ↗Reported count11,202,980#3 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+10,433,600
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count534,706#4 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+512,734
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count72,435#5 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+71,098
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count7,622,253#3 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+7,220,652
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count143,155#10 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+138,954
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,721,372#3 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+1,600,422
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.9 min#44 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states+1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,735#26 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$22,047
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,582#24 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$9,482
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,835#24 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$19,769
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,039,823#4 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+1,002,754
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count3,345,449#2 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+3,141,901
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,349,222#2 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+2,187,847
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count442,597#4 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+419,283
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count179,720#4 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+167,295
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count20,528,683#3 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+19,198,147
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count2,509,782#2 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+2,447,459
Private health insurance ↗Reported count15,068,492#3 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+13,998,931
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,253,155#4 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+7,791,389
Private wage workers ↗Reported count9,138,334#3 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+8,516,388
Government workers ↗Reported count1,322,167#4 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+1,223,346
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count718,827#3 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+671,065
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,469,118#3 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+10,251,719
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,340,695#3 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+3,322,244
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count24,930#17 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+23,923
Asian population ↗Reported count705,650#7 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+668,020
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count6,706,088#3 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+6,635,176

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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