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.

Georgia & Arkansas

MEASUREGEORGIAARKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states3,088,354#33 of 50 states+8,092,524
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states1,365,265#31 of 50 states+3,045,691
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states174,275#29 of 50 states+273,789
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$982#4 of 50 states+$524
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states1,399,240#34 of 50 states+4,064,319
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states55,540#34 of 50 states+213,530
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states6,395#34 of 50 states+48,091
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states1,016,030#30 of 50 states+2,169,261
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states3,953#45 of 50 states+61,001
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states119,058#36 of 50 states+684,535
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$62,106#47 of 50 states+$17,885
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$34,812#48 of 50 states+$7,184
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$85,474#48 of 50 states+$23,433
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states111,766#34 of 50 states+344,574
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states434,135#30 of 50 states+815,493
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states293,585#33 of 50 states+649,336
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states81,976#28 of 50 states+126,648
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states17,707#38 of 50 states+51,124
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states2,747,878#33 of 50 states+6,926,738
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states284,915#29 of 50 states+1,029,308
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states1,842,687#34 of 50 states+5,546,961
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states1,293,264#30 of 50 states+2,216,446
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states1,091,890#34 of 50 states+3,281,940
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states218,848#34 of 50 states+560,171
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states86,181#32 of 50 states+213,231
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states2,055,864#33 of 50 states+3,311,963
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states434,109#22 of 50 states+2,948,622
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states13,145#30 of 50 states+4,307
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states54,576#36 of 50 states+489,650
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states294,671#33 of 50 states+1,004,529

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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