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 & Colorado

MEASUREGEORGIACOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states5,957,494#21 of 50 states+5,223,384
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states2,491,404#21 of 50 states+1,919,552
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states182,219#28 of 50 states+265,845
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,822#46 of 50 states−$316
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states3,182,088#19 of 50 states+2,281,471
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states142,180#19 of 50 states+126,890
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states43,781#9 of 50 states+10,705
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states1,533,908#23 of 50 states+1,651,383
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states54,630#15 of 50 states+10,324
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states629,420#13 of 50 states+174,173
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states+3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$97,113#8 of 50 states−$17,122
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$54,531#4 of 50 states−$12,535
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$131,072#8 of 50 states−$22,165
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states221,900#26 of 50 states+234,440
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states643,920#24 of 50 states+605,708
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states557,730#23 of 50 states+385,191
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states77,952#30 of 50 states+130,672
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states54,436#19 of 50 states+14,395
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states5,395,201#22 of 50 states+4,279,415
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states463,722#19 of 50 states+850,501
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states4,146,783#22 of 50 states+3,242,865
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states1,886,074#26 of 50 states+1,623,636
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states2,485,684#21 of 50 states+1,888,146
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states494,397#16 of 50 states+284,622
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states194,884#17 of 50 states+104,528
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states3,789,553#21 of 50 states+1,578,274
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states235,585#31 of 50 states+3,147,146
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states22,506#18 of 50 states−5,054
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states203,023#21 of 50 states+341,203
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states1,382,948#8 of 50 states−83,748

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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