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

Georgia & Delaware

MEASUREGEORGIADELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states1,051,917#45 of 50 states+10,128,961
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states448,735#45 of 50 states+3,962,221
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states64,111#43 of 50 states+383,953
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,530#34 of 50 states−$24
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states508,349#45 of 50 states+4,955,210
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states27,357#41 of 50 states+241,713
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states4,829#37 of 50 states+49,657
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states322,868#44 of 50 states+2,862,423
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states11,740#32 of 50 states+53,214
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states64,492#44 of 50 states+739,101
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states26.8 min#36 of 50 states+2.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$87,534#13 of 50 states−$7,543
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$45,438#18 of 50 states−$3,442
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$114,291#17 of 50 states−$5,384
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states41,214#43 of 50 states+415,126
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states157,858#44 of 50 states+1,091,770
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states141,559#43 of 50 states+801,362
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states20,017#45 of 50 states+188,607
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states8,714#47 of 50 states+60,117
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states965,746#45 of 50 states+8,708,870
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states71,608#44 of 50 states+1,242,615
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states723,573#45 of 50 states+6,666,075
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states413,752#45 of 50 states+3,095,958
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states402,254#45 of 50 states+3,971,576
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states81,333#45 of 50 states+697,686
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states24,376#48 of 50 states+275,036
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states595,235#46 of 50 states+4,772,592
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states225,206#32 of 50 states+3,157,525
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states830#50 of 50 states+16,622
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states50,610#37 of 50 states+493,616
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states122,813#40 of 50 states+1,176,387

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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