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

Georgia & Maryland

MEASUREGEORGIAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states6,263,220#18 of 50 states+4,917,658
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states2,530,844#20 of 50 states+1,880,112
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states186,943#25 of 50 states+261,121
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,721#43 of 50 states−$215
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states3,249,570#18 of 50 states+2,213,989
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states147,630#17 of 50 states+121,440
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states37,046#11 of 50 states+17,440
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states1,625,139#22 of 50 states+1,560,152
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states160,155#8 of 50 states−95,201
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states504,513#17 of 50 states+299,080
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states32.3 min#49 of 50 states−2.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$102,905#3 of 50 states−$22,914
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$53,199#6 of 50 states−$11,203
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$136,413#6 of 50 states−$27,506
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states247,604#22 of 50 states+208,736
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states698,094#23 of 50 states+551,534
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states633,967#20 of 50 states+308,954
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states101,704#23 of 50 states+106,920
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states59,156#17 of 50 states+9,675
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states5,776,829#18 of 50 states+3,897,787
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states390,741#22 of 50 states+923,482
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states4,519,638#18 of 50 states+2,870,010
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states2,158,214#19 of 50 states+1,351,496
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states2,356,306#22 of 50 states+2,017,524
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states726,197#11 of 50 states+52,822
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states161,768#19 of 50 states+137,644
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states2,837,686#26 of 50 states+2,530,141
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states1,796,869#7 of 50 states+1,585,862
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states10,053#34 of 50 states+7,399
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states431,616#13 of 50 states+112,610
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states830,948#17 of 50 states+468,252

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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