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 & New York

MEASUREGEORGIANEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−8,686,370
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−4,077,110
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−400,773
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states−$128
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−4,273,653
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−278,301
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states+32,612
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−2,878,751
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,247,806
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−321,276
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−3.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states−$5,829
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$9,006
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$19,655
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−813,900
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−1,296,330
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−1,018,205
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−260,942
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−271,557
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−9,018,385
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states+340,508
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−5,297,180
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−5,060,898
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−3,236,491
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−787,301
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−245,523
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−4,949,422
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states+753,493
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states−16,835
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,329,783
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−2,720,088

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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