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

Georgia & Pennsylvania

MEASUREGEORGIAPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states13,078,751#5 of 50 states−1,897,873
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states5,742,828#5 of 50 states−1,331,872
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states499,596#7 of 50 states−51,532
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,252#22 of 50 states+$254
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states6,506,979#5 of 50 states−1,043,420
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states295,588#6 of 50 states−26,518
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states8,694#28 of 50 states+45,792
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states3,974,271#5 of 50 states−788,980
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states266,661#6 of 50 states−201,707
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states883,654#5 of 50 states−80,061
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states27.1 min#38 of 50 states+2.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$77,545#27 of 50 states+$2,446
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$44,674#21 of 50 states−$2,678
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$107,471#25 of 50 states+$1,436
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states810,783#5 of 50 states−354,443
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states1,893,816#5 of 50 states−644,188
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states1,476,855#5 of 50 states−533,934
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states295,026#5 of 50 states−86,402
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states179,184#5 of 50 states−110,353
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states12,141,017#5 of 50 states−2,466,401
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states752,566#10 of 50 states+561,657
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states9,069,018#5 of 50 states−1,679,370
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states4,976,026#5 of 50 states−1,466,316
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states5,397,398#5 of 50 states−1,023,568
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states764,492#8 of 50 states+14,527
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states333,672#5 of 50 states−34,260
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states9,400,332#5 of 50 states−4,032,505
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states1,324,582#12 of 50 states+2,058,149
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states9,176#35 of 50 states+8,276
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states541,852#11 of 50 states+2,374
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states1,232,617#11 of 50 states+66,583

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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