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 & Texas

MEASUREGEORGIATEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−20,109,953
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−7,178,368
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−718,903
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states+$31
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−9,795,891
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−506,179
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−64,425
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−5,230,656
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−83,379
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,152,756
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states+1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states+$270
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states+$382
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states−$2,788
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−721,706
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−1,706,426
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−1,275,345
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−296,487
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−120,936
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−15,972,270
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−3,838,204
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−12,292,691
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−5,184,778
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−7,672,465
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−1,368,105
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−729,435
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−6,453,281
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−365,406
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states−34,928
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,346,759
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−11,303,105

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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