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

Georgia & Vermont

MEASUREGEORGIAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,180,878#8 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+10,532,385
Housing units ↗Reported count4,410,956#10 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+4,076,638
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count448,064#8 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+390,446
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,506#33 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$187
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,463,559#8 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+5,114,937
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count269,070#8 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+259,516
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count54,486#7 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+53,798
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,185,291#10 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+2,990,659
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count64,954#13 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+60,091
Residents working from home ↗Reported count803,593#8 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+749,236
Mean commute time ↗Minutes29.4 min#45 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+5.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,991#23 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$2,739
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,996#29 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$6,860
Mean household income ↗Dollars$108,907#23 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$1,013
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count456,340#10 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+426,198
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,249,628#10 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+1,145,196
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count942,921#10 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+866,593
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count208,624#9 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+194,735
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count68,831#15 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+57,150
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,674,616#9 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+9,058,959
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count1,314,223#4 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+1,287,121
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,389,648#8 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+6,933,611
Public health insurance ↗Reported count3,509,710#10 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+3,249,271
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,373,830#8 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+4,102,925
Government workers ↗Reported count779,019#7 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+732,403
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count299,412#7 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+269,522
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,367,827#10 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+4,788,503
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,382,731#2 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+3,376,886
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,452#21 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+16,557
Asian population ↗Reported count544,226#10 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+531,177
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,299,200#10 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+1,281,799

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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