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

Hawaii & Georgia

MEASUREHAWAIIGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−9,734,732
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−3,849,890
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−368,391
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states+$436
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−4,777,383
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−245,086
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−5,373
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,760,078
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−34,155
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−739,999
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−2.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states+$20,754
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$4,717
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states+$22,955
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−399,650
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,058,614
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−793,077
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−188,306
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−51,687
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−8,335,654
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,266,297
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,355,175
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−2,953,693
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,881,348
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−632,618
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−253,731
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−5,068,254
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,359,189
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−15,390
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−29,346
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,151,304

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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