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

Hawaii & Minnesota

MEASUREHAWAIIMINNESOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states5,793,151#22 of 50 states−4,347,005
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states2,485,558#22 of 50 states−1,924,492
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states233,787#21 of 50 states−154,114
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,291#25 of 50 states+$651
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states3,056,310#22 of 50 states−2,370,134
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states118,033#21 of 50 states−94,049
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states3,615#43 of 50 states+45,498
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states1,485,329#24 of 50 states−1,060,116
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states52,973#16 of 50 states−22,174
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states443,318#18 of 50 states−379,724
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+4.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$87,117#14 of 50 states+$13,628
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$47,926#12 of 50 states−$1,213
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$116,159#14 of 50 states+$15,703
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states197,010#28 of 50 states−140,320
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states717,344#22 of 50 states−526,330
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states584,400#22 of 50 states−434,556
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states90,613#26 of 50 states−70,295
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states70,969#14 of 50 states−53,825
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states5,441,520#21 of 50 states−4,102,558
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states290,828#27 of 50 states−242,902
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states4,241,448#20 of 50 states−3,206,975
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states2,013,969#23 of 50 states−1,457,952
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states2,502,689#19 of 50 states−2,010,207
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states389,169#23 of 50 states−242,768
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states158,711#20 of 50 states−113,030
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states4,329,205#19 of 50 states−4,029,632
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states432,527#23 of 50 states−408,985
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states42,945#11 of 50 states−40,883
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states302,861#18 of 50 states+212,019
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states388,435#29 of 50 states−240,539

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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