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

Hawaii & Missouri

MEASUREHAWAIIMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states6,245,466#19 of 50 states−4,799,320
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states2,786,621#18 of 50 states−2,225,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states295,283#16 of 50 states−215,610
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,067#11 of 50 states+$875
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states3,082,178#21 of 50 states−2,396,002
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states103,542#27 of 50 states−79,558
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states21,416#17 of 50 states+27,697
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states1,842,060#18 of 50 states−1,416,847
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states30,439#25 of 50 states+360
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states360,070#21 of 50 states−296,476
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+2.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$71,589#42 of 50 states+$29,156
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$40,284#39 of 50 states+$6,429
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$96,920#40 of 50 states+$34,942
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states239,315#23 of 50 states−182,625
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states844,789#18 of 50 states−653,775
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states674,833#18 of 50 states−524,989
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states136,492#17 of 50 states−116,174
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states38,160#25 of 50 states−21,016
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states5,668,666#19 of 50 states−4,329,704
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states474,886#18 of 50 states−426,960
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states4,191,686#21 of 50 states−3,157,213
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states2,203,681#18 of 50 states−1,647,664
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states2,486,279#20 of 50 states−1,993,797
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states413,691#19 of 50 states−267,290
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states176,038#18 of 50 states−130,357
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states4,759,544#15 of 50 states−4,459,971
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states648,554#19 of 50 states−625,012
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states13,632#26 of 50 states−11,570
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states141,169#26 of 50 states+373,711
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states346,700#31 of 50 states−198,804

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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