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.

Hawaii & Texas

MEASUREHAWAIITEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,446,146#40 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−29,844,685
Housing units ↗Reported count561,066#42 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−11,028,258
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count79,673#41 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−1,087,294
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,942#49 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states+$467
Employed residents ↗Reported count686,176#42 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−14,573,274
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,984#42 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−751,265
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count49,113#8 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−69,798
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count425,213#41 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−7,990,734
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,799#24 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−117,534
Residents working from home ↗Reported count63,594#45 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,892,755
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.7 min#35 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$100,745#4 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states+$21,024
Per capita income ↗Dollars$46,713#16 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states+$5,099
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,862#7 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states+$20,167
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count56,690#40 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−1,121,356
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count191,014#42 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−2,765,040
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count149,844#42 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−2,068,422
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,318#44 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−484,793
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,144#39 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−172,623
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,338,962#40 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−24,307,924
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,926#48 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−5,104,501
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,034,473#41 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−18,647,866
Public health insurance ↗Reported count556,017#41 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−8,138,471
Private wage workers ↗Reported count492,482#42 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−11,553,813
Government workers ↗Reported count146,401#39 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−2,000,723
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count45,681#42 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−983,166
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count299,573#50 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−11,521,535
Black or African American population ↗Reported count23,542#43 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−3,724,595
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count2,062#46 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states−50,318
Asian population ↗Reported count514,880#12 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,376,105
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count147,896#39 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−12,454,409

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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