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

Kansas & New Hampshire

MEASUREKANSASNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,970,606#34 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+1,561,574
Housing units ↗Reported count1,275,689#34 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+636,894
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count105,627#36 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+19,118
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,079#13 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$479
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,497,364#33 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+727,984
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count57,070#33 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+35,098
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count22,318#14 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+20,981
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count789,001#35 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+387,400
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count5,225#36 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+1,024
Residents working from home ↗Reported count153,539#33 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+32,589
Mean commute time ↗Minutes20.0 min#7 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−7.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,514#33 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$24,268
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,580#33 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$11,484
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,988#30 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$26,616
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count71,066#37 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+33,997
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count372,348#34 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+168,800
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count296,108#32 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+134,733
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count44,382#36 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+21,068
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count15,705#42 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+3,280
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,659,015#34 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+1,328,479
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count248,116#31 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+185,793
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,145,888#32 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+1,076,327
Public health insurance ↗Reported count888,431#35 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+426,665
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,159,051#33 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+537,105
Government workers ↗Reported count253,143#30 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+154,322
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count82,409#34 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+34,647
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,133,139#32 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+915,740
Black or African American population ↗Reported count152,192#33 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+133,741
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,550#27 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+12,543
Asian population ↗Reported count89,273#30 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+51,643
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count422,762#28 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+351,850

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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