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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Louisiana & Georgia

MEASURELOUISIANAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,597,740#25 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−6,583,138
Housing units ↗Reported count2,073,200#25 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−2,337,756
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count289,917#17 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−158,147
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,064#10 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$442
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,064,084#27 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−3,399,475
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count112,107#22 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−156,963
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,830#22 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−39,656
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,466,171#26 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−1,719,120
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count18,936#27 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−46,018
Residents working from home ↗Reported count163,353#31 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−640,240
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.2 min#28 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−3.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$60,986#48 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$19,005
Per capita income ↗Dollars$35,440#47 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states−$6,556
Mean household income ↗Dollars$86,656#47 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$22,251
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count309,670#15 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−146,670
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count603,028#26 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−646,600
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count404,329#27 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−538,592
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count122,396#20 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−86,228
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count27,636#30 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−41,195
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,157,175#26 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−5,517,441
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count348,045#24 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−966,178
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,627,967#28 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−4,761,681
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,087,086#20 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−1,422,624
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,595,036#27 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−2,778,794
Government workers ↗Reported count332,938#26 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−446,081
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count131,681#25 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−167,731
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,535,671#29 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−2,832,156
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,387,451#11 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−1,995,280
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count17,790#20 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states+338
Asian population ↗Reported count81,540#33 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−462,686
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count357,628#30 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−941,572

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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