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

Maine & Georgia

MEASUREMAINEGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,405,012#42 of 50 states11,180,878#8 of 50 states−9,775,866
Housing units ↗Reported count739,072#40 of 50 states4,410,956#10 of 50 states−3,671,884
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count149,478#31 of 50 states448,064#8 of 50 states−298,586
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,210#21 of 50 states$1,506#33 of 50 states−$296
Employed residents ↗Reported count713,799#41 of 50 states5,463,559#8 of 50 states−4,749,760
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count19,982#45 of 50 states269,070#8 of 50 states−249,088
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count2,973#46 of 50 states54,486#7 of 50 states−51,513
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count453,768#40 of 50 states3,185,291#10 of 50 states−2,731,523
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,114#44 of 50 states64,954#13 of 50 states−60,840
Residents working from home ↗Reported count103,070#37 of 50 states803,593#8 of 50 states−700,523
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.6 min#23 of 50 states29.4 min#45 of 50 states−3.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,442#30 of 50 states$79,991#23 of 50 states−$3,549
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,286#19 of 50 states$41,996#29 of 50 states+$3,290
Mean household income ↗Dollars$102,734#29 of 50 states$108,907#23 of 50 states−$6,173
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count78,348#36 of 50 states456,340#10 of 50 states−377,992
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count236,301#40 of 50 states1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,013,327
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count172,341#40 of 50 states942,921#10 of 50 states−770,580
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,142#38 of 50 states208,624#9 of 50 states−172,482
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count17,877#37 of 50 states68,831#15 of 50 states−50,954
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,309,493#42 of 50 states9,674,616#9 of 50 states−8,365,123
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count76,864#42 of 50 states1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,237,359
Private health insurance ↗Reported count952,356#42 of 50 states7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,437,292
Public health insurance ↗Reported count566,310#40 of 50 states3,509,710#10 of 50 states−2,943,400
Private wage workers ↗Reported count551,298#41 of 50 states4,373,830#8 of 50 states−3,822,532
Government workers ↗Reported count103,683#41 of 50 states779,019#7 of 50 states−675,336
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count57,276#39 of 50 states299,412#7 of 50 states−242,136
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,252,316#39 of 50 states5,367,827#10 of 50 states−4,115,511
Black or African American population ↗Reported count27,897#41 of 50 states3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,354,834
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count4,804#43 of 50 states17,452#21 of 50 states−12,648
Asian population ↗Reported count18,720#44 of 50 states544,226#10 of 50 states−525,506
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count32,869#49 of 50 states1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,266,331

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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