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

Missouri & New Hampshire

MEASUREMISSOURINEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,245,466#19 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+4,836,434
Housing units ↗Reported count2,786,621#18 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+2,147,826
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count295,283#16 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+208,774
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,067#11 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$491
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,082,178#21 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+2,312,798
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count103,542#27 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+81,570
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,416#17 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+20,079
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,842,060#18 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+1,440,459
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count30,439#25 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+26,238
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,070#21 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+239,120
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−3.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,589#42 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$28,193
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,284#39 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$12,780
Mean household income ↗Dollars$96,920#40 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$31,684
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count239,315#23 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+202,246
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count844,789#18 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+641,241
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count674,833#18 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+513,458
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count136,492#17 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+113,178
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count38,160#25 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+25,735
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,668,666#19 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+4,338,130
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count474,886#18 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+412,563
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,191,686#21 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+3,122,125
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,203,681#18 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+1,741,915
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,486,279#20 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+1,864,333
Government workers ↗Reported count413,691#19 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+314,870
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count176,038#18 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+128,276
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,759,544#15 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+3,542,145
Black or African American population ↗Reported count648,554#19 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+630,103
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,632#26 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+12,625
Asian population ↗Reported count141,169#26 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+103,539
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count346,700#31 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+275,788

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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