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

Montana & New Hampshire

MEASUREMONTANANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,137,233#43 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states−271,799
Housing units ↗Reported count514,803#43 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states−123,992
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count70,641#42 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states−15,868
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,177#20 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$381
Employed residents ↗Reported count571,950#44 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states−197,430
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count17,462#46 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states−4,510
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,083#44 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+1,746
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count344,443#43 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states−57,158
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,660#39 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+459
Residents working from home ↗Reported count66,029#42 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states−54,921
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.5 min#3 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−8.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$75,340#35 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$24,442
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,254#26 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$9,810
Mean household income ↗Dollars$101,634#31 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$26,970
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count32,677#45 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states−4,392
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count166,379#43 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states−37,169
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count121,623#44 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states−39,752
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count21,823#43 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states−1,491
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,218#44 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states−207
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,023,003#44 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states−307,533
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count98,102#40 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+35,779
Private health insurance ↗Reported count748,274#44 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states−321,287
Public health insurance ↗Reported count440,101#43 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states−21,665
Private wage workers ↗Reported count425,659#44 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states−196,287
Government workers ↗Reported count95,977#43 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states−2,844
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,929#40 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+167
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count947,221#41 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states−270,178
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,437#50 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states−15,014
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count57,838#9 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+56,831
Asian population ↗Reported count8,841#49 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states−28,789
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count55,506#45 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states−15,406

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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