A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nevada & New Hampshire

MEASURENEVADANEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+1,858,435
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+642,223
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+40,459
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$151
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+828,843
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+85,177
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+13,180
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+541,002
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+35,338
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+58,214
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$18,648
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$10,519
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$18,984
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+109,756
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+183,669
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+148,389
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+24,170
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+22,107
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+1,531,505
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+304,283
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+994,448
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+704,579
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+670,313
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+103,737
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+51,082
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+182,229
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+279,297
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+15,916
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+265,584
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+928,515

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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