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

New Hampshire & Florida

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIREFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−21,963,183
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−9,226,555
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,401,661
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$254
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−10,433,600
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−512,734
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−71,098
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−7,220,652
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−138,954
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,600,422
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−1.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$22,047
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states+$9,482
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states+$19,769
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−1,002,754
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−3,141,901
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−2,187,847
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−419,283
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−167,295
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−19,198,147
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−2,447,459
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−13,998,931
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−7,791,389
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−8,516,388
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−1,223,346
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−671,065
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−10,251,719
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,322,244
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states−23,923
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−668,020
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−6,635,176

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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