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

New Hampshire & Minnesota

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIREMINNESOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states5,793,151#22 of 50 states−4,384,119
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states2,485,558#22 of 50 states−1,846,763
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states233,787#21 of 50 states−147,278
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,291#25 of 50 states+$267
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states3,056,310#22 of 50 states−2,286,930
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states118,033#21 of 50 states−96,061
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states3,615#43 of 50 states−2,278
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states1,485,329#24 of 50 states−1,083,728
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states52,973#16 of 50 states−48,772
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states443,318#18 of 50 states−322,368
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$87,117#14 of 50 states+$12,665
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$47,926#12 of 50 states+$5,138
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$116,159#14 of 50 states+$12,445
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states197,010#28 of 50 states−159,941
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states717,344#22 of 50 states−513,796
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states584,400#22 of 50 states−423,025
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states90,613#26 of 50 states−67,299
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states70,969#14 of 50 states−58,544
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states5,441,520#21 of 50 states−4,110,984
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states290,828#27 of 50 states−228,505
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states4,241,448#20 of 50 states−3,171,887
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states2,013,969#23 of 50 states−1,552,203
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states2,502,689#19 of 50 states−1,880,743
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states389,169#23 of 50 states−290,348
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states158,711#20 of 50 states−110,949
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states4,329,205#19 of 50 states−3,111,806
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states432,527#23 of 50 states−414,076
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states42,945#11 of 50 states−41,938
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states302,861#18 of 50 states−265,231
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states388,435#29 of 50 states−317,523

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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