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

New Hampshire & Nebraska

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIRENEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states−596,434
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states−205,483
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+30,000
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$456
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states−275,688
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states−14,813
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states−5,809
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states−94,414
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states−637
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+20,036
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+7.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$23,406
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states+$12,038
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$28,324
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states−31,745
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states−41,669
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states−21,168
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states−9,513
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states−4,149
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states−506,842
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states−77,508
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states−381,956
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states−168,972
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states−200,250
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states−55,408
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states−18,430
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states−265,951
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states−71,568
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states−12,409
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states−17,524
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states−200,612

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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