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

New Hampshire & Nevada

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIRENEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states−1,858,435
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states−642,223
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states−40,459
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$151
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states−828,843
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states−85,177
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states−13,180
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states−541,002
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states−35,338
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states−58,214
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states+$18,648
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states+$10,519
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states+$18,984
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states−109,756
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states−183,669
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states−148,389
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states−24,170
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states−22,107
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states−1,531,505
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states−304,283
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states−994,448
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states−704,579
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states−670,313
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states−103,737
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states−51,082
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states−182,229
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states−279,297
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states−15,916
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states−265,584
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states999,427#15 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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