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

New Hampshire & North Carolina

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIRENORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states11,046,024#9 of 50 states−9,636,992
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states4,708,710#8 of 50 states−4,069,915
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states577,150#5 of 50 states−490,641
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,338#28 of 50 states+$220
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states5,369,487#9 of 50 states−4,600,107
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states223,064#11 of 50 states−201,092
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states104,484#4 of 50 states−103,147
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states3,285,188#8 of 50 states−2,883,587
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states43,422#19 of 50 states−39,221
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states828,181#7 of 50 states−707,231
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$73,958#36 of 50 states+$25,824
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$42,777#27 of 50 states+$10,287
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$103,766#27 of 50 states+$24,838
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states540,299#9 of 50 states−503,230
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states1,425,406#9 of 50 states−1,221,858
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states1,108,733#9 of 50 states−947,358
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states200,773#10 of 50 states−177,459
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states77,929#11 of 50 states−65,504
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states9,910,035#8 of 50 states−8,579,499
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states927,893#6 of 50 states−865,570
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states7,272,581#9 of 50 states−6,203,020
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states4,081,977#8 of 50 states−3,620,211
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states4,322,363#9 of 50 states−3,700,417
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states737,537#10 of 50 states−638,716
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states301,920#6 of 50 states−254,158
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states6,514,175#9 of 50 states−5,296,776
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states2,151,963#5 of 50 states−2,133,512
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states87,869#6 of 50 states−86,862
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states395,550#14 of 50 states−357,920
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states1,324,570#9 of 50 states−1,253,658

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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