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

New Hampshire & Oklahoma

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIREOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states4,095,393#28 of 50 states−2,686,361
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states1,746,807#28 of 50 states−1,108,012
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states196,679#24 of 50 states−110,170
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,044#9 of 50 states+$514
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states1,883,561#29 of 50 states−1,114,181
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states92,553#30 of 50 states−70,581
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states21,376#18 of 50 states−20,039
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states1,251,477#28 of 50 states−849,876
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states5,349#35 of 50 states−1,148
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states167,486#30 of 50 states−46,536
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$66,148#45 of 50 states+$33,634
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$35,882#46 of 50 states+$17,182
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$90,075#45 of 50 states+$38,529
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states224,502#25 of 50 states−187,433
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states501,430#28 of 50 states−297,882
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states358,507#29 of 50 states−197,132
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states92,172#25 of 50 states−68,858
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states43,035#23 of 50 states−30,610
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states3,547,583#28 of 50 states−2,217,047
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states461,884#20 of 50 states−399,561
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states2,506,060#29 of 50 states−1,436,499
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states1,555,864#28 of 50 states−1,094,098
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states1,408,894#30 of 50 states−786,948
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states347,351#25 of 50 states−248,530
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states122,852#27 of 50 states−75,090
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states2,500,338#30 of 50 states−1,282,939
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states261,454#30 of 50 states−243,003
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states268,736#1 of 50 states−267,729
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states102,883#28 of 50 states−65,253
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states551,226#25 of 50 states−480,314

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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