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

New Hampshire & Tennessee

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIRETENNESSEEDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states7,227,750#15 of 50 states−5,818,718
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states3,031,605#15 of 50 states−2,392,810
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states315,189#13 of 50 states−228,680
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,284#24 of 50 states+$274
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states3,525,120#16 of 50 states−2,755,740
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states155,583#16 of 50 states−133,611
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states20,051#19 of 50 states−18,714
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states2,149,556#15 of 50 states−1,747,955
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states15,730#28 of 50 states−11,529
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states441,140#19 of 50 states−320,190
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states26.5 min#33 of 50 states+1.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$71,997#40 of 50 states+$27,785
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$40,729#37 of 50 states+$12,335
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$99,759#36 of 50 states+$28,845
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states275,155#19 of 50 states−238,086
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states946,219#14 of 50 states−742,671
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states706,165#15 of 50 states−544,790
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states150,036#13 of 50 states−126,722
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states49,437#20 of 50 states−37,012
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states6,440,530#16 of 50 states−5,109,994
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states690,683#12 of 50 states−628,360
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states4,762,233#16 of 50 states−3,692,672
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states2,532,447#17 of 50 states−2,070,681
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states2,791,842#17 of 50 states−2,169,896
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states486,655#17 of 50 states−387,834
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states237,903#12 of 50 states−190,141
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states5,095,402#12 of 50 states−3,878,003
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states1,074,700#17 of 50 states−1,056,249
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states8,257#37 of 50 states−7,250
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states143,990#25 of 50 states−106,360
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states566,839#24 of 50 states−495,927

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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