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

New Hampshire & Virginia

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIREVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states8,811,195#12 of 50 states−7,402,163
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states3,618,247#12 of 50 states−2,979,452
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states296,904#15 of 50 states−210,395
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$1,646#40 of 50 states−$88
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states4,381,889#12 of 50 states−3,612,509
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states164,596#14 of 50 states−142,624
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states132,715#2 of 50 states−131,378
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states2,494,496#12 of 50 states−2,092,895
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states131,589#11 of 50 states−127,388
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states703,153#9 of 50 states−582,203
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−0.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$92,090#12 of 50 states+$7,692
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$50,866#9 of 50 states+$2,198
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$127,363#11 of 50 states+$1,241
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states316,827#14 of 50 states−279,758
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states1,046,509#12 of 50 states−842,961
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states936,525#11 of 50 states−775,150
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states145,921#14 of 50 states−122,607
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states74,203#12 of 50 states−61,778
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states7,984,829#12 of 50 states−6,654,293
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states595,595#13 of 50 states−533,272
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states6,233,777#12 of 50 states−5,164,216
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states2,951,576#12 of 50 states−2,489,810
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states3,259,600#12 of 50 states−2,637,654
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states902,995#5 of 50 states−804,174
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states211,796#15 of 50 states−164,034
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states5,060,812#13 of 50 states−3,843,413
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,559,652
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states13,185#29 of 50 states−12,178
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states626,502#8 of 50 states−588,872
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states1,017,833#14 of 50 states−946,921

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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