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

New Hampshire & Wyoming

MEASURENEW HAMPSHIREWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,409,032#41 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+821,414
Housing units ↗Reported count638,795#41 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+366,908
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count86,509#39 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+61,009
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,558#36 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$560
Employed residents ↗Reported count769,380#39 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+472,279
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,972#43 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+11,426
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count1,337#49 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states−2,865
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count401,601#42 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+232,967
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,201#43 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+938
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,950#35 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+92,271
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+7.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,782#6 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$24,250
Per capita income ↗Dollars$53,064#7 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states+$9,056
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,604#9 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$27,407
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count37,069#44 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+22,746
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count203,548#41 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+117,694
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count161,375#41 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+92,062
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count23,314#42 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+13,733
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count12,425#43 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+8,641
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,330,536#41 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+812,956
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count62,323#45 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+2,991
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,069,561#40 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+649,922
Public health insurance ↗Reported count461,766#42 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+281,778
Private wage workers ↗Reported count621,946#39 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+412,921
Government workers ↗Reported count98,821#42 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+33,805
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count47,762#41 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+26,062
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,217,399#40 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+744,558
Black or African American population ↗Reported count18,451#44 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+14,130
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,007#48 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states−7,465
Asian population ↗Reported count37,630#41 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+32,298
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count70,912#42 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+5,882

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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