A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

New Mexico & Arizona

MEASURENEW MEXICOARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,130,256#36 of 50 states7,582,384#14 of 50 states−5,452,128
Housing units ↗Reported count940,859#36 of 50 states3,082,000#14 of 50 states−2,141,141
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count116,974#34 of 50 states316,703#12 of 50 states−199,729
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,117#17 of 50 states$1,672#41 of 50 states−$555
Employed residents ↗Reported count954,860#38 of 50 states3,606,425#15 of 50 states−2,651,565
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count53,097#36 of 50 states172,459#13 of 50 states−119,362
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count16,049#20 of 50 states23,856#13 of 50 states−7,807
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count719,928#36 of 50 states2,391,066#13 of 50 states−1,671,138
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,443#40 of 50 states40,580#21 of 50 states−36,137
Residents working from home ↗Reported count97,946#39 of 50 states582,289#14 of 50 states−484,343
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.0 min#18 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states−2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$67,816#43 of 50 states$81,486#20 of 50 states−$13,670
Per capita income ↗Dollars$37,978#43 of 50 states$43,676#23 of 50 states−$5,698
Mean household income ↗Dollars$91,875#43 of 50 states$110,522#20 of 50 states−$18,647
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count165,567#30 of 50 states302,882#16 of 50 states−137,315
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count305,909#35 of 50 states1,021,244#13 of 50 states−715,335
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count228,435#36 of 50 states796,010#13 of 50 states−567,575
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count55,098#32 of 50 states113,472#21 of 50 states−58,374
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count26,318#31 of 50 states58,875#18 of 50 states−32,557
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,880,602#36 of 50 states6,705,980#15 of 50 states−4,825,378
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count211,289#34 of 50 states767,380#9 of 50 states−556,091
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,099,331#39 of 50 states4,857,065#15 of 50 states−3,757,734
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,074,739#34 of 50 states2,809,218#13 of 50 states−1,734,479
Private wage workers ↗Reported count678,298#38 of 50 states2,903,647#15 of 50 states−2,225,349
Government workers ↗Reported count211,865#35 of 50 states482,994#18 of 50 states−271,129
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count62,211#38 of 50 states212,178#14 of 50 states−149,967
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count746,911#42 of 50 states3,882,098#20 of 50 states−3,135,187
Black or African American population ↗Reported count42,593#39 of 50 states336,277#26 of 50 states−293,684
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count176,103#3 of 50 states235,367#2 of 50 states−59,264
Asian population ↗Reported count40,322#40 of 50 states289,457#19 of 50 states−249,135
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,046,253#13 of 50 states2,435,661#6 of 50 states−1,389,408

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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