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 York & North Dakota

MEASURENEW YORKNORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count19,867,248#4 of 50 states796,568#47 of 50 states+19,070,680
Housing units ↗Reported count8,488,066#4 of 50 states370,642#47 of 50 states+8,117,424
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count848,837#4 of 50 states31,289#49 of 50 states+817,548
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,634#39 of 50 states$980#2 of 50 states+$654
Employed residents ↗Reported count9,737,212#4 of 50 states419,172#47 of 50 states+9,318,040
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count547,371#3 of 50 states8,163#50 of 50 states+539,208
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count21,874#16 of 50 states8,535#30 of 50 states+13,339
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count6,064,042#4 of 50 states201,238#47 of 50 states+5,862,804
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,312,760#1 of 50 states2,170#49 of 50 states+2,310,590
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,124,869#4 of 50 states29,953#49 of 50 states+1,094,916
Mean commute time ↗Minutes33.2 min#50 of 50 states17.5 min#1 of 50 states+15.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,820#15 of 50 states$77,871#25 of 50 states+$7,949
Per capita income ↗Dollars$51,002#8 of 50 states$45,281#20 of 50 states+$5,721
Mean household income ↗Dollars$128,562#10 of 50 states$103,487#28 of 50 states+$25,075
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,270,240#2 of 50 states22,340#49 of 50 states+1,247,900
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count2,545,958#4 of 50 states98,012#48 of 50 states+2,447,946
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,961,126#4 of 50 states70,139#48 of 50 states+1,890,987
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count469,566#3 of 50 states12,385#48 of 50 states+457,181
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count340,388#2 of 50 states6,259#48 of 50 states+334,129
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count18,693,001#4 of 50 states730,141#47 of 50 states+17,962,860
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count973,715#5 of 50 states47,118#49 of 50 states+926,597
Private health insurance ↗Reported count12,686,828#4 of 50 states616,050#47 of 50 states+12,070,778
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,570,608#3 of 50 states221,960#49 of 50 states+8,348,648
Private wage workers ↗Reported count7,610,321#4 of 50 states313,548#47 of 50 states+7,296,773
Government workers ↗Reported count1,566,320#3 of 50 states73,552#47 of 50 states+1,492,768
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count544,935#4 of 50 states31,118#46 of 50 states+513,817
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count10,317,249#4 of 50 states639,728#45 of 50 states+9,677,521
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,629,238#4 of 50 states27,802#42 of 50 states+2,601,436
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,287#13 of 50 states32,299#15 of 50 states+1,988
Asian population ↗Reported count1,874,009#3 of 50 states15,325#46 of 50 states+1,858,684
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count4,019,288#4 of 50 states39,853#48 of 50 states+3,979,435

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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