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

North Dakota & Delaware

MEASURENORTH DAKOTADELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count796,568#47 of 50 states1,051,917#45 of 50 states−255,349
Housing units ↗Reported count370,642#47 of 50 states448,735#45 of 50 states−78,093
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count31,289#49 of 50 states64,111#43 of 50 states−32,822
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$980#2 of 50 states$1,530#34 of 50 states−$550
Employed residents ↗Reported count419,172#47 of 50 states508,349#45 of 50 states−89,177
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count8,163#50 of 50 states27,357#41 of 50 states−19,194
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count8,535#30 of 50 states4,829#37 of 50 states+3,706
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count201,238#47 of 50 states322,868#44 of 50 states−121,630
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,170#49 of 50 states11,740#32 of 50 states−9,570
Residents working from home ↗Reported count29,953#49 of 50 states64,492#44 of 50 states−34,539
Mean commute time ↗Minutes17.5 min#1 of 50 states26.8 min#36 of 50 states−9.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,871#25 of 50 states$87,534#13 of 50 states−$9,663
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,281#20 of 50 states$45,438#18 of 50 states−$157
Mean household income ↗Dollars$103,487#28 of 50 states$114,291#17 of 50 states−$10,804
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count22,340#49 of 50 states41,214#43 of 50 states−18,874
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count98,012#48 of 50 states157,858#44 of 50 states−59,846
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count70,139#48 of 50 states141,559#43 of 50 states−71,420
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count12,385#48 of 50 states20,017#45 of 50 states−7,632
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count6,259#48 of 50 states8,714#47 of 50 states−2,455
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count730,141#47 of 50 states965,746#45 of 50 states−235,605
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count47,118#49 of 50 states71,608#44 of 50 states−24,490
Private health insurance ↗Reported count616,050#47 of 50 states723,573#45 of 50 states−107,523
Public health insurance ↗Reported count221,960#49 of 50 states413,752#45 of 50 states−191,792
Private wage workers ↗Reported count313,548#47 of 50 states402,254#45 of 50 states−88,706
Government workers ↗Reported count73,552#47 of 50 states81,333#45 of 50 states−7,781
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count31,118#46 of 50 states24,376#48 of 50 states+6,742
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count639,728#45 of 50 states595,235#46 of 50 states+44,493
Black or African American population ↗Reported count27,802#42 of 50 states225,206#32 of 50 states−197,404
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count32,299#15 of 50 states830#50 of 50 states+31,469
Asian population ↗Reported count15,325#46 of 50 states50,610#37 of 50 states−35,285
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count39,853#48 of 50 states122,813#40 of 50 states−82,960

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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