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.

Oregon & New Hampshire

MEASUREOREGONNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+2,863,339
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+1,174,952
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+66,072
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$39
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+1,354,263
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+86,369
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+1,685
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+917,225
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+46,020
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+233,980
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$14,562
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$7,243
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$17,704
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+248,437
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+374,839
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+287,044
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+57,631
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+52,995
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+2,677,425
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+157,063
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+1,742,323
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+1,323,810
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+1,044,107
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+214,809
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+92,676
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+1,779,151
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+60,213
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+25,555
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+168,658
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+591,828

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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