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

Rhode Island & New Hampshire

MEASURERHODE ISLANDNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,112,308#44 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states−296,724
Housing units ↗Reported count483,474#44 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states−155,321
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,693#48 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states−46,816
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,418#30 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$140
Employed residents ↗Reported count579,286#43 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states−190,094
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count30,755#40 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+8,783
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,696#41 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+2,359
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,060#45 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states−79,541
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,058#31 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+7,857
Residents working from home ↗Reported count65,520#43 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states−55,430
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.3 min#29 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$83,504#17 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$16,278
Per capita income ↗Dollars$47,260#14 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$5,804
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,532#16 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$14,072
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count62,265#39 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+25,196
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count156,334#45 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states−47,214
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count115,729#45 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states−45,646
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count27,052#41 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+3,738
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,863#40 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+4,438
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,046,007#43 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states−284,529
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count50,647#47 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states−11,676
Private health insurance ↗Reported count757,575#43 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states−311,986
Public health insurance ↗Reported count439,236#44 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states−22,530
Private wage workers ↗Reported count469,738#43 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states−152,208
Government workers ↗Reported count72,067#48 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states−26,754
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count37,110#43 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states−10,652
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count735,570#43 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states−481,829
Black or African American population ↗Reported count53,011#38 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+34,560
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count1,759#47 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+752
Asian population ↗Reported count40,723#39 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+3,093
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count208,976#38 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+138,064

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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