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

Tennessee & Arizona

MEASURETENNESSEEARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states7,582,384#14 of 50 states−354,634
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states3,082,000#14 of 50 states−50,395
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states316,703#12 of 50 states−1,514
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,672#41 of 50 states−$388
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states3,606,425#15 of 50 states−81,305
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states172,459#13 of 50 states−16,876
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states23,856#13 of 50 states−3,805
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states2,391,066#13 of 50 states−241,510
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states40,580#21 of 50 states−24,850
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states582,289#14 of 50 states−141,149
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states+0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$81,486#20 of 50 states−$9,489
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$43,676#23 of 50 states−$2,947
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$110,522#20 of 50 states−$10,763
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states302,882#16 of 50 states−27,727
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states1,021,244#13 of 50 states−75,025
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states796,010#13 of 50 states−89,845
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states113,472#21 of 50 states+36,564
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states58,875#18 of 50 states−9,438
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states6,705,980#15 of 50 states−265,450
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states767,380#9 of 50 states−76,697
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states4,857,065#15 of 50 states−94,832
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states2,809,218#13 of 50 states−276,771
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states2,903,647#15 of 50 states−111,805
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states482,994#18 of 50 states+3,661
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states212,178#14 of 50 states+25,725
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states3,882,098#20 of 50 states+1,213,304
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states336,277#26 of 50 states+738,423
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states235,367#2 of 50 states−227,110
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states289,457#19 of 50 states−145,467
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states2,435,661#6 of 50 states−1,868,822

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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