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

Tennessee & New Hampshire

MEASURETENNESSEENEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+5,818,718
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+2,392,810
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+228,680
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$274
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+2,755,740
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+133,611
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+18,714
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+1,747,955
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+11,529
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+320,190
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$27,785
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$12,335
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$28,845
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+238,086
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+742,671
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+544,790
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+126,722
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+37,012
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+5,109,994
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+628,360
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+3,692,672
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+2,070,681
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+2,169,896
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+387,834
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+190,141
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+3,878,003
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+1,056,249
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+7,250
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+106,360
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+495,927

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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