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

Tennessee & New Mexico

MEASURETENNESSEENEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states+5,097,494
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states+2,090,746
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states+198,215
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$167
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states+2,570,260
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states+102,486
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states+4,002
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states+1,429,628
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+11,287
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states+343,194
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$4,181
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$2,751
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$7,884
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states+109,588
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states+640,310
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states+477,730
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states+94,938
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states+23,119
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states+4,559,928
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states+479,394
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states+3,662,902
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states+1,457,708
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states+2,113,544
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states+274,790
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states+175,692
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states+4,348,491
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states+1,032,107
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−167,846
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states+103,668
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−479,414

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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