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.

Tennessee & New York

MEASURETENNESSEENEW YORKDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states19,867,248#4 of 50 states−12,639,498
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states8,488,066#4 of 50 states−5,456,461
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states848,837#4 of 50 states−533,648
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,634#39 of 50 states−$350
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states9,737,212#4 of 50 states−6,212,092
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states547,371#3 of 50 states−391,788
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states21,874#16 of 50 states−1,823
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states6,064,042#4 of 50 states−3,914,486
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states2,312,760#1 of 50 states−2,297,030
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states1,124,869#4 of 50 states−683,729
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states33.2 min#50 of 50 states−6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$85,820#15 of 50 states−$13,823
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$51,002#8 of 50 states−$10,273
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$128,562#10 of 50 states−$28,803
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states1,270,240#2 of 50 states−995,085
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states2,545,958#4 of 50 states−1,599,739
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states1,961,126#4 of 50 states−1,254,961
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states469,566#3 of 50 states−319,530
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states340,388#2 of 50 states−290,951
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states18,693,001#4 of 50 states−12,252,471
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states973,715#5 of 50 states−283,032
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states12,686,828#4 of 50 states−7,924,595
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states8,570,608#3 of 50 states−6,038,161
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states7,610,321#4 of 50 states−4,818,479
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states1,566,320#3 of 50 states−1,079,665
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states544,935#4 of 50 states−307,032
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states10,317,249#4 of 50 states−5,221,847
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states2,629,238#4 of 50 states−1,554,538
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states34,287#13 of 50 states−26,030
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states1,874,009#3 of 50 states−1,730,019
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states4,019,288#4 of 50 states−3,452,449

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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