A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Tennessee & Washington

MEASURETENNESSEEWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,227,750#15 of 50 states7,958,180#13 of 50 states−730,430
Housing units ↗Reported count3,031,605#15 of 50 states3,202,241#13 of 50 states−170,636
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count315,189#13 of 50 states232,900#22 of 50 states+82,289
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,284#24 of 50 states$1,824#47 of 50 states−$540
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,525,120#16 of 50 states3,964,612#13 of 50 states−439,492
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count155,583#16 of 50 states203,073#12 of 50 states−47,490
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count20,051#19 of 50 states61,777#6 of 50 states−41,726
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,149,556#15 of 50 states2,276,029#14 of 50 states−126,473
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count15,730#28 of 50 states165,366#7 of 50 states−149,636
Residents working from home ↗Reported count441,140#19 of 50 states645,514#11 of 50 states−204,374
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.5 min#33 of 50 states27.2 min#39 of 50 states−0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,997#40 of 50 states$99,389#7 of 50 states−$27,392
Per capita income ↗Dollars$40,729#37 of 50 states$55,177#3 of 50 states−$14,448
Mean household income ↗Dollars$99,759#36 of 50 states$136,793#5 of 50 states−$37,034
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count275,155#19 of 50 states353,215#12 of 50 states−78,060
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count946,219#14 of 50 states915,780#15 of 50 states+30,439
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count706,165#15 of 50 states768,859#14 of 50 states−62,694
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count150,036#13 of 50 states142,741#16 of 50 states+7,295
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count49,437#20 of 50 states105,396#7 of 50 states−55,959
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,440,530#16 of 50 states7,331,599#13 of 50 states−891,069
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count690,683#12 of 50 states511,691#15 of 50 states+178,992
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,762,233#16 of 50 states5,555,928#13 of 50 states−793,695
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,532,447#17 of 50 states2,794,750#14 of 50 states−262,303
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,791,842#17 of 50 states3,094,527#14 of 50 states−302,685
Government workers ↗Reported count486,655#17 of 50 states647,606#13 of 50 states−160,951
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count237,903#12 of 50 states216,773#13 of 50 states+21,130
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,095,402#12 of 50 states4,892,095#14 of 50 states+203,307
Black or African American population ↗Reported count1,074,700#17 of 50 states312,969#28 of 50 states+761,731
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count8,257#37 of 50 states61,574#8 of 50 states−53,317
Asian population ↗Reported count143,990#25 of 50 states845,000#5 of 50 states−701,010
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count566,839#24 of 50 states1,194,522#12 of 50 states−627,683

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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