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.

Texas & New Hampshire

MEASURETEXASNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count31,290,831#2 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+29,881,799
Housing units ↗Reported count11,589,324#2 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+10,950,529
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count1,166,967#2 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+1,080,458
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,475#32 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states−$83
Employed residents ↗Reported count15,259,450#2 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+14,490,070
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count775,249#2 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+753,277
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count118,911#3 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+117,574
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count8,415,947#2 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+8,014,346
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count148,333#9 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+144,132
Residents working from home ↗Reported count1,956,349#2 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+1,835,399
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.5 min#40 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states0.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$79,721#24 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$20,061
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,614#32 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$11,450
Mean household income ↗Dollars$111,695#18 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$16,909
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count1,178,046#3 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+1,140,977
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count2,956,054#3 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+2,752,506
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count2,218,266#3 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+2,056,891
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count505,111#2 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+481,797
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count189,767#3 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+177,342
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count25,646,886#2 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+24,316,350
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count5,152,427#1 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+5,090,104
Private health insurance ↗Reported count19,682,339#2 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+18,612,778
Public health insurance ↗Reported count8,694,488#2 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+8,232,722
Private wage workers ↗Reported count12,046,295#2 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+11,424,349
Government workers ↗Reported count2,147,124#2 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+2,048,303
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count1,028,847#2 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+981,085
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count11,821,108#2 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+10,603,709
Black or African American population ↗Reported count3,748,137#1 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+3,729,686
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count52,380#10 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+51,373
Asian population ↗Reported count1,890,985#2 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+1,853,355
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count12,602,305#2 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+12,531,393

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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