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

Utah & New Hampshire

MEASUREUTAHNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,503,613#30 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+2,094,581
Housing units ↗Reported count1,151,414#35 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+512,619
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count98,778#38 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+12,269
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,593#37 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$35
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,798,140#30 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+1,028,760
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count70,585#31 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+48,613
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,183#31 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+5,846
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count812,370#34 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+410,769
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count33,136#23 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+28,935
Residents working from home ↗Reported count277,963#25 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+157,013
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−4.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$96,658#9 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$3,124
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,806#30 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states−$11,258
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,370#12 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states−$6,234
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count54,010#41 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+16,941
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count286,000#37 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+82,452
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count242,709#35 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+81,334
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count36,883#37 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+13,569
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,197#35 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+5,772
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count3,188,051#30 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+1,857,515
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count288,681#28 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+226,358
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,708,036#27 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+1,638,475
Public health insurance ↗Reported count773,055#37 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+311,289
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,429,892#29 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+807,946
Government workers ↗Reported count279,364#29 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+180,543
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count86,060#33 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+38,298
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,561,122#28 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+1,343,723
Black or African American population ↗Reported count40,763#40 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+22,312
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count20,939#19 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+19,932
Asian population ↗Reported count92,852#29 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+55,222
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count592,412#23 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+521,500

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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