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

Vermont & Rhode Island

MEASUREVERMONTRHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count648,493#49 of 50 states1,112,308#44 of 50 states−463,815
Housing units ↗Reported count334,318#48 of 50 states483,474#44 of 50 states−149,156
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count57,618#44 of 50 states39,693#48 of 50 states+17,925
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,319#26 of 50 states$1,418#30 of 50 states−$99
Employed residents ↗Reported count348,622#48 of 50 states579,286#43 of 50 states−230,664
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count9,554#49 of 50 states30,755#40 of 50 states−21,201
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count688#50 of 50 states3,696#41 of 50 states−3,008
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count194,632#49 of 50 states322,060#45 of 50 states−127,428
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,863#37 of 50 states12,058#31 of 50 states−7,195
Residents working from home ↗Reported count54,357#46 of 50 states65,520#43 of 50 states−11,163
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.9 min#17 of 50 states26.3 min#29 of 50 states−2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$82,730#19 of 50 states$83,504#17 of 50 states−$774
Per capita income ↗Dollars$48,856#11 of 50 states$47,260#14 of 50 states+$1,596
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,920#21 of 50 states$114,532#16 of 50 states−$4,612
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count30,142#46 of 50 states62,265#39 of 50 states−32,123
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count104,432#47 of 50 states156,334#45 of 50 states−51,902
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count76,328#47 of 50 states115,729#45 of 50 states−39,401
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count13,889#47 of 50 states27,052#41 of 50 states−13,163
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,681#45 of 50 states16,863#40 of 50 states−5,182
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count615,657#49 of 50 states1,046,007#43 of 50 states−430,350
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count27,102#50 of 50 states50,647#47 of 50 states−23,545
Private health insurance ↗Reported count456,037#49 of 50 states757,575#43 of 50 states−301,538
Public health insurance ↗Reported count260,439#48 of 50 states439,236#44 of 50 states−178,797
Private wage workers ↗Reported count270,905#48 of 50 states469,738#43 of 50 states−198,833
Government workers ↗Reported count46,616#50 of 50 states72,067#48 of 50 states−25,451
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count29,890#47 of 50 states37,110#43 of 50 states−7,220
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count579,324#47 of 50 states735,570#43 of 50 states−156,246
Black or African American population ↗Reported count5,845#48 of 50 states53,011#38 of 50 states−47,166
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count895#49 of 50 states1,759#47 of 50 states−864
Asian population ↗Reported count13,049#47 of 50 states40,723#39 of 50 states−27,674
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count17,401#50 of 50 states208,976#38 of 50 states−191,575

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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