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

Washington & New Hampshire

MEASUREWASHINGTONNEW HAMPSHIREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,958,180#13 of 50 states1,409,032#41 of 50 states+6,549,148
Housing units ↗Reported count3,202,241#13 of 50 states638,795#41 of 50 states+2,563,446
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count232,900#22 of 50 states86,509#39 of 50 states+146,391
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,824#47 of 50 states$1,558#36 of 50 states+$266
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,964,612#13 of 50 states769,380#39 of 50 states+3,195,232
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count203,073#12 of 50 states21,972#43 of 50 states+181,101
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count61,777#6 of 50 states1,337#49 of 50 states+60,440
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,276,029#14 of 50 states401,601#42 of 50 states+1,874,428
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count165,366#7 of 50 states4,201#43 of 50 states+161,165
Residents working from home ↗Reported count645,514#11 of 50 states120,950#35 of 50 states+524,564
Mean commute time ↗Minutes27.2 min#39 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−0.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$99,389#7 of 50 states$99,782#6 of 50 states−$393
Per capita income ↗Dollars$55,177#3 of 50 states$53,064#7 of 50 states+$2,113
Mean household income ↗Dollars$136,793#5 of 50 states$128,604#9 of 50 states+$8,189
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count353,215#12 of 50 states37,069#44 of 50 states+316,146
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count915,780#15 of 50 states203,548#41 of 50 states+712,232
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count768,859#14 of 50 states161,375#41 of 50 states+607,484
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count142,741#16 of 50 states23,314#42 of 50 states+119,427
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count105,396#7 of 50 states12,425#43 of 50 states+92,971
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count7,331,599#13 of 50 states1,330,536#41 of 50 states+6,001,063
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count511,691#15 of 50 states62,323#45 of 50 states+449,368
Private health insurance ↗Reported count5,555,928#13 of 50 states1,069,561#40 of 50 states+4,486,367
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,794,750#14 of 50 states461,766#42 of 50 states+2,332,984
Private wage workers ↗Reported count3,094,527#14 of 50 states621,946#39 of 50 states+2,472,581
Government workers ↗Reported count647,606#13 of 50 states98,821#42 of 50 states+548,785
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count216,773#13 of 50 states47,762#41 of 50 states+169,011
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,892,095#14 of 50 states1,217,399#40 of 50 states+3,674,696
Black or African American population ↗Reported count312,969#28 of 50 states18,451#44 of 50 states+294,518
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count61,574#8 of 50 states1,007#48 of 50 states+60,567
Asian population ↗Reported count845,000#5 of 50 states37,630#41 of 50 states+807,370
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,194,522#12 of 50 states70,912#42 of 50 states+1,123,610

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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