Graphing/statistics

We are comparing two data sets and I don't understand how I am suppose to make graphs to compare the two distributions with one one variable. The exact directions are - make numerical summaries and graphs to compare the two distributions. write a brief statement of what you find. Here is what I have so far:

Northeastern
ME 5894
VT 5740
NH 5504
MA 6351
RI 6989
CT 7914
NJ 9159
DE 6016
MD 6184
PA 6534
NY 8500

Southern
WV 5046
VA 5360
KY 4390
TN 3707
NC 4802
SC 4327
GA 4860
FL 5154
AL 3648
MS 3322