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

Alaska & Nevada

MEASUREALASKANEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count740,133#48 of 50 states3,267,467#31 of 50 states−2,527,334
Housing units ↗Reported count326,200#49 of 50 states1,281,018#33 of 50 states−954,818
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count55,712#46 of 50 states126,968#32 of 50 states−71,256
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,444#31 of 50 states$1,709#42 of 50 states−$265
Employed residents ↗Reported count342,028#49 of 50 states1,598,223#32 of 50 states−1,256,195
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count21,681#44 of 50 states107,149#25 of 50 states−85,468
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count26,882#12 of 50 states14,517#24 of 50 states+12,365
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count195,492#48 of 50 states942,603#32 of 50 states−747,111
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count2,460#48 of 50 states39,539#22 of 50 states−37,079
Residents working from home ↗Reported count30,477#48 of 50 states179,164#29 of 50 states−148,687
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.8 min#5 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−5.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$95,665#11 of 50 states$81,134#22 of 50 states+$14,531
Per capita income ↗Dollars$47,267#13 of 50 states$42,545#28 of 50 states+$4,722
Mean household income ↗Dollars$122,082#13 of 50 states$109,620#22 of 50 states+$12,462
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count28,394#47 of 50 states146,825#31 of 50 states−118,431
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count72,734#50 of 50 states387,217#33 of 50 states−314,483
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count66,714#50 of 50 states309,764#31 of 50 states−243,050
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count9,385#50 of 50 states47,484#35 of 50 states−38,099
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,207#46 of 50 states34,532#26 of 50 states−23,325
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count628,145#48 of 50 states2,862,041#32 of 50 states−2,233,896
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count77,532#41 of 50 states366,606#23 of 50 states−289,074
Private health insurance ↗Reported count464,281#48 of 50 states2,064,009#33 of 50 states−1,599,728
Public health insurance ↗Reported count266,835#47 of 50 states1,166,345#33 of 50 states−899,510
Private wage workers ↗Reported count232,937#49 of 50 states1,292,259#32 of 50 states−1,059,322
Government workers ↗Reported count88,269#44 of 50 states202,558#36 of 50 states−114,289
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count20,354#50 of 50 states98,844#30 of 50 states−78,490
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count421,910#49 of 50 states1,399,628#38 of 50 states−977,718
Black or African American population ↗Reported count17,803#45 of 50 states297,748#29 of 50 states−279,945
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count99,626#5 of 50 states16,923#22 of 50 states+82,703
Asian population ↗Reported count43,816#38 of 50 states303,214#17 of 50 states−259,398
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count57,229#44 of 50 states999,427#15 of 50 states−942,198

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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