A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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MEASUREARIZONAARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states7,582,384#14 of 50 states0
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states3,082,000#14 of 50 states0
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states316,703#12 of 50 states0
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,672#41 of 50 states$0
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states3,606,425#15 of 50 states0
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states172,459#13 of 50 states0
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states23,856#13 of 50 states0
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states2,391,066#13 of 50 states0
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states40,580#21 of 50 states0
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states582,289#14 of 50 states0
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states26.4 min#31 of 50 states0.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$81,486#20 of 50 states$0
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$43,676#23 of 50 states$0
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$110,522#20 of 50 states$0
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states302,882#16 of 50 states0
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states1,021,244#13 of 50 states0
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states796,010#13 of 50 states0
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states113,472#21 of 50 states0
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states58,875#18 of 50 states0
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states6,705,980#15 of 50 states0
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states767,380#9 of 50 states0
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states4,857,065#15 of 50 states0
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states2,809,218#13 of 50 states0
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states2,903,647#15 of 50 states0
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states482,994#18 of 50 states0
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states212,178#14 of 50 states0
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states3,882,098#20 of 50 states0
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states336,277#26 of 50 states0
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states235,367#2 of 50 states0
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states289,457#19 of 50 states0
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states2,435,661#6 of 50 states0

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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