A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Arizona & Florida

MEASUREARIZONAFLORIDADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states23,372,215#3 of 50 states−15,789,831
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states9,865,350#3 of 50 states−6,783,350
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states1,488,170#1 of 50 states−1,171,467
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,812#45 of 50 states−$140
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states11,202,980#3 of 50 states−7,596,555
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states534,706#4 of 50 states−362,247
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states72,435#5 of 50 states−48,579
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states7,622,253#3 of 50 states−5,231,187
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states143,155#10 of 50 states−102,575
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states1,721,372#3 of 50 states−1,139,083
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states28.9 min#44 of 50 states−2.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$77,735#26 of 50 states+$3,751
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$43,582#24 of 50 states+$94
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$108,835#24 of 50 states+$1,687
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states1,039,823#4 of 50 states−736,941
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states3,345,449#2 of 50 states−2,324,205
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states2,349,222#2 of 50 states−1,553,212
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states442,597#4 of 50 states−329,125
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states179,720#4 of 50 states−120,845
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states20,528,683#3 of 50 states−13,822,703
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states2,509,782#2 of 50 states−1,742,402
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states15,068,492#3 of 50 states−10,211,427
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states8,253,155#4 of 50 states−5,443,937
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states9,138,334#3 of 50 states−6,234,687
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states1,322,167#4 of 50 states−839,173
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states718,827#3 of 50 states−506,649
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states11,469,118#3 of 50 states−7,587,020
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states3,340,695#3 of 50 states−3,004,418
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states24,930#17 of 50 states+210,437
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states705,650#7 of 50 states−416,193
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states6,706,088#3 of 50 states−4,270,427

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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