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

Arizona & Idaho

MEASUREARIZONAIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states2,001,619#38 of 50 states+5,580,765
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states751,859#39 of 50 states+2,330,141
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states80,871#40 of 50 states+235,832
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,384#29 of 50 states+$288
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states965,244#37 of 50 states+2,641,181
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states37,396#37 of 50 states+135,063
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states5,211#36 of 50 states+18,645
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states585,943#38 of 50 states+1,805,123
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states4,395#41 of 50 states+36,185
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states120,976#34 of 50 states+461,313
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states22.2 min#9 of 50 states+4.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$81,166#21 of 50 states+$320
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$39,870#41 of 50 states+$3,806
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$104,073#26 of 50 states+$6,449
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states53,837#42 of 50 states+249,045
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states246,556#38 of 50 states+774,688
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states196,303#38 of 50 states+599,707
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states33,998#39 of 50 states+79,474
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states18,051#36 of 50 states+40,824
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states1,793,174#38 of 50 states+4,912,806
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states181,552#36 of 50 states+585,828
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states1,378,383#37 of 50 states+3,478,682
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states666,050#38 of 50 states+2,143,168
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states749,614#37 of 50 states+2,154,033
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states145,606#40 of 50 states+337,388
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states68,172#36 of 50 states+144,006
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states1,558,007#36 of 50 states+2,324,091
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states14,354#47 of 50 states+321,923
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states12,541#31 of 50 states+222,826
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states29,215#43 of 50 states+260,242
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states286,185#34 of 50 states+2,149,476

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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