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 & Indiana

MEASUREARIZONAINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states+658,109
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states+158,825
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states+66,239
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states+$568
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states+200,246
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states+26,970
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+19,741
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states+404,807
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states+20,786
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states+258,948
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$9,527
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$4,882
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$14,957
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states+63,938
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states+130,433
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states+98,996
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−30,850
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states+11,774
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states+389,949
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states+254,573
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states+267,306
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states+273,051
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states+56,171
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states+85,902
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states+56,628
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−1,259,962
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−283,401
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+229,452
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states+103,132
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states+1,809,045

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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