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

Arizona & Kentucky

MEASUREARIZONAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states4,588,372#26 of 50 states+2,994,012
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states1,994,323#26 of 50 states+1,087,677
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states185,548#26 of 50 states+131,155
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$674
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states2,102,332#26 of 50 states+1,504,093
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states107,639#24 of 50 states+64,820
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states14,002#25 of 50 states+9,854
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states1,467,682#25 of 50 states+923,384
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states13,190#30 of 50 states+27,390
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states197,124#27 of 50 states+385,165
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states24.5 min#21 of 50 states+1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$64,526#46 of 50 states+$16,960
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$35,955#45 of 50 states+$7,721
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$87,717#46 of 50 states+$22,805
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states249,767#21 of 50 states+53,115
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states640,912#25 of 50 states+380,332
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states476,079#25 of 50 states+319,931
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states130,597#19 of 50 states−17,125
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states32,296#27 of 50 states+26,579
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states4,199,034#25 of 50 states+2,506,946
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states308,763#26 of 50 states+458,617
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states2,842,834#25 of 50 states+2,014,231
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states1,960,138#24 of 50 states+849,080
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states1,677,448#25 of 50 states+1,226,199
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states309,954#28 of 50 states+173,040
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states109,966#29 of 50 states+102,212
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states3,684,478#22 of 50 states+197,620
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states322,435#27 of 50 states+13,842
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states5,885#41 of 50 states+229,482
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states85,144#31 of 50 states+204,313
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states252,640#37 of 50 states+2,183,021

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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