A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Arizona & Michigan

MEASUREARIZONAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states10,140,459#10 of 50 states−2,558,075
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states4,570,173#9 of 50 states−1,488,173
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states537,828#6 of 50 states−221,125
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,168#19 of 50 states+$504
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states4,879,201#10 of 50 states−1,272,776
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states229,894#10 of 50 states−57,435
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states6,534#33 of 50 states+17,322
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states3,186,755#9 of 50 states−795,689
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states46,491#18 of 50 states−5,911
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states539,125#16 of 50 states+43,164
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states24.3 min#20 of 50 states+2.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$72,389#37 of 50 states+$9,097
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$40,990#35 of 50 states+$2,686
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$98,697#37 of 50 states+$11,825
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states547,357#8 of 50 states−244,475
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states1,457,030#8 of 50 states−435,786
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states1,167,107#8 of 50 states−371,097
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states230,806#8 of 50 states−117,334
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states100,177#8 of 50 states−41,302
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states9,525,652#10 of 50 states−2,819,672
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states507,760#16 of 50 states+259,620
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states6,995,406#10 of 50 states−2,138,341
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states4,051,363#9 of 50 states−1,242,145
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states4,040,059#10 of 50 states−1,136,412
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states579,452#14 of 50 states−96,458
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states251,652#10 of 50 states−39,474
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states7,264,560#7 of 50 states−3,382,462
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states1,303,275#13 of 50 states−966,998
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states33,430#14 of 50 states+201,937
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states378,447#15 of 50 states−88,990
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states621,831#21 of 50 states+1,813,830

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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