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

Arizona & Nebraska

MEASUREARIZONANEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states2,005,466#37 of 50 states+5,576,918
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states844,278#38 of 50 states+2,237,722
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states56,509#45 of 50 states+260,194
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,102#15 of 50 states+$570
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states1,045,068#36 of 50 states+2,561,357
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states36,785#39 of 50 states+135,674
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states7,146#32 of 50 states+16,710
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states496,015#39 of 50 states+1,895,051
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states4,838#38 of 50 states+35,742
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states100,914#38 of 50 states+481,375
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states19.9 min#6 of 50 states+6.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$76,376#31 of 50 states+$5,110
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$41,026#34 of 50 states+$2,650
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$100,280#34 of 50 states+$10,242
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states68,814#38 of 50 states+234,068
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states245,217#39 of 50 states+776,027
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states182,543#39 of 50 states+613,467
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states32,827#40 of 50 states+80,645
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states16,574#41 of 50 states+42,301
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states1,837,378#37 of 50 states+4,868,602
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states139,831#38 of 50 states+627,549
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states1,451,517#36 of 50 states+3,405,548
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states630,738#39 of 50 states+2,178,480
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states822,196#36 of 50 states+2,081,451
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states154,229#37 of 50 states+328,765
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states66,192#37 of 50 states+145,986
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states1,483,350#37 of 50 states+2,398,748
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states90,019#35 of 50 states+246,258
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states13,416#28 of 50 states+221,951
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states55,154#35 of 50 states+234,303
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states271,524#35 of 50 states+2,164,137

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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