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 & Texas

MEASUREARIZONATEXASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states31,290,831#2 of 50 states−23,708,447
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states11,589,324#2 of 50 states−8,507,324
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states1,166,967#2 of 50 states−850,264
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,672#41 of 50 states$1,475#32 of 50 states+$197
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,606,425#15 of 50 states15,259,450#2 of 50 states−11,653,025
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states775,249#2 of 50 states−602,790
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states118,911#3 of 50 states−95,055
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states8,415,947#2 of 50 states−6,024,881
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states148,333#9 of 50 states−107,753
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states1,956,349#2 of 50 states−1,374,060
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states27.5 min#40 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$79,721#24 of 50 states+$1,765
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$41,614#32 of 50 states+$2,062
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$111,695#18 of 50 states−$1,173
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states1,178,046#3 of 50 states−875,164
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states2,956,054#3 of 50 states−1,934,810
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states2,218,266#3 of 50 states−1,422,256
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states505,111#2 of 50 states−391,639
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states189,767#3 of 50 states−130,892
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states25,646,886#2 of 50 states−18,940,906
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states5,152,427#1 of 50 states−4,385,047
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states19,682,339#2 of 50 states−14,825,274
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states8,694,488#2 of 50 states−5,885,270
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states12,046,295#2 of 50 states−9,142,648
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states2,147,124#2 of 50 states−1,664,130
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states1,028,847#2 of 50 states−816,669
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states11,821,108#2 of 50 states−7,939,010
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states3,748,137#1 of 50 states−3,411,860
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states52,380#10 of 50 states+182,987
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states1,890,985#2 of 50 states−1,601,528
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states12,602,305#2 of 50 states−10,166,644

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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