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 & Wyoming

MEASUREARIZONAWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count7,582,384#14 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+6,994,766
Housing units ↗Reported count3,082,000#14 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+2,810,113
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count316,703#12 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+291,203
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 states297,101#50 of 50 states+3,309,324
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count172,459#13 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+161,913
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count23,856#13 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states+19,654
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count2,391,066#13 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+2,222,432
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count40,580#21 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+37,317
Residents working from home ↗Reported count582,289#14 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+553,610
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.4 min#31 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,486#20 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$5,954
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,676#23 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states−$332
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,522#20 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$9,325
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count302,882#16 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+288,559
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,021,244#13 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+935,390
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count796,010#13 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+726,697
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count113,472#21 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+103,891
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count58,875#18 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+55,091
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,705,980#15 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+6,188,400
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count767,380#9 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+708,048
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,857,065#15 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+4,437,426
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,809,218#13 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+2,629,230
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,903,647#15 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+2,694,622
Government workers ↗Reported count482,994#18 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+417,978
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count212,178#14 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+190,478
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,882,098#20 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+3,409,257
Black or African American population ↗Reported count336,277#26 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+331,956
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count235,367#2 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states+226,895
Asian population ↗Reported count289,457#19 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+284,125
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count2,435,661#6 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+2,370,631

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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