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

Colorado & Missouri

MEASURECOLORADOMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,957,494#21 of 50 states6,245,466#19 of 50 states−287,972
Housing units ↗Reported count2,491,404#21 of 50 states2,786,621#18 of 50 states−295,217
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count182,219#28 of 50 states295,283#16 of 50 states−113,064
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,822#46 of 50 states$1,067#11 of 50 states+$755
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,182,088#19 of 50 states3,082,178#21 of 50 states+99,910
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count142,180#19 of 50 states103,542#27 of 50 states+38,638
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count43,781#9 of 50 states21,416#17 of 50 states+22,365
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,533,908#23 of 50 states1,842,060#18 of 50 states−308,152
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count54,630#15 of 50 states30,439#25 of 50 states+24,191
Residents working from home ↗Reported count629,420#13 of 50 states360,070#21 of 50 states+269,350
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states+1.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$97,113#8 of 50 states$71,589#42 of 50 states+$25,524
Per capita income ↗Dollars$54,531#4 of 50 states$40,284#39 of 50 states+$14,247
Mean household income ↗Dollars$131,072#8 of 50 states$96,920#40 of 50 states+$34,152
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count221,900#26 of 50 states239,315#23 of 50 states−17,415
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count643,920#24 of 50 states844,789#18 of 50 states−200,869
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count557,730#23 of 50 states674,833#18 of 50 states−117,103
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count77,952#30 of 50 states136,492#17 of 50 states−58,540
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count54,436#19 of 50 states38,160#25 of 50 states+16,276
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,395,201#22 of 50 states5,668,666#19 of 50 states−273,465
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count463,722#19 of 50 states474,886#18 of 50 states−11,164
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,146,783#22 of 50 states4,191,686#21 of 50 states−44,903
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,886,074#26 of 50 states2,203,681#18 of 50 states−317,607
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,485,684#21 of 50 states2,486,279#20 of 50 states−595
Government workers ↗Reported count494,397#16 of 50 states413,691#19 of 50 states+80,706
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count194,884#17 of 50 states176,038#18 of 50 states+18,846
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count3,789,553#21 of 50 states4,759,544#15 of 50 states−969,991
Black or African American population ↗Reported count235,585#31 of 50 states648,554#19 of 50 states−412,969
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count22,506#18 of 50 states13,632#26 of 50 states+8,874
Asian population ↗Reported count203,023#21 of 50 states141,169#26 of 50 states+61,854
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,382,948#8 of 50 states346,700#31 of 50 states+1,036,248

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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