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

Delaware & Montana

MEASUREDELAWAREMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states1,137,233#43 of 50 states−85,316
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states514,803#43 of 50 states−66,068
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states70,641#42 of 50 states−6,530
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,177#20 of 50 states+$353
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states571,950#44 of 50 states−63,601
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states17,462#46 of 50 states+9,895
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states3,083#44 of 50 states+1,746
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states344,443#43 of 50 states−21,575
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states4,660#39 of 50 states+7,080
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states66,029#42 of 50 states−1,537
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states19.5 min#3 of 50 states+7.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$75,340#35 of 50 states+$12,194
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$43,254#26 of 50 states+$2,184
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$101,634#31 of 50 states+$12,657
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states32,677#45 of 50 states+8,537
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states166,379#43 of 50 states−8,521
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states121,623#44 of 50 states+19,936
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states21,823#43 of 50 states−1,806
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states12,218#44 of 50 states−3,504
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states1,023,003#44 of 50 states−57,257
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states98,102#40 of 50 states−26,494
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states748,274#44 of 50 states−24,701
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states440,101#43 of 50 states−26,349
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states425,659#44 of 50 states−23,405
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states95,977#43 of 50 states−14,644
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states47,929#40 of 50 states−23,553
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states947,221#41 of 50 states−351,986
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states3,437#50 of 50 states+221,769
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states57,838#9 of 50 states−57,008
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states8,841#49 of 50 states+41,769
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states55,506#45 of 50 states+67,307

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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