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

Delaware & Utah

MEASUREDELAWAREUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states3,503,613#30 of 50 states−2,451,696
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states1,151,414#35 of 50 states−702,679
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states98,778#38 of 50 states−34,667
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,593#37 of 50 states−$63
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states1,798,140#30 of 50 states−1,289,791
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states70,585#31 of 50 states−43,228
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states7,183#31 of 50 states−2,354
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states812,370#34 of 50 states−489,502
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states33,136#23 of 50 states−21,396
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states277,963#25 of 50 states−213,471
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states23.2 min#14 of 50 states+3.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$96,658#9 of 50 states−$9,124
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$41,806#30 of 50 states+$3,632
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$122,370#12 of 50 states−$8,079
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states54,010#41 of 50 states−12,796
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states286,000#37 of 50 states−128,142
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states242,709#35 of 50 states−101,150
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states36,883#37 of 50 states−16,866
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states18,197#35 of 50 states−9,483
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states3,188,051#30 of 50 states−2,222,305
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states288,681#28 of 50 states−217,073
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states2,708,036#27 of 50 states−1,984,463
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states773,055#37 of 50 states−359,303
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states1,429,892#29 of 50 states−1,027,638
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states279,364#29 of 50 states−198,031
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states86,060#33 of 50 states−61,684
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states2,561,122#28 of 50 states−1,965,887
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states40,763#40 of 50 states+184,443
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states20,939#19 of 50 states−20,109
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states92,852#29 of 50 states−42,242
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states592,412#23 of 50 states−469,599

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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