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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Delaware & Wyoming

MEASUREDELAWAREWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states587,618#50 of 50 states+464,299
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states271,887#50 of 50 states+176,848
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states25,500#50 of 50 states+38,611
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$998#6 of 50 states+$532
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states297,101#50 of 50 states+211,248
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states10,546#48 of 50 states+16,811
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states4,202#38 of 50 states+627
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states168,634#50 of 50 states+154,234
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states3,263#47 of 50 states+8,477
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states28,679#50 of 50 states+35,813
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states19.7 min#4 of 50 states+7.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$75,532#32 of 50 states+$12,002
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$44,008#22 of 50 states+$1,430
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$101,197#32 of 50 states+$13,094
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states14,323#50 of 50 states+26,891
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states85,854#49 of 50 states+72,004
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states69,313#49 of 50 states+72,246
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states9,581#49 of 50 states+10,436
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states3,784#50 of 50 states+4,930
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states517,580#50 of 50 states+448,166
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states59,332#46 of 50 states+12,276
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states419,639#50 of 50 states+303,934
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states179,988#50 of 50 states+233,764
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states209,025#50 of 50 states+193,229
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states65,016#49 of 50 states+16,317
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states21,700#49 of 50 states+2,676
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states472,841#48 of 50 states+122,394
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states4,321#49 of 50 states+220,885
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states8,472#36 of 50 states−7,642
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states5,332#50 of 50 states+45,278
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states65,030#43 of 50 states+57,783

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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