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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Wyoming

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWYOMINGDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking587,618#50 of 50 states+114,632
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking271,887#50 of 50 states+78,477
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking25,500#50 of 50 states+13,513
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$998#6 of 50 states+$933
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking297,101#50 of 50 states+91,915
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking10,546#48 of 50 states+12,672
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking4,202#38 of 50 states+266
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking168,634#50 of 50 states−830
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking3,263#47 of 50 states+100,054
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking28,679#50 of 50 states+60,047
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking19.7 min#4 of 50 states+11.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$75,532#32 of 50 states+$34,175
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$44,008#22 of 50 states+$32,596
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$101,197#32 of 50 states+$59,910
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking14,323#50 of 50 states+38,032
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking85,854#49 of 50 states−30,684
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking69,313#49 of 50 states−14,019
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking9,581#49 of 50 states+5,520
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking3,784#50 of 50 states+12,588
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking517,580#50 of 50 states+143,338
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking59,332#46 of 50 states−28,271
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking419,639#50 of 50 states+60,872
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking179,988#50 of 50 states+59,584
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking209,025#50 of 50 states+63,849
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking65,016#49 of 50 states+34,407
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking21,700#49 of 50 states−5,205
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking472,841#48 of 50 states−218,491
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking4,321#49 of 50 states+281,502
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking8,472#36 of 50 states−7,652
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking5,332#50 of 50 states+29,260
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking65,030#43 of 50 states+23,400

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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